| Country (sports) |  | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residence | Melbourne | ||||||||
| Born | (1969-09-22)22 September 1969 (age 56) Melbourne, Australia | ||||||||
| Turned pro | 1986 | ||||||||
| Retired | 1997 | ||||||||
| Plays | Right-handed (two handed backhand) | ||||||||
| Prize money | $1,298,912 | ||||||||
| Singles | |||||||||
| Career record | 243–191 | ||||||||
| Career titles | 3WTA, 4ITF | ||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 24 (24 May 1993) | ||||||||
| Grand Slam singles results | |||||||||
| Australian Open | 4R (1989, 1993) | ||||||||
| French Open | SF (1988) | ||||||||
| Wimbledon | 4R (1995) | ||||||||
| US Open | 3R (1987) | ||||||||
| Doubles | |||||||||
| Career record | 222–164 | ||||||||
| Career titles | 9 WTA | ||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 11 (6 April 1992) | ||||||||
| Grand Slam doubles results | |||||||||
| Australian Open | 3R (1992, 1996) | ||||||||
| French Open | SF (1988, 1990) | ||||||||
| Wimbledon | SF (1989) | ||||||||
| US Open | SF (1989) | ||||||||
| Mixed doubles | |||||||||
| Career titles | 2 | ||||||||
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |||||||||
| Australian Open | W (1992) | ||||||||
| French Open | F (1990) | ||||||||
| Wimbledon | F (1987) | ||||||||
| US Open | W (1992) | ||||||||
Medal record
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Nicole Bradtke (néeProvis) (born 22 September 1969) is a retired professionaltennis player from Australia.
Bradtke won three singles and nine doubles titles on theWTA Tour. She reached the semifinals of the1988 French Open, and won a bronze medal in doubles at the1992 Summer Olympics, partneringRachel McQuillan. In mixed doubles, she reached four Grand Slam finals, winning two of those partneringMark Woodforde. Bradtke reached career-high rankings of No. 24 in singles and No. 11 in doubles. She retired from professional tennis in 1997 after a shoulder injury.
The young Nicole Provis (Bradtke) started playing tennis at the age of seven. Whilst still at school, she played her first professional tennis match in 1985, and made her debut at the Australian Open later that year. She found early success in mixed doubles, finishing runner-up at the1987 Wimbledon Championships withDarren Cahill.
Bradtke burst into prominence in 1988, when she made the semifinals of theFrench Open as a relative unknown. She beatSybille Niox-Château,Emmanuelle Derly before defeating two seeded players,Claudia Kohde-Kilsch andSylvia Hanika, as well asArantxa Sánchez Vicario (who had earlier beatenChris Evert) before losing toNatasha Zvereva, despite holding two match points.
In early 1989, she reached the top 30, but failed to fulfill her early promise and quickly settled into the lower top 100 range, despite making further fourth rounds at the1989 Australian Open and the1990 French Open and winning her first title at home in Brisbane in 1992.
She then went on to great success in mixed doubles, winning both the1992 Australian Open and the1992 US Open with her partner,Mark Woodforde; and women's doubles, earning a bronze medal at the1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.
She enjoyed a minor resurgence in singles in 1993, winning her second tour title in Kuala Lumpur and reaching the fourth round of theAustralian Open. She also earned her biggest career victory during that year, beating world No. 1Steffi Graf in aFed Cup tie.[1] Bradtke later helped Australia to reach the final, where they lost to the Spanish team.
After playing only eight events in 1994, she dropped out of the top 100, before recovering in 1995, earning another big victory overGabriela Sabatini at the tournament in Berlin and returning to the top 40 in the world.
Bradtke retired after the1997 Australian Open.
She is married toMark Bradtke, a former Australian professional basketball player, since 1994. Together they have two boys, Austin (born 2000) and Jensen (born 2004), and run an indoor sports centre in Melbourne. She previously served as a coach for the Australian Fed Cup team, as well as undertaking private coaching. She has worked with fellow AustraliansSamantha Stosur andAlicia Molik. In 2007, she joined the National High Performance Academy team.
Her sister Natasha is married toTodd Woodbridge, making him her brother-in-law.[2]
Her eldest son Austin was selected by theMelbourne Football Club as a category B rookie in 2019 but delisted in 2021 without playing a senior game.[3]
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1987 | Wimbledon | Grass | Darren Cahill |  Jo DurieJeremy Bates | 7–6(12–10), 6–3 |
| Loss | 1990 | French Open | Clay |  Danie Visser |  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Jorge Lozano | 7–6(7–5), 7–6(10–8) |
| Win | 1992 | Australian Open | Hard | Mark Woodforde | Arantxa Sánchez VicarioTodd Woodbridge | 6–3, 4–6, 11–9 |
| Win | 1992 | US Open | Hard | Mark Woodforde |  Helena Suková Tom Nijssen | 4–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
| Legend |
|---|
| Grand Slam (0) |
| Tour Championships (0) |
| Tier I (0) |
| Tier II (0) |
| Tier III (0) |
| Tier IV (3) |
| Tier V (0) |
| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Jan 1992 | Brisbane, Australia | Hard | Rachel McQuillan | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 2–0 | Apr 1993 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Hard (i) |  Ann Grossman | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 2–1 | May 1993 | Lucerne, Switzerland | Clay | Lindsay Davenport | 1–6, 6–4, 2–6 |
| Win | 3–1 | Jan 1995 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | Ginger Helgeson | 3–6, 6–2, 6–1 |
| Legend |
|---|
| Grand Slam (0) |
| Tour Championships (0) |
| Tier I (1) |
| Tier II (0) |
| Tier III (1) |
| Tier IV (5) |
| Tier V (2) |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1. | 31 October 1986 | Sydney, Australia | Hard | Michelle Bowrey | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 2. | 3 December 1989 | Melbourne, Australia | Hard | Kate McDonald | 1–6, 6–0, 7–5 |
| Win | 3. | 27 November 1994 | Bendigo, Australia | Hard | Annabel Ellwood | 6–4, 6–7, 6–2 |
| Win | 4. | 17 December 1995 | Nuriootpa, Australia | Hard | Rachel McQuillan | 7–5, 6–0 |
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | 31 October 1986 | Sydney, Australia | Hard | Louise Field | Michelle Jaggard-LaiLisa O'Neill | w/o |
