Nadia Johnston (born October 23, 1977) is an Australian born

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player and former professional player on the

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Biography

Originally from the Queensland city of Maryborough, Johnston began competing on the ITF circuit in the late 1990s. In 2000 she won an ITF singles title at Tampico and a $25,000 doubles title at Mount Pleasant. She took part in the qualifying draw for the

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and reached her best singles ranking that year of 314 in the world. Her professional tennis career was curtailed by a wrist injury. Johnston, who moved to New York in 2003 to coach tennis, began touring on the professional

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in 2005, winning several national titles. She now competes for the United States.

ITF finals

Singles (1–1)

Doubles (1–5)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Johnston, Nadia 1977 births Living people Australian female tennis players American female tennis players Tennis players from Queensland Sportspeople from Maryborough, Queensland Australian emigrants to the United States Female tennis players playing beach tennis 21st-century American women Sportswomen from Queensland