Nicole Pitts (born November 3, 1986) is an American former professional tennis player. Pitts, a

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(14s) champion in 2000, turned professional as a teenager. She made a WTA Tour main draw appearance at the 2002 Kroger St. Jude International in Memphis, where she was beaten in the first round by the ninth-seeded

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. With a wrist injury ending her career early, Pitts attended medical school in Tennessee and now works as a pediatric sports medicine physician.

Personal life

Pitts is a half sister of tennis players

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and

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, from her mother Gayal's marriage to their father Sylvester "Sly" Black, a former hitting coach of Nicole.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pitts, Nicole 1986 births Living people American female tennis players Tennis people from Florida