Kirsten Flower
American tennis player
Kirsten Flower (born August 14, 1988) is an American former professional tennis player.
A native of Columbus, Ohio, Flower was a member of Georgia Tech's 2007 NCAA Division I championship team. Her final two seasons of collegiate tennis were with Ohio State University and she was team captain as a senior.
Flower made her only WTA Tour singles main-draw appearance as a wildcard in Cincinnati in 2007.
Flower has also worked as a coach for the Yale Bulldogs and the New Haven Chargers.
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