sport.wikisort.org - AthleteLeila Meskhi (Georgian: ლეილა მესხი, romanized: leila meskhi, pronounced [lɛilɑ nɛsχi]; born 5 January 1968) is a retired Georgian professional tennis player.
Georgian tennis player
Leila Meskhi
ლეილა მესხიCountry (sports) | Soviet Union,
CIS,
Unified Team,
Georgia |
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Residence | Tbilisi, Georgia |
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Born | (1968-01-05) 5 January 1968 (age 54) Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union |
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Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in) |
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Turned pro | 1986 |
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Retired | 1995 |
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Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
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Prize money | $1,179,720 |
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Career record | 223–134 |
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Career titles | 5 WTA, 1 ITF |
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Highest ranking | No. 12 (5 August 1991) |
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Australian Open | 4R (1992) |
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French Open | 4R (1991, 1992) |
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Wimbledon | 2R (1988) |
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US Open | QF (1990) |
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Career record | 171–122 |
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Career titles | 5 WTA, 2 ITF |
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Highest ranking | No. 21 (10 April 1995) |
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Australian Open | QF (1995) |
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French Open | QF (1994) |
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Wimbledon | 2R (1988, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994) |
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US Open | SF(1991) |
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Fed Cup | 6–5 |
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Meskhi has won five singles and doubles titles on the WTA Tour. She has also won one singles and two doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 5 August 1991, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 12. On 10 April 1995, she peaked at No. 21 in the WTA doubles rankings.
Her best performance at a Grand Slam tournament came when she got to the quarterfinals of the 1990 US Open, defeating Akiko Kijimuta, Natasha Zvereva, Katia Piccolini and Linda Ferrando before losing to eventual champion Gabriela Sabatini in straight sets.
WTA career finals
Singles: 11 (5 titles, 6 runner-ups)
Legend |
Tier I (1) |
Tier IV (3) |
Tire V (7) |
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Result |
No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Category |
Surface |
Opponent |
Score |
Loss | 1. | 18 April 1988 | WTA Singapore | Tier V | Hard | Monique Javer | 6–7, 3–6 |
Loss | 2. | 27 February 1989 | Cellular South Cup, Oklahoma City | Tier V | Hard | Manon Bollegraf | 4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 1. | 6 November 1989 | VS of Nashville | Tier V | Hard | Helen Kelesi | 6–2, 6–3 |
Win | 2. | 29 January 1990 | Auckland Open | Tier V | Hard | Sabine Appelmans | 6–1, 6–0 |
Loss | 3. | 5 February 1989 | Wellington Classic | Tier V | Hard | Wiltrud Probst | 6–1, 4–6, 0–6 |
Win | 3. | 1 October 1990 | Moscow Ladies Open | Tier V | Carpet (i) | Elena Brioukhovets | 6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 4. | 5 November 1990 | Indianapolis | Tier IV | Hard (i) | Conchita Martínez | 4–6, 2–6 |
Win | 4. | 4 February 1991 | Wellington Classic | Tier V | Hard | Andrea Strnadová | 3–6, 7–6, 6–2 |
Loss | 5. | 1 April 1991 | Family Circle Cup, Hilton Head | Tier I | Clay | Gabriela Sabatini | 1–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 6. | 23 September 1991 | WTA Bayonne | Tier IV | Carpet | Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere | 6–4, 3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 5. | 9 January 1995 | Moorilla Hobart International | Tier IV | Hard | Li Fang | 6–2, 6–3 |
Doubles: 12 (5 titles, 7 runner-up)
Result |
No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Partner |
Opponents |
Score |
Loss |
1. |
21 September 1987 |
Hamburg, West Germany |
Clay |
Natalia Egorova |
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Jana Novotná |
6–7(1), 6–7(6) |
Loss |
2. |
18 April 1988 |
Singapore |
Hard |
Svetlana Parkhomenko |
Natalia Egorova Natalia Medvedeva |
6–7, 3–6 |
Loss |
3. |
6 June 1988 |
Birmingham, Great Britain |
Grass |
Svetlana Parkhomenko |
Larisa Neiland Natasha Zvereva |
4–6, 1–6 |
Loss |
4. |
26 February 1989 |
Wichita, United States |
Hard |
Sandy Collins |
Manon Bollegraf Lise Gregory |
2–6, 6–7 |
Loss |
5. |
12 November 1989 |
Nashville, United States |
Hard |
Natalia Medvedeva |
Manon Bollegraf Meredith McGrath |
6–1, 6–7, 6–7 |
Win |
6. |
4 February 1990 |
Auckland, New Zealand |
Hard |
Natalia Medvedeva |
Jill Hetherington Robin White |
3–6, 6–3, 7–6 |
Win |
7. |
11 February 1990 |
Wellington, New Zealand |
Hard |
Natalia Medvedeva |
Michelle Jaggard Julie Richardson |
6–3, 2–6, 6–4 |
Win |
8. |
22 February 1993 |
Linz, Austria |
Carpet (i) |
Eugenia Maniokova |
Conchita Martínez Judith Wiesner |
w/o |
Winner |
9. |
5 April 1993 |
Amelia Island, United States |
Clay |
Manuela Maleeva |
Amanda Coetzer
Inés Gorrochategui |
3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
Win |
10. |
7 February 1994 |
Linz, Austria |
Carpet (i) |
Eugenia Maniokova |
Åsa Carlsson Caroline Schneider |
6–2, 6–2 |
Loss |
11. |
25 April 1994 |
Hamburg, Germany |
Clay |
Eugenia Maniokova |
Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
3–6, 2–6 |
Loss |
12. |
24 October 1994 |
Essen, Germany |
Carpet (i) |
Eugenia Maniokova |
Maria Lindström Maria Strandlund |
2–6, 1–6 |
ITF finals
Singles (1–0)
Outcome |
No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Opponent |
Score |
Winner |
1. |
26 January 1987 |
Tarzana, United States |
Hard |
Clare Wood |
1–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
Doubles (2-0)
Key
W |
F |
SF |
QF |
#R |
RR |
Q# |
DNQ |
A |
NH |
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Singles
Tournament | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 |
Australian Open | A | A | A | A | 3R | A | 4R | 1R | 1R | 1R |
French Open | A | A | A | 1R | 3R | 4R | 4R | 3R | 3R | A |
Wimbledon | A | Q2 | 2R | A | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | A |
US Open | A | A | 3R | 3R | QF | 3R | 2R | 2R | 4R | A |
External links
French Open girls' doubles champions |
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На других языках
- [en] Leila Meskhi
[it] Leila Meskhi
Leila Meskhi (alfabeto cirillico Лейла Месхи, georgiano ლეილა მესხი; Tbilisi, 5 gennaio 1968) è un'ex tennista georgiana, e, fino al 1991, sovietica.
[ru] Месхи, Лейла Георгиевна
Ле́йла Георгиевна[2] Ме́схи (груз. ლეილა გიორგის ასული მესხი; род. 5 января 1968 (1968-01-05), Тбилиси) — бывшая советская и грузинская профессиональная теннисистка. Финалистка Кубка Федерации 1990 года в составе сборной СССР, бронзовый призёр Олимпиады 1992 года в Барселоне в женском парном разряде (с Натальей Зверевой).
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