Leanne Baker

Leanne Baker

Country (sports)	New Zealand
Residence	Te Awamutu, New Zealand
Born	(1981-01-08) 8 January 1981 Hamilton, New Zealand
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Turned pro	1998
Retired	2008
Plays	Left-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money	US$136,920
Singles
Career record	262–206
Career titles	7 (ITF)
Highest ranking	260 (26 February 2007)
Doubles
Career record	241–194
Career titles	19 (ITF)
Highest ranking	108 (9 January 2005)

Leanne Baker (born 8 January 1981) is a former New Zealand professional tennis player.

Her career high WTA singles ranking is 260, which she reached on 26 February 2007. Her career high doubles ranking is 108, set at 17 January 2005.

WTA Tour finals

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	8 January 2005	Auckland, New Zealand	Hard	Francesca Lubiani	Shinobu Asagoe Katarina Srebotnik	3-6, 3-6

ITF Circuit finals

Singles finals 10 (7–3)

Outcome	No.	Date	Location	Surface	Opponent in final	Score
Winner	1.	2 May 1999	Coatzacoalcos, Mexico	Hard	Candice Jairala	3–6 6–3 7–5
Winner	2.	11 July 1999	Felixstowe, England	Grass	Karen Nugent	6–4 6–4
Runner-up	3.	6 February 2000	Wellington, New Zealand	Hard	Mirielle Dittmann	6–7(5) 6–1 6–7(5)
Runner-up	4.	28 May 2000	El Paso, United States	Hard	Erin Burdette	1–6 3–6
Runner-up	5.	14 September 2003	Spoleto, Italy	Clay	Lenka Snajdrova	4–6 3–6
Winner	6.	6 February 2005	Wellington, New Zealand	Hard	Mirielle Dittmann	2–6 6–1 6–1
Winner	7.	28 August 2005	Jesi, Italy	Hard	Vanessa Pinto	6–2 7–6(6)
Winner	8.	5February 2006	Taupo, New Zealand	Hard	Natsumi Hamamura	6–1 6–2
Winner	9.	12 February 2006	Wellington, New Zealand	Hard	Katerina Kramperová	6–4 1–6 6–0
Winner	10.	20 April 2008	Mazatlán, Mexico	Hard	Anna Lubinsky	6–2 6–1

Doubles finals 38 (18–20)

Outcome	No.	Date	Location	Surface	Partnering	Opponent in final	Score
Winner	1.	6 February 1999	Wellington, New Zealand	Hard	Rewa Hudson	Gail Biggs Shelley Stephens	6–1 6–1
Winner	2.	11 July 1999	Felixstowe, England	Grass	Nicole Sewell	Victoria Davies Kate Warne-Holland	6–1 6–4
Runner-up	3.	17 September 1999	Frinton, England	Grass	Nicole Sewell	Natalie Grandin Nicole Rencken	2–6 6–3 1–6
Winner	4.	28 May 2000	El Paso, United States	Hard	Manisha Malhotra	Kaysie Smashey Varalee Sureephong	6–2 7–6
Runner-up	5.	4 June 2000	San Antonio, United States	Hard	Manisha Malhotra	Melanie Clayton Emma Gott	6-3, 6-7(5), 5-7
Runner-up	6.	24 July 2000	Pamplona, Spain	Hard	Mariana Mesa Pineda	Yvette Basting Mia Buric	2-6 0-6
Winner	7.	4 March 2001	Bendigo, Australia	Hard	Shelley Stephens	Debby Haak Jolanda Mens	6–3 6–2
Runner-up	8.	22 April 2001	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	Hard	Shelley Stephens	Manisha Malhotra Nirupama Vaidyanathan	3–6 5–7
Winner	9.	18 June 2001	Marseille, France	Clay	Manisha Malhotra	Caroline Dhenin Maja Palaveršić	7–6(5) 6–2
Winner	10.	1 July 2001	Båstad, Sweden	Hard	Manisha Malhotra	Daniela Klemenschits Sandra Klemenschits	6–3 6–1
Runner-up	11.	30 September 2001	Raleigh, United States	Clay	Tracey O'Connor	Allison Baker Melinda Czink	4–6 6–1 4–6
Runner-up	12.	21 July 2002	Valladolid, Spain	Hard	Manisha Malhotra	Elena Baltacha Natacha Randriantefy	2–6 3–6
Runner-up	13.	30 March 2003	Atlanta, United States	Hard	Francesca Lubiani	Ting Li Sun Tiantian	6–4 4–6 4–6
Winner	14.	18 May 2003	Casale, Italy	Clay	Elke Clijsters	Jolanda Mens Stefanie Weis	6-1 6-2
Winner	15.	1 June 2003	Campobasso, Italy	Clay	Ekaterina Kozhokina	Ana Jovanović Višnja Vuletić	6–1 6–1
Runner-up	16.	13 July 2003	Felixstowe, England	Grass	Chantal Coombs	Karen Nugent Elsa O'Riain	6–7(7) 6–7(2)
Winner	17.	7 September 2003	Mestre, Italy	Clay	Francesca Lubiani	Monique Adamczak Shelley Stephens	6–2 4–6 6–2
Winner	18.	14 September 2003	Spoleto, Italy	Clay	Shelley Stephens	Kika Hogendoorn Bettina Pirker	6–3 3–6 7–5
Runner-up	19.	28 September 2003	Glasgow, United Kingdom	Hard	Francesca Lubiani	Kim Kilsdonk Nicole Kriz	5–7 2–6
Runner-up	20.	8 February 2004	Rockford, United States	Hard	Francesca Lubiani	Mariana Díaz Oliva Gisela Dulko	7–6(5) 3–6 1–6
Runner-up	21.	22 February 2004	Columbus, United States	Hard	Francesca Lubiani	Stanislava Hrozenská Lenka Němečková	6–7(3) 6–4 3–6
Winner	22.	28 February 2004	St. Paul, United States	Hard	Francesca Lubiani	Jessica Lehnhoff Trudi Musgrave	6–7(3) 2–3 RET
Winner	23.	6 June 2004	Surbiton, United Kingdom	Grass	Nicole Sewell	Surina De Beer Karen Nugent	2–6 7–5 7–6(6)
Winner	24.	5 October 2004	Glasgow, United Kingdom	Hard	Francesca Lubiani	Claire Curran İpek Şenoğlu	6-3 5-7 6-4
Runner-up	25.	20 March 2005	Orange, United States	Hard	Francesca Lubiani	Carly Gullickson Jennifer Hopkins	3–6 4–6
Runner-up	26.	27 March 2005	Redding, United States	Hard	Francesca Lubiani	Yuliya Beygelzimer Stéphanie Dubois	4–6 7–6(1) 3–6
Winner	27.	9 July 2005	Felixstowe, United Kingdom	Grass	Francesca Lubiani	Jarmila Gajdošová Alla Kudryavtseva	6–1 4–6 3–2 RET
Runner-up	28.	21 August 2005	Jesi, Italy	Hard	Francesca Lubiani	Silvia Disderi Giulia Gabba	2–6 6–2 4–6
Winner	29.	28 August 2005	Trecastagni, Italy	Hard	Francesca Lubiani	Regina Kulikova Marina Shamayko	6–2 4–6 6–3
Runner-up	30.	5 February 2006	Taupo, New Zealand	Hard	Francescz Lubiani	Lauren Barnikow Christina Fusano	4–6 4–6
Runner-up	31.	12 February 2006	Wellington, New Zealand	Hard	Ellen Barry	Paula Marama Kairangi Vano	3–6 1–6
Runner-up	32.	17 March 2006	Canberra, Australia	Clay	Nicole Kriz	Monique Adamczak Christina Horiatopoulos	6–7(4) 1–6
Runner-up	33.	14 May 2006	Fukuoka, Japan	Carpet	Christina Horiatopoulos	Yung-Jan Chan Chia-Jung Chuang	1–6 2–6
Winner	34.	8 October 2006	Troy, United States	Hard	Nicole Kriz	Chanelle Scheepers Neha Uberoi	6–7(1) 7–6 6–3
Winner	35.	29 October 2006	Augusta, United States	Hard	Nicole Kriz	Chanelle Scheepers Neha Uberoi	7–6(3) 6–1
Winner	36.	19 November 2006	Lawrenceville, United States	Hard	Julie Ditty	Christina Fusano Aleke Tsoubanos	7–6(5) 6–4
Runner-up	37.	4 May 2007	Catania, Italy	Clay	Nicole Kriz	Debbrich Feys Darya Kustova	4–6 4–6
Runner-up	38.	21 October 2007	Lawrenceville, United States	Hard	Julie Ditty	Stéphanie Dubois Alisa Kleybanova	2–6 0–6

References

• Baker wins Mazatlan Title
• Baker out of Mexico after a tough three setter – 12 April 2008
• Leanne Baker in Mexico – 11 April 2008
• Leanne Baker Back On The Circuit – 11 April 2008

External links

• Leanne Baker at the International Tennis Federation
• Leanne Baker at the Women's Tennis Association