Leila Meskhi

Leila Meskhi (Georgian: ლეილა მესხი, romanized: leila meskhi, pronounced [lɛilɑ nɛsχi]; born 5 January 1968) is a retired Georgian professional tennis player.

Leila Meskhi
ლეილა მესხი
Country (sports) Soviet Union,
 CIS,
 Unified Team,
Georgia
ResidenceTbilisi, Georgia
Born (1968-01-05) 5 January 1968
Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.64 m (5 ft 4 12 in)
Turned pro1986
Retired1995
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money$1,179,720
Singles
Career record223–134
Career titles5 WTA, 1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 12 (5 August 1991)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open4R (1992)
French Open4R (1991, 1992)
Wimbledon2R (1988)
US OpenQF (1990)
Doubles
Career record171–122
Career titles5 WTA, 2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 21 (10 April 1995)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian OpenQF (1995)
French OpenQF (1994)
Wimbledon2R (1988, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994)
US OpenSF(1991)
Team competitions
Fed Cup6–5

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.

WTA career finals

Singles: 11 (5 titles, 6 runner-ups)

Legend
Tier I (1)
Tier IV (3)
Tire V (7)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Category Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up1.18 April 1988WTA SingaporeTier VHard Monique Javer6–7, 3–6
Runner-up2.27 February 1989Cellular South Cup, Oklahoma CityTier VHard Manon Bollegraf4–6, 4–6
Winner1.6 November 1989VS of NashvilleTier VHard Helen Kelesi6–2, 6–3
Winner2.29 January 1990Auckland OpenTier VHard Sabine Appelmans6–1, 6–0
Runner-up3.5 February 1989Wellington ClassicTier VHard Wiltrud Probst6–1, 4–6, 0–6
Winner3.1 October 1990Moscow Ladies OpenTier VCarpet (i) Elena Brioukhovets6–4, 6–4
Runner-up4.5 November 1990IndianapolisTier IVHard (i) Conchita Martínez4–6, 2–6
Winner4.4 February 1991Wellington ClassicTier VHard Andrea Strnadová3–6, 7–6, 6–2
Runner-up5.1 April 1991Family Circle Cup, Hilton HeadTier IClay Gabriela Sabatini1–6, 1–6
Runner-up6.23 September 1991WTA BayonneTier IVCarpet Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Winner5.9 January 1995Moorilla Hobart InternationalTier IVHard Li Fang6–2, 6–3

Doubles: 12 (5 titles, 7 runner-up)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 21 September 1987 Hamburg, West Germany Clay Natalia Egorova Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Jana Novotná
6–7(1), 6–7(6)
Runner-up 2. 18 April 1988 Singapore Hard Svetlana Parkhomenko Natalia Egorova
Natalia Medvedeva
6–7, 3–6
Runner-up 3. 6 June 1988 Birmingham, Great Britain Grass Svetlana Parkhomenko Larisa Neiland
Natasha Zvereva
4–6, 1–6
Runner-up 4. 26 February 1989 Wichita, United States Hard Sandy Collins Manon Bollegraf
Lise Gregory
2–6, 6–7
Runner-up 5. 12 November 1989 Nashville, United States Hard Natalia Medvedeva Manon Bollegraf
Meredith McGrath
6–1, 6–7, 6–7
Winner 6. 4 February 1990 Auckland, New Zealand Hard Natalia Medvedeva Jill Hetherington
Robin White
3–6, 6–3, 7–6
Winner 7. 11 February 1990 Wellington, New Zealand Hard Natalia Medvedeva Michelle Jaggard
Julie Richardson
6–3, 2–6, 6–4
Winner 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
Winner 10. 7 February 1994 Linz, Austria Carpet (i) Eugenia Maniokova Åsa Carlsson
Caroline Schneider
6–2, 6–2
Runner-up 11. 25 April 1994 Hamburg, Germany Clay Eugenia Maniokova Jana Novotná
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
3–6, 2–6
Runner-up 12. 24 October 1994 Essen, Germany Carpet (i) Eugenia Maniokova Maria Lindström
Maria Strandlund
2–6, 1–6

ITF finals

$25,000 tournaments

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)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 3. 10 October 1986 Bethesda, United States Hard Natasha Zvereva Jane Forman
Jenni Goodling
6–3, 6–1
Winner 4. 3 May 1987 Taranto, Italy Clay Natasha Zvereva Simone Schilder
Clare Wood
6–3, 6–2

Grand Slam performance timeline

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# A NH
(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)

Singles

Tournament1986198719881989199019911992199319941995
Australian OpenAAAA3RA4R1R1R1R
French OpenAAA1R3R4R4R3R3RA
WimbledonAQ22RA1RA1R1R1RA
US OpenAA3R3RQF3R2R2R4RA


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