Leila Meskhi
Leila Meskhi (Georgian: ლეილა მესხი, translit.: leila meskhi, pronounced [lɛilɑ nɛsχi]; born 5 January 1968) is a retired Georgian professional female tennis player.
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Residence | Tbilisi, Georgia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union | 5 January 1968||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Turned pro | 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Prize money | $1,179,720 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career record | 223–134 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Career titles | 5 WTA, 1 ITF | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 12 (5 August 1991) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Grand Slam Singles results | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | 4R (1992) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
French Open | 4R (1991, 1992) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | 2R (1988) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
US Open | QF (1990) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Doubles | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Career record | 171–122 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Career titles | 5 WTA, 2 ITF | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 21 (10 April 1995) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Grand Slam Doubles results | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | QF (1995) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
French Open | QF (1994) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | 2R (1988, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
US Open | SF(1991) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Team competitions | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Fed Cup | 6–5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.
WTA career finals
Singles: 11 (5 titles, 6 runner-ups)
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Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Category | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 18 April 1988 | WTA Singapore | Tier V | Hard | ![]() | 6–7, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | 27 February 1989 | Cellular South Cup, Oklahoma City | Tier V | Hard | ![]() | 4–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 1. | 6 November 1989 | VS of Nashville | Tier V | Hard | ![]() | 6–2, 6–3 |
Winner | 2. | 29 January 1990 | Auckland Open | Tier V | Hard | ![]() | 6–1, 6–0 |
Runner-up | 3. | 5 February 1989 | Wellington Classic | Tier V | Hard | ![]() | 6–1, 4–6, 0–6 |
Winner | 3. | 1 October 1990 | Moscow Ladies Open | Tier V | Carpet (i) | ![]() | 6–4, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 4. | 5 November 1990 | Indianapolis | Tier IV | Hard (i) | ![]() | 4–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 4. | 4 February 1991 | Wellington Classic | Tier V | Hard | ![]() | 3–6, 7–6, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 5. | 1 April 1991 | Family Circle Cup, Hilton Head | Tier I | Clay | ![]() | 1–6, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 6. | 23 September 1991 | WTA Bayonne | Tier IV | Carpet | ![]() | 6–4, 3–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 5. | 9 January 1995 | Moorilla Hobart International | Tier IV | Hard | ![]() | 6–2, 6–3 |
Doubles: 12 (5 titles, 7 runner-up)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 21 September 1987 | Hamburg, West Germany | Clay | ![]() |
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6–7(1), 6–7(6) |
Runner-up | 2. | 18 April 1988 | Singapore | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 3. | 6 June 1988 | Birmingham, Great Britain | Grass | ![]() |
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4–6, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 4. | 26 February 1989 | Wichita, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–7 |
Runner-up | 5. | 12 November 1989 | Nashville, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–7, 6–7 |
Winner | 6. | 4 February 1990 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–3, 7–6 |
Winner | 7. | 11 February 1990 | Wellington, New Zealand | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 2–6, 6–4 |
Winner | 8. | 22 February 1993 | Linz, Austria | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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w/o |
Winner | 9. | 5 April 1993 | Amelia Island, United States | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
Winner | 10. | 7 February 1994 | Linz, Austria | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 11. | 25 April 1994 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 12. | 24 October 1994 | Essen, Germany | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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2–6, 1–6 |
ITF finals
$25,000 tournaments |
Singles (1–0)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 26 January 1987 | Tarzana, United States | Hard | ![]() |
1–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
Doubles (2-0)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 3. | 10 October 1986 | Bethesda, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–1 |
Winner | 4. | 3 May 1987 | Taranto, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–2 |
Grand Slam performance timeline
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
Tournament | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 |
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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 |
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External links
- Leila Meskhi at the Women's Tennis Association
- Leila Meskhi at the International Tennis Federation
- Leila Meskhi at the Fed Cup
- Leila Meskhi at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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