Meike Babel

Meike Babel (born 22 November 1974) is a former tennis player from Germany. She was women's tennis assistant coach at Tulane University and at Vanderbilt University.[1] In her ten years on the WTA Tour, she ranked 27 in singles and 45 in doubles.[2][3]

Meike Babel
Country (sports) Germany
Born (1974-11-22) 22 November 1974
Langen, West Germany
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Turned pro1991
Retired2000
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$546,425
Singles
Career record132–113
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 27
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open3R (1993)
French Open3R (1997)
Wimbledon2R (1994, 1995)
US Open2R (1993, 1997)
Doubles
Career record67-80
Career titles1 WTA, 2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 45
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open2R (1992, 1995)
French Open3R (1998)
Wimbledon2R (1995, 1998)
US Open2R (1997, 1998)

WTA career finals
Tournament (W–R)SinglesDoubles
Grand Slam tournaments0–00–0
WTA Championships0–00–0
Tier I0–00–0
Tier II0–00–0
Tier III0–10–2
Tier IV0–21–0
Surface (W–R)SinglesDoubles
Hard0–01–0
Clay0–20–1
Grass0–00–0
Carpet0–10–1

Singles (3 runner-ups)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 4 May 1992 Waregem, Belgium Clay Wiltrud Probst 2–6, 3–6
Runner-up 2. 12 July 1993 Prague, Czech Republic Clay Natalia Medvedeva 3–6, 2–6
Runner-up 3. 7 February 1994 Linz, Austria Carpet (i) Sabine Appelmans 1–6, 6–4, 6–7

Doubles (1 title, 2 runner-ups)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 21 July 1997 Warsaw, Poland Clay Catherine Barclay Ruxandra Dragomir
Inés Gorrochategui		 4–6, 0–6
Runner-up 2. 26 October 1997 Luxembourg Carpet (i) Laurence Courtois Larisa Neiland
Helena Suková		 2–6, 4–6
Winner 1. 9 August 1998 Istanbul, Turkey Hard Laurence Courtois Åsa Carlsson
Florencia Labat		 6–0, 6–2

ITF Circuit finals
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (2–1)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 5 August 1991 Paderborn, Germany Clay Eva-Maria Schürhoff 6–3, 7–6
Runner-up 1. 16 September 1991 Sofia, Bulgaria Clay Monique Kiene 5–7, 3–6
Winner 2. 28 October 1991 Madeira, Portugal Hard Barbara Mulej 6–0, 6–2

Doubles (2–3)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 10 February 1991 Helsinki, Finland Carpet (i) Nadja Beik Lubomira Bacheva
Elena Pogorelova		 2–6, 6–3, 3–6
Runner-up 2. 29 July 1991 Rheda, Germany Clay Irina Spîrlea Catarina Bernstein
Annika Narbe		 4–6, 5–7
Runner-up 3. 5 August 1991 Paderborn, Germany Clay Nadja Beik Ivana Havrlíková
Pavlína Rajzlová		 4–6, 0–6
Winner 1. 16 September 1991 Sofia, Bulgaria Clay Valda Lake Ivana Havrlíková
Kateřina Šišková		 7–5, 6–0
Winner 2. 28 October 1991 Madeira, Portugal Hard Carin Bakkum Rosa Bielsa
Janet Souto		 6–3, 6–2
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References
  2. Meike Babel's profile at Vanderbilt.edu. Online. 9 October 2007.
  3. Brainy History. 22 November 1974 in History. Online. 10 November 2007.


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