Georgian tennis player
Leila Meskhiლეილა მესხი Country (sports) Soviet Union , CIS , Unified Team , Georgia Residence Tbilisi , GeorgiaBorn (1968-01-05 ) 5 January 1968 (age 56) Tbilisi , Georgian SSR , Soviet Union Height 1.64 m (5 ft 4+ 1 ⁄2 in) Turned pro 1986 Retired 1995 Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Prize money $1,179,720 Career record 223–134 Career titles 5 WTA, 1 ITF Highest ranking No. 12 (5 August 1991) Australian Open 4R (1992 ) French Open 4R (1991 , 1992 ) Wimbledon 2R (1988 ) US Open QF (1990 ) Career record 171–122 Career titles 5 WTA, 2 ITF Highest ranking No. 21 (10 April 1995) Australian Open QF (1995 ) French Open QF (1994 ) Wimbledon 2R (1988 , 1990 , 1992 , 1993 , 1994 ) US Open SF(1991 ) Fed Cup 6–5
Leila Meskhi (Georgian : ლეილა მესხი , romanized : leila meskhi , pronounced [leila mesχi] ; born 5 January 1968) is a retired Georgian professional tennis player.
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.
Singles: 11 (5 titles, 6 runner-ups)[ edit ]
Legend
Tier I (1)
Tier IV (3)
Tire V (7)
Result
No.
Date
Tournament
Category
Surface
Opponent
Score
Loss
1.
Apr 1988
WTA Singapore Open
Tier V
Hard
Monique Javer
6–7(3–7) , 3–6
Loss
2.
Feb 1989
Cellular South Cup , Oklahoma City
Tier V
Hard
Manon Bollegraf
4–6, 4–6
Win
1.
Nov 1989
VS of Nashville
Tier V
Hard
Helen Kelesi
6–2, 6–3
Win
2.
Jan 1990
Auckland Open
Tier V
Hard
Sabine Appelmans
6–1, 6–0
Loss
3.
Feb 1990
Wellington Classic
Tier V
Hard
Wiltrud Probst
6–1, 4–6, 0–6
Win
3.
Oct 1990
Moscow Ladies Open
Tier V
Carpet (i)
Elena Brioukhovets
6–4, 6–4
Loss
4.
Nov 1990
Indianapolis
Tier IV
Hard (i)
Conchita Martínez
4–6, 2–6
Win
4.
Feb 1991
Wellington Classic
Tier V
Hard
Andrea Strnadová
3–6, 7–6(7–3) , 6–2
Loss
5.
Apr 1991
Family Circle Cup , Hilton Head
Tier I
Clay
Gabriela Sabatini
1–6, 1–6
Loss
6.
Sep 1991
WTA Bayonne
Tier IV
Carpet
Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere
6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Win
5.
Jan 1995
Hobart International
Tier IV
Hard
Li Fang
6–2, 6–3
Doubles: 12 (5 titles, 7 runner-up)[ edit ]
Result
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Loss
1.
Sep 1987
Hamburg , West Germany
Clay
Natalia Egorova
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Jana Novotná
6–7(1–7) , 6–7(6–8)
Loss
2.
Apr 1988
Singapore
Hard
Svetlana Parkhomenko
Natalia Egorova Natalia Medvedeva
6–7, 3–6
Loss
3.
Jun 1988
Birmingham , Great Britain
Grass
Svetlana Parkhomenko
Larisa Neiland Natasha Zvereva
4–6, 1–6
Loss
4.
Feb 1989
Wichita , United States
Hard
Sandy Collins
Manon Bollegraf Lise Gregory
2–6, 6–7
Loss
5.
Nov 1989
Nashville , United States
Hard
Natalia Medvedeva
Manon Bollegraf Meredith McGrath
6–1, 6–7(5–7) , 6–7(4–7)
Win
6.
Feb 1990
Auckland , New Zealand
Hard
Natalia Medvedeva
Jill Hetherington Robin White
3–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–3)
Win
7.
Feb 1990
Wellington , New Zealand
Hard
Natalia Medvedeva
Michelle Jaggard Julie Richardson
6–3, 2–6, 6–4
Win
8.
Feb 1993
Linz , Austria
Carpet (i)
Eugenia Maniokova
Conchita Martínez Judith Wiesner
w/o
Winner
9.
Apr 1993
Amelia Island , United States
Clay
Manuela Maleeva
Amanda Coetzer Inés Gorrochategui
3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win
10.
Feb 1994
Linz , Austria
Carpet (i)
Eugenia Maniokova
Åsa Carlsson Caroline Schneider
6–2, 6–2
Loss
11.
Apr 1994
Hamburg , Germany
Clay
Eugenia Maniokova
Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
3–6, 2–6
Loss
12.
Oct 1994
Essen , Germany
Carpet (i)
Eugenia Maniokova
Maria Lindström Maria Strandlund
2–6, 1–6
Outcome
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Opponent
Score
Winner
1.
26 January 1987
Tarzana , United States
Hard
Clare Wood
1–6, 6–4, 6–2
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.