Leila Meskhi

Leila Meskhi
ლეილა მესხი
Country (sports)	Soviet Union,; Georgia
Residence	Tbilisi, Georgia
Born	5 January 1968; Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
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
Singles
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
Representing the Unified Team
Olympic Games
Representing the Soviet Union
Universiade

Leila Meskhi (Georgian: ლეილა მესხი, translit.: leila meskhi, pronounced [lɛilɑ nɛsχi]; born 5 January 1968) is a retired Georgian professional female tennis player. She was ranked world No. 12 on 5 August 1991. 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-up	1.	18 April 1988	WTA Singapore	Tier V	Hard	Monique Javer	6–7, 3–6
Runner-up	2.	27 February 1989	Cellular South Cup, Oklahoma City	Tier V	Hard	Manon Bollegraf	4–6, 4–6
Winner	1.	6 November 1989	VS of Nashville	Tier V	Hard	Helen Kelesi	6–2, 6–3
Winner	2.	29 January 1990	Auckland Open	Tier V	Hard	Sabine Appelmans	6–1, 6–0
Runner-up	3.	5 February 1989	Wellington Classic	Tier V	Hard	Wiltrud Probst	6–1, 4–6, 0–6
Winner	3.	1 October 1990	Moscow Ladies Open	Tier V	Carpet (i)	Elena Brioukhovets	6–4, 6–4
Runner-up	4.	5 November 1990	Indianapolis	Tier IV	Hard (i)	Conchita Martínez	4–6, 2–6
Winner	4.	4 February 1991	Wellington Classic	Tier V	Hard	Andrea Strnadová	3–6, 7–6, 6–2
Runner-up	5.	1 April 1991	Family Circle Cup, Hilton Head	Tier I	Clay	Gabriela Sabatini	1–6, 1–6
Runner-up	6.	23 September 1991	WTA Bayonne	Tier IV	Carpet	Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere	6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Winner	5.	9 January 1995	Moorilla Hobart International	Tier IV	Hard	Li Fang	6–2, 6–3

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

Tournament	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995
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	A	2R	A	1R	A	1R	1R	1R	A
US Open	A	A	3R	3R	QF	3R	2R	2R	4R	A

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

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