Lihini Weerasuriya

Lihini Weerasuriya
Country (sports)  Sri Lanka
Born (1972-02-20) 20 February 1972
Turned pro 1989
Retired 2000
Prize money $40,394
Singles
Career record 100 - 99
Career titles 3 ITF
Highest ranking 268 (15 February 1993)
Doubles
Career record 26 - 44
Highest ranking 292 (5 July 1993)
Team competitions
Fed Cup 12–12

Lihini Weerasuriya (born 20 February 1972) is a former Sri Lankan tennis player.

Weerasuriya won 3 singles titles on the ITF tour. On 15 February 1993, she reached her best singles ranking of world number 268. On 5 July 1993, she peaked at world number 292 in the doubles rankings.

Playing for Sri Lanka at the Fed Cup, Weerasuriya had a win–loss record of 12–12.[1]

Weerasuriya retired from tennis 2000.

ITF finals (3–7)

Singles (3–5)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (2–4)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result Date Category Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 3 December 1990 10,000 Belo Horizonte, Brazil Clay Japan Shiho Okada 4–6, 6–1, 7–5
Runner-up 1 July 1991 10,000 Palermo, Italy Clay Italy Gabriella Boschiero 7–5, 4–6, ret.
Winner 1 June 1992 10,000 Key Biscayne, United States Hard United States Alix Creek 6–0, 6–2
Runner-up 17 August 1992 10,000 Taipei, Chinese Taipei Hard South Korea Park Sung-hee 3–6, 6–1, 6–7 (2)
Runner-up 24 August 1992 10,000 Taipei, Chinese Taipei Hard South Korea Park Sung-hee 5–7, 6–3, 4–6
Runner-up 31 August 1992 10,000 Taipei, Chinese Taipei Hard South Korea Park Sung-hee 2–6, 6–3, 4–6
Winner 30 October 1995 10,000 Freeport, Bahamas Hard United States Jeri Ingram 6–1, 6–7 (5), 6–3
Runner-up 3 June 1996 10,000 Lawrenceville, United States Hard Canada Vanessa Webb 1–6, 3–6

Doubles (0–2)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result Date Category Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 12 November 1990 10,000 Porto Alegre, Brazil Clay United States Anne Grousbeck Brazil Cláudia Chabalgoity
Brazil Luciana Tella		 1–6, 1–6
Runner-up 6 July 1992 10,000 Indianapolis, United States Clay United States Jeri Ingram United States Laxmi Poruri
United States Heather Willens		 1–6, 1–6

References

  1. ↑ Lihini Weerasuriya at the Fed Cup


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