
Irakli Labadze
    
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        Irakli Labadze is a professional tennis
player. His career high singles ranking was "World No. 42" which he attained in July, 2004.
Labadze turned pro in 1998, and has recently passed the $1 205 296 career prize money mark. He has not won any major titles during his career, but did reach the fourth round of the 2006 Wimbledon tournament, only to lose to the eventual finalist Rafael Nadal
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In 2008 he played his first match for over a year. At the end of 2008 he was ranked 531 in singles and 383 in doubles
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players  or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
player. His career high singles ranking was "World No. 42" which he attained in July, 2004.
Labadze turned pro in 1998, and has recently passed the $1 205 296 career prize money mark. He has not won any major titles during his career, but did reach the fourth round of the 2006 Wimbledon tournament, only to lose to the eventual finalist Rafael Nadal
Rafael Nadal
Rafael "Rafa" Nadal Parera   is a Spanish professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. , he is ranked No. 2 by the Association of Tennis Professionals...
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In 2008 he played his first match for over a year. At the end of 2008 he was ranked 531 in singles and 383 in doubles
Singles (6)
| Legend (Singles) | 
| Grand Slam (0) | 
| Tennis Masters Cup (0) | 
| ATP Masters Series (0) | 
| ATP Tour (0) | 
| Challengers (9) | 
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in final | Score in final | 
| 1. | 2000 |  Furth | Clay |  Daniel Elsner Daniel Elsner Daniel Elsner  is a former professional German tennis player.Elsner was a World No. 2 junior player in singles. He turned professional in 1997 and last played on the ATP World Tour in October, 2008.-External links:... | 6–4, 6–4 | 
| 2. | 2001 |  Birmingham Birmingham, Alabama Birmingham  is the largest city in Alabama.  The city is the county seat of Jefferson County.  According to the 2010 United States Census, Birmingham had a population of 212,237. The Birmingham-Hoover Metropolitan Area, in estimate by the U.S... | Clay |  James Blake James Blake James Riley Blake  is an American professional tennis player. Blake is known for his speed and powerful, flat forehand. As of August 2011, Blake is ranked no. 63 among active male players with 24 career finals appearances... | 6–2, 6–3 | 
| 3. | 2001 |  Bucharest Bucharest Bucharest  is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River.... | Clay |  Emilio Benfele Álvarez Emilio Benfele Álvarez Emilio Benfele Álvarez  is a professional tennis player from Spain who retired in 2005. His favourite surface was clay, and he achieved his only ATP final in 2000 after reaching the final in Kitzbühel... | 6–4, 6–2 | 
| 4. | 2002 |  Brest Brest, France Brest  is a city in the Finistère department in Brittany in northwestern France. Located in a sheltered position not far from the western tip of the Breton peninsula, and the western extremity of metropolitan France, Brest is an important harbour and the second French military port after Toulon... | Carpet |  Paradorn Srichaphan Paradorn Srichaphan Paradorn Srichaphan  is a retired professional tennis player from Thailand. He is the highest ranked men's singles player from Thailand and Asia in history, reaching a career high World No. 9. His nickname is "Ball".-Career:... | 6–4, 7–5 | 
| 5. | 2002 |  Kiev Kiev Kiev or Kyiv  is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press.... | Clay |  Gorka Fraile | 6–0, 4–6, 6–4 | 
| 6. | 2003 |  Kiev Kiev Kiev or Kyiv  is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press.... | Clay |  Petr Kralert | 6–1, 6–2 | 
| 7. | 2003 |  St. Jean de Luz | Hard |  Fabrice Santoro Fabrice Santoro Fabrice Vetea Santoro  is a retired French professional male tennis player from Tahiti. Though not counted among the top ranked players, he had an unusually long professional career – with many of his accomplishments coming toward the end of his career – and he is popular among spectators and other... | 1–6, 7–6(4), 6–4 | 
| 8. | 2003 |  Dnipropetrovsk PEOPLEnet Cup The PEOPLEnet Cup is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals  Challenger Tour. It is held annually in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine, since 2003.-Singles:-Doubles:... | Hard |  Harel Levy Harel Levy Har'el Levy  is an Israeli professional male tennis player.  Levy's best singles ranking was # 30 in the world in 2001, and his best doubles ranking was # 76 in 2007.... | 6–3, 3–6, 6–1 | 
| 9. | 2005 |  Biella Canella Challenger The Canella Challenger is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals  Challenger Tour. It is held annually in Biella, Italy, since 1998.-Singles:-Doubles:... | Hard |  Carlos Berlocq Carlos Berlocq Carlos Alberto Berlocq   is an Argentine professional male tennis player. He is nicknamed Charly. Berlocq's favourite surface is clay and he is currently coached by Jorge Gerosi.-Career:... | 7–6(4), 6–0 | 
Double finals (3)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponent in the final | Score in the final | 
| 1. | 2001 | Warsaw Orange Warsaw Open The Orange Warsaw Open  is an annual men's tennis tournament played in Poland as part of the ATP Tour. The tournament is played on clay courts. From 1992 to 2007, the tournament was held in Sopot, before moving to Warsaw for 2008... , Poland | Clay |  Attila Sávolt Attila Savolt Attila Sávolt  is a tennis player from Hungary, who represented his native country at the 2000 Sydney Olympics where he was losing to Paradorn Srichaphan in his very first match. Starting his professional career in 1995, he peaked the ATP-ranking on May 20, 2002, reaching 68 on the world rankings... |  Paul Hanley Paul Hanley (tennis) Paul Jason Hanley  is a professional male tennis player from Australia, specialising in doubles. His parents, Jay and Judy, co-own a tennis centre, one of the main reasons Hanley pursued a career in the sport.He lost the 2005 Wimbledon finals in mixed doubles, playing with Tatiana Perebiynis...  Nathan Healey Nathan Healey Nathan Healey  is an Australian tennis player.Turning professional in 1998, Healey has won 3 doubles titles.... | 7–5, 6–7, 6–3 | 
| 2. | 2001 | St. Petersburg St. Petersburg Open The St. Petersburg Open  is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the Association of Tennis Professionals  World Tour. It has been held annually at the Petersburg Sports and Concert Complex in St. Petersburg, Russia,... , Russia | Hard (i) |  Marat Safin Marat Safin Marat Mikhailovich Safin   is a retired Russian tennis player of Tatar descent. Safin won two grand slams and reached the world number 1 ranking during his career. He was also famous for his emotional outbursts and sometimes fiery temper on court. Safin also holds the record for most broken... |  Denis Golovanov  Yevgeny Kafelnikov Yevgeny Kafelnikov Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Kafelnikov  is a former World No. 1 tennis player from Russia. He won two Grand Slam singles titles , four Grand Slam doubles titles, and the men's singles gold medal at the Sydney Olympic Games. He also helped Russia win the Davis Cup in 2002... | 7–5, 6–4 | 
| 3. | 2002 | St. Petersburg, Russia | Hard (i) |  Marat Safin |  David Adams David Adams (tennis) David Adams  is a former professional tennis player from South Africa. He turned pro in 1989. During his career he won 19 doubles titles and finished runner-up an additional 33 times, including at the French Open in 1992. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No...  Jared Palmer Jared Palmer Jared Eiseley Palmer  is a professional tennis player who won 28 professional doubles titles and one singles title in his career on the ATP Tour. He also won four double titles on the challenger's circuit... | 7–6(8), 6–3 | 


