Leila Meskhi
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Leila Meskhi is a retired Georgia
n professional female tennis player. She was ranked World No. 12 on 5 August 1991.
She was born in Tbilisi
, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
.
Georgia (country)
Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...
n professional female tennis player. She was ranked World No. 12 on 5 August 1991.
She was born in Tbilisi
Tbilisi
Tbilisi is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Mt'k'vari River. The name is derived from an early Georgian form T'pilisi and it was officially known as Tiflis until 1936...
, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
.
Singles (5)
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| No. | Date | Tournament | Opponent in the final | Score |
| 1. | 6 November 1989 | Nashville VS of Nashville The Virginia Slims of Nashville is a defunct WTA Tour tennis tournament held in Nashville, Tennessee between 1973 and 1984 and at the Maryland Farms Racquet Club in Brentwood, Tennessee between 1988 and 1991. The tournament was played on indoor carpet courts from 1982 to 1983 and on indoor carpet... , U.S. United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
 Helen KelesiHelen Kelesi Helen Kelesi is a former tour professional tennis player. She has been coached by her father, Milan Kelesi, throughout her tennis career.... |
6–2, 6–3 |
| 2. | 29 January 1990 | Auckland ASB Classic The ASB Classic is a tennis tournament held in Auckland, New Zealand. Held since 1986, this WTA Tour event is an International series tournament and is played on outdoor hardcourts during the first week of the year.... , New Zealand New Zealand New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga... |
 Sabine AppelmansSabine Appelmans Sabine Appelmans is a former tennis player from Belgium, and was Belgium's Fed Cup captain from 2007 until 2011.-Career:... |
6–1, 6–0 |
| 3. | 1 October 1990 | Moscow Moscow Ladies Open The Moscow Ladies Open is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated tennis tournament played from 1989 to 1995. It was held in Moscow in Russia from 1989 to 1990 and again from 1994 to 1995 and in St. Petersburg in Russia in 1991... , Russia Russia Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects... |
 Elena BrioukhovetsElena Brioukhovets Elena Brioukhovets is a former professional tennis player. She was born on June 8, 1971 in Odessa, Ukraine.-Singles 2:-Doubles 5 :-References:*-External links:*... |
6–4, 6–4 |
| 4. | 4 February 1991 | Wellington Wellington Classic The Wellington Classic is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated tennis tournament played from 1988 to 1992... , New Zealand New Zealand New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga... |
 Andrea StrnadováAndrea Strnadová Andrea Strnadová is a retired tennis player from the Czech Republic born on 28 May 1972.Strnadová was awarded the WTA award for the "Most Impressive Newcomer" in 1991.-External links:... |
3–6, 7–6, 6–2 |
| 5. | 9 January 1995 | Hobart Moorilla Hobart International The Hobart International is a women's professional tennis tournament held at the Hobart International Tennis Centre in Hobart, Australia. Held since 1994, it forms a part of the Women's Tennis Association Tour and is classed as an International tournament... , Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area... |
 Li FangLi Fang (tennis) Li Fang is a retired female professional tennis player from China. Li turned pro in 1990, and won 2 WTA Tour doubles titles in her career. She represented her country at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Li played 7 years on the China Fed Cup team... |
6–2, 6–3 |
Singles finalist (6)
- 1988: Singapore (lost to Monique JaverMonique JaverMonique Alicia Javer is an ex-professional tennis player who represented Great Britain and was at one time the British number 1. She turned professional in 1985 and played her final professional match in 2000...
) - 1989: Oklahoma City (lost to Manon BollegrafManon BollegrafManon Maria Bollegraf is a former professional female tennis player from the Netherlands, who finished fourth in women's doubles at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.-History:...
) - 1990: WellingtonWellington ClassicThe Wellington Classic is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated tennis tournament played from 1988 to 1992...
(lost to Wiltrud ProbstWiltrud ProbstWiltrud Probst was a female tennis player from Germany. She was ranked World No. 31 on February 4, 1991.-Singles :-Doubles 7 :-External links:...
) - 1990: Indianapolis (lost to Conchita MartínezConchita MartínezInmaculada Concepción Martínez Bernat is a former professional tennis player from Monzón, Aragón, Spain. She is the only Spanish woman to have won the singles title at Wimbledon, when she beat Martina Navrátilová in the 1994 Women's Singles. She also was the singles runner-up at the 1998...
) - 1991: Hilton HeadFamily Circle CupThe Family Circle Cup is a WTA Tour affiliated professional tennis tournament for women, held every year since 1973. The tournament is currently played on the green clay courts at the Daniel Island Tennis Center in Charleston, South Carolina, USA...
(lost to Gabriela SabatiniGabriela SabatiniGabriela Beatriz Sabatini is a former professional Argentine tennis player. She was one of the leading players on the women's circuit in the late-1980s and early-1990s...
) - 1991: BayonneWTA BayonneThe WTA Bayonne was a WTA Tour affiliated tennis tournament held from 1989-1992 in Bayonne, France. It was also known as the Whirlpool Open, owing to its sponsor from 1991-1992....
(lost to Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere)