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Marcella Mesker is a former professional tennis

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 from the Netherlands

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

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Mesker was active on the WTA

Women's Tennis Association

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tour from 1979 to 1988 and reached the final of the Australian Open

Australian Open

The Australian Open is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held in the southern hemisphere. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1972 the Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1988, the tournament became a hard court...

Women's Doubles in 1979. She also reached the semi finals of the U.S. Open Women's Doubles in 1984. She won a singles title in Oklahoma City in 1986.

Singles 1

Legend
Grand Slam	0
WTA Championships	0
Tier I	0
Tier II	0
Tier III	0
Tier IV & V	1
Olympic Games	0

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	1.	2 March 1986	Oklahoma City Oklahoma city Oklahoma City is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Oklahoma.Oklahoma City may also refer to:Oklahoma City metropolitan areaDowntown Oklahoma CityUptown Oklahoma CityOklahoma City bombing*Oklahoma City National Memorial... , USA	Carpet	Lori McNeil Lori McNeil Lori McNeil is an African American tennis coach and former professional tennis player from the United States. McNeil was a childhood friend of fellow African American pro Zina Garrison...	6-4, 4-6, 6-3

Doubles 14 (6-8)

Legend
Grand Slam	0
WTA Championships	0
Tier I	0
Tier II	0
Tier III	0
Tier IV & V	0
Olympic Games	0

Titles by Surface
Hard	2
Clay	1
Grass	0
Carpet	3

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	2 January 1980	Australian Open Australian Open The Australian Open is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held in the southern hemisphere. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1972 the Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1988, the tournament became a hard court... , Melbourne, Australia	Hard	Leanne Harrison	Judy Chaloner Diane Evers	2-6, 6-1, 0-6
Winner	2.	15 May 1983	Lugano Lugano Lugano is a city of inhabitants in the city proper and a total of over 145,000 people in the agglomeration/city region, in the south of Switzerland, in the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino, which borders Italy... , Switzerland	Clay	Christiane Jolissaint Christiane Jolissaint Christiane Jolissaint is a former professional tennis player from Switzerland. She won five doubles titles, most often partnering with Marcella Mesker.-Doubles 7 :-References:*...	Petra Delhees Patricia Medrado	6-2, 3-6, 7-5
Winner	3.	23 January 1984	Denver, Colorado, USA	Hard (i)	Anne Hobbs Anne Hobbs Anne Hobbs is a British former professional tennis player.-Tennis career:Hobbs represented Great Britain in the Wightman Cup and Federation Cup from 1978 to 1989...	Sherry Acker Candy Reynolds Candy Reynolds Candy Reynolds is a former professional tennis player from the United States.-Career:During her career, Reynolds won the women's doubles title at the French Open in 1983...	6-2, 6-3
Winner	4.	30 January 1984	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA	Carpet	Christiane Jolissaint Christiane Jolissaint Christiane Jolissaint is a former professional tennis player from Switzerland. She won five doubles titles, most often partnering with Marcella Mesker.-Doubles 7 :-References:*...	Anna-Maria Fernandez Anna-Maria Fernandez Anna-Maria Fernandez was an American professional tennis players active during the 1980s. She won five WTA titles during her career, all in doubles.-Singles 1:-Doubles 6 :-References:*... Trey Lewis Trey Lewis (tennis) ----Trey Lewis is a female American Professional Tennis Player, who played professionally in the first half of the years 1980....	7-6, 6-4
Winner	5.	13 May 1984	Lugano Lugano Lugano is a city of inhabitants in the city proper and a total of over 145,000 people in the agglomeration/city region, in the south of Switzerland, in the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino, which borders Italy... , Switzerland	Hard (i)	Christiane Jolissaint Christiane Jolissaint Christiane Jolissaint is a former professional tennis player from Switzerland. She won five doubles titles, most often partnering with Marcella Mesker.-Doubles 7 :-References:*...	Iva Budarova Iva Budarová Iva Budařová is a former professional tennis player from Czechoslovakia.Budařová played on the WTA Tour from 1978 until 1991, winning four doubles titles. She achieved a career high singles ranking of World No. 24 and a doubles ranking of World No. 55... Marcela Skuherska	6-4, 6-3
Runner-up	6.	6 January 1985	Port St. Lucie, Florida 1984 Ginny Championships The 1984 Ginny Championships was a tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts in Port St. Lucie, Florida in the United States that was part of the 1984 Virginia Slims World Championship Series... , USA	Hard (o)	Christiane Jolissaint Christiane Jolissaint Christiane Jolissaint is a former professional tennis player from Switzerland. She won five doubles titles, most often partnering with Marcella Mesker.-Doubles 7 :-References:*...	Betsy Nagelsen Betsy Nagelsen Betsy Nagelsen McCormack is a retired professional tennis player from the United States. Nagelsen won the doubles championship at the 1978 and 1980 Australian Opens . She reached the singles final of the 1978 Australian Open, losing to Christine O'Neil... Paula Smith Paula Smith Paula Smith is a former American tennis player.Smith played 100 tour singles matches and 47 doubles matches between 1976 and 1988. She reached the finals of the French Open once in 1981, partnering Candy Reynolds, and again in mixed doubles in 1985, partnering Francisco González and losing to...	3-6, 4-6
Runner-up	7.	11 March 1985	US Indoors US Indoors The US Indoors, known formally as the U.S. Indoor Championships, was a national tennis championship for women that was sanctioned by the United States Tennis Association and held 79 times from 1907 through 2001 at various locations and on various surfaces. The event was affiliated with the WTA... , USA	Carpet	Elizabeth Smylie Elizabeth Smylie Elizabeth Smylie is an Australian former tennis player.She won the Western Australian Sports Star of the Year award in 1985.She won the Comeback Player of the Year award in 1990 and 1993....	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver Pam Shriver Pamela Howard Shriver Lazenby , is a former professional tennis player and is currently a sports broadcaster from the United States for ESPN2. During the 1980s and 1990s, she won 133 top-level titles, including 21 women's doubles titles and one mixed doubles title at Grand Slam tournaments...	5-7, 2-6
Runner-up	8.	17 March 1985	Dallas, Texas, USA	Carpet	Pascale Paradis Pascale Paradis Pascale Paradis-Mangon is a former professional tennis player from France.Paradis was the World Junior Champion in women's singles in 1983. Although she failed to reach the heights predicted for her at that time, she did reach the quarter finals at Wimbledon in 1988 before falling to Steffi Graf....	Barbara Potter Barbara Potter Barbara Potter is a former tennis player from the United States, who competed professionally on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour, winning five singles titles and eighteen doubles titles.-Career:... Sharon Walsh Sharon Walsh Sharon Walsh-Arnold is a former professional tennis player from the United States.Walsh enjoyed a long career by modern standards, playing her first Grand Slam singles event in 1969 and her last Grand Slam doubles match in 1990. She was a finalist at the 1979 Australian Open where she lost to...	7-5, 4-6, 6-7
Runner-up	9.	12 August 1985	Canadian Open, Canada	Hard (o)	Pascale Paradis Pascale Paradis Pascale Paradis-Mangon is a former professional tennis player from France.Paradis was the World Junior Champion in women's singles in 1983. Although she failed to reach the heights predicted for her at that time, she did reach the quarter finals at Wimbledon in 1988 before falling to Steffi Graf....	Gigi Fernandez Gigi Fernández Beatriz "Gigi" Fernández is a former professional tennis player, the first female athlete from her native Puerto Rico to turn professional, the first Puerto Rican woman to ever win an Olympic gold medal and the first to be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.Fernandez won 17 Grand... Martina Navratilova	4-6, 0-6
Winner	10.	11 November 1985	Hilversum Hilversum is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Located in the region called "'t Gooi", it is the largest town in that area. It is surrounded by heathland, woods, meadows, lakes, and smaller villages... , Netherlands	Carpet	Catherine Tanvier Catherine Tanvier Catherine Tanvier is a former tennis player from France, who emerged in the mid-1980s as one of the brightest young talents in the game...	Sandra Cecchini Sandra Cecchini Anna-Maria Cecchini is a former Italian professional tennis player.Cecchini or Sandra as she was known on the WTA tour, played from 1981 to 1998 and won 11 singles titles. Her most notable Grand Slam performance came in her first appearance at Roland Garros in 1984, when she reached the quarter... Sabrina Goles Sabrina Goleš Sabrina Goleš is a former Yugoslav tennis player, from modern day Croatia....	6-2, 6-2
Runner-up	11.	15 December 1985	Tokyo Indoor, Japan	Carpet	Elizabeth Smylie Elizabeth Smylie Elizabeth Smylie is an Australian former tennis player.She won the Western Australian Sports Star of the Year award in 1985.She won the Comeback Player of the Year award in 1990 and 1993....	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Claudia Kohde-Kilsch is a former German tennis player. During her career, she won two women's doubles Grand Slam titles. She also won 10 singles titles and 26 doubles titles.-Career:... Helena Sukova Helena Suková Helena Suková is a former professional tennis player from Czechia. During her career, she won 14 Grand Slam titles, 9 of them in women's doubles and 5 of them in mixed doubles...	0-6, 4-6
Winner	12.	2 March 1986	Oklahoma City Oklahoma city Oklahoma City is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Oklahoma.Oklahoma City may also refer to:Oklahoma City metropolitan areaDowntown Oklahoma CityUptown Oklahoma CityOklahoma City bombing*Oklahoma City National Memorial... , USA	Carpet	Pascale Paradis Pascale Paradis Pascale Paradis-Mangon is a former professional tennis player from France.Paradis was the World Junior Champion in women's singles in 1983. Although she failed to reach the heights predicted for her at that time, she did reach the quarter finals at Wimbledon in 1988 before falling to Steffi Graf....	Lori McNeil Lori McNeil Lori McNeil is an African American tennis coach and former professional tennis player from the United States. McNeil was a childhood friend of fellow African American pro Zina Garrison... Catherine Suire Catherine Suire Catherine Suire is a former tennis player from France, who competed as a lucky loser for her native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. She won eight doubles titles in her professional career, and reached her highest individual ranking on the WTA Tour on May 14, 1984, when she became the...	2-6, 7-6, 6-1
Runner-up	13.	24 May 1987	Strasbourg Strasbourg Strasbourg is the capital and principal city of the Alsace region in eastern France and is the official seat of the European Parliament. Located close to the border with Germany, it is the capital of the Bas-Rhin département. The city and the region of Alsace are historically German-speaking,... , France	Clay	Kathy Horvath	Jana Novotna Jana Novotná Jana Novotná is a former professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. She played a serve and volley game, an increasingly rare style of play among women during her career. She won the women's singles title at Wimbledon in 1998 and was runner-up in three previous Grand Slam tournaments... Catherine Suire Catherine Suire Catherine Suire is a former tennis player from France, who competed as a lucky loser for her native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. She won eight doubles titles in her professional career, and reached her highest individual ranking on the WTA Tour on May 14, 1984, when she became the...	0-6, 2-6
Runner-up	14.	12 July 1987	Belgian Open Belgian Open (tennis) The Belgian Open was a WTA Tour tennis event held over three different periods from 1987-2002. It was competed in July from 1987–1989 and 2001, and May from 1992-1993 to 1999-2001. From 2000-2001 it was sponsored by Dutch clothing chain Mexx and was temporarily renamed the Benelux Open. In 2002, it... , Belgium	Clay	Kathy Horvath	Bettina Bunge Bettina Bunge Bettina Bunge is a retired German tennis player. She was born in Adliswil, Switzerland. She was part of a large group of successful German players in the 1980s, which also included Steffi Graf, Claudia Kohde-Kilsch, Sylvia Hanika, and Eva Pfaff.-Career:With German nationality as the daughter of a... Manuela Maleeva Manuela Maleeva Manuela Georgieva Maleeva-Fragniere is a Bulgarian former professional tennis player. She played on the Women's Tennis Association tour between 1982 and 1994...	6-4, 4-6, 4-6

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