Full name | Kimberly Po-Messerli |
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Country (sports) | United States |
Residence | Rolling Hills, California, U.S. |
Born | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | October 20, 1971
Height | 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) |
Turned pro | 1991 |
Retired | 2002 |
Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $1,926,618 |
Singles | |
Career record | 200–180 |
Career titles | 3 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 14 (June 9, 1997) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | QF (1997) |
French Open | 3R (1993, 1997) |
Wimbledon | 2R (1992, 1994, 1996, 1998) |
US Open | 4R (1998) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 250–216 |
Career titles | 5 WTA, 1 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 6 (September 10, 2001) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (2001) |
French Open | QF (2001) |
Wimbledon | SF (2001) |
US Open | F (2001) |
Mixed doubles | |
Career titles | 1 |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
Australian Open | QF (1999) |
French Open | QF (2000) |
Wimbledon | W (2000) |
US Open | F (1999) |
Kimberly Po (born October 20, 1971) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.
In her career, she won the mixed doubles title at Wimbledon in 2000, partnering Donald Johnson. She also was a runner-up at the US Open in women's doubles in 2001, partnering Nathalie Tauziat, as well as at the 1999 US Open in mixed doubles, with Johnson.
Po won six top-level doubles titles. Her career-high world rankings were world No. 6 in doubles (in 2001) and No. 14 in singles (in 1997). Her best singles performance at a Grand Slam event came at the 1997 Australian Open when she reached the quarterfinals before being knocked out by Amanda Coetzer.
Po married Oliver Messerli in 2001, and was known thereafter as Kimberly Po-Messerli.
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 2001 | US Open | Hard | Nathalie Tauziat | Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs | 6–2, 5–7, 7–5 |
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 1999 | US Open | Hard | Donald Johnson | Ai Sugiyama Mahesh Bhupathi | 6–4, 6–4 |
Winner | 2000 | Wimbledon | Grass | Donald Johnson | Kim Clijsters Lleyton Hewitt | 6–4, 7–6(7–3) |
Legend |
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Grand Slam tournaments (0/1) |
Tier I (1/1) |
Tier II (1/6) |
Tier III (3/6) |
Tier IV & V (0/0) |
Virginia Slims (0/0) |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | Jan 1993 | Brisbane | Hard | Shannan McCarthy | Conchita Martínez Larisa Neiland | 2–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | Feb 1993 | Chicago | Carpet (i) | Amy Frazier | Katrina Adams Zina Garrison-Jackson | 6–7(7–9), 3–6 |
Runner-up | 3. | Apr 1996 | Tokyo | Hard | Amy Frazier | Kimiko Date Ai Sugiyama | 6–7(6–8), 7–6(8–6), 3–6 |
Runner-up | 4. | Aug 1996 | Los Angeles | Hard | Amy Frazier | Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva | 1–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 5. | Oct 1996 | Quebec City | Hard (i) | Amy Frazier | Debbie Graham Brenda Schultz-McCarthy | 1–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 6. | Aug 1997 | San Diego | Hard | Amy Frazier | Martina Hingis Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 3–6, 5–7 |
Winner | 1. | Sep 1998 | Quebec City | Hard (i) | Lori McNeil | Chanda Rubin Sandrine Testud | 6–7(3–7), 7–5, 6–4 |
Winner | 2. | Apr 1999 | Tokyo | Hard | Corina Morariu | Kerry-Anne Guse Catherine Barclay | 6–3, 6–2 |
Winner | 3. | Feb 2000 | Oklahoma City | Hard (i) | Corina Morariu | Tamarine Tanasugarn Elena Tatarkova | 6–4, 4–6, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 7. | Aug 2000 | Los Angeles | Hard | Anne-Gaëlle Sidot | Els Callens Dominique Van Roost | 2–6, 5–7 |
Runner-up | 8. | Oct 2000 | Zurich | Hard (i) | Anne-Gaëlle Sidot | Martina Hingis Anna Kournikova | 3–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 9. | Nov 2000 | Quebec City | Hard (i) | Els Callens | Meghann Shaughnessy Nicole Pratt | 3–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 10. | Feb 2001 | Paris | Carpet (i) | Nathalie Tauziat | Iva Majoli Virginie Razzano | 3–6, 5–7 |
Runner-up | 11. | Feb 2001 | Nice | Carpet (i) | Nathalie Tauziat | Émilie Loit Anne-Gaëlle Sidot | 6–1, 2–6, 0–6 |
Runner-up | 12. | Jun 2001 | Birmingham | Grass | Nathalie Tauziat | Cara Black Elena Likhovtseva | 1–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 4. | Aug 2001 | Los Angeles | Hard | Nathalie Tauziat | Nicole Arendt Caroline Vis | 6–3, 7–5 |
Winner | 5. | Aug 2001 | Toronto | Hard | Nicole Pratt | Tina Križan Katarina Srebotnik | 6–3, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 13. | Aug 2001 | US Open | Hard | Nathalie Tauziat | Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs | 2–6, 7–5, 5–7 |
Runner-up | 14. | Jun 2002 | Birmingham | Grass | Nathalie Tauziat | Shinobu Asagoe Els Callens | 4–6, 3–6 |
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