Leanne Baker

Leanne Baker
Country (sports)	New Zealand
Residence	Te Awamutu, New Zealand
Born	8 January 1981 (age 42); Hamilton, New Zealand
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Turned pro	1998
Retired	2008
Plays	Left-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money	$136,918
Singles
Career record	262–206
Career titles	7 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 260 (26 February 2007)
Doubles
Career record	241–194
Career titles	18 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 108 (17 January 2005)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	1R (2005)
Wimbledon	1R (2004)

Last updated August 15, 2023

Leanne Baker (born 8 January 1981) is a former New Zealand professional tennis player, and a former United States club rugby player. She is currently the head coach of the Chicago Women's Rugby Football Club.^[1]

WTA career finals

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
Tier I (0–0)
Tier II (0–0)
Tier III (0–0)
Tier IV & V (0–1)

Outcome	No.	Date	Location	Surface	Partnering	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	8 January 2005	Auckland Open, New Zealand	Hard	Francesca Lubiani	Shinobu Asagoe Katarina Srebotnik	3–6, 3–6

ITF Circuit finals

$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 10 (7–3)

Outcome	No.	Date	Location	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	1.	2 May 1999	Coatzacoalcos, Mexico	Hard	Candice Jairala	3–6, 6–3, 7–5
Winner	2.	11 July 1999	Felixstowe, England	Grass	Karen Nugent	6–4, 6–4
Runner-up	1.	6 February 2000	Wellington, New Zealand	Hard	Mireille Dittmann	6–7^(5–7), 6–1, 6–7^(5–7)
Runner-up	2.	28 May 2000	El Paso, United States	Hard	Erin Burdette	1–6, 3–6
Runner-up	3.	14 September 2003	Spoleto, Italy	Clay	Lenka Snajdrová	4–6, 3–6
Winner	3.	6 February 2005	Wellington, New Zealand	Hard	Mireille Dittmann	2–6, 6–1, 6–1
Winner	4.	28 August 2005	Jesi, Italy	Hard	Vanessa Pinto	6–2, 7–6^(8–6)
Winner	5.	5 February 2006	Taupō, New Zealand	Hard	Natsumi Hamamura	6–1, 6–2
Winner	6.	12 February 2006	Wellington, New Zealand	Hard	Kateřina Kramperová	6–4, 1–6, 6–0
Winner	7.	20 April 2008	Mazatlán, Mexico	Hard	Anna Lubinsky	6–2, 6–1

Doubles: 38 (18–20)

Outcome	No.	Date	Location	Surface	Partnering	Opponents	Score
Winner	1.	6 February 1999	Wellington, New Zealand	Hard	Rewa Hudson	Gail Biggs Shelley Stephens	6–1, 6–1
Winner	2.	11 July 1999	Felixstowe, England	Grass	Nicole Sewell	Victoria Davies Kate Warne-Holland	6–1, 6–4
Runner-up	1.	17 September 1999	Frinton, England	Grass	Nicole Sewell	Natalie Grandin Nicole Rencken	2–6, 6–3, 1–6
Winner	3.	28 May 2000	El Paso, United States	Hard	Manisha Malhotra	Kaysie Smashey Varalee Sureephong	6–2, 7–6
Runner-up	2.	4 June 2000	San Antonio, United States	Hard	Manisha Malhotra	Melanie Clayton Emma Gott	6–3, 6–7^(5–7), 5–7
Runner-up	3.	24 July 2000	Pamplona, Spain	Hard	Mariana Mesa	Yvette Basting Mia Buric	2–6, 0–6
Winner	4.	4 March 2001	Bendigo, Australia	Hard	Shelley Stephens	Debby Haak Jolanda Mens	6–3, 6–2
Runner-up	4.	22 April 2001	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	Hard	Shelley Stephens	Manisha Malhotra Nirupama Vaidyanathan	3–6, 5–7
Winner	5.	18 June 2001	Marseille, France	Clay	Manisha Malhotra	Caroline Dhenin Maja Palaveršić	7–6^(7–5), 6–2
Winner	6.	1 July 2001	Båstad, Sweden	Hard	Manisha Malhotra	Daniela Klemenschits Sandra Klemenschits	6–3, 6–1
Runner-up	5.	30 September 2001	Raleigh, United States	Clay	Tracey O'Connor	Allison Baker Melinda Czink	4–6, 6–1, 4–6
Runner-up	6.	21 July 2002	Valladolid, Spain	Hard	Manisha Malhotra	Elena Baltacha Natacha Randriantefy	2–6, 3–6
Runner-up	7.	30 March 2003	Atlanta, United States	Hard	Francesca Lubiani	Li Ting Sun Tiantian	6–4, 4–6, 4–6
Winner	7.	18 May 2003	Casale Monferrato, Italy	Clay	Elke Clijsters	Jolanda Mens Stefanie Weis	6–1, 6–2
Winner	8.	1 June 2003	Campobasso, Italy	Clay	Ekaterina Kozhokina	Ana Jovanović Višnja Vuletić	6–1, 6–1
Runner-up	8.	13 July 2003	Felixstowe, England	Grass	Chantal Coombs	Karen Nugent Elsa O'Riain	6–7^(7–9), 6–7^(2–7)
Winner	9.	7 September 2003	Mestre, Italy	Clay	Francesca Lubiani	Monique Adamczak Shelley Stephens	6–2, 4–6, 6–2
Winner	10.	14 September 2003	Spoleto, Italy	Clay	Shelley Stephens	Kika Hogendoorn Bettina Pirker	6–3, 3–6, 7–5
Runner-up	9.	28 September 2003	Glasgow, Scotland	Hard	Francesca Lubiani	Kim Kilsdonk Nicole Kriz	5–7, 2–6
Runner-up	10.	8 February 2004	Rockford, United States	Hard (i)	Francesca Lubiani	Mariana Díaz Oliva Gisela Dulko	7–6^(7–5), 3–6, 1–6
Runner-up	11.	22 February 2004	Columbus, United States	Hard (i)	Francesca Lubiani	Stanislava Hrozenská Lenka Němečková	6–7^(3–7), 6–4, 3–6
Winner	11.	28 February 2004	St. Paul, United States	Hard (i)	Francesca Lubiani	Jessica Lehnhoff Trudi Musgrave	6–7^(3–7), 2–3 ret.
Winner	12.	6 June 2004	Surbiton, England	Grass	Nicole Sewell	Surina De Beer Karen Nugent	2–6, 7–5, 7–6^(8–6)
Winner	13.	5 October 2004	Glasgow, Scotland	Hard (i)	Francesca Lubiani	Claire Curran İpek Şenoğlu	6–3, 5–7, 6–4
Runner-up	12.	20 March 2005	Orange, United States	Hard	Francesca Lubiani	Carly Gullickson Jennifer Hopkins	3–6, 4–6
Runner-up	13.	27 March 2005	Redding, United States	Hard	Francesca Lubiani	Yuliya Beygelzimer Stéphanie Dubois	4–6, 7–6^(7–1), 3–6
Winner	14.	9 July 2005	Felixstowe, England	Grass	Francesca Lubiani	Jarmila Gajdošová Alla Kudryavtseva	6–1, 4–6, 3–2 ret.
Runner-up	14.	21 August 2005	Jesi, Italy	Hard	Francesca Lubiani	Silvia Disderi Giulia Gabba	2–6, 6–2, 4–6
Winner	15.	28 August 2005	Trecastagni, Italy	Hard	Francesca Lubiani	Regina Kulikova Marina Shamayko	6–2, 4–6, 6–3
Runner-up	15.	5 February 2006	Taupō, New Zealand	Hard	Francescz Lubiani	Lauren Barnikow Christina Fusano	4–6, 4–6
Runner-up	16.	12 February 2006	Wellington, New Zealand	Hard	Ellen Barry	Paula Marama Kairangi Vano	3–6, 1–6
Runner-up	17.	17 March 2006	Canberra, Australia	Clay	Nicole Kriz	Monique Adamczak Christina Horiatopoulos	6–7^(4–7), 1–6
Runner-up	18.	14 May 2006	Fukuoka, Japan	Grass	Christina Horiatopoulos	Chan Yung-jan Chuang Chia-jung	1–6, 2–6
Winner	16.	8 October 2006	Troy, United States	Hard	Nicole Kriz	Chanelle Scheepers Neha Uberoi	6–7^(1–7), 7–6, 6–3
Winner	17.	29 October 2006	Augusta, United States	Hard	Nicole Kriz	Chanelle Scheepers Neha Uberoi	7–6^(7–3), 6–1
Winner	18.	19 November 2006	Lawrenceville, United States	Hard	Julie Ditty	Christina Fusano Aleke Tsoubanos	7–6^(7–5), 6–4
Runner-up	19.	4 May 2007	Catania, Italy	Clay	Nicole Kriz	Debbrich Feys Darya Kustova	4–6, 4–6
Runner-up	20.	21 October 2007	Lawrenceville, United States	Hard	Julie Ditty	Stéphanie Dubois Alisa Kleybanova	2–6, 0–6

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References

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Leanne Baker at the International Tennis Federation

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