Country (sports) | Netherlands |
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Born | The Hague, the Netherlands | 23 May 1959
Prize money | $337,812 |
Singles | |
Career record | 105–138 |
Career titles | 1 |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (1984) |
French Open | 3R (1982, 1986) |
Wimbledon | 3R (1979, 1985) |
US Open | 3R (1981) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 162–133 |
Career titles | 6 |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | F (1979) |
French Open | 3R (1986) |
Wimbledon | 2R (1980, 1983, 1984, 1988) |
US Open | SF (1984) |
Marcella Mesker (born 23 May 1959) is a former professional tennis player from the Netherlands.
Mesker was active on the WTA Tour from 1979 to 1988 and reached the final of the Australian Open Women's Doubles in 1979. She also reached the semifinals of the US Open Women's Doubles in 1984. She won a singles title in Oklahoma City in 1986.
Mesker is the recipient of the Karen Krantzcke Sportsmanship Award, given by WTA after a vote by fellow tennis pros.
Legend |
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Grand Slam |
Tier I |
Tier II |
Tier III |
Tier IV & V |
Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Mar 1986 | Oklahoma City, US | Carpet (i) | Lori McNeil | 6–4, 4–6, 6–3 |
Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1. | Jan 1980 | Australian Open | Grass | Leanne Harrison | Judy Chaloner Diane Evers | 2–6, 6–1, 0–6 |
Win | 1. | May 1983 | Lugano, Switzerland | Clay | Christiane Jolissaint | Petra Delhees Patricia Medrado | 6–2, 3–6, 7–5 |
Win | 2. | Jan 1984 | Denver, U.S. | Hard (i) | Anne Hobbs | Sherry Acker Candy Reynolds | 6–2, 6–3 |
Win | 3. | Jan 1984 | Pittsburgh, U.S. | Carpet (i) | Christiane Jolissaint | Anna-Maria Fernandez Trey Lewis | 7–6, 6–4 |
Win | 4. | May 1984 | Lugano, Switzerland | Hard (i) | Christiane Jolissaint | Iva Budařová Marcela Skuherská | 6–4, 6–3 |
Loss | 2. | Jan 1985 | Port St. Lucie, U.S. | Hard | Christiane Jolissaint | Betsy Nagelsen Paula Smith | 3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 3. | Mar 1985 | US Indoors | Carpet (i) | Elizabeth Smylie | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver | 5–7, 2–6 |
Loss | 4. | Mar 1985 | Dallas, U.S. | Carpet (i) | Pascale Paradis | Barbara Potter Sharon Walsh | 7–5, 4–6, 6–7 |
Loss | 5. | Aug 1985 | Canadian Open | Hard | Pascale Paradis | Gigi Fernández Martina Navratilova | 4–6, 0–6 |
Win | 5. | Nov 1985 | Hilversum, Netherlands | Carpet (i) | Catherine Tanvier | Sandra Cecchini Sabrina Goleš | 6–2, 6–2 |
Loss | 6. | Dec 1985 | Tokyo Indoor, Japan | Carpet (i) | Elizabeth Smylie | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková | 0–6, 4–6 |
Win | 6. | Mar 1986 | Oklahoma City, USA | Carpet (i) | Pascale Paradis | Lori McNeil Catherine Suire | 2–6, 7–6, 6–1 |
Loss | 7. | May 1987 | Strasbourg, France | Clay | Kathy Horvath | Jana Novotná Catherine Suire | 0–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 8. | Jul 1987 | Belgian Open | Clay | Kathy Horvath | Bettina Bunge Manuela Maleeva | 6–4, 4–6, 4–6 |
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