Meike Babel

Meike Babel
Country (sports) Germany
Born (1974-11-22) 22 November 1974
Langen, West Germany
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Turned pro1991
Retired2000
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money$546,425
Singles
Career record132–113
Career titles0 WTA, 2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 27
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (1993)
French Open3R (1997)
Wimbledon2R (1994, 1995)
US Open2R (1993, 1997)
Doubles
Career record67–80
Career titles1 WTA, 2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 45
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (1992, 1995)
French Open3R (1998)
Wimbledon2R (1995, 1998)
US Open2R (1997, 1998)

Meike Babel (born 22 November 1974) is a former tennis player from Germany.

Career

In her ten years on the WTA Tour, she ranked as high as world number 27 in singles and 45 in doubles.[1][2]

Coaching career

She was a women's tennis assistant coach at Tulane University and Vanderbilt University.[3]

WTA career finals

Tournament ( W–R ) Singles Doubles
Grand Slam tournaments 0–0 0–0
WTA Championships 0–0 0–0
Tier I 0–0 0–0
Tier II 0–0 0–0
Tier III 0–1 0–2
Tier IV 0–2 1–0
Surface ( W–R ) Singles Doubles
Hard 0–0 1–0
Clay 0–2 0–1
Grass 0–0 0–0
Carpet 0–1 0–1

Singles: 3 (3 runner-ups)

Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 May 1992 Waregem, Belgium Clay Germany Wiltrud Probst 2–6, 3–6
Loss 0–2 Jul 1993 Prague, Czech Republic Clay Ukraine Natalia Medvedeva 3–6, 2–6
Loss 0–3 Feb 1994 Linz, Austria Carpet (i) Belgium Sabine Appelmans 1–6, 6–4, 6–7

Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 1997 Warsaw, Poland Clay Australia Catherine Barclay Romania Ruxandra Dragomir
Argentina Inés Gorrochategui 		4–6, 0–6
Loss 0–2 Oct 1997 Luxembourg Carpet (i) Belgium Laurence Courtois Latvia Larisa Neiland
Czech Republic Helena Suková 		2–6, 4–6
Win 1–2 Aug 1998 Istanbul, Turkey Hard Belgium Laurence Courtois Sweden Åsa Carlsson
Argentina Florencia Labat 		6–0, 6–2

ITF Circuit finals

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

Singles (2–1)

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1. 5 August 1991 Paderborn, Germany Clay Germany Eva-Maria Schürhoff 6–3, 7–6
Loss 1. 16 September 1991 Sofia, Bulgaria Clay Netherlands Monique Kiene 5–7, 3–6
Win 2. 28 October 1991 Madeira, Portugal Hard Slovenia Barbara Mulej 6–0, 6–2

Doubles (2–3)

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. 10 February 1991 Helsinki, Finland Carpet (i) Germany Nadja Beik Bulgaria Lubomira Bacheva
Soviet Union Elena Pogorelova 		2–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss 2. 29 July 1991 Rheda, Germany Clay Romania Irina Spîrlea Sweden Catarina Bernstein
Sweden Annika Narbe 		4–6, 5–7
Loss 3. 5 August 1991 Paderborn, Germany Clay Germany Nadja Beik Czechoslovakia Ivana Havrlíková
Czechoslovakia Pavlína Rajzlová 		4–6, 0–6
Win 1. 16 September 1991 Sofia, Bulgaria Clay United Kingdom Valda Lake Czechoslovakia Ivana Havrlíková
Czech Republic Kateřina Šišková 		7–5, 6–0
Win 2. 28 October 1991 Madeira, Portugal Hard Netherlands Carin Bakkum Spain Rosa Bielsa
Spain Janet Souto 		6–3, 6–2

References

  1. ^ Meike Babel's profile at Vanderbilt.edu. Online. 9 October 2007.
  2. ^ Brainy History. 22 November 1974 in History. Online. 10 November 2007.
  3. ^ "Meike Babel Biography & Photo Gallery". meikebabel.com. Archived from the original on 19 June 2015.
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