Leila Meskhi
Leila Meskhi is a retired Georgian professional female tennis player.
Meskhi has won five singles and doubles titles on the WTA Tour. She has also won one singles and two doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 5 August 1991, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 12. On 10 April 1995, she peaked at No. 21 in the WTA doubles rankings.
Her best performance at a Grand Slam tournament came when she got to the quarterfinals of the 1990 US Open, defeating Akiko Kijimuta, Natasha Zvereva, Katia Piccolini and Linda Ferrando before losing to eventual champion Gabriela Sabatini.
WTA career finals
Singles: 11 (5 titles, 6 runner-ups)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Category | Surface | Opponent | Score |
Runner-up | 1. | 18 April 1988 | WTA Singapore | Tier V | Hard | ![]() | 6–7, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | 27 February 1989 | Cellular South Cup, Oklahoma City | Tier V | Hard | ![]() | 4–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 1. | 6 November 1989 | VS of Nashville | Tier V | Hard | ![]() | 6–2, 6–3 |
Winner | 2. | 29 January 1990 | Auckland Open | Tier V | Hard | ![]() | 6–1, 6–0 |
Runner-up | 3. | 5 February 1989 | Wellington Classic | Tier V | Hard | ![]() | 6–1, 4–6, 0–6 |
Winner | 3. | 1 October 1990 | Moscow Ladies Open | Tier V | Carpet | ![]() | 6–4, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 4. | 5 November 1990 | Indianapolis | Tier IV | Hard | ![]() | 4–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 4. | 4 February 1991 | Wellington Classic | Tier V | Hard | ![]() | 3–6, 7–6, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 5. | 1 April 1991 | Family Circle Cup, Hilton Head | Tier I | Clay | ![]() | 1–6, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 6. | 23 September 1991 | WTA Bayonne | Tier IV | Carpet | ![]() | 6–4, 3–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 5. | 9 January 1995 | Moorilla Hobart International | Tier IV | Hard | ![]() | 6–2, 6–3 |