Kimberly Po

Kimberly Po

Kimberly Po
Full name Kimberly Po-Messerli
Country  United States
Residence Rolling Hills, California
Born October 20, 1971 (1971-10-20) (age 39)
Los Angeles
Height 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)
Turned pro 1991
Retired 2002
Plays Right handed (two handed backhand)
Career prize money $1,926,618
Singles
Career record 200 - 180 (52.6%)
Career titles 0
Highest ranking 14 (1997)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open QF (1997)
Doubles
Career record 250 - 216 (53.64%)
Career titles 5
Highest ranking 6 (2001)
Grand Slam Doubles results
US Open F (2001)
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Wimbledon W (2000)
US Open F (1999)

Kimberly Po-Messerli (born October 20, 1971, in Los Angeles, California) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.

During her career, Po won the mixed doubles title at Wimbledon in 2000 (partnering Donald Johnson). She was also a women's doubles runner-up at the US Open in 2001 (partnering Nathalie Tauziat), and a mixed doubles runner-up at the US Open in 1999 (partnering Johnson).

Po won a total of six top-level doubles titles. Her career high world rankings were World No. 6 in doubles (in 2001) and World No. 14 in singles (in 1997). Her best singles performance at a Grand Slam event came at the Australian Open in 1997, when she reached the quarter-finals before being knocked-out by Amanda Coetzer.

Contents

Major finals

Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 1 (0-1)

Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents in the final Score in the final
Runner-up 2001 US Open Hard France Nathalie Tauziat United States Lisa Raymond
Australia Rennae Stubbs
6–2, 5–7, 7–5

Mixed doubles: 2 (1-1)

Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents in the final Score in the final
Runner-up 1999 US Open Hard United States Donald Johnson Japan Ai Sugiyama
India Mahesh Bhupathi
6–4, 6–4
Winner 2000 Wimbledon Grass United States Donald Johnson Belgium Kim Clijsters
Australia Lleyton Hewitt
6–4, 7–6(3)


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