Meike Babel

Meike Babel

Country (sports)	Germany
Born	22 November 1974 Langen, Germany
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Turned pro	1991
Retired	2000
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	US$546,425
Singles
Career record	132–113
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 27
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	3R (1993)
French Open	3R (1997)
Wimbledon	2R (1994, 1995)
US Open	2R (1993, 1997)
Doubles
Career record	67–80
Career titles	1
Highest ranking	No. 45

Meike Babel (born 22 November 1974) is a former tennis player from Langen, Germany. She is assistant women's tennis coach at Vanderbilt University. In her 10 years on the WTA tour she ranked 27 in singles and 45 in doubles.^[1][2]

WTA Tour 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 runners-up)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	4 May 1992	Waregem, Belgium	Clay	Wiltrud Probst	2–6, 3–6
Runner-up	2.	12 July 1993	Prague, Czech Republic	Clay	Natalia Medvedeva	3–6, 2–6
Runner-up	3.	7 February 1994	Linz, Austria	Carpet (i)	Sabine Appelmans	1–6, 6–4, 6–7

Doubles (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	21 July 1997	Warsaw, Poland	Clay	Catherine Barclay	Ruxandra Dragomir Inés Gorrochategui	4–6, 0–6
Runner-up	2.	26 October 1997	Luxembourg	Carpet (i)	Laurence Courtois	Larisa Neiland Helena Suková	2–6, 4–6
Winner	3.	9 August 1998	Istanbul, Turkey	Hard	Laurence Courtois	Åsa Carlsson Florencia Labat	6–0, 6–2

References

1. Meike Babel's profile at Vanderbilt.edu. Online. October 9, 2007.
2. Brainy History. November 22, 1074 in History. Online. November 10, 2007.

External links

• Official website
• Meike Babel at the Women's Tennis Association
• Meike Babel at the International Tennis Federation
• Meike Babel at the Fed Cup