| Full name | Kimberly Po-Messerli |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Residence | Rolling Hills, California |
| Born | October 20, 1971 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 |
| Career titles | 0 WTA, 3 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 14 (9 June 1997) |
| Grand Slam results | |
| Australian Open | QF (1997) |
| French Open | 3R (1993, 1997) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (1992, 1994, 1996, 1998) |
| US Open | 4R (1998) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 250 - 216 |
| Career titles | 5 WTA, 1 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 6 (10 September 2001) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (2001) |
| French Open | QF (2001) |
| Wimbledon | SF (2001) |
| US Open | F (2001) |
| Mixed Doubles | |
| Career titles | 1 |
| Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | QF (1999) |
| French Open | QF (2000) |
| 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 |
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
| Runner-up | 2001 | US Open | Hard | Nathalie Tauziat | Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs |
6–2, 5–7, 7–5 |
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
| Runner-up | 1999 | US Open | Hard | Donald Johnson | Ai Sugiyama Mahesh Bhupathi |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Winner | 2000 | Wimbledon | Grass | Donald Johnson | Kim Clijsters Lleyton Hewitt |
6–4, 7–6(3) |
| Legend |
|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments (0/1) |
| Olympic Gold (0/0) |
| WTA Championships (0/0) |
| Tier I (1/1) |
| Tier II (1/6) |
| Tier III (3/6) |
| Tier IV & V (0/0) |
| Virginia Slims (0/0) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
| Runner-up | 1. | 4 January 1993 | Brisbane | Hard | Shannan McCarthy | Conchita Martínez Larisa Savchenko |
6-2, 6-2 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 14 February 1993 | Chicago | Carpet (i) | Amy Frazier | Katrina Adams Zina Garrison-Jackson |
7–6(7), 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 21 April 1996 | Tokyo | Hard | Amy Frazier | Kimiko Date Ai Sugiyama |
7-6(6), 6-7(6), 6-3 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 18 August 1996 | Los Angeles | Hard | Amy Frazier | Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva |
6-1, 6-4 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 27 Ocotber 1996 | Quebec City | Hard (i) | Amy Frazier | Debbie Graham Brenda Schultz-McCarthy |
6-1, 6-4 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 3 August 1997 | San Diego | Hard | Amy Frazier | Martina Hingis Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
6-3, 7-5 |
| Winner | 1. | 21 September 1998 | Quebec City | Hard (i) | Lori McNeil | Chanda Rubin Sandrine Testud |
6-7(3), 7-5, 6-4 |
| Winner | 2. | 18 April 1999 | Tokyo | Hard | Corina Morariu | Kerry-Anne Guse Catherine Barclay |
6-3, 6-2 |
| Winner | 3. | 27 February 2000 | Oklahoma City | Hard (i) | Corina Morariu | Tamarine Tanasugarn Elena Tatarkova |
6-4, 4-6, 6-2 |
| Runner-up | 7. | 13 August 2000 | Los Angeles | Hard | Anne-Gaelle Sidot | Els Callens Dominique Van Roost |
6-2, 7-5 |
| Runner-up | 8. | 15 October 2000 | Zurich | Hard (i) | Anne-Gaelle Sidot | Martina Hingis Anna Kournikova |
6-3, 6-4 |
| Runner-up | 9. | 5 November 2000 | Quebec City | Hard (i) | Els Callens | Meghann Shaughnessy Nicole Pratt |
6-3, 6-4 |
| Runner-up | 10. | 5 February 2001 | Paris | Carpet (i) | Nathalie Tauziat | Iva Majoli Virginie Razzano |
6–3, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 11. | 12 February 2001 | Nice | Carpet (i) | Nathalie Tauziat | Émilie Loit Anne-Gaëlle Sidot |
1–6, 6–2, 6–0 |
| Runner-up | 12. | 11 June 2001 | Birmingham | Grass | Nathalie Tauziat | Cara Black Elena Likhovtseva |
6–1, 6–2 |
| Winner | 4. | 6 August 2001 | Los Angeles | Hard | Nathalie Tauziat | Nicole Arendt Caroline Vis |
6–3, 7–5 |
| Winner | 5. | 19 August 2001 | Toronto | Hard | Nicole Pratt | Tina Križan Katarina Srebotnik |
6–3, 6-1 |
| Runner-up | 13. | 27 August 2001 | US Open | Hard | Nathalie Tauziat | Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs |
6–2, 5–7, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 14. | 10 June 2002 | Birmingham | Grass | Nathalie Tauziat | Shinobu Asagoe Els Callens |
6–4, 6–3 |