Leanne Baker

Leanne Baker
Country  New Zealand
Residence Te Awamutu, New Zealand
Born 8 January 1981 (1981-01-08) (age 31)
Hamilton, New Zealand
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Turned pro 1998
Plays Left-handed (one-handed backhand)
Career prize money US$136,918
Singles
Career record 262–206
Career titles 7 (ITF)
Highest ranking 260 (26 February 2007)
Doubles
Career record 241–194
Career titles 19 (ITF)
Highest ranking 108 (9 January 2005)
Last updated on: 5 May 2008.

Leanne Baker (born 8 January 1981, in Hamilton) is a New Zealand professional tennis player. Her career high WTA singles ranking is 260, which she reached on 26 February 2007. Her career high doubles ranking is 108, set at 17 January 2005

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ITF Circuit finals

Singles finals 10 (7–3)

$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Outcome No. Date Location Surface Opponent in final Score
Winner 1. 2 May 1999 Coatzacoalcos, Mexico Hard Candice Jairala 3–6 6–3 7–5
Winner 2. 11 July 1999 Felixstowe, England Grass Karen Nugent 6–4 6–4
Runner-up 3. 6 February 2000 Wellington, New Zealand Hard Mirielle Dittmann 6–7(5) 6–1 6–7(5)
Runner-up 4. 28 May 2000 El Paso, Texas, USA Hard Erin Burdette 1–6 3–6
Runner-up 5. 14 September 2003 Spoleto, Italy Clay Lenka Snajdrova 4–6 3–6
Winner 6. 6 February 2005 Wellington, New Zealand Hard Mirielle Dittmann 2–6 6–1 6–1
Winner 7. 28 August 2005 Jesi, Italy Hard Vanessa Pinto 6–2 7–6(6)
Winner 8. 5February 2006 Taupo, New Zealand Hard Natsumi Hamamura 6–1 6–2
Winner 9. 12 February 2006 Wellington, New Zealand Hard Katerina Kramperová 6–4 1–6 6–0
Winner 10. 20 April 2008 Mazatlán, Mexico Hard Anna Lubinsky 6–2 6–1

Doubles finals 36 (18–18)

$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Outcome No. Date Location Surface Partnering Opponent in final Score
Winner 1. 6 February 1999 Wellington, New Zealand Hard Rewa Hudson Gail Biggs/ Shelley Bryce 6–1 6–1
Winner 2. 11 July 1999 Felixstowe, England Grass Nicole Sewell Victoria Davies/ Kate Warne-Holland 6–1 6–4
Runner-up 3. 17 September 1999 Frinton, England Grass Nicole Sewell Natalie Grandin/ Nicole Rencken 2–6 6–3 1–6
Winner 4. 28 May 2000 El Paso, Texas, USA Hard Manisha Malhotra Kaysie Smashey/ Varalee Sureephong 6–2 7–6
Winner 5. 4 March 2001 Bendigo, Australia Hard Shelley Stephens Debby Haak/ Jolanda Mens 6–3 6–2
Runner-up 6. 22 April 2001 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Hard Shelley Stephens Manisha Malhotra/ Nirupama Vaidyanathan 3–6 5–7
Winner 7. 18 June 2001 Marseille, France Clay Manisha Malhotra Caroline Dhenin/ Maja Palaversic-Cooper-Smith 7–6(5) 6–2
Winner 8. 1 July 2001 Båstad, Sweden Hard Manisha Malhotra Daniela Klemenschits/ Sandra Klemenschits 6–3 6–1
Runner-up 9. 30 September 2001 Raleigh, North Carolina, USA Clay Tracey O'Connor Allison Baker/ Melinda Czink 4–6 6–1 4–6
Winner 10. 21 October 2001 Largo, Florida, USA Hard Manisha Malhotra Erika de Lone/ Emmanuelle Gagliardi NP
Runner-up 11. 21 July 2002 Valladolid, Spain Hard Manisha Malhotra Elena Baltacha/ Natacha Randriantefy 2–6 3–6
Runner-up 12. 30 March 2003 Atlanta, Georgia, USA Hard Francesca Lubiani Ting Li/ Tian-Tian Sun 6–4 4–6 4–6
Winner 13. 18 May 2003 Casale, Italy Clay Elke Clijsters Jolanda Mens/ Stefanie Weis 6–3 6–4
Winner 14. 1 June 2003 Campobasso, Italy Clay Ekaterina Kozhokhina Ana Jovanović/ Visnja Vuletic 6–1 6–1
Runner-up 15. 13 July 2003 Felixstowe, England Grass Chantal Coombs Karen Nugent/ Elsa O'Riain 6–7(7) 6–7(2)
Winner 16. 7 September 2003 Mestre, Italy Clay Francesca Lubiani Monique Adamczak/ Shelley Bryce 6–2 4–6 6–2
Winner 17. 14 September 2003 Spoleto, Italy Clay Shelley Stephens Kika Hogendoorn/ Bettina Pirker 6–3 3–6 7–5
Runner-up 18. 28 September 2003 Glasgow, Scotland Hard Francesca Lubiani Kim Kilsdonk/ Nicole Kriz 5–7 2–6
Runner-up 19. 8 February 2004 Rockford, Illinois, USA Hard Francesca Lubiani Mariana Díaz-Oliva/ Gisela Dulko 7–6(5) 3–6 1–6
Runner-up 20. 22 February 2004 Columbus, Ohio, USA Hard Francesca Lubiani Stanislava Hrozenská/ Lenka Němečková 6–7(3) 6–4 3–6
Winner 21. 28 February 2004 St. Paul, Minnesota, USA Hard Francesca Lubiani Jessica Lehnhoff/ Trudi Musgrave 6–7(3) 2–3 RET
Winner 22. 6 June 2004 Surbiton, England Grass Nicole Sewell Surina De Beer/ Karen Nugent 2–6 7–5 7–6(6)
Runner-up 23. 20 March 2005 Orange, California, USA Hard Francesca Lubiani Carly Gullickson/ Jennifer Hopkins 3–6 4–6
Runner-up 24. 27 March 2005 Redding, California, USA Hard Francesca Lubiani Yuliya Beygelzimer/ Jennifer Hopkins 4–6 7–6(1) 3–6
Winner 25. 9 July 2005 Felixstowe, England Grass Francesca Lubiani Jarmila Groth/ Alla Kudryavtseva 6–1 4–6 3–2 RET
Runner-up 26. 21 August 2005 Jesi, Italy Hard Francesca Lubiani Silvia Disderi/ Giulia Gabba 2–6 6–2 4–6
Winner 27. 28 August 2005 Trecastagni, Italy Hard Francesca Lubiani Regina Kulikova/ Marina Shamayko 6–2 4–6 6–3
Runner-up 28. 5 February 2006 Taupo, New Zealand Hard Francescz Lubiani Lauren Barnikow/ Christina Fusano 4–6 4–6
Runner-up 29. 12 February 2006 Wellington, New Zealand Hard Ellen Barry Paula Marama/ Kairangi Vano 3–6 1–6
Runner-up 30. 17 March 2006 Canberra, Australia Clay Nicole Kriz Monique Adamczak/ Christina Horiatopoulos 6–7(4) 1–6
Runner-up 31. 14 May 2006 Fukuoka, Japan Carpet Christina Horiatopoulos Yung-Jan Chan/ Chia-Jung Chuang 1–6 2–6
Winner 32. 8 October 2006 Troy, Alabama, USA Hard Nicole Kriz Chanelle Scheepers/ Neha Uberoi 6–7(1) 7–6 6–3
Winner 33. 29 October 2006 Augusta, Georgia, USA Hard Nicole Kriz Chanelle Scheepers/ Neha Uberoi 7–6(3) 6–1
Winner 34. 19 November 2006 Lawrenceville, Georgia, USA Hard Julie Ditty Christina Fusano/ Aleke Tsoubanos 7–6(5) 6–4
Runner-up 35. 4 May 2007 Catania, Italy Clay Nicole Kriz Debbrich Feys/ Darya Kustova 4–6 4–6
Runner-up 36. 21 October 2007 Lawrenceville, Georgia, USA Hard Julie Ditty Stéphanie Dubois/ Alisa Kleybanova 2–6 0–6

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