Leanne Baker

Leanne Baker

Country	New Zealand
Residence	Te Awamutu, New Zealand
Born	(1981-01-08) 8 January 1981 Hamilton, New Zealand
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Turned pro	1998
Plays	Left-handed (one-handed backhand)
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

ITF Circuit finals

Singles finals 10 (7–3)

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)

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

References

• Leanne Baker at the International Tennis Federation
• Baker wins Mazatlan Title
• Baker out of Mexico after a tough three setter – 12 April 2008
• Leanne Baker in Mexico – 11 April 2008
• Leanne Baker Back On The Circuit – 11 April 2008

External links

• Leanne Baker at the Women's Tennis Association