Kimberly Po Explained

Kimberly Po
Full Name:Kimberly Po-Messerli
Residence:Rolling Hills, California, U.S.
Birth Date:20 October 1971
Birth Place:Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Height:5inchesft2inchesin (ftin)
Turnedpro:1991
Retired:2002
Plays:Right (two-handed backhand)
Careerprizemoney:$1,926,618
Singlesrecord:200–180
Singlestitles:3 ITF
Highestsinglesranking:No. 14 (June 9, 1997)
Australianopenresult:QF (1997)
Frenchopenresult:3R (1993, 1997)
Wimbledonresult:2R (1992, 1994, 1996, 1998)
Usopenresult:4R (1998)
Doublesrecord:250–216
Doublestitles:5 WTA, 1 ITF
Highestdoublesranking:No. 6 (September 10, 2001)
Australianopendoublesresult:3R (2001)
Frenchopendoublesresult:QF (2001)
Wimbledondoublesresult:SF (2001)
Usopendoublesresult:F (2001)
Mixed:yes
Mixedtitles:1
Australianopenmixedresult:QF (1999)
Frenchopenmixedresult:QF (2000)
Wimbledonmixedresult:W (2000)
Usopenmixedresult:F (1999)

Kimberly Po (born October 20, 1971) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.

In her career, she won the mixed doubles title at Wimbledon in 2000, partnering Donald Johnson. She also was a runner-up at the US Open in women's doubles in 2001, partnering Nathalie Tauziat, as well as at the 1999 US Open in mixed doubles, with Johnson.

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

Po married Oliver Messerli in 2001, and was known thereafter as Kimberly Po-Messerli.

Grand Slam finals

Mixed: 2 (1–1)

OutcomeYearChampionship SurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Runner-up1999US OpenHard Donald Johnson Ai Sugiyama
Mahesh Bhupathi
6–4, 6–4
Winner2000WimbledonGrass Donald Johnson Kim Clijsters
Lleyton Hewitt
6–4, 7–6(7–3)

WTA career finals

Doubles: 19 (5 titles, 14 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0/1)
Tier I (1/1)
Tier II (1/6)
Tier III (3/6)
Tier IV & V (0/0)
Virginia Slims (0/0)

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OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Runner-up1.Jan 1993BrisbaneHard Shannan McCarthy Conchita Martínez
Larisa Neiland
2–6, 2–6
Runner-up2. Feb 1993ChicagoCarpet (i) Amy Frazier Katrina Adams
Zina Garrison-Jackson
6–7(7–9), 3–6
Runner-up3.Apr 1996TokyoHard Amy Frazier Kimiko Date
Ai Sugiyama
6–7(6–8), 7–6(8–6), 3–6
Runner-up4.Aug 1996Los AngelesHard Amy Frazier Lindsay Davenport
Natasha Zvereva
1–6, 4–6
Runner-up5.Oct 1996Quebec CityHard (i) Amy Frazier Debbie Graham
Brenda Schultz-McCarthy
1–6, 4–6
Runner-up6.Aug 1997San DiegoHard Amy Frazier Martina Hingis
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
3–6, 5–7
Winner1.Sep 1998Quebec CityHard (i) Lori McNeil Chanda Rubin
Sandrine Testud
6–7(3–7), 7–5, 6–4
Winner2.Apr 1999TokyoHard Corina Morariu Kerry-Anne Guse
Catherine Barclay
6–3, 6–2
Winner3.Feb 2000Oklahoma CityHard (i) Corina Morariu Tamarine Tanasugarn
Elena Tatarkova
6–4, 4–6, 6–2
Runner-up7.Aug 2000Los AngelesHard Anne-Gaëlle Sidot Els Callens
Dominique Van Roost
2–6, 5–7
Runner-up8.Oct 2000ZurichHard (i) Anne-Gaëlle Sidot Martina Hingis
Anna Kournikova
3–6, 4–6
Runner-up9.Nov 2000Quebec CityHard (i) Els Callens Meghann Shaughnessy
Nicole Pratt
3–6, 4–6
Runner-up10.Feb 2001ParisCarpet (i) Nathalie Tauziat Iva Majoli
Virginie Razzano
3–6, 5–7
Runner-up11.Feb 2001NiceCarpet (i) Nathalie Tauziat Émilie Loit
Anne-Gaëlle Sidot
6–1, 2–6, 0–6
Runner-up12.Jun 2001BirminghamGrass Nathalie Tauziat Cara Black
Elena Likhovtseva
1–6, 2–6
Winner4.Aug 2001Los AngelesHard Nathalie Tauziat Nicole Arendt
Caroline Vis
6–3, 7–5
Winner5.Aug 2001Hard Nicole Pratt Tina Križan
Katarina Srebotnik
6–3, 6–1
Runner-up13.Aug 2001US OpenHard Nathalie Tauziat Lisa Raymond
Rennae Stubbs
2–6, 7–5, 5–7
Runner-up14.Jun 2002BirminghamGrass Nathalie Tauziat Shinobu Asagoe
Els Callens
4–6, 3–6