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Tbilisi, Georgia (1981-06-09) June 9, 1981Tbilisi, Georgian SSR 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 1998 2010 Left-handed (two-handed backhand) US$1,234,668 50–83 0 No. 42 (5 July 2004) 1R (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005) 2R (2002, 2004) 4R (2006) 1R (2002, 2004) 27–34 0 No. 100 (29 October 2001) 2R (2005) 1R (2004) 3R (2006) 1R (2004) 1R (2004) Last updated on: January 25, 2022.
Irakli Labadze (Georgian : ირაკლი ლაბაძე, romanized : irak'li labadze, .mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}pronounced [iɾakʼli labad͡ze] ; born June 9, 1981) is a Georgian retired professional tennis player. His career-high singles ranking was World No. 42, which he attained in July 2004. He was the first Georgian player to reach the fourth round at Wimbledon as a qualifier.
Labadze had a successful junior career, notably reaching the final of the Wimbledon boys' singles in 1998 and losing to future World No.1 Roger Federer . Together with Lovro Zovko he won the 1999 French Open boys' doubles .
Labadze's most successful appearance at a Grand Slam event came at the 2006 Wimbledon Championships , where he reached the fourth round. After eliminating Gastón Gaudio and Mardy Fish , he was defeated by the eventual runner-up Rafael Nadal in three sets. It was to be his last appearance in the singles main draw at a major championship.
Labadze's best result in Masters 1000 tournaments was reaching the semifinals of the 2004 Indian Wells Masters . After defeating Carlos Moyá and James Blake , he lost to Tim Henman in straight sets.
Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1998 Wimbledon Grass Roger Federer 4–6, 4–6
Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1999 French Open Clay Lovro Zovko Kristian Pless Olivier Rochus 6–1, 7–6
Legend Finals by surface Finals by setting
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0) ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) ATP Masters Series (0–0) ATP Championship Series (0–0) ATP World Series (0–3) Hard (0–2) Clay (0–1) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0) Outdoors (0–1) Indoors (0–2)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 2001 Sopot, Poland International Series Clay Attila Sávolt Paul Hanley Nathan Healey 6–7(10–12), 2–6 Loss 0–2 Oct 2001 St. Petersburg, Russia International Series Hard Marat Safin Denis Golovanov Yevgeny Kafelnikov 5–7, 4–6 Loss 0–3 Oct 2002 St. Petersburg, Russia International Series Hard Marat Safin David Adams Jared Palmer 6–7(8–10), 3–6
Legend Finals by surface
ATP Challenger (9–4) ITF Futures (1–4) Hard (4–4) Clay (6–4) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0-1 Jan 1999 USA F1, Altamonte Springs Futures Hard James Blake 2–6, 2–6 Loss 0-2 Mar 1999 Philippines F2, Manila Futures Hard Jan Hermansson 6–1, 4–6, 1–6 Loss 0-3 May 1999 USA F4, Vero Beach Futures Clay Michael Russell 6–7, 3–6 Loss 0-4 Oct 1999 Mexico F6, Chihuahua Futures Hard Solon Peppas 4–6, 4–6 Win 1-4 Jan 2000 USA F3, Boca Raton Futures Hard Marcos Daniel 6–4, 6–4 Win 2-4 Jun 2000 Fürth, Germany Challenger Clay Daniel Elsner 6–4, 6–4 Win 3-4 May 2001 Birmingham, United States Challenger Clay James Blake 6–2, 6–3 Win 4-4 Jun 2001 Bucharest, Romania Challenger Clay Emilio Benfele Álvarez 6–4, 6–2 Loss 4-5 Jul 2001 Ulm, Germany Challenger Clay Nikolay Davydenko 6–4, 6–7(2–7), 5–7 Loss 4-6 Aug 2001 Manerbio, Italy Challenger Clay Attila Sávolt 5–7, 2–6 Win 5-6 Feb 2002 Brest, France Challenger Hard Paradorn Srichaphan 6–4, 7–5 Win 6-6 Sep 2002 Kyiv, Ukraine Challenger Clay Gorka Fraile 6–0, 4–6, 6–4 Loss 6-7 Oct 2002 Grenoble, France Challenger Hard Michaël Llodra 4–6, 3–6 Loss 6-8 Aug 2003 Mönchengladbach, Germany Challenger Clay Daniel Elsner 1–6, 6–2, 3–6 Win 7-8 Sep 2003 Kyiv, Ukraine Challenger Clay Petr Kralert 6–1, 6–2 Win 8-8 Sep 2003 Saint-Jean-de-Luz, France Challenger Hard Fabrice Santoro 1–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–4 Win 9-8 Nov 2003 Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine Challenger Hard Harel Levy 6–3, 3–6, 6–1 Win 10-8 Jul 2005 Biella, Italy Challenger Clay Carlos Berlocq 7–6(7–4), 6–0
Legend Finals by surface
ATP Challenger (5–5) ITF Futures (1–3) Hard (0–4) Clay (6–3) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Mar 1999 Philippines F1, Manila Futures Hard Dmitry Tursunov Marcus Hilpert Andrew Rueb 4–6, 6–7 Win 1–1 May 1999 USA F4, Vero Beach Futures Clay Lovro Zovko Hugo Armando Mitch Sprengelmeyer 7–6, 7–6 Loss 1–2 Oct 1999 Mexico F5, Playa del Carmen Futures Hard Diego Ayala Flávio Saretta Leonardo Silva 5–7, 6–7 Loss 1–3 Jan 2000 USA F1, Pembroke Pines Futures Hard Rafael De Mesa Gareth Williams Jeff Williams 4–6, 1–6 Loss 1–4 Feb 2000 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Challenger Hard Kevin Ullyett Michael Hill Todd Woodbridge 3–6, 4–6 Loss 1–5 May 2000 Budapest, Hungary Challenger Clay Dinu-Mihai Pescariu Thomas Shimada Myles Wakefield 2–6, 6–3, 3–6 Win 2–5 Nov 2000 Quito, Ecuador Challenger Clay Francisco Costa Eric Nunez Martin Stringari 6–2, 7–6(7–4) Win 3–5 Nov 2000 Santiago, Chile Challenger Clay Dušan Vemić Joan Balcells Germán Puentes Alcañiz 6–3, 6–4 Loss 3–6 Sep 2002 Kyiv, Ukraine Challenger Clay Yuri Schukin Federico Browne Fred Hemmes 4–6, 3–6 Win 4–6 Aug 2003 Mönchengladbach, Germany Challenger Clay Rogier Wassen Karsten Braasch Franz Stauder 6–7(4–7), 6–2, 6–2 Win 5–6 Jun 2005 Reggio Emilia, Italy Challenger Clay Yuri Schukin Francesco Aldi Tomas Tenconi 6–4, 6–3 Loss 5–7 Aug 2005 Trani, Italy Challenger Clay Giorgio Galimberti Carlos Berlocq Cristian Villagrán 6–4, 2–6, 4–6 Loss 5–8 Nov 2006 Aachen, Germany Challenger Carpet Tomasz Bednarek Ernests Gulbis Mischa Zverev 7–6(7–5), 4–6, [8–10] Win 6–8 Aug 2008 Samarkand, Uzbekistan Challenger Clay Denis Matsukevich Danila Arsenov Vaja Uzakov 7–6(7–1), 4–6, [10–3]
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Irakli Labadze at the Association of Tennis Professionals
Irakli Labadze at the International Tennis Federation
Irakli Labadze at the Davis Cup (archived)
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