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Kimberly Po
American tennis player
American tennis player
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Kimberly Po |
| image | |
| caption | |
| full_name | Kimberly Po-Messerli |
| country | |
| residence | Rolling Hills, California, U.S. |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| height | 5 ft |
| 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. She has also been elected for the UCLA hall of fame in 2025
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
Doubles: 1 (0–1)
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 2001 | US Open | Hard | FRA Nathalie Tauziat | USA Lisa Raymond | |
| AUS Rennae Stubbs | 6–2, 5–7, 7–5 |
Mixed: 2 (1–1)
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) |
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | Jan 1993 | Brisbane | Hard | USA Shannan McCarthy | ESP Conchita Martínez | |
| LAT Larisa Neiland | 2–6, 2–6 | ||||||
| Loss | 2. | Feb 1993 | Chicago | Carpet (i) | USA Amy Frazier | USA Katrina Adams | |
| USA Zina Garrison-Jackson | 6–7(7–9), 3–6 | ||||||
| Loss | 3. | Apr 1996 | Tokyo | Hard | USA Amy Frazier | JPN Kimiko Date | |
| JPN Ai Sugiyama | 6–7(6–8), 7–6(8–6), 3–6 | ||||||
| Loss | 4. | Aug 1996 | Los Angeles | Hard | USA Amy Frazier | USA Lindsay Davenport | |
| BLR Natasha Zvereva | 1–6, 4–6 | ||||||
| Loss | 5. | Oct 1996 | Quebec City | Hard (i) | USA Amy Frazier | USA Debbie Graham | |
| NED Brenda Schultz-McCarthy | 1–6, 4–6 | ||||||
| Loss | 6. | Aug 1997 | San Diego | Hard | USA Amy Frazier | SUI Martina Hingis | |
| ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 3–6, 5–7 | ||||||
| Win | 1. | Sep 1998 | Quebec City | Hard (i) | USA Lori McNeil | USA Chanda Rubin | |
| FRA Sandrine Testud | 6–7(3–7), 7–5, 6–4 | ||||||
| Win | 2. | Apr 1999 | Tokyo | Hard | USA Corina Morariu | AUS Kerry-Anne Guse | |
| AUS Catherine Barclay | 6–3, 6–2 | ||||||
| Win | 3. | Feb 2000 | Oklahoma City | Hard (i) | USA Corina Morariu | THA Tamarine Tanasugarn | |
| UKR Elena Tatarkova | 6–4, 4–6, 6–2 | ||||||
| Loss | 7. | Aug 2000 | Los Angeles | Hard | FRA Anne-Gaëlle Sidot | BEL Els Callens | |
| BEL Dominique Van Roost | 2–6, 5–7 | ||||||
| Loss | 8. | Oct 2000 | Zurich | Hard (i) | FRA Anne-Gaëlle Sidot | SUI Martina Hingis | |
| RUS Anna Kournikova | 3–6, 4–6 | ||||||
| Loss | 9. | Nov 2000 | Quebec City | Hard (i) | BEL Els Callens | USA Meghann Shaughnessy | |
| AUS Nicole Pratt | 3–6, 4–6 | ||||||
| Loss | 10. | Feb 2001 | Paris | Carpet (i) | FRA Nathalie Tauziat | CRO Iva Majoli | |
| FRA Virginie Razzano | 3–6, 5–7 | ||||||
| Loss | 11. | Feb 2001 | Nice | Carpet (i) | FRA Nathalie Tauziat | FRA Émilie Loit | |
| FRA Anne-Gaëlle Sidot | 6–1, 2–6, 0–6 | ||||||
| Loss | 12. | Jun 2001 | Birmingham | Grass | FRA Nathalie Tauziat | ZIM Cara Black | |
| RUS Elena Likhovtseva | 1–6, 2–6 | ||||||
| Win | 4. | Aug 2001 | Los Angeles | Hard | FRA Nathalie Tauziat | USA Nicole Arendt | |
| NED Caroline Vis | 6–3, 7–5 | ||||||
| Win | 5. | Aug 2001 | Toronto | Hard | AUS Nicole Pratt | SLO Tina Križan | |
| SLO Katarina Srebotnik | 6–3, 6–1 | ||||||
| Loss | 13. | Aug 2001 | US Open | Hard | FRA Nathalie Tauziat | USA Lisa Raymond | |
| AUS Rennae Stubbs | 2–6, 7–5, 5–7 | ||||||
| Loss | 14. | Jun 2002 | Birmingham | Grass | FRA Nathalie Tauziat | JPN Shinobu Asagoe | |
| BEL Els Callens | 4–6, 3–6 |
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