Wikipedia / Kimberly Po
Wikipedia / Kimberly Po
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 | Hard | 6–2, 5–7, 7–5 |
Mixed: 2 (1–1)
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
Loss | Hard | 6–4, 6–4 | ||||
Win | Grass | Donald Johnson | 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) | |||||||
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
Loss | 1. | Hard | 2–6, 2–6 | ||||
Loss | 2. | Carpet (i) | 6–7(7–9), 3–6 | ||||
Loss | 3. | Hard | Amy Frazier | 6–7(6–8), 7–6(8–6), 3–6 | |||
Loss | 4. | Hard | Amy Frazier | 1–6, 4–6 | |||
Loss | 5. | Hard (i) | Amy Frazier | 1–6, 4–6 | |||
Loss | 6. | Hard | Amy Frazier | 3–6, 5–7 | |||
Win | 1. | Quebec City | Hard (i) | 6–7(3–7), 7–5, 6–4 | |||
Win | 2. | Tokyo | Hard | 6–3, 6–2 | |||
Win | 3. | Hard (i) | Corina Morariu | 6–4, 4–6, 6–2 | |||
Loss | 7. | Hard | 2–6, 5–7 | ||||
Loss | 8. | Hard (i) | Anne-Gaëlle Sidot | Martina Hingis Anna Kournikova | 3–6, 4–6 | ||
Loss | 9. | Quebec City | Hard (i) | 3–6, 4–6 | |||
Loss | 10. | Carpet (i) | 3–6, 5–7 | ||||
Loss | 11. | Carpet (i) | Nathalie Tauziat | Émilie Loit Anne-Gaëlle Sidot | 6–1, 2–6, 0–6 | ||
Loss | 12. | Grass | Nathalie Tauziat | 1–6, 2–6 | |||
Win | 4. | Los Angeles | Hard | Nathalie Tauziat | 6–3, 7–5 | ||
Win | 5. | Hard | 6–3, 6–1 | ||||
Loss | 13. | Hard | Nathalie Tauziat | 2–6, 7–5, 5–7 | |||
Loss | 14. | Grass | Nathalie Tauziat | Shinobu Asagoe Els Callens | 4–6, 3–6 |
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