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Meike Babel

Country (sports)	Germany
Born	(1974-11-22) 22 November 1974 Langen, West Germany
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Turned pro	1991
Retired	2000
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money	$546,425
Singles
Career record	132–113
Career titles	0 WTA, 2 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 27
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	3R (1993)
French Open	3R (1997)
Wimbledon	2R (1994, 1995)
US Open	2R (1993, 1997)
Doubles
Career record	67–80
Career titles	1 WTA, 2 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 45
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	2R (1992, 1995)
French Open	3R (1998)
Wimbledon	2R (1995, 1998)
US Open	2R (1997, 1998)

Meike Babel (born 22 November 1974) is a former tennis player from Germany.

Career

In her ten years on the WTA Tour, she ranked as high as world number 27 in singles and 45 in doubles.

Coaching career

She was a women's tennis assistant coach at Tulane University and Vanderbilt University.

WTA career finals

Tournament (W–R) Singles Doubles Grand Slam tournaments 0–0 0–0 WTA Championships 0–0 0–0 Tier I 0–0 0–0 Tier II 0–0 0–0 Tier III 0–1 0–2 Tier IV 0–2 1–0

Surface (W–R) Singles Doubles Hard 0–0 1–0 Clay 0–2 0–1 Grass 0–0 0–0 Carpet 0–1 0–1

Singles: 3 (3 runner-ups)

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	May 1992	Waregem, Belgium	Clay	Wiltrud Probst	2–6, 3–6
Loss	0–2	Jul 1993	Prague, Czech Republic	Clay	Natalia Medvedeva	3–6, 2–6
Loss	0–3	Feb 1994	Linz, Austria	Carpet (i)	Sabine Appelmans	1–6, 6–4, 6–7

Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Jul 1997	Warsaw, Poland	Clay	Catherine Barclay	Ruxandra Dragomir Inés Gorrochategui	4–6, 0–6
Loss	0–2	Oct 1997	Luxembourg	Carpet (i)	Laurence Courtois	Larisa Neiland Helena Suková	2–6, 4–6
Win	1–2	Aug 1998	Istanbul, Turkey	Hard	Laurence Courtois	Åsa Carlsson Florencia Labat	6–0, 6–2

ITF Circuit finals

$100,000 tournaments

$75,000 tournaments

$50,000 tournaments

$25,000 tournaments

$10,000 tournaments

Singles (2–1)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1.	5 August 1991	Paderborn, Germany	Clay	Eva-Maria Schürhoff	6–3, 7–6
Loss	1.	16 September 1991	Sofia, Bulgaria	Clay	Monique Kiene	5–7, 3–6
Win	2.	28 October 1991	Madeira, Portugal	Hard	Barbara Mulej	6–0, 6–2

Doubles (2–3)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1.	10 February 1991	Helsinki, Finland	Carpet (i)	Nadja Beik	Lubomira Bacheva Elena Pogorelova	2–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss	2.	29 July 1991	Rheda, Germany	Clay	Irina Spîrlea	Catarina Bernstein Annika Narbe	4–6, 5–7
Loss	3.	5 August 1991	Paderborn, Germany	Clay	Nadja Beik	Ivana Havrlíková Pavlína Rajzlová	4–6, 0–6
Win	1.	16 September 1991	Sofia, Bulgaria	Clay	Valda Lake	Ivana Havrlíková Kateřina Šišková	7–5, 6–0
Win	2.	28 October 1991	Madeira, Portugal	Hard	Carin Bakkum	Rosa Bielsa Janet Souto	6–3, 6–2

External links

• Official website
• Meike Babel at the Women's Tennis Association
• Meike Babel at World Tennis
• Meike Babel at the Billie Jean King Cup (archived)