Leila Meskhi

Leila Meskhi
ლეილა მესხი
Country (sports) Soviet Union,
 CIS,
 Unified Team,
Georgia (country) Georgia
ResidenceTbilisi, Georgia
Born (1968-01-05) 5 January 1968 (age 56)
Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.64 m (5 ft 4+12 in)
Turned pro1986
Retired1995
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$1,179,720
Singles
Career record223–134
Career titles5 WTA, 1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 12 (5 August 1991)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open4R (1992)
French Open4R (1991, 1992)
Wimbledon2R (1988)
US OpenQF (1990)
Doubles
Career record171–122
Career titles5 WTA, 2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 21 (10 April 1995)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenQF (1995)
French OpenQF (1994)
Wimbledon2R (1988, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994)
US OpenSF(1991)
Team competitions
Fed Cup6–5
Medal record
Representing the  Unified Team
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Barcelona Doubles
Representing the  Soviet Union
Universiade
Gold medal – first place 1987 Zagreb Singles
Gold medal – first place 1987 Zagreb Doubles

Leila Meskhi (Georgian: ლეილა მესხი, romanized: leila meskhi, pronounced [leila mesχi]; born 5 January 1968) is a retired Georgian professional tennis player.

Meskhi has won five singles and doubles titles on the WTA Tour. She has also won one singles and two doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 5 August 1991, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 12. On 10 April 1995, she peaked at No. 21 in the WTA doubles rankings.

Her best performance at a Grand Slam tournament came when she got to the quarterfinals of the 1990 US Open, defeating Akiko Kijimuta, Natasha Zvereva, Katia Piccolini and Linda Ferrando before losing to eventual champion Gabriela Sabatini in straight sets.