Irakli Labadze
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Irakli Labadze
ირაკლი ლაბაძე
| Country |
Georgia |
| Residence |
Tbilisi, Georgia |
| Born |
June 9, 1981 (1981-06-09) (age 30)
Tbilisi, Georgia |
| Height |
1.85 m (5 ft 8½ in) |
| Weight |
85 kg (147 lbs) |
| Plays |
Left-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Career prize money |
US$1 205 296 |
| Singles |
| Career record |
50–83 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles |
9 |
| Highest ranking |
No. 42 (July 5, 2004) |
| Grand Slam results |
| Australian Open |
1R (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005) |
| French Open |
2R (2002, 2004) |
| Wimbledon |
4R (2006) |
| US Open |
1R (2002, 2004) |
| Doubles |
| Career record |
27–34 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles |
0 |
| Highest ranking |
No. 100 (October 29, 2001) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results |
| Australian Open |
2R (2005) |
| French Open |
1R (2004) |
| Wimbledon |
3R (2006) |
| US Open |
1R (2004) |
| Last updated on: May 20, 2010. |
Irakli Labadze (Georgian: ირაკლი ლაბაძე; born June 9, 1981 in Tbilisi, Georgia) is a retired professional tennis player. His career high singles ranking was "World No. 42" which he attained in July, 2004.
Labadze turned pro in 1998, and has recently passed the $1 205 296 career prize money mark. He has not won any major titles during his career, but did reach the fourth round of the 2006 Wimbledon tournament, only to lose to the eventual finalist Rafael Nadal.
In 2008 he played his first match for over a year. At the end of 2008 he was ranked 531 in singles and 383 in doubles
[edit] Titles
[edit] Singles (6)
| Legend (Singles) |
| Grand Slam (0) |
| Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
| ATP Masters Series (0) |
| ATP Tour (0) |
| Challengers (9) |
| No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Opponent in final |
Score in final |
| 1. |
2000 |
Furth |
Clay |
Daniel Elsner |
6–4, 6–4 |
| 2. |
2001 |
Birmingham |
Clay |
James Blake |
6–2, 6–3 |
| 3. |
2001 |
Bucharest |
Clay |
Emilio Benfele Álvarez |
6–4, 6–2 |
| 4. |
2002 |
Brest |
Carpet |
Paradorn Srichaphan |
6–4, 7–5 |
| 5. |
2002 |
Kiev |
Clay |
Gorka Fraile |
6–0, 4–6, 6–4 |
| 6. |
2003 |
Kiev |
Clay |
Petr Kralert |
6–1, 6–2 |
| 7. |
2003 |
St. Jean de Luz |
Hard |
Fabrice Santoro |
1–6, 7–6(4), 6–4 |
| 8. |
2003 |
Dnipropetrovsk |
Hard |
Harel Levy |
6–3, 3–6, 6–1 |
| 9. |
2005 |
Biella |
Hard |
Carlos Berlocq |
7–6(4), 6–0 |
[edit] Double finals (3)
[edit] External links
| Persondata |
| Name |
Labadze, Irakli |
| Alternative names |
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| Short description |
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| Date of birth |
June 9, 1981 |
| Place of birth |
Tbilisi, Georgia |
| Date of death |
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