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Kimberly Po

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Kimberly Po
Full nameKimberly Po-Messerli
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceRolling Hills, California, U.S.
Born (1971-10-20) October 20, 1971 (age 53)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Height5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)
Turned pro1991
Retired2002
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$1,926,618
Singles
Career record200–180
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 14 (June 9, 1997)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQF (1997)
French Open3R (1993, 1997)
Wimbledon2R (1992, 1994, 1996, 1998)
US Open4R (1998)
Doubles
Career record250–216
Career titles5 WTA, 1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 6 (September 10, 2001)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open3R (2001)
French OpenQF (2001)
WimbledonSF (2001)
US OpenF (2001)
Mixed doubles
Career titles1
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian OpenQF (1999)
French OpenQF (2000)
WimbledonW (2000)
US OpenF (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.

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

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Doubles: 1 (0–1)

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Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 2001 US Open Hard France Nathalie Tauziat United States Lisa Raymond
Australia Rennae Stubbs
6–2, 5–7, 7–5

Mixed: 2 (1–1)

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Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1999 US Open Hard United States Donald Johnson Japan Ai Sugiyama
India Mahesh Bhupathi
6–4, 6–4
Winner 2000 Wimbledon Grass United States Donald Johnson Belgium Kim Clijsters
Australia Lleyton Hewitt
6–4, 7–6(7–3)

WTA career finals

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Doubles: 19 (5 titles, 14 runner-ups)

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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)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. Jan 1993 Brisbane Hard United States Shannan McCarthy Spain Conchita Martínez
Latvia Larisa Neiland
2–6, 2–6
Runner-up 2. Feb 1993 Chicago Carpet (i) United States Amy Frazier United States Katrina Adams
United States Zina Garrison-Jackson
6–7(7–9), 3–6
Runner-up 3. Apr 1996 Tokyo Hard United States Amy Frazier Japan Kimiko Date
Japan Ai Sugiyama
6–7(6–8), 7–6(8–6), 3–6
Runner-up 4. Aug 1996 Los Angeles Hard United States Amy Frazier United States Lindsay Davenport
Belarus Natasha Zvereva
1–6, 4–6
Runner-up 5. Oct 1996 Quebec City Hard (i) United States Amy Frazier United States Debbie Graham
Netherlands Brenda Schultz-McCarthy
1–6, 4–6
Runner-up 6. Aug 1997 San Diego Hard United States Amy Frazier Switzerland Martina Hingis
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
3–6, 5–7
Winner 1. Sep 1998 Quebec City Hard (i) United States Lori McNeil United States Chanda Rubin
France Sandrine Testud
6–7(3–7), 7–5, 6–4
Winner 2. Apr 1999 Tokyo Hard United States Corina Morariu Australia Kerry-Anne Guse
Australia Catherine Barclay
6–3, 6–2
Winner 3. Feb 2000 Oklahoma City Hard (i) United States Corina Morariu Thailand Tamarine Tanasugarn
Ukraine Elena Tatarkova
6–4, 4–6, 6–2
Runner-up 7. Aug 2000 Los Angeles Hard France Anne-Gaëlle Sidot Belgium Els Callens
Belgium Dominique Van Roost
2–6, 5–7
Runner-up 8. Oct 2000 Zurich Hard (i) France Anne-Gaëlle Sidot Switzerland Martina Hingis
Russia Anna Kournikova
3–6, 4–6
Runner-up 9. Nov 2000 Quebec City Hard (i) Belgium Els Callens United States Meghann Shaughnessy
Australia Nicole Pratt
3–6, 4–6
Runner-up 10. Feb 2001 Paris Carpet (i) France Nathalie Tauziat Croatia Iva Majoli
France Virginie Razzano
3–6, 5–7
Runner-up 11. Feb 2001 Nice Carpet (i) France Nathalie Tauziat France Émilie Loit
France Anne-Gaëlle Sidot
6–1, 2–6, 0–6
Runner-up 12. Jun 2001 Birmingham Grass France Nathalie Tauziat Zimbabwe Cara Black
Russia Elena Likhovtseva
1–6, 2–6
Winner 4. Aug 2001 Los Angeles Hard France Nathalie Tauziat United States Nicole Arendt
Netherlands Caroline Vis
6–3, 7–5
Winner 5. Aug 2001 Toronto Hard Australia Nicole Pratt Slovenia Tina Križan
Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik
6–3, 6–1
Runner-up 13. Aug 2001 US Open Hard France Nathalie Tauziat United States Lisa Raymond
Australia Rennae Stubbs
2–6, 7–5, 5–7
Runner-up 14. Jun 2002 Birmingham Grass France Nathalie Tauziat Japan Shinobu Asagoe
Belgium Els Callens
4–6, 3–6
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Awards
Preceded by Karen Krantzcke Sportsmanship Award
1994
Succeeded by