Marcella Mesker

Marcella Mesker (born 23 May 1959) is a former professional tennis player from the Netherlands.

Marcella Mesker
Country (sports) Netherlands
Born (1959-05-23) 23 May 1959
The Hague, the Netherlands
Prize money$337,812
Singles
Career record105–138
Career titles1
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (1984)
French Open3R (1982, 1986)
Wimbledon3R (1979, 1985)
US Open3R (1981)
Doubles
Career record162–133
Career titles6
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenF (1979)
French Open3R (1986)
Wimbledon2R (1980, 1983, 1984, 1988)
US OpenSF (1984)

Mesker was active on the WTA Tour from 1979 to 1988 and reached the final of the Australian Open Women's Doubles in 1979. She also reached the semifinals of the US Open Women's Doubles in 1984. She won a singles title in Oklahoma City in 1986.

Mesker is the recipient of the Karen Krantzcke Sportsmanship Award, given by WTA after a vote by fellow tennis pros.

WTA career finals

Legend
Grand Slam
Tier I
Tier II
Tier III
Tier IV & V

Singles 1 (1–0)

Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Mar 1986 Oklahoma City, US Carpet (i) United States Lori McNeil 6–4, 4–6, 6–3

Doubles 14 (6–8)

Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. Jan 1980 Australian Open Grass Australia Leanne Harrison New Zealand Judy Chaloner
Australia Diane Evers
2–6, 6–1, 0–6
Win 1. May 1983 Lugano, Switzerland Clay Switzerland Christiane Jolissaint Switzerland Petra Delhees
Brazil Patricia Medrado
6–2, 3–6, 7–5
Win 2. Jan 1984 Denver, U.S. Hard (i) United Kingdom Anne Hobbs United States Sherry Acker
United States Candy Reynolds
6–2, 6–3
Win 3. Jan 1984 Pittsburgh, U.S. Carpet (i) Switzerland Christiane Jolissaint United States Anna-Maria Fernandez
United States Trey Lewis
7–6, 6–4
Win 4. May 1984 Lugano, Switzerland Hard (i) Switzerland Christiane Jolissaint Czechoslovakia Iva Budařová
Czechoslovakia Marcela Skuherská
6–4, 6–3
Loss 2. Jan 1985 Port St. Lucie, U.S. Hard Switzerland Christiane Jolissaint United States Betsy Nagelsen
United States Paula Smith
3–6, 4–6
Loss 3. Mar 1985 US Indoors Carpet (i) Australia Elizabeth Smylie United States Martina Navratilova
United States Pam Shriver
5–7, 2–6
Loss 4. Mar 1985 Dallas, U.S. Carpet (i) France Pascale Paradis United States Barbara Potter
United States Sharon Walsh
7–5, 4–6, 6–7
Loss 5. Aug 1985 Canadian Open Hard France Pascale Paradis United States Gigi Fernández
United States Martina Navratilova
4–6, 0–6
Win 5. Nov 1985 Hilversum, Netherlands Carpet (i) France Catherine Tanvier Italy Sandra Cecchini
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sabrina Goleš
6–2, 6–2
Loss 6. Dec 1985 Tokyo Indoor, Japan Carpet (i) Australia Elizabeth Smylie West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
0–6, 4–6
Win 6. Mar 1986 Oklahoma City, USA Carpet (i) France Pascale Paradis United States Lori McNeil
France Catherine Suire
2–6, 7–6, 6–1
Loss 7. May 1987 Strasbourg, France Clay United States Kathy Horvath Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná
France Catherine Suire
0–6, 2–6
Loss 8. Jul 1987 Belgian Open Clay United States Kathy Horvath West Germany Bettina Bunge
Bulgaria Manuela Maleeva
6–4, 4–6, 4–6


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