Irakli Labadze
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Irakli Labadze
| Country (sports) |  Georgia |
|---|---|
| Residence | Tbilisi, Georgia |
| Born | June 9, 1981 Tbilisi, Georgian SSR |
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Turned pro | 1998 |
| Retired | 2010 |
| Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $1,234,668 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 50-83 |
| Career titles | 0 9 Challengers |
| Highest ranking | No. 42 (July 5, 2004) |
| Grand Slam Singles 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 |
| 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: February 18, 2017. | |
Irakli Labadze (Georgian: , romanized: irak'li labadze, pronounced [ir?k'li l?b?d?z?]; born June 9, 1981) is a Georgian retired professional tennis player. His career-high singles ranking was World No. 42, which he attained in July 2004. He is the first Georgian player to reach the fourth round at Wimbledon as a qualifier.
Career
Juniors
Labadze had a successful junior career, notably reaching the final of the Wimbledon boys' singles in 1998 and losing to future World No.1 Roger Federer. Together with Lovro Zovko he won the 1999 French Open boys' doubles.
Pro tour
Labadze's most successful appearance at a Grand Slam event came at the 2006 Wimbledon Championships, where he reached the fourth round. After eliminating Gastón Gaudio and Mardy Fish, he was defeated by the eventual runner-up Rafael Nadal in three sets. It was to be his last appearance in the singles main draw at a major championship.
Labadze's best result in Masters 1000 tournaments was reaching the semifinals of the 2004 Indian Wells Masters. After defeating Carlos Moyá and James Blake, he lost to Tim Henman in straight sets.
ATP career finals
Doubles: 3 (3 runner-ups)
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| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 2001 | Orange Warsaw Open, Poland | Clay |  Attila Sávolt
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 Paul Hanley Nathan Healey
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6-7(10-12), 2-6 |
| Loss | 2001 | St. Petersburg Open, Russia | Hard (i) |  Marat Safin
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Denis Golovanov Yevgeny Kafelnikov
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5-7, 4-6 |
| Loss | 2002 | St. Petersburg Open, Russia | Hard (i) | Marat Safin
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 David Adams Jared Palmer
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6-7(8-10), 3-6 |
Singles performance timeline
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | A | P | Z# | PO | G | F-S | SF-B | NMS | NH |
(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (P) postponed; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
| Tournament | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | SR | W-L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam Tournaments | |||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | Q1 | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 4 | 0-4 | 0% |
| French Open | A | A | Q2 | 2R | 1R | 2R | Q2 | Q1 | A | A | 0 / 3 | 2-3 | 40% |
| Wimbledon | Q1 | Q2 | Q2 | 2R | 1R | 2R | Q2 | 4R | A | Q1 | 0 / 4 | 5-4 | 56% |
| US Open | A | Q1 | A | 1R | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 0-2 | 0% |
| Win-Loss | - | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 0-3 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 3-1 | - | 0-0 | 0 / 13 | 7-13 | 35% |
| Year-End Championship | |||||||||||||
| ATP World Tour Finals | DNQ | 0 / 0 | 0-0 | 0% | |||||||||
| Year End Ranking | - | 169 | 109 | 92 | 73 | 78 | 143 | 167 | 1461 | 539 | |||
| Tournament | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | SR | W-L | Win % | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATP World Tour Masters 1000 | |||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | A | A | SF | 1R | 0 / 2 | 5-2 | 71% | ||||||||
| Miami | 1R | Q2 | 1R | 2R | 0 / 3 | 1-3 | 25% | ||||||||
| Monte Carlo | Q1 | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0-0 | 0% | ||||||||
| Madrid | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 1 | 0-1 | 0% | ||||||||
| Rome | Q1 | Q2 | 2R | A | 0 / 1 | 1-1 | 50% | ||||||||
| Canada | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 1 | 0-1 | 0% | ||||||||
| Cincinnati | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 1 | 0-1 | 0% | ||||||||
| Hamburg | A | Q2 | 2R | A | 0 / 1 | 1-1 | 50% | ||||||||
| Paris | A | Q1 | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0-0 | 0% | ||||||||
| Win-Loss | 0-1 | 0-0 | 7-7 | 1-2 | 0 / 10 | 8-10 | 44% | ||||||||
Titles
Singles (10)
| Legend |
| Grand Slam Tournaments (0) |
| Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
| ATP Masters Series (0) |
| ATP Tour (0) |
| Challengers (9) |
| Futures (1) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in final | Score in final |
| 1. | 2000 | Boca Raton
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Hard |  Marcos Daniel
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6-4, 6-4 |
| 2. | 2000 |  Furth
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Clay | Daniel Elsner
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6-4, 6-4 |
| 3. | 2001 | Birmingham
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Clay | James Blake
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6-2, 6-3 |
| 4. | 2001 |  Bucharest
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Clay |  Emilio Benfele Álvarez
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6-4, 6-2 |
| 5. | 2002 |  Brest
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Carpet |  Paradorn Srichaphan
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6-4, 7-5 |
| 6. | 2002 |  Kiev
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Clay | Gorka Fraile
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6-0, 4-6, 6-4 |
| 7. | 2003 | Kiev
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Clay |  Petr Kralert
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6-1, 6-2 |
| 8. | 2003 | Saint-Jean-de-Luz
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Hard | Fabrice Santoro
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1-6, 7-6(7-4), 6-4 |
| 9. | 2003 | Dnepropetrovsk
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Hard |  Harel Levy
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6-3, 3-6, 6-1 |
| 10. | 2005 |  Biella
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Hard |  Carlos Berlocq
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7-6(7-4), 6-0 |
Doubles: (6)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1999 | Vero Beach
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Clay |  Lovro Zovko
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Hugo Armando Mitch Sprengelmeyer
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7-6, 7-6 |
| 2. | 2000 |  Quito
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Clay | Francisco Costa
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Eric Nunez Martin Stringari
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6-2, 7-6(7-4) |
| 3. | 2000 |  Santiago
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Clay |  Du?an Vemi?
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Joan Balcells Germán Puentes
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6-3, 6-4 |
| 4. | 2003 | Mönchengladbach
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Clay |  Rogier Wassen
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Karsten Braasch Franz Stauder
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6-7(7-4), 6-2, 6-2 |
| 5. | 2005 | Reggio Emilia
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Clay | Yuri Schukin
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Francesco Aldi Francesco Aldi
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6-4, 6-3 |
| 6. | 2008 |  Samarkand
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Clay | Denis Matsukevich
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Danila Arsenov Vaja Uzakov
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7-6(7-1), 4-6, [10-3] |
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