Irakli Labadze

Irakli Labadze (Georgian: ირაკლი ლაბაძე, romanized: irak'li labadze, pronounced [irɑkʼli lɑbɑd͡zɛ]; 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.

Irakli Labadze
Country (sports) Georgia
ResidenceTbilisi, Georgia
Born (1981-06-09) June 9, 1981
Tbilisi, Georgian SSR
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro1998
Retired2010
PlaysLeft-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$1,234,668
Singles
Career record50–83
Career titles0
9 Challengers
Highest rankingNo. 42 (July 5, 2004)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open1R (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005)
French Open2R (2002, 2004)
Wimbledon4R (2006)
US Open1R (2002, 2004)
Doubles
Career record27–34
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 100 (October 29, 2001)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open2R (2005)
French Open1R (2004)
Wimbledon3R (2006)
US Open1R (2004)
Last updated on: February 18, 2017.

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)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (0–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–2)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2001 Orange Warsaw Open, Poland Clay Attila Sávolt Paul Hanley
Nathan Healey
6–7(10–12), 2–6
Loss 2001 St. Petersburg Open, Russia Hard (i) Marat Safin Denis Golovanov
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
5–7, 4–6
Loss 2002 St. Petersburg Open, Russia Hard (i) Marat Safin David Adams
Jared Palmer
6–7(8–10), 3–6

Singles performance timeline

Key
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.
Tournament1999200020012002200320042005200620072008 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
Tournament2002200320042005 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 Hard Marcos Daniel 6–4, 6–4
2. 2000 Furth Clay Daniel Elsner 6–4, 6–4
3. 2001 Birmingham Clay James Blake 6–2, 6–3
4. 2001 Bucharest Clay Emilio Benfele Álvarez 6–4, 6–2
5. 2002 Brest Carpet Paradorn Srichaphan 6–4, 7–5
6. 2002 Kiev Clay Gorka Fraile 6–0, 4–6, 6–4
7. 2003 Kiev Clay Petr Kralert 6–1, 6–2
8. 2003 Saint-Jean-de-Luz Hard Fabrice Santoro 1–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–4
9. 2003 Dnepropetrovsk Hard Harel Levy 6–3, 3–6, 6–1
10. 2005 Biella Hard Carlos Berlocq 7–6(7–4), 6–0

Doubles: (6)

No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
1. 1999 Vero Beach Clay Lovro Zovko Hugo Armando
Mitch Sprengelmeyer
7–6, 7–6
2. 2000 Quito Clay Francisco Costa Eric Nunez
Martin Stringari
6–2, 7–6(7–4)
3. 2000 Santiago Clay Dušan Vemić Joan Balcells
Germán Puentes
6–3, 6–4
4. 2003 Mönchengladbach Clay Rogier Wassen Karsten Braasch
Franz Stauder
6–7(7–4), 6–2, 6–2
5. 2005 Reggio Emilia Clay Yuri Schukin Francesco Aldi
Francesco Aldi
6–4, 6–3
6. 2008 Samarkand Clay Denis Matsukevich Danila Arsenov
Vaja Uzakov
7–6(7–1), 4–6, [10–3]
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