Lihini Weerasuriya

Lihini Weerasuriya (born 20 February 1972) is a former Sri Lankan tennis player.

Lihini Weerasuriya
Country (sports) Sri Lanka
Born (1972-02-20) 20 February 1972
Turned pro1989
Retired2000
Prize money$40,394
Singles
Career record100 - 99
Career titles3 ITF
Highest ranking268 (15 February 1993)
Doubles
Career record26 - 44
Highest ranking292 (5 July 1993)
Team competitions
Fed Cup12–12

Weerasuriya won 3 singles titles on the ITF tour. On 15 February 1993, she reached her best singles ranking of world number 268. On 5 July 1993, she peaked at world number 292 in the doubles rankings.

Playing for Sri Lanka at the Fed Cup, Weerasuriya had a win–loss record of 12–12.[1]

Weerasuriya retired from tennis in 2000.

ITF finals (3–7)

Singles (3–5)
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (2–4)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result Date Category Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 3 December 1990 10,000 Belo Horizonte, Brazil Clay Shiho Okada 4–6, 6–1, 7–5
Runner-up 1 July 1991 10,000 Palermo, Italy Clay Gabriella Boschiero 7–5, 4–6, ret.
Winner 1 June 1992 10,000 Key Biscayne, United States Hard Alix Creek 6–0, 6–2
Runner-up 17 August 1992 10,000 Taipei, Chinese Taipei Hard Park Sung-hee 3–6, 6–1, 6–7(2)
Runner-up 24 August 1992 10,000 Taipei, Chinese Taipei Hard Park Sung-hee 5–7, 6–3, 4–6
Runner-up 31 August 1992 10,000 Taipei, Chinese Taipei Hard Park Sung-hee 2–6, 6–3, 4–6
Winner 30 October 1995 10,000 Freeport, Bahamas Hard Jeri Ingram 6–1, 6–7(5), 6–3
Runner-up 3 June 1996 10,000 Lawrenceville, United States Hard Vanessa Webb 1–6, 3–6

Doubles (0–2)
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result Date Category Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 12 November 1990 10,000 Porto Alegre, Brazil Clay Anne Grousbeck Cláudia Chabalgoity
Luciana Tella		 1–6, 1–6
Runner-up 6 July 1992 10,000 Indianapolis, United States Clay Jeri Ingram Laxmi Poruri
Heather Willens		 1–6, 1–6

References
  1. Lihini Weerasuriya at the Billie Jean King Cup


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