Irakli Labadze

Template:Short description Irakli Labadze (Georgian: , romanized: Template:Ka-translit, ; 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 was 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.

Junior Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1998	Wimbledon	Grass	Template:Flagicon Roger Federer	4–6, 4–6

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1999	French Open	Clay	Template:Flagicon Lovro Zovko	Template:Flagicon Kristian Pless Template:Flagicon Olivier Rochus	6–1, 7–6

ATP career finals

Doubles: 3 (3 runner-ups)

Legend Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0) ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) ATP Masters Series (0–0) ATP Championship Series (0–0) ATP World Series (0–3)

Finals by surface Hard (0–2) Clay (0–1) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Finals by setting Outdoors (0–1) Indoors (0–2)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	[[2001 Idea Prokom Open – Men's doubles|Template:Dts]]	Sopot, Poland	International Series	Clay	Template:Flagicon Attila Sávolt	Template:Flagicon Paul Hanley Template:Flagicon Nathan Healey	6–7(10–12), 2–6
Loss	0–2	[[2001 St. Petersburg Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	St. Petersburg, Russia	International Series	Hard	Template:Flagicon Marat Safin	Template:Flagicon Denis Golovanov Template:Flagicon Yevgeny Kafelnikov	5–7, 4–6
Loss	0–3	[[2002 St. Petersburg Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	St. Petersburg, Russia	International Series	Hard	Template:Flagicon Marat Safin	Template:Flagicon David Adams Template:Flagicon Jared Palmer	6–7(8–10), 3–6

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 18 (10–8)

Legend ATP Challenger (9–4) ITF Futures (1–4)

Finals by surface Hard (4–4) Clay (6–4) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Template:NsDateTemplate:Ns	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0-1	Template:Dts	USA F1, Altamonte Springs	Futures	Hard	Template:Flagicon James Blake	2–6, 2–6
Loss	0-2	Template:Dts	Philippines F2, Manila	Futures	Hard	Template:Flagicon Jan Hermansson	6–1, 4–6, 1–6
Loss	0-3	Template:Dts	USA F4, Vero Beach	Futures	Clay	Template:Flagicon Michael Russell	6–7, 3–6
Loss	0-4	Template:Dts	Mexico F6, Chihuahua	Futures	Hard	Template:Flagicon Solon Peppas	4–6, 4–6
Win	1-4	Template:Dts	USA F3, Boca Raton	Futures	Hard	Template:Flagicon Marcos Daniel	6–4, 6–4
Win	2-4	Template:Dts	Fürth, Germany	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Daniel Elsner	6–4, 6–4
Win	3-4	Template:Dts	Birmingham, United States	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon James Blake	6–2, 6–3
Win	4-4	Template:Dts	Bucharest, Romania	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Emilio Benfele Álvarez	6–4, 6–2
Loss	4-5	Template:Dts	Ulm, Germany	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Nikolay Davydenko	6–4, 6–7(2–7), 5–7
Loss	4-6	Template:Dts	Manerbio, Italy	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Attila Sávolt	5–7, 2–6
Win	5-6	Template:Dts	Brest, France	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Paradorn Srichaphan	6–4, 7–5
Win	6-6	Template:Dts	Kyiv, Ukraine	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Gorka Fraile	6–0, 4–6, 6–4
Loss	6-7	Template:Dts	Grenoble, France	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Michaël Llodra	4–6, 3–6
Loss	6-8	Template:Dts	Mönchengladbach, Germany	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Daniel Elsner	1–6, 6–2, 3–6
Win	7-8	Template:Dts	Kyiv, Ukraine	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Petr Kralert	6–1, 6–2
Win	8-8	Template:Dts	Saint-Jean-de-Luz, France	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Fabrice Santoro	1–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–4
Win	9-8	Template:Dts	Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Harel Levy	6–3, 3–6, 6–1
Win	10-8	Template:Dts	Biella, Italy	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Carlos Berlocq	7–6(7–4), 6–0

Doubles: 14 (6–8)

Legend ATP Challenger (5–5) ITF Futures (1–3)

Finals by surface Hard (0–4) Clay (6–3) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–1)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Template:Dts	Philippines F1, Manila	Futures	Hard	Template:Flagicon Dmitry Tursunov	Template:Flagicon Marcus Hilpert Template:Flagicon Andrew Rueb	4–6, 6–7
Win	1–1	Template:Dts	USA F4, Vero Beach	Futures	Clay	Template:Flagicon Lovro Zovko	Template:Flagicon Hugo Armando Template:Flagicon Mitch Sprengelmeyer	7–6, 7–6
Loss	1–2	Template:Dts	Mexico F5, Playa del Carmen	Futures	Hard	Template:Flagicon Diego Ayala	Template:Flagicon Flávio Saretta Template:Flagicon Leonardo Silva	5–7, 6–7
Loss	1–3	Template:Dts	USA F1, Pembroke Pines	Futures	Hard	Template:Flagicon Rafael De Mesa	Template:Flagicon Gareth Williams Template:Flagicon Jeff Williams	4–6, 1–6
Loss	1–4	Template:Dts	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Kevin Ullyett	Template:Flagicon Michael Hill Template:Flagicon Todd Woodbridge	3–6, 4–6
Loss	1–5	Template:Dts	Budapest, Hungary	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Dinu-Mihai Pescariu	Template:Flagicon Thomas Shimada Template:Flagicon Myles Wakefield	2–6, 6–3, 3–6
Win	2–5	Template:Dts	Quito, Ecuador	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Francisco Costa	Template:Flagicon Eric Nunez Template:Flagicon Martin Stringari	6–2, 7–6(7–4)
Win	3–5	Template:Dts	Santiago, Chile	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Dušan Vemić	Template:Flagicon Joan Balcells Template:Flagicon Germán Puentes Alcañiz	6–3, 6–4
Loss	3–6	Template:Dts	Kyiv, Ukraine	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Yuri Schukin	Template:Flagicon Federico Browne Template:Flagicon Fred Hemmes	4–6, 3–6
Win	4–6	Template:Dts	Mönchengladbach, Germany	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Rogier Wassen	Template:Flagicon Karsten Braasch Template:Flagicon Franz Stauder	6–7(4–7), 6–2, 6–2
Win	5–6	Template:Dts	Reggio Emilia, Italy	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Yuri Schukin	Template:Flagicon Francesco Aldi Template:Flagicon Tomas Tenconi	6–4, 6–3
Loss	5–7	Template:Dts	Trani, Italy	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Giorgio Galimberti	Template:Flagicon Carlos Berlocq Template:Flagicon Cristian Villagrán	6–4, 2–6, 4–6
Loss	5–8	Template:Dts	Aachen, Germany	Challenger	Carpet	Template:Flagicon Tomasz Bednarek	Template:Flagicon Ernests Gulbis Template:Flagicon Mischa Zverev	7–6(7–5), 4–6, [8–10]
Win	6–8	Template:Dts	Samarkand, Uzbekistan	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Denis Matsukevich	Template:Flagicon Danila Arsenov Template:Flagicon Vaja Uzakov	7–6(7–1), 4–6, [10–3]

Performance timeline

Singles

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	Template:Tennis win percentage
French Open	A	A	Q2	2R	1R	2R	Q2	Q1	A	A	0 / 3	2–3	Template:Tennis win percentage
Wimbledon	Q1	Q2	Q2	2R	1R	2R	Q2	4R	A	Q1	0 / 4	5–4	Template:Tennis win percentage
US Open	A	Q1	A	1R	A	1R	A	A	A	A	0 / 2	0–2	Template:Tennis win percentage
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	2–4	0–3	2–4	0–1	3–1	0–0	0–0	0 / 13	7–13	Template:Tennis win percentage
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells	A	A	A	A	A	SF	1R	A	A	A	0 / 2	5–2	Template:Tennis win percentage
Miami	A	A	A	1R	Q2	1R	2R	A	A	A	0 / 3	1–3	Template:Tennis win percentage
Monte Carlo	A	A	A	Q1	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 0	0–0	Template:Tennis win percentage
Hamburg	A	A	A	A	Q2	2R	A	A	A	A	0 / 1	1–1	Template:Tennis win percentage
Rome	A	A	A	Q1	Q2	2R	A	A	A	A	0 / 1	1–1	Template:Tennis win percentage
Madrid	Not Held			A	A	1R	A	A	A	A	0 / 1	0–1	Template:Tennis win percentage
Canada	A	A	A	A	A	1R	A	A	A	A	0 / 1	0–1	Template:Tennis win percentage
Cincinnati	A	A	A	A	A	1R	A	A	A	A	0 / 1	0–1	Template:Tennis win percentage
Paris	A	A	A	A	Q1	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 0	0–0	Template:Tennis win percentage
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–1	0–0	7–7	1–2	0–0	0–0	0–0	0 / 10	8–10	Template:Tennis win percentage

External links

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