Leanne Baker

Leanne Baker (born 8 January 1981) is a former New Zealand professional tennis player, and a former United States club rugby player. She is currently the head coach of the Chicago Women's Rugby Football Club.

Her tennis career-high singles ranking is world No. 260, which she reached on 26 February 2007. Her career-high doubles ranking is No. 108, set at 17 January 2005.

WTA career finals

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
Tier I (0–0)
Tier II (0–0)
Tier III (0–0)
Tier IV & V (0–1)

Outcome	No.	Date	Location	Surface	Partnering	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	8 January 2005	Auckland Open, New Zealand	Hard	Template:Flagicon Francesca Lubiani	Template:Flagicon Shinobu Asagoe Template:Flagicon Katarina Srebotnik	3–6, 3–6

ITF Circuit finals

$100,000 tournaments

$75,000 tournaments

$50,000 tournaments

$25,000 tournaments

$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 10 (7–3)

Outcome	No.	Date	Location	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	1.	2 May 1999	Coatzacoalcos, Mexico	Hard	Template:Flagicon Candice Jairala	3–6, 6–3, 7–5
Winner	2.	11 July 1999	Felixstowe, England	Grass	Template:Flagicon Karen Nugent	6–4, 6–4
Runner-up	1.	6 February 2000	Wellington, New Zealand	Hard	Template:Flagicon Mireille Dittmann	6–7(5–7), 6–1, 6–7(5–7)
Runner-up	2.	28 May 2000	El Paso, United States	Hard	Template:Flagicon Erin Burdette	1–6, 3–6
Runner-up	3.	14 September 2003	Spoleto, Italy	Clay	Template:Flagicon Lenka Snajdrová	4–6, 3–6
Winner	3.	6 February 2005	Wellington, New Zealand	Hard	Template:Flagicon Mireille Dittmann	2–6, 6–1, 6–1
Winner	4.	28 August 2005	Jesi, Italy	Hard	Template:Flagicon Vanessa Pinto	6–2, 7–6(8–6)
Winner	5.	5 February 2006	Taupō, New Zealand	Hard	Template:Flagicon Natsumi Hamamura	6–1, 6–2
Winner	6.	12 February 2006	Wellington, New Zealand	Hard	Template:Flagicon Kateřina Kramperová	6–4, 1–6, 6–0
Winner	7.	20 April 2008	Mazatlán, Mexico	Hard	Template:Flagicon Anna Lubinsky	6–2, 6–1

Doubles: 38 (18–20)

Outcome	No.	Date	Location	Surface	Partnering	Opponents	Score
Winner	1.	6 February 1999	Wellington, New Zealand	Hard	Template:Flagicon Rewa Hudson	Template:Flagicon Gail Biggs Template:Flagicon Shelley Stephens	6–1, 6–1
Winner	2.	11 July 1999	Felixstowe, England	Grass	Template:Flagicon Nicole Sewell	Template:Flagicon Victoria Davies Template:Flagicon Kate Warne-Holland	6–1, 6–4
Runner-up	1.	17 September 1999	Frinton, England	Grass	Template:Flagicon Nicole Sewell	Template:Flagicon Natalie Grandin Template:Flagicon Nicole Rencken	2–6, 6–3, 1–6
Winner	3.	28 May 2000	El Paso, United States	Hard	Template:Flagicon Manisha Malhotra	Template:Flagicon Kaysie Smashey Template:Flagicon Varalee Sureephong	6–2, 7–6
Runner-up	2.	4 June 2000	San Antonio, United States	Hard	Template:Flagicon Manisha Malhotra	Template:Flagicon Melanie Clayton Template:Flagicon Emma Gott	6–3, 6–7(5–7), 5–7
Runner-up	3.	24 July 2000	Pamplona, Spain	Hard	Template:Flagicon Mariana Mesa	Template:Flagicon Yvette Basting Template:Flagicon Mia Buric	2–6, 0–6
Winner	4.	4 March 2001	Bendigo, Australia	Hard	Template:Flagicon Shelley Stephens	Template:Flagicon Debby Haak Template:Flagicon Jolanda Mens	6–3, 6–2
Runner-up	4.	22 April 2001	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	Hard	Template:Flagicon Shelley Stephens	Template:Flagicon Manisha Malhotra Template:Flagicon Nirupama Vaidyanathan	3–6, 5–7
Winner	5.	18 June 2001	Marseille, France	Clay	Template:Flagicon Manisha Malhotra	Template:Flagicon Caroline Dhenin Template:Flagicon Maja Palaveršić	7–6(7–5), 6–2
Winner	6.	1 July 2001	Båstad, Sweden	Hard	Template:Flagicon Manisha Malhotra	Template:Flagicon Daniela Klemenschits Template:Flagicon Sandra Klemenschits	6–3, 6–1
Runner-up	5.	30 September 2001	Raleigh, United States	Clay	Template:Flagicon Tracey O'Connor	Template:Flagicon Allison Baker Template:Flagicon Melinda Czink	4–6, 6–1, 4–6
Runner-up	6.	21 July 2002	Valladolid, Spain	Hard	Template:Flagicon Manisha Malhotra	Template:Flagicon Elena Baltacha Template:Flagicon Natacha Randriantefy	2–6, 3–6
Runner-up	7.	30 March 2003	Atlanta, United States	Hard	Template:Flagicon Francesca Lubiani	Template:Flagicon Li Ting Template:Flagicon Sun Tiantian	6–4, 4–6, 4–6
Winner	7.	18 May 2003	Casale Monferrato, Italy	Clay	Template:Flagicon Elke Clijsters	Template:Flagicon Jolanda Mens Template:Flagicon Stefanie Weis	6–1, 6–2
Winner	8.	1 June 2003	Campobasso, Italy	Clay	Template:Flagicon Ekaterina Kozhokina	Template:Flagicon Ana Jovanović Template:Flagicon Višnja Vuletić	6–1, 6–1
Runner-up	8.	13 July 2003	Felixstowe, England	Grass	Template:Flagicon Chantal Coombs	Template:Flagicon Karen Nugent Template:Flagicon Elsa O'Riain	6–7(7–9), 6–7(2–7)
Winner	9.	7 September 2003	Mestre, Italy	Clay	Template:Flagicon Francesca Lubiani	Template:Flagicon Monique Adamczak Template:Flagicon Shelley Stephens	6–2, 4–6, 6–2
Winner	10.	14 September 2003	Spoleto, Italy	Clay	Template:Flagicon Shelley Stephens	Template:Flagicon Kika Hogendoorn Template:Flagicon Bettina Pirker	6–3, 3–6, 7–5
Runner-up	9.	28 September 2003	Glasgow, Scotland	Hard	Template:Flagicon Francesca Lubiani	Template:Flagicon Kim Kilsdonk Template:Flagicon Nicole Kriz	5–7, 2–6
Runner-up	10.	8 February 2004	Rockford, United States	Hard (i)	Template:Flagicon Francesca Lubiani	Template:Flagicon Mariana Díaz Oliva Template:Flagicon Gisela Dulko	7–6(7–5), 3–6, 1–6
Runner-up	11.	22 February 2004	Columbus, United States	Hard (i)	Template:Flagicon Francesca Lubiani	Template:Flagicon Stanislava Hrozenská Template:Flagicon Lenka Němečková	6–7(3–7), 6–4, 3–6
Winner	11.	28 February 2004	St. Paul, United States	Hard (i)	Template:Flagicon Francesca Lubiani	Template:Flagicon Jessica Lehnhoff Template:Flagicon Trudi Musgrave	6–7(3–7), 2–3 ret.
Winner	12.	6 June 2004	Surbiton, England	Grass	Template:Flagicon Nicole Sewell	Template:Flagicon Surina De Beer Template:Flagicon Karen Nugent	2–6, 7–5, 7–6(8–6)
Winner	13.	5 October 2004	Glasgow, Scotland	Hard (i)	Template:Flagicon Francesca Lubiani	Template:Flagicon Claire Curran Template:Flagicon İpek Şenoğlu	6–3, 5–7, 6–4
Runner-up	12.	20 March 2005	Orange, United States	Hard	Template:Flagicon Francesca Lubiani	Template:Flagicon Carly Gullickson Template:Flagicon Jennifer Hopkins	3–6, 4–6
Runner-up	13.	27 March 2005	Redding, United States	Hard	Template:Flagicon Francesca Lubiani	Template:Flagicon Yuliya Beygelzimer Template:Flagicon Stéphanie Dubois	4–6, 7–6(7–1), 3–6
Winner	14.	9 July 2005	Felixstowe, England	Grass	Template:Flagicon Francesca Lubiani	Template:Flagicon Jarmila Gajdošová Template:Flagicon Alla Kudryavtseva	6–1, 4–6, 3–2 ret.
Runner-up	14.	21 August 2005	Jesi, Italy	Hard	Template:Flagicon Francesca Lubiani	Template:Flagicon Silvia Disderi Template:Flagicon Giulia Gabba	2–6, 6–2, 4–6
Winner	15.	28 August 2005	Trecastagni, Italy	Hard	Template:Flagicon Francesca Lubiani	Template:Flagicon Regina Kulikova Template:Flagicon Marina Shamayko	6–2, 4–6, 6–3
Runner-up	15.	5 February 2006	Taupō, New Zealand	Hard	Template:Flagicon Francescz Lubiani	Template:Flagicon Lauren Barnikow Template:Flagicon Christina Fusano	4–6, 4–6
Runner-up	16.	12 February 2006	Wellington, New Zealand	Hard	Template:Flagicon Ellen Barry	Template:Flagicon Paula Marama Template:Flagicon Kairangi Vano	3–6, 1–6
Runner-up	17.	17 March 2006	Canberra, Australia	Clay	Template:Flagicon Nicole Kriz	Template:Flagicon Monique Adamczak Template:Flagicon Christina Horiatopoulos	6–7(4–7), 1–6
Runner-up	18.	14 May 2006	Fukuoka, Japan	Grass	Template:Flagicon Christina Horiatopoulos	Template:Flagicon Chan Yung-jan Template:Flagicon Chuang Chia-jung	1–6, 2–6
Winner	16.	8 October 2006	Troy, United States	Hard	Template:Flagicon Nicole Kriz	Template:Flagicon Chanelle Scheepers Template:Flagicon Neha Uberoi	6–7(1–7), 7–6, 6–3
Winner	17.	29 October 2006	Augusta, United States	Hard	Template:Flagicon Nicole Kriz	Template:Flagicon Chanelle Scheepers Template:Flagicon Neha Uberoi	7–6(7–3), 6–1
Winner	18.	19 November 2006	Lawrenceville, United States	Hard	Template:Flagicon Julie Ditty	Template:Flagicon Christina Fusano Template:Flagicon Aleke Tsoubanos	7–6(7–5), 6–4
Runner-up	19.	4 May 2007	Catania, Italy	Clay	Template:Flagicon Nicole Kriz	Template:Flagicon Debbrich Feys Template:Flagicon Darya Kustova	4–6, 4–6
Runner-up	20.	21 October 2007	Lawrenceville, United States	Hard	Template:Flagicon Julie Ditty	Template:Flagicon Stéphanie Dubois Template:Flagicon Alisa Kleybanova	2–6, 0–6

References

• Baker wins Mazatlan Title
• Baker out of Mexico after a tough three setter – 12 April 2008
• Leanne Baker in Mexico – 11 April 2008
• Leanne Baker Back On The Circuit – 11 April 2008

External links

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