Irakli Labadze
| Country (sports) |
 Georgia |
|---|---|
| Residence | Tbilisi, Georgia |
| Born |
June 9, 1981 Tbilisi, Georgia 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 | 215–209 |
| 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 | 107–101 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 100 (October 29, 2001) ok |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2005) |
| French Open | 1R (2004) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (2006) |
| US Open | 1R (2004) |
| Last updated on: May 3, 2012. | |
Irakli Labadze (Georgian: ირაკლი ლაბაძე; born June 9, 1981 in Tbilisi, Georgia SSR) is a retired professional tennis player. His career-high singles ranking was World No. 42, which he attained in July 2004.
Labadze reached the fourth round of the 2006 Wimbledon Championships (losing to the eventual runner-up Rafael Nadal) and the semifinals of the 2004 Indian Wells Masters.
Tennis career
Juniors
Labadze had a very successful junior career, reaching the final of the Wimbledon boys' singles in 1998 losing to Roger Federer and rising as high as No. 10 in the world rankings in singles the same year. Together with Lovro Zovko he won the 1999 French Open boys' doubles.
Titles
Singles (6)
| Legend (Singles) |
| Grand Slam (0) |
| Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
| ATP Masters Series (0) |
| ATP Tour (0) |
| Challengers (9) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in final | Score in final |
| 1. | 2000 |  Furth |
Clay | Daniel Elsner |
6–4, 6–4 |
| 2. | 2001 |  Birmingham |
Clay | James Blake |
6–2, 6–3 |
| 3. | 2001 |  Bucharest |
Clay |  Emilio Benfele Álvarez |
6–4, 6–2 |
| 4. | 2002 |  Brest |
Carpet |  Paradorn Srichaphan |
6–4, 7–5 |
| 5. | 2002 |  Kiev |
Clay | Gorka Fraile |
6–0, 4–6, 6–4 |
| 6. | 2003 | Kiev |
Clay |  Petr Kralert |
6–1, 6–2 |
| 7. | 2003 | St. Jean de Luz |
Hard | Fabrice Santoro |
1–6, 7–6(4), 6–4 |
| 8. | 2003 | Dnepropetrovsk |
Hard |  Harel Levy |
6–3, 3–6, 6–1 |
| 9. | 2005 |  Biella |
Hard |  Carlos Berlocq |
7–6(4), 6–0 |
Double finals (3)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
| 1. | 2001 | Sopot, Poland | Clay |  Attila Sávolt |
 Paul Hanley Nathan Healey |
7–6(10), 6–2 |
| 2. | 2001 | St. Petersburg, Russia | Hard (i) |  Marat Safin |
Denis Golovanov Yevgeny Kafelnikov |
7–5, 6–4 |
| 3. | 2002 | St. Petersburg, Russia | Hard (i) | Marat Safin |
 David Adams Jared Palmer |
7–6(8), 6–3 |
Grand Slam Tournament Performance Timeline (Singles)
| W | F | SF | QF | R# | RR | Q# | A | P | Z# | PO | G | F-S | SF-B | NMS | NH |
(W) Won tournament; reached (F) final, (SF) semifinal, (QF) quarterfinal; (R#) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; competed at a (RR) round-robin stage; reached a (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; played in a (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; won a (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; or (NH) tournament not held.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated either at the conclusion of a tournament, or when the player's participation in the tournament has ended.
| Tournament | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | A | A | A | Q1 | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A |
| French Open | A | A | A | Q2 | 2R | 1R | 2R | Q2 | 1R | A | A | A |
| Wimbledon | A | Q1 | A | Q2 | 2R | 1R | 2R | Q2 | 4R | A | Q1 | A |
| US Open | A | A | Q1 | A | 1R | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A |
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (Singles)
| Tournament | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Wells Masters | A | A | SF | 1R | A | A | A | A |
| Miami Open | 1R | Q2 | 1R | 2R | A | A | A | A |
| Monte-Carlo Masters | Q1 | A | A | A | A | A | A | A |
| Madrid Open | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A |
| Italian Open | Q1 | Q2 | 2R | A | A | A | A | A |
| Canadian Open | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A |
| Cincinnati Masters | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A |
| Hamburg Masters | A | Q2 | 2R | A | A | A | A | A |
| Paris Masters | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | A | A |
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