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Kimberly Po (born October 20, 1971) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.

Kimberly Po
Full nameKimberly Po-Messerli
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceRolling Hills, California, U.S.
Born (1971-10-20) October 20, 1971 (age 53)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Height5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)
Turned pro1991
Retired2002
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$1,926,618
Singles
Career record200–180
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 14 (June 9, 1997)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQF (1997)
French Open3R (1993, 1997)
Wimbledon2R (1992, 1994, 1996, 1998)
US Open4R (1998)
Doubles
Career record250–216
Career titles5 WTA, 1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 6 (September 10, 2001)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open3R (2001)
French OpenQF (2001)
WimbledonSF (2001)
US OpenF (2001)
Mixed doubles
Career titles1
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian OpenQF (1999)
French OpenQF (2000)
WimbledonW (2000)
US OpenF (1999)

In her career, she won the mixed doubles title at Wimbledon in 2000, partnering Donald Johnson. She also was a runner-up at the US Open in women's doubles in 2001, partnering Nathalie Tauziat, as well as at the 1999 US Open in mixed doubles, with Johnson.

Po won six top-level doubles titles. Her career-high world rankings were world No. 6 in doubles (in 2001) and No. 14 in singles (in 1997). Her best singles performance at a Grand Slam event came at the 1997 Australian Open when she reached the quarterfinals before being knocked out by Amanda Coetzer.

Po married Oliver Messerli in 2001, and was known thereafter as Kimberly Po-Messerli.

Grand Slam finals

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Doubles: 1 (0–1)

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Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 2001 US Open Hard France  Nathalie Tauziat United States  Lisa Raymond
Australia  Rennae Stubbs
6–2, 5–7, 7–5

Mixed: 2 (1–1)

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Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1999 US Open Hard United States  Donald Johnson Japan  Ai Sugiyama
India  Mahesh Bhupathi
6–4, 6–4
Winner 2000 Wimbledon Grass United States  Donald Johnson Belgium  Kim Clijsters
Australia  Lleyton Hewitt
6–4, 7–6(7–3)

WTA career finals

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Doubles: 19 (5 titles, 14 runner-ups)

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Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0/1)
Tier I (1/1)
Tier II (1/6)
Tier III (3/6)
Tier IV & V (0/0)
Virginia Slims (0/0)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. Jan 1993 Brisbane Hard United States  Shannan McCarthy Spain  Conchita Martínez
Latvia  Larisa Neiland
2–6, 2–6
Runner-up 2. Feb 1993 Chicago Carpet (i) United States  Amy Frazier United States  Katrina Adams
United States  Zina Garrison-Jackson
6–7(7–9), 3–6
Runner-up 3. Apr 1996 Tokyo Hard United States  Amy Frazier Japan  Kimiko Date
Japan  Ai Sugiyama
6–7(6–8), 7–6(8–6), 3–6
Runner-up 4. Aug 1996 Los Angeles Hard United States  Amy Frazier United States  Lindsay Davenport
Belarus  Natasha Zvereva
1–6, 4–6
Runner-up 5. Oct 1996 Quebec City Hard (i) United States  Amy Frazier United States  Debbie Graham
Netherlands  Brenda Schultz-McCarthy
1–6, 4–6
Runner-up 6. Aug 1997 San Diego Hard United States  Amy Frazier Switzerland  Martina Hingis
Spain  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
3–6, 5–7
Winner 1. Sep 1998 Quebec City Hard (i) United States  Lori McNeil United States  Chanda Rubin
France  Sandrine Testud
6–7(3–7), 7–5, 6–4
Winner 2. Apr 1999 Tokyo Hard United States  Corina Morariu Australia  Kerry-Anne Guse
Australia  Catherine Barclay
6–3, 6–2
Winner 3. Feb 2000 Oklahoma City Hard (i) United States  Corina Morariu Thailand  Tamarine Tanasugarn
Ukraine  Elena Tatarkova
6–4, 4–6, 6–2
Runner-up 7. Aug 2000 Los Angeles Hard France  Anne-Gaëlle Sidot Belgium  Els Callens
Belgium  Dominique Van Roost
2–6, 5–7
Runner-up 8. Oct 2000 Zurich Hard (i) France  Anne-Gaëlle Sidot Switzerland  Martina Hingis
Russia  Anna Kournikova
3–6, 4–6
Runner-up 9. Nov 2000 Quebec City Hard (i) Belgium  Els Callens United States  Meghann Shaughnessy
Australia  Nicole Pratt
3–6, 4–6
Runner-up 10. Feb 2001 Paris Carpet (i) France  Nathalie Tauziat Croatia  Iva Majoli
France  Virginie Razzano
3–6, 5–7
Runner-up 11. Feb 2001 Nice Carpet (i) France  Nathalie Tauziat France  Émilie Loit
France  Anne-Gaëlle Sidot
6–1, 2–6, 0–6
Runner-up 12. Jun 2001 Birmingham Grass France  Nathalie Tauziat Zimbabwe  Cara Black
Russia  Elena Likhovtseva
1–6, 2–6
Winner 4. Aug 2001 Los Angeles Hard France  Nathalie Tauziat United States  Nicole Arendt
Netherlands  Caroline Vis
6–3, 7–5
Winner 5. Aug 2001 Toronto Hard Australia  Nicole Pratt Slovenia  Tina Križan
Slovenia  Katarina Srebotnik
6–3, 6–1
Runner-up 13. Aug 2001 US Open Hard France  Nathalie Tauziat United States  Lisa Raymond
Australia  Rennae Stubbs
2–6, 7–5, 5–7
Runner-up 14. Jun 2002 Birmingham Grass France  Nathalie Tauziat Japan  Shinobu Asagoe
Belgium  Els Callens
4–6, 3–6
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Awards
Preceded by Karen Krantzcke Sportsmanship Award
1994
Succeeded by