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Marcella Mesker (born 23 May 1959) is a former professional tennis player from the Netherlands.

Marcella Mesker
Country (sports) Netherlands
Born (1959-05-23) 23 May 1959 (age 65)
The Hague, the Netherlands
Prize money$337,812
Singles
Career record105–138
Career titles1
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (1984)
French Open3R (1982, 1986)
Wimbledon3R (1979, 1985)
US Open3R (1981)
Doubles
Career record162–133
Career titles6
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenF (1979)
French Open3R (1986)
Wimbledon2R (1980, 1983, 1984, 1988)
US OpenSF (1984)

Mesker was active on the WTA Tour from 1979 to 1988 and reached the final of the Australian Open Women's Doubles in 1979. She also reached the semifinals of the US Open Women's Doubles in 1984. She won a singles title in Oklahoma City in 1986.

Mesker is the recipient of the Karen Krantzcke Sportsmanship Award, given by WTA after a vote by fellow tennis pros.

WTA career finals

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Legend
Grand Slam
Tier I
Tier II
Tier III
Tier IV & V

Singles 1 (1–0)

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Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Mar 1986 Oklahoma City, US Carpet (i) United States  Lori McNeil 6–4, 4–6, 6–3

Doubles 14 (6–8)

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Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. Jan 1980 Australian Open Grass Australia  Leanne Harrison New Zealand  Judy Chaloner
Australia  Diane Evers
2–6, 6–1, 0–6
Win 1. May 1983 Lugano, Switzerland Clay Switzerland  Christiane Jolissaint Switzerland  Petra Delhees
Brazil  Patricia Medrado
6–2, 3–6, 7–5
Win 2. Jan 1984 Denver, U.S. Hard (i) United Kingdom  Anne Hobbs United States  Sherry Acker
United States  Candy Reynolds
6–2, 6–3
Win 3. Jan 1984 Pittsburgh, U.S. Carpet (i) Switzerland  Christiane Jolissaint United States  Anna-Maria Fernandez
United States  Trey Lewis
7–6, 6–4
Win 4. May 1984 Lugano, Switzerland Hard (i) Switzerland  Christiane Jolissaint Czechoslovakia  Iva Budařová
Czechoslovakia  Marcela Skuherská
6–4, 6–3
Loss 2. Jan 1985 Port St. Lucie, U.S. Hard Switzerland  Christiane Jolissaint United States  Betsy Nagelsen
United States  Paula Smith
3–6, 4–6
Loss 3. Mar 1985 US Indoors Carpet (i) Australia  Elizabeth Smylie United States  Martina Navratilova
United States  Pam Shriver
5–7, 2–6
Loss 4. Mar 1985 Dallas, U.S. Carpet (i) France  Pascale Paradis United States  Barbara Potter
United States  Sharon Walsh
7–5, 4–6, 6–7
Loss 5. Aug 1985 Canadian Open Hard France  Pascale Paradis United States  Gigi Fernández
United States  Martina Navratilova
4–6, 0–6
Win 5. Nov 1985 Hilversum, Netherlands Carpet (i) France  Catherine Tanvier Italy  Sandra Cecchini
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia  Sabrina Goleš
6–2, 6–2
Loss 6. Dec 1985 Tokyo Indoor, Japan Carpet (i) Australia  Elizabeth Smylie West Germany  Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Czechoslovakia  Helena Suková
0–6, 4–6
Win 6. Mar 1986 Oklahoma City, USA Carpet (i) France  Pascale Paradis United States  Lori McNeil
France  Catherine Suire
2–6, 7–6, 6–1
Loss 7. May 1987 Strasbourg, France Clay United States  Kathy Horvath Czechoslovakia  Jana Novotná
France  Catherine Suire
0–6, 2–6
Loss 8. Jul 1987 Belgian Open Clay United States  Kathy Horvath West Germany  Bettina Bunge
Bulgaria  Manuela Maleeva
6–4, 4–6, 4–6
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