Irakli Labadze

Irakli Labadze

Country (sports)	Georgia
Residence	Tbilisi, Georgia
Born	(1981-06-09) June 9, 1981 (age 42) Tbilisi, Georgian SSR
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro	1998
Retired	2010
Plays	Left-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	US$1,234,668
Singles
Career record	50–83
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 42 (5 July 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	27–34
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 100 (29 October 2001)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	2R (2005)
French Open	1R (2004)
Wimbledon	3R (2006)
US Open	1R (2004)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon	1R (2004)
Last updated on: January 25, 2022.

Irakli Labadze (Georgian: ირაკლი ლაბაძე, romanized: irak'li labadze, pronounced [iɾakʼli labad͡ze]; 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 is 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	Roger Federer	4–6, 4–6

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

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

ATP career finals

Doubles: 3 (3 runner-ups)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Jul 2001	Sopot, Poland	International Series	Clay	Attila Sávolt	Paul Hanley Nathan Healey	6–7(10–12), 2–6
Loss	0–2	Oct 2001	St. Petersburg, Russia	International Series	Hard	Marat Safin	Denis Golovanov Yevgeny Kafelnikov	5–7, 4–6
Loss	0–3	Oct 2002	St. Petersburg, Russia	International Series	Hard	Marat Safin	David Adams Jared Palmer	6–7(8–10), 3–6

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 18 (10–8)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0-1	Jan 1999	USA F1, Altamonte Springs	Futures	Hard	James Blake	2–6, 2–6
Loss	0-2	Mar 1999	Philippines F2, Manila	Futures	Hard	Jan Hermansson	6–1, 4–6, 1–6
Loss	0-3	May 1999	USA F4, Vero Beach	Futures	Clay	Michael Russell	6–7, 3–6
Loss	0-4	Oct 1999	Mexico F6, Chihuahua	Futures	Hard	Solon Peppas	4–6, 4–6
Win	1-4	Jan 2000	USA F3, Boca Raton	Futures	Hard	Marcos Daniel	6–4, 6–4
Win	2-4	Jun 2000	Fürth, Germany	Challenger	Clay	Daniel Elsner	6–4, 6–4
Win	3-4	May 2001	Birmingham, United States	Challenger	Clay	James Blake	6–2, 6–3
Win	4-4	Jun 2001	Bucharest, Romania	Challenger	Clay	Emilio Benfele Álvarez	6–4, 6–2
Loss	4-5	Jul 2001	Ulm, Germany	Challenger	Clay	Nikolay Davydenko	6–4, 6–7(2–7), 5–7
Loss	4-6	Aug 2001	Manerbio, Italy	Challenger	Clay	Attila Sávolt	5–7, 2–6
Win	5-6	Feb 2002	Brest, France	Challenger	Hard	Paradorn Srichaphan	6–4, 7–5
Win	6-6	Sep 2002	Kiev, Ukraine	Challenger	Clay	Gorka Fraile	6–0, 4–6, 6–4
Loss	6-7	Oct 2002	Grenoble, France	Challenger	Hard	Michaël Llodra	4–6, 3–6
Loss	6-8	Aug 2003	Mönchengladbach, Germany	Challenger	Clay	Daniel Elsner	1–6, 6–2, 3–6
Win	7-8	Sep 2003	Kiev, Ukraine	Challenger	Clay	Petr Kralert	6–1, 6–2
Win	8-8	Sep 2003	Saint-Jean-de-Luz, France	Challenger	Hard	Fabrice Santoro	1–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–4
Win	9-8	Nov 2003	Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine	Challenger	Hard	Harel Levy	6–3, 3–6, 6–1
Win	10-8	Jul 2005	Biella, Italy	Challenger	Clay	Carlos Berlocq	7–6(7–4), 6–0

Doubles: 14 (6–8)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Mar 1999	Philippines F1, Manila	Futures	Hard	Dmitry Tursunov	Marcus Hilpert Andrew Rueb	4–6, 6–7
Win	1–1	May 1999	USA F4, Vero Beach	Futures	Clay	Lovro Zovko	Hugo Armando Mitch Sprengelmeyer	7–6, 7–6
Loss	1–2	Oct 1999	Mexico F5, Playa del Carmen	Futures	Hard	Diego Ayala	Flávio Saretta Leonardo Silva	5–7, 6–7
Loss	1–3	Jan 2000	USA F1, Pembroke Pines	Futures	Hard	Rafael De Mesa	Gareth Williams Jeff Williams	4–6, 1–6
Loss	1–4	Feb 2000	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	Challenger	Hard	Kevin Ullyett	Michael Hill Todd Woodbridge	3–6, 4–6
Loss	1–5	May 2000	Budapest, Hungary	Challenger	Clay	Dinu-Mihai Pescariu	Thomas Shimada Myles Wakefield	2–6, 6–3, 3–6
Win	2–5	Nov 2000	Quito, Ecuador	Challenger	Clay	Francisco Costa	Eric Nunez Martin Stringari	6–2, 7–6(7–4)
Win	3–5	Nov 2000	Santiago, Chile	Challenger	Clay	Dušan Vemić	Joan Balcells Germán Puentes Alcañiz	6–3, 6–4
Loss	3–6	Sep 2002	Kiev, Ukraine	Challenger	Clay	Yuri Schukin	Federico Browne Fred Hemmes	4–6, 3–6
Win	4–6	Aug 2003	Mönchengladbach, Germany	Challenger	Clay	Rogier Wassen	Karsten Braasch Franz Stauder	6–7(4–7), 6–2, 6–2
Win	5–6	Jun 2005	Reggio Emilia, Italy	Challenger	Clay	Yuri Schukin	Francesco Aldi Tomas Tenconi	6–4, 6–3
Loss	5–7	Aug 2005	Trani, Italy	Challenger	Clay	Giorgio Galimberti	Carlos Berlocq Cristian Villagrán	6–4, 2–6, 4–6
Loss	5–8	Nov 2006	Aachen, Germany	Challenger	Carpet	Tomasz Bednarek	Ernests Gulbis Mischa Zverev	7–6(7–5), 4–6, [8–10]
Win	6–8	Aug 2008	Samarkand, Uzbekistan	Challenger	Clay	Denis Matsukevich	Danila Arsenov Vaja Uzakov	7–6(7–1), 4–6, [10–3]

Performance timeline

Singles

External links

• Irakli Labadze at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Irakli Labadze at the International Tennis Federation
• Irakli Labadze at the Davis Cup