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Silke Meier
Country (sports) Germany
Born (1968-07-13) 13 July 1968 (age 56)
Wiesbaden, West Germany
Turned pro1985
Retired2000
Prize moneyUS$ 503,262
Singles
Career record190–214
Career titles0 WTA, 3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 40 (26 October 1987)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (1990, 1993, 1995, 1996)
French Open2R (1986, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1994, 1995)
Wimbledon2R (1987, 1988)
US Open3R (1990)
Doubles
Career record94–133
Career titles1 WTA, 4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 85 (9 December 1996)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (1989)
French Open2R (1987, 1996)
Wimbledon1R (1987, 1996, 1997)
US Open1R (1987, 1990)
Mixed doubles
Career record1–1
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open2R (1987)

Silke Meier (born 13 July 1968) is a former professional tennis player from Germany who played on the WTA tour from 1985 to 1999. She reached the third round of the US Open in 1990 and, over her career, recorded victories against Jana Novotná, Helena Suková and Manuela Maleeva.

WTA Tour finals

Singles 1

Legend
WTA Championships 0
Tier I 0
Tier II 0
Tier III 0
Tier IV & V 0
Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Apr 1995 Zagreb, Croatia Clay Belgium Sabine Appelmans 4–6, 3–6

Doubles 4 (1–3)

Legend
WTA Championships 0
Tier I 0
Tier II 0
Tier III 0
Tier IV & V 1
Titles by surface
Hard 0
Clay 0
Grass 0
Carpet 1
Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 1986 Athens, Greece Clay West Germany Wiltrud Probst West Germany Isabel Cueto
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
6–4, 2–6, 4–6
Loss 0–2 Aug 1989 Sofia, Bulgaria Clay Bulgaria Elena Pampoulova Italy Laura Garrone
Italy Laura Golarsa
4–6, 5–7
Loss 0–3 Sep 1989 Athens, Greece Clay Bulgaria Elena Pampoulova Italy Sandra Cecchini
Argentina Patricia Tarabini
6–4, 4–6, 2–6
Win 1–3 Feb 1991 Oslo, Norway Carpet (i) West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Belgium Sabine Appelmans
Italy Raffaella Reggi
3–6, 6–2, 6–4

ITF finals

Singles (3–0)

Legend
$75,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 5 August 1985 Rheda, West Germany Clay West Germany Sabine Hack 7–5, 6–4
Winner 2. 20 November 1994 Bad Gögging, Germany Carpet (i) Serbia and Montenegro Tatjana Ječmenica 4–6, 6–4, 6–3
Winner 3. 27 July 1997 Rostock, Germany Clay Germany Syna Schreiber 6–3, 7–5

Doubles (4–7)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 5 August 1985 Rheda, West Germany Clay West Germany Claudia Porwik United Kingdom Belinda Borneo
United Kingdom Lorrayne Gracie
4–6, 7–6, 6–1
Runner-up 2. 3 March 1986 Stockholm, Sweden Clay West Germany Claudia Porwik Czechoslovakia Hana Fukárková
Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná
4–6, 6–4, 3–6
Runner-up 3. 17 October 1994 Flensburg, Germany Carpet Germany Kirstin Freye Czech Republic Kateřina Šišková
Czech Republic Jana Pospíšilová
2–6, 6–4, 2–6
Winner 4. 11 February 1996 Murcia, Spain Clay Austria Petra Schwarz Netherlands Kim de Weille
France Noëlle van Lottum
6–3, 6–3
Runner-up 5. 11 August 1996 Sopot, Poland Clay Germany Kirstin Freye Czech Republic Lenka Němečková
Czech Republic Helena Vildová
0–6, 0–6
Runner-up 6. 17 November 1996 Bad Gögging, Germany Carpet (i) Germany Kirstin Freye India Nirupama Sanjeev
Austria Barbara Schwartz
4–6, 1–6
Runner-up 7. 17 March 1997 Reims, France Clay (i) Austria Petra Schwarz Bulgaria Svetlana Krivencheva
Ukraine Elena Tatarkova
2–6, 2–6
Winner 8. 25 August 1997 Orbatello, Italy Clay Czech Republic Kateřina Šišková Netherlands Kim de Weille
Netherlands Henriëtte van Aalderen
6–3, 2–6, 6–2
Runner-up 9. 26 April 1998 Espinho, Portugal Carpet (i) Germany Kirstin Freye Netherlands Kim de Weille
France Noëlle van Lottum
6–4, 3–6, 5–7
Runner-up 10. 6 July 1998 Puchheim, Germany Clay Germany Jasmin Wöhr Hungary Virág Csurgó
Hungary Nóra Köves
6–4, 0–6, 3–6
Winner 11. 31 August 1998 Hechingen, Germany Clay Germany Jasmin Wöhr Czech Republic Linda Faltynková
Czech Republic Blanka Kumbárová
6–2, 6–2

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