Meike Babel (born 22 November 1974) is a former tennis player from Germany.
Career In her ten years on the WTA Tour, she ranked as high as world number 27 in singles and 45 in doubles.Meike Babel's profile at Vanderbilt.edu. Online. 9 October 2007.Brainy History. 22 November 1974 in History. Online. 10 November 2007.
Coaching career She was a women's tennis assistant coach at Tulane University and Vanderbilt University.
WTA career finals Tournament ()SinglesDoublesGrand Slam tournaments0–00–0WTA Championships0–00–0Tier I0–00–0Tier II0–00–0Tier III0–10–2Tier IV0–21–0Surface ()SinglesDoublesHard0–01–0Clay0–20–1Grass0–00–0Carpet0–10–1
Singles: 3 (3 runner-ups) ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss 0–1 May 1992 Waregem, Belgium Clay Wiltrud Probst 2–6, 3–6Loss 0–2 Jul 1993 Prague, Czech Republic Clay Natalia Medvedeva 3–6, 2–6Loss 0–3 Feb 1994 Linz, Austria Carpet (i) Sabine Appelmans 1–6, 6–4, 6–7
Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups) ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 0–1 Jul 1997 Warsaw, Poland Clay Catherine Barclay Ruxandra Dragomir Inés Gorrochategui 4–6, 0–6Loss 0–2 Oct 1997 Luxembourg Carpet (i) Laurence Courtois Larisa Neiland Helena Suková 2–6, 4–6Win 1–2 Aug 1998 Istanbul, Turkey Hard Laurence Courtois Åsa Carlsson Florencia Labat 6–0, 6–2
ITF Circuit finals $100,000 tournaments $75,000 tournaments $50,000 tournaments $25,000 tournaments $10,000 tournaments
Singles (2–1) Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent ScoreWin 1. 5 August 1991 Paderborn, Germany Clay Eva-Maria Schürhoff 6–3, 7–6Loss 1. 16 September 1991 Sofia, Bulgaria Clay Monique Kiene 5–7, 3–6Win 2. 28 October 1991 Madeira, Portugal Hard Barbara Mulej 6–0, 6–2
Doubles (2–3) Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents ScoreLoss 1. 10 February 1991 Helsinki, Finland Carpet (i) Nadja Beik Lubomira Bacheva Elena Pogorelova 2–6, 6–3, 3–6Loss 2. 29 July 1991 Rheda, Germany Clay Irina Spîrlea Catarina Bernstein Annika Narbe 4–6, 5–7Loss 3. 5 August 1991 Paderborn, Germany Clay Nadja Beik Ivana Havrlíková Pavlína Rajzlová 4–6, 0–6Win 1. Sofia, Bulgaria Clay Valda Lake Ivana Havrlíková 7–5, 6–0Win 2. 28 October 1991 Madeira, Portugal Hard Carin Bakkum Rosa Bielsa Janet Souto 6–3, 6–2
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