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Leanne Baker

NZL Age 45 173 cm / 5'8" Plays: Right-Handed WTA Tour years active: 1999–2007

Leanne Baker represented New Zealand on the WTA Tour and reached a career high of No. 260. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 1–6 and no singles titles. Pre-2000 WTA match coverage is incomplete, so the career record may be understated.

Peak singles rank

260 (Feb 26, 2007)

Elo peak

1525 (14th percentile)

Singles record

1–6 (14.3%)

Singles titles

Prize money

$136,918

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's WTA event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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WTA Matches full match log →

Leanne Baker's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Alicia Molik #60	6-7(3) 6-2 6-7(5)	L	H2H	Match data	May 24, 2007*	R32	Strasbourg Open	Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250	Clay
Tiantian Sun #81	1-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jan 4, 2007*	R32	ASB Classic	Tier IV → modern equivalent WTA 250	Hard
Martina Müller #69	5-7 6-4 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jan 2, 2003*	R32	ASB Classic	Tier IV → modern equivalent WTA 250	Hard
Barbara Schett #22	1-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jan 3, 2001*	R32	ASB Classic	Tier V → modern equivalent WTA 250	Hard
Anne Kremer #31	1-6 6-7(3)	L	H2H	Match data	Jan 6, 2000*	R32	ASB Classic	Tier IV → modern equivalent WTA 250	Hard

Rivals all rivalries →

Leanne Baker's most-played WTA rivals
Opponent	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Alicia Molik	1	1	May 24, 2007	H2H
Tiantian Sun	1	1	Jan 4, 2007	H2H
Martina Müller	1	1	Jan 2, 2003	H2H
Barbara Schett	1	1	Jan 3, 2001	H2H
Anne Kremer	1	1	Jan 6, 2000	H2H

Career Results

Leanne Baker career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1999	18	1	1	2	50.0%	551	280
2000	19	0	1	1	0.0%	280	358
2001	20	0	1	1	0.0%	358	397
2003	22	0	1	1	0.0%	372	456
2007	26	0	2	2	0.0%	272	393
Career		1	6	7	14.3%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Leanne Baker career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Hard				Clay				Grass				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1999	18	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%
2000	19	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
2001	20	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
2003	22	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
2007	26	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%
Career	—	1	5	6	16.7%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	1	6	7	14.3%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Leanne Baker career results by season and opponent rank
Season	Age	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1999	18	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	1	0	1	100.0%	0	0	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%
2000	19	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
2001	20	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
2003	22	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
2007	26	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%
Career		0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	1	4	5	20.0%	0	0	—	—	1	6	7	14.3%

Performance Stats

Leanne Baker performance statistics by season
Season	Age	Sample	Aces/M	DFs/M	1st Sv%	1st Sv Pts%	2nd Sv Pts%	BP Saved%	BP Conv%	Svc Pts%	Ret Pts%
2007	26	2/2	2.5	1.5	70.0%	50.8%	41.8%	64.4%	25.8%	47.9%	37.7%
Career		2/7	2.5	1.5	70.0%	50.8%	41.8%	64.4%	25.8%	47.9%	37.7%

Detailed serve and return statistics available for 2/7 (28.6%) of Leanne Baker's WTA main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Leanne Baker advanced statistics by season
Season	Age	Elo	P+	Serve+	Return+	PD	TPW%	Hard Elo	Clay Elo	Grass Elo	Set Win %	Set Margin	Dec. Set	Tiebreak	Pressure+	Schedule
1999	18	1522	109.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	50.0%	-0.75	—	—	—	-0.40
2000	19	1511	99.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.00	—	0–1	—	-0.08
2001	20	1507	104.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.50	—	—	—	-0.26
2003	22	1494	99.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	33.3%	-1.33	0–1	—	—	-0.01
2007	26	1476	97.5	-5.23	-1.38	0.724	42.8%	—	—	—	20.0%	-1.60	0–1	0–2	—	-0.23
Career		1525	104.7	-5.23	-1.38	0.724	42.8%	—	—	—	25.0%	-1.75	0–2	0–3 (0%)	—	-14.00

Tournament Results by Category

WTA 250

Leanne Baker WTA 250 results by season
Season	Age	ASB	STR	W-L Win %
1999	18	R16	—	1–1 (50%)
2000	19	R32	—	0–1 (0%)
2001	20	R32	—	0–1 (0%)
2003	22	R32	—	0–1 (0%)
2007	26	R32	R32	0–2 (0%)
W-L		1–5 (17%)	0–1 (0%)	1–6 (14%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

WTA Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

260

Career-high date

Feb 26, 2007

First Top 100

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First Top 50

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First Top 20

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First Top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

Leanne Baker ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1997	16	—	—	837	815	788	781	687	702	715	739	724	717
1998	17	712	707	730	751	781	875	936	714	712	588	551	553
1999	18	393	380	370	331	289	285	276	278	279	292	298	280
2000	19	334	327	307	325	309	312	324	327	330	330	338	358
2001	20	357	369	387	366	428	475	462	476	474	429	398	397
2002	21	389	399	401	416	412	406	354	353	339	345	363	372
2003	22	369	377	379	391	414	406	484	477	475	425	453	456
2004	23	454	435	441	427	436	445	439	441	447	526	518	523
2005	24	559	499	501	516	449	456	454	409	407	403	411	413
2006	25	428	398	379	372	372	361	377	421	389	351	306	272
2007	26	264	260	263	276	293	299	291	294	294	296	340	393
2008	27	395	485	490	437	474	498	538	548	779	839	870	877
2009	28	872	869	863	857	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Data coverage: WTA match coverage from Jeff Sackmann's archive is incomplete before 2000. Career win-loss totals, surface splits, and head-to-head counts for this player's pre-2000 era may understate actual results.

Similar Players

Other WTA players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

Leanne Baker's most statistically similar WTA players
Player	Country	Peak ranking	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Prize money	Years	Rivalries	Match log
Amber Liu	USA	#241	1,503	12	2	10	16.7%	$112,326	2001–2008	Rivalries	Match log
Amanda Keen	GBR	#207	1,512	7	1	6	14.3%	$137,563	2003–2005	Rivalries	Match log
Melissa Middleton	USA	#225	1,524	5	1	4	20.0%	$69,588	1999–2002	Rivalries	Match log
Katerina Bohmova	CZE	#302	1,500	18	3	15	16.7%	$147,620	2004–2007	Rivalries	Match log
Trudi Musgrave	AUS	#207	1,501	7	1	6	14.3%	$384,221	1996–2006	Rivalries	Match log
Carla Tiene	BRA	#256	1,509	3	1	2	33.3%	$111,865	2002–2006	Rivalries	Match log
Jing Ren	CHN	#256	1,516	3	1	2	33.3%	$26,272	2006–2006	Rivalries	Match log
Melissa Dowse	AUS	#247	1,500	3	1	2	33.3%	$42,448	2000–2001	Rivalries	Match log
Lydia Steinbach	GER	#262	1,516	2	1	1	50.0%	$54,314	2003–2003	Rivalries	Match log
Sandy Gumulya	INA	#228	1,514	5	1	4	20.0%	$82,205	2006–2008	Rivalries	Match log
Kelly Liggan	IRL	#181	1,500	10	1	9	10.0%	$238,274	2001–2007	Rivalries	Match log
Isha Lakhani	IND	#291	1,503	4	1	3	25.0%	$60,736	2004–2008	Rivalries	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Leanne Baker?: Leanne Baker is 45 years old, born on January 8, 1981.
Which country does Leanne Baker represent?: Leanne Baker represents New Zealand in TennisDB's WTA records.
How tall is Leanne Baker?: Leanne Baker is 173 cm / 5'8".
Is Leanne Baker left-handed or right-handed?: Leanne Baker plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Leanne Baker won?: Leanne Baker has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Leanne Baker won?: TennisDB does not group any of Leanne Baker's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category.
What is Leanne Baker's highest WTA ranking?: Leanne Baker's career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 260, first achieved on February 26, 2007.
What is Leanne Baker's career win-loss record?: Leanne Baker has a career WTA singles record of 1 wins and 6 losses (14.3%).
How much career prize money has Leanne Baker earned?: Leanne Baker has earned at least $136,918 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Leanne Baker's career appear in TennisDB?: Leanne Baker appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 1999 through 2007.
Who has Leanne Baker faced most often?: Leanne Baker's most frequent opponent is Alicia Molik, with a head-to-head record of 0–1 across 1 meeting.