Lesedi Sheya Jacobs (born 1 October 1997) is a Namibian female tennis player.

Lesedi Sheya Jacobs
Country (sports) Namibia
Born (1997-10-01) 1 October 1997 (age 26)
Windhoek, Namibia
PlaysRight-handed
CollegeUniversity of Kentucky
Prize money$3,395
Singles
Career record15–8
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 871 (31 October 2016)
Doubles
Career record7–7
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 1065 (26 September 2016)

Jacobs has won one singles title on the ITF Circuit, and reached a career-high singles ranking of 871 on 31 October 2016 and career high doubles ranking of 1065 on 26 September 2016.

Playing for Namibia Fed Cup team, Jacobs has a win–loss record of 6–13.[1]

On the junior circuit, she reached a career high ranking of world No. 88 on 8 June 2015.

Jacobs is attending the University of Kentucky from 2015.

ITF finals edit

Singles (1–0) edit

Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (0–0)
Result Date Tier Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 8 November 2015 10,000 Stellenbosch, South Africa Hard   Luisa Marie Huber 7–6(7–3), 5–7, 6–1

Doubles (0–1) edit

Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–0)
Result Date Tier Tournament Surface Partner Opponent Score
Runner-up 7 November 2015 10,000 Stellenbosch, South Africa Hard   Valeria Bhunu   Madrie Le Roux
  Erika Vogelsang
6–7(6–8), 2–6

Fed Cup participation edit

Singles (3–7) edit

Edition Stage Date Location Against Surface Opponent W/L Score
2012 Fed Cup
Europe/Africa Zone
Group III
R/R 16 April 2012 Cairo, Egypt   Lithuania Clay   Lina Stančiūtė L 1–6, 0–6
17 April 2012   Egypt   Mai El Kamash L 1–6, 3–6
20 April 2012   Cyprus   Joanna Nena Savva L 6–7(6–8), 3–6
2014 Fed Cup
Europe/Africa Zone
Group III
R/R 5 February 2014 Tallinn, Estonia   Estonia Hard (i)   Kaia Kanepi L 1–6, 1–6
6 February 2014   Armenia   Ani Amiraghyan L 2–6, 0–6
P/O 8 February 2014   Norway   Melanie Stokke L 2–6, 1–6
2015 Fed Cup
Europe/Africa Zone
Group III
R/R 14 April 2015 Ulcinj, Montenegro   Macedonia Clay   Lina Gjorcheska L 6–7(1–7), 0–6
15 April 2015   Mozambique   Cláudia Sumaia W 6–1, 6–1
16 April 2015   Moldova   Daniela Ciobanu W 6–1, 6–3
P/O 17 April 2015   Iceland   Hjördís Rósa Guðmundsdóttir W 6–1, 6–1

Doubles (3–6) edit

Edition Stage Date Location Against Surface Partner Opponents W/L Score
2012 Fed Cup
Europe/Africa Zone
Group III
R/R 16 April 2012 Cairo, Egypt   Tunisia Clay   Carita Moolman   Justina Mikulskytė
  Lina Stančiūtė
L 2–6, 0–6
17 April 2012   Egypt   Carita Moolman   Menna El Nadgy
  Mora Eshak
L 4–6, 2–6
19 April 2012   Moldova   Liniques Theron   Julia Helbet
  Melisa Martinov
W 6–1, 3–6, 6–3
2014 Fed Cup
Europe/Africa Zone
Group III
R/R 5 February 2014 Tallinn, Estonia   Estonia Hard (i)   Liniques Theron   Eva Paalma
  Tatjana Vorobjova
L 5–7, 2–6
6 February 2014   Armenia   Liniques Theron   Ani Amiraghyan
  Milena Avetisyan
W 7–6(7–5), 6–2
P/O 8 February 2014   Norway   Liniques Theron   Ida Seljevoll Skancke
  Melanie Stokke
L 2–6, 3–6
2015 Fed Cup
Europe/Africa Zone
Group III
R/R 14 April 2015 Ulcinj, Montenegro   Macedonia Clay   Lize-Elfrida Moolman   Lina Gjorcheska
  Magdalena Stoilkovska
L 1–6, 2–6
15 April 2015   Mozambique   Lize-Elfrida Moolman   Marieta de Lyubov Nhamitambo
  Cláudia Sumaia
W 6–0, 6–0
16 April 2015   Moldova   Liniques Theron   Julia Helbet
  Alexandra Perper
L 3–6, 2–6

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