Lesedi Sheya Jacobs

Lesedi Sheya Jacobs
Country (sports) Namibia
Born (1997-10-01) 1 October 1997 (age 27)
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)

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

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

Playing for Namibia Fed Cup team, Jacobs has a win–loss record of 10–16 (as of July 2024).[1]

On the ITF 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

Singles (1–0)

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

Doubles (0–1)

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

Fed Cup participation

Singles (3–7)

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

Doubles (3–6)

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

References