Louise Latimer (born 19 January 1978) is a former professional

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player from Great Britain.

Biography

Latimer was born and raised in

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for the first 12 years of her life, before her family moved to

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in Birmingham. Her father Colin worked at

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and her mother Jo was a nurse. A right-handed player, Latimer turned professional in 1995 and won her first ITF title in Portugal in 1997. Latimer debuted in the Wimbledon main draw in 1998 and beat

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, before exiting in the second round. She made the second round at Wimbledon on a further two occasions, including in 2000, when she took 11th seed

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to three sets. In 2000 she won two ITF $25,000 titles, in Hull and

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. To win the title in Surbiton she defeated

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in the final and earlier in the tournament had a win over

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. Latimer featured in a total of 11

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ties for Great Britain. She had a 4/5 record in singles and was unbeaten in her four doubles rubbers. Having ended both 1999 and 2000 as the British number one, Latimer peaked at 107 in the world in January, 2001, before retiring mid year following a drop in form.

ITF finals

Singles (4–1)

Doubles (1–3)

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