Līga Dekmeijere (born 21 May 1983) is a Latvian
tennis
Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...
player.
She has won one doubles title on the
WTA Tour
The WTA Tour is a worldwide top-tier tennis tour for women organized by the Women's Tennis Association. The second-tier tour is the WTA 125K series, and third-tier is the ITF Women's Circuit. The men's equivalent is the ATP Tour.
WTA Tour tourna ...
, as well as 19 doubles titles on the
ITF Women's Circuit
The ITF Women's World Tennis Tour, previously known as the ITF Women's Circuit, is a series of professional tennis tournaments run by the International Tennis Federation for female professional tennis players.
History
It serves as a developmental ...
. On 26 August 2002, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 287. On 5 April 2010, she peaked at No. 54 in the doubles rankings.
Dekmeijere has won her only
WTA tournament title at the
2008 Cachantún Cup
The 2008 Cachantún Cup was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the first and only edition of the Cachantún Cup, and was part of the Tier III Series of the 2008 WTA Tour. It took place in Viña del Mar, Chile, on ...
, where she entered the doubles draw with Poland's
Alicja Rosolska
Alicja Rosolska (; born 1 December 1985) is a professional tennis player from Poland.
On 9 June 2003, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 636. On 10 June 2019, she peaked at No. 23 in the doubles rankings.
Rosolska has won nine ...
, defeating
Mariya Koryttseva
Mariya Serhiyivna Koryttseva ( uk, Марія Сергіївна Коритцева; born 25 May 1985) is a Ukrainian former tennis player.
On 18 August 2008, she achieved her career-high singles ranking of world No. 50. On 23 June 2008, she ...
and
Julia Schruff
Julia Schruff (born 16 August 1982) is a retired professional German tennis player.
Career
Her career high WTA-ranking was attained on 17 April 2006, when she reached No. 52. Her highest doubles ranking was reached on 2 October 2006, when sh ...
in the final.
Playing for the
Latvia Fed Cup team
The Latvia women's national tennis team represents Latvia in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Latvian Tennis Union. They currently compete in World Group II.
History
Latvia competed in its first Fed Cup in 1992. Their best res ...
, Dekmeijere has a win–loss record of 14–16.
Doubles performance timeline
WTA career finals
Doubles: 7 (1 title, 6 runner-ups)
ITF finals
Singles: 1 (1 runner–up)
Doubles: 30 (20 titles, 10 runner–ups)
Notes
References
External links
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Official websiteESPN Profile
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1983 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Riga
Latvian female tennis players