Irina Kuzmina-Rimša (born 16 January 1986) is a Latvian former professional
tennis
Tennis is a List of racket sports, racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles (tennis), singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles (tennis), doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket st ...
player.
Over her career, she won two singles and eight doubles titles on the
ITF Circuit. On 13 October 2008, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 307. On 13 July 2009, she peaked at No. 193 in the WTA doubles rankings.
Playing for
Latvia Fed Cup team
The Latvia women's national tennis team represents Latvia in Billie Jean King 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. ...
, Kuzmina has accumulated a 19–13 record in
Fed Cup
The Billie Jean King Cup (or the BJK Cup) is the premier international team competition in women's tennis, launched as the Federation Cup in 1963 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the International Tennis Federation (ITF). The name was cha ...
competition.
After retiring from professional tennis, she became a
beach tennis
Beach tennis is a game combining elements of tennis and volleyball and played on a beach.
Recognized
* First played 1972.
* First championship was played in 1976/1978.
* International Federation Beach Tennis (IFBT) was founded in 1995.
* Inte ...
player.
ITF finals
Singles (2–4)
Doubles (8–11)
References
External links
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1986 births
Living people
Tennis players from Riga
Latvian female tennis players
Female tennis players playing beach tennis
Latvian people of Russian descent
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