Līga Dekmeijere (born 21 May 1983) is a Latvian tennis player.
 Dekmeijere in 2008 | |
| Country (sports) |  Latvia |
|---|---|
| Born | 21 May 1983 Riga, Latvia |
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) |
| Prize money | US$493,871 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 204–308 (39.8%) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 287 (26 August 2002) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 302–335 (47.4%) |
| Career titles | 1 WTA, 20 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 54 (5 April 2010) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2005, 2010, 2011) |
| French Open | 3R (2012) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2012) |
| US Open | 2R (2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013) |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2013) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | 14–16 |
| Last updated on: 7 May 2023. | |
She has won one doubles title on the WTA Tour, as well as 20 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. 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, where she entered the doubles draw with Poland's Alicja Rosolska, defeating Mariya Koryttseva and Julia Schruff in the final.[1]
Playing for the Latvia Fed Cup team, Dekmeijere has a win–loss record of 14–16.
Doubles performance timeline edit
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
| Tournament | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 3–8 | ||
| French Open | 2R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 2R | A | 5–5 | ||||
| Wimbledon | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | 1–5 | ||||
| US Open | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | A | 5–9 |
| Win–loss | 1–2 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 3–3 | 4–4 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 14–27 |
WTA career finals edit
Doubles: 7 (1 title, 6 runner-ups) edit
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Nov 2005 | Tournoi de Québec Canada | Tier III | Hard (i) |  Ashley Harkleroad
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 Anastasia Rodionova Elena Vesnina
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6–7(4–7), 6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Jan 2006 | Canberra International, Australia | Tier IV | Hard |  Claire Curran
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 Marta Domachowska  Roberta Vinci
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7–6(7–5), 6–3 |
| Win | 1–2 | Feb 2008 | Cachantún Cup, Chile | Tier III | Clay | Alicja Rosolska
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 Mariya Koryttseva  Julia Schruff
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7–5, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Jun 2008 | Rosmalen Open, Netherlands | Tier III | Grass | Angelique Kerber
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 Marina Erakovic  Michaëlla Krajicek
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6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 1–4 | Apr 2009 | Family Circle Cup, U.S. | Premier | Clay |  Patty Schnyder
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Bethanie Mattek-Sands Nadia Petrova
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6–7(5–7), 6–2, [11–9] |
| Loss | 1–5 | Jan 2011 | Hobart International, Australia | International | Hard | Kateryna Bondarenko
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Sara Errani Roberta Vinci
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6–3, 7–5 |
| Loss | 1–6 | Aug 2012 | Texas Tennis Open, U.S. | International | Hard | Irina Falconi
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Marina Erakovic Heather Watson
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6–3, 6–0 |
ITF Circuit finals edit
Singles: 1 (1 runner–up) edit
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2010 | ITF Williamsburg, United States | 10,000 | Clay | Lauren Davis
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0–6, 0–6 |
Doubles: 30 (20 titles, 10 runner–ups) edit
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Jul 1999 | ITF Brussels, Belgium | 10,000 | Clay |  Liudmila Nikoyan
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 Ségolène Berger Victoria Courmes
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6–7(6–8), 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 2–0 | Jul 2001 | ITF Périgueux, France | 10,000 | Clay |  Margit Rüütel
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Kildine Chevalier  Daniela Olivera
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6–4, 6–1 |
| Win | 3–0 | Jul 2001 | ITF Casablanca, Morocco | 10,000 | Clay | Irina Kornienko
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 Chiaki Nakajima Ayako Suzuki
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6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 4–0 | Nov 2001 | ITF Le Havre, France | 10,000 | Clay | Maria Kondratieva
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Daniela Olivera  Natacha Randriantefy
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6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 5–0 | Nov 2001 | ITF Deauville, France | 10,000 | Clay | Maria Kondratieva
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 Yvonne Doyle  Eva Erbová
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6–1, 7–6(9–7) |
| Loss | 5–1 | Oct 2002 | ITF Southampton, United Kingdom | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Yvonne Doyle
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Amanda Hopmans  Dragana Zarić
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2–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 6–1 | May 2003 | Fukuoka International, Japan | 50,000 | Carpet | Nana Smith
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Saori Obata Rika Fujiwara
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6–2, 2–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 7–1 | Oct 2003 | Open de Touraine, France | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Bianka Lamade
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 Leslie Butkiewicz Caroline Maes
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6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 8–1 | Mar 2004 | ITF Athens, Greece | 25,000 | Hard | Martina Müller
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 Zsófia Gubacsi Kira Nagy
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6–2, 1–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 9–1 | May 2004 | ITF Beijing, China | 25,000 | Hard |  İpek Şenoğlu
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 Rui Du Liu Nannan
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4–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–1) |
| Win | 10–1 | May 2004 | ITF Tongliao, China | 25,000 | Hard | İpek Şenoğlu
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Anna Bastrikova Nina Bratchikova
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7–5, 7–6(7–5) |
| Loss | 10–2 | Jun 2004 | ITF Beijing, China | 50,000 | Hard (i) | İpek Şenoğlu
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 Chuang Chia-jung  Wynne Prakusya
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3–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 10–3 | Sep 2004 | ITF Tunica, United States | 25,000 | Clay |  Natallia Dziamidzenka
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Tetiana Luzhanska  Aneta Soukup
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2–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 11–3 | Oct 2004 | ITF Pelham, United States | 25,000 | Clay | Natallia Dziamidzenka
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Sarah Riske Aleke Tsoubanos
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6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 12–3 | Nov 2004 | ITF Tucson, United States | 50,000 | Hard | Vladimíra Uhlířová
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Krysty Marcio Jessica Nguyen
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6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 13–3 | Nov 2004 | ITF Palm Beach Gardens, United States | 50,000 | Clay | Nana Smith
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Kelly McCain Kaysie Smashey
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6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 14–3 | Jun 2005 | Open de Marseille, France | 50,000 | Clay | Caroline Dhenin
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 Maria Fernanda Alves Marie-Ève Pelletier
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6–2, 1–6, 6–2 |
| Loss | 14–4 | May 2006 | ITF Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | 25,000 | Hard |  Trudi Musgrave
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Chuang Chia-jung  Napaporn Tongsalee
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6–4, 1–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 14–5 | May 2006 | Beijing Challenger, China | 50,000 | Hard (i) | Nina Bratchikova
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Chuang Chia-jung Tamarine Tanasugarn
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6–4, 2–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 14–6 | Jun 2006 | ITF Prostějov, Czech Republic | 75,000 | Clay | Alicja Rosolska
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Jarmila Gajdošová Akiko Morigami
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3–6, 6–7(3–7) |
| Win | 15–6 | Sep 2006 | ITF Tokyo, Japan | 50,000 | Hard | Ayami Takase
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Yurika Sema Mari Tanaka
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7–6(7–3), 6–3 |
| Win | 16–6 | Oct 2006 | GB Pro-Series Glasgow, United Kingdom | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Veronika Chvojková
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Katie O'Brien Margit Rüütel
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6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 16–7 | Jan 2007 | ITF Waikoloa, United States | 50,000 | Hard | Julie Ditty
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 Natalie Grandin Raquel Kops-Jones
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0–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 16–8 | Mar 2007 | ITF Coatzacoalcos, Mexico | 25,000 | Hard | Story Tweedie-Yates
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Chanelle Scheepers Robin Stephenson
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2–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 16–9 | Jul 2007 | ITF Boston, United States | 50,000 | Hard | İpek Şenoğlu
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Melinda Czink Natalie Grandin
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1–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 16–10 | Sep 2007 | ITF Albuquerque, United States | 75,000 | Hard | Varvara Lepchenko
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Melinda Czink Angela Haynes
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5–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 17–10 | Sep 2008 | ITF Ashland, United States | 50,000 | Hard |  Jelena Pandžić
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Julie Ditty Carly Gullickson
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6–3, 3–6, [10–8] |
| Win | 18–10 | Mar 2011 | ITF Clearwater, United States | 25,000 | Hard | Kimberly Couts
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Heidi El Tabakh Arina Rodionova
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6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 19–10 | Apr 2011 | ITF Pelham, United States | 25,000 | Clay | Marie-Ève Pelletier
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Kimberly Couts Heidi El Tabakh
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2–6, 6–4, [12–10] |
| Win | 20–10 | Mar 2022 | ITF Naples, United States | 15,000 | Clay | Maria Kononova
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Qavia Lopez Madison Sieg
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6–7(0–7), 6–3, [19–17] |
References edit
- ^ "Alicja, Liga Triumph in Vina del Mar Doubles". Women's Tennis Association. 18 February 2008. Retrieved 19 February 2008.
External links edit
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