Līga Dekmeijere
Dekmeijere in 2008
Country (sports) Latvia
Born (1983-05-21) 21 May 1983
Riga, Latvia
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7+12 in)
Prize moneyUS$493,871
Singles
Career record204–308 (39.8%)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 287 (26 August 2002)
Doubles
Career record302–335 (47.4%)
Career titles1 WTA, 20 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 54 (5 April 2010)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (2005, 2010, 2011)
French Open3R (2012)
Wimbledon2R (2012)
US Open2R (2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon1R (2013)
Team competitions
Fed Cup14–16
Last updated on: 7 May 2023.

Līga Dekmeijere (born 21 May 1983) is a Latvian tennis player.

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

Key
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.
Tournament2005200620072008200920102011201220132014W–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

Doubles: 7 (1 title, 6 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam
WTA 1000
Premier / WTA 500 (0–1)
International / WTA 250 (1–5)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–4)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (0–1)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Nov 2005 Tournoi de Québec Canada Tier III Hard (i) United States Ashley Harkleroad Russia Anastasia Rodionova
Russia Elena Vesnina
6–7(4–7), 6–4, 6–2
Loss 0–2 Jan 2006 Canberra International, Australia Tier IV Hard United Kingdom Claire Curran Poland Marta Domachowska
Italy Roberta Vinci
7–6(7–5), 6–3
Win 1–2 Feb 2008 Cachantún Cup, Chile Tier III Clay Poland Alicja Rosolska Ukraine Mariya Koryttseva
Germany Julia Schruff
7–5, 6–3
Loss 1–3 Jun 2008 Rosmalen Open, Netherlands Tier III Grass Germany Angelique Kerber New Zealand Marina Erakovic
Netherlands Michaëlla Krajicek
6–3, 6–2
Loss 1–4 Apr 2009 Family Circle Cup, U.S. Premier Clay Switzerland Patty Schnyder United States Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Russia Nadia Petrova
6–7(5–7), 6–2, [11–9]
Loss 1–5 Jan 2011 Hobart International, Australia International Hard Ukraine Kateryna Bondarenko Italy Sara Errani
Italy Roberta Vinci
6–3, 7–5
Loss 1–6 Aug 2012 Texas Tennis Open, U.S. International Hard United States Irina Falconi New Zealand Marina Erakovic
United Kingdom Heather Watson
6–3, 6–0

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner–up)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 2010 ITF Williamsburg, United States 10,000 Clay United States Lauren Davis 0–6, 0–6

Doubles: 30 (20 titles, 10 runner–ups)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75/80,000 tournaments
$50/60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (9–8)
Clay (11–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jul 1999 ITF Brussels, Belgium 10,000 Clay Armenia Liudmila Nikoyan France Ségolène Berger
France Victoria Courmes
6–7(6–8), 6–3, 6–3
Win 2–0 Jul 2001 ITF Périgueux, France 10,000 Clay Estonia Margit Rüütel France Kildine Chevalier
Uruguay Daniela Olivera
6–4, 6–1
Win 3–0 Jul 2001 ITF Casablanca, Morocco 10,000 Clay Russia Irina Kornienko Japan Chiaki Nakajima
Japan Ayako Suzuki
6–1, 6–4
Win 4–0 Nov 2001 ITF Le Havre, France 10,000 Clay Russia Maria Kondratieva Uruguay Daniela Olivera
Madagascar Natacha Randriantefy
6–4, 6–3
Win 5–0 Nov 2001 ITF Deauville, France 10,000 Clay Russia Maria Kondratieva Republic of Ireland Yvonne Doyle
Czech Republic Eva Erbová
6–1, 7–6(9–7)
Loss 5–1 Oct 2002 ITF Southampton, United Kingdom 25,000 Hard (i) Republic of Ireland Yvonne Doyle Netherlands Amanda Hopmans
Serbia and Montenegro Dragana Zarić
2–6, 1–6
Win 6–1 May 2003 Fukuoka International, Japan 50,000 Carpet Japan Nana Smith Japan Saori Obata
Japan Rika Fujiwara
6–2, 2–6, 6–4
Win 7–1 Oct 2003 Open de Touraine, France 25,000 Hard (i) Germany Bianka Lamade Belgium Leslie Butkiewicz
Belgium Caroline Maes
6–1, 6–2
Win 8–1 Mar 2004 ITF Athens, Greece 25,000 Hard Germany Martina Müller Hungary Zsófia Gubacsi
Hungary Kira Nagy
6–2, 1–6, 6–4
Win 9–1 May 2004 ITF Beijing, China 25,000 Hard Turkey İpek Şenoğlu China Rui Du
China Liu Nannan
4–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–1)
Win 10–1 May 2004 ITF Tongliao, China 25,000 Hard Turkey İpek Şenoğlu Russia Anna Bastrikova
Russia Nina Bratchikova
7–5, 7–6(7–5)
Loss 10–2 Jun 2004 ITF Beijing, China 50,000 Hard (i) Turkey İpek Şenoğlu Chinese Taipei Chuang Chia-jung
Indonesia Wynne Prakusya
3–6, 1–6
Loss 10–3 Sep 2004 ITF Tunica, United States 25,000 Clay Belarus Natallia Dziamidzenka United States Tetiana Luzhanska
Canada Aneta Soukup
2–6, 1–6
Win 11–3 Oct 2004 ITF Pelham, United States 25,000 Clay Belarus Natallia Dziamidzenka United States Sarah Riske
United States Aleke Tsoubanos
6–3, 6–1
Win 12–3 Nov 2004 ITF Tucson, United States 50,000 Hard Czech Republic Vladimíra Uhlířová United States Krysty Marcio
United States Jessica Nguyen
6–4, 6–4
Win 13–3 Nov 2004 ITF Palm Beach Gardens, United States 50,000 Clay Japan Nana Smith United States Kelly McCain
United States Kaysie Smashey
6–3, 6–2
Win 14–3 Jun 2005 Open de Marseille, France 50,000 Clay France Caroline Dhenin Brazil Maria Fernanda Alves
Canada Marie-Ève Pelletier
6–2, 1–6, 6–2
Loss 14–4 May 2006 ITF Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 25,000 Hard Australia Trudi Musgrave Chinese Taipei Chuang Chia-jung
Thailand Napaporn Tongsalee
6–4, 1–6, 0–6
Loss 14–5 May 2006 Beijing Challenger, China 50,000 Hard (i) Russia Nina Bratchikova Chinese Taipei Chuang Chia-jung
Thailand Tamarine Tanasugarn
6–4, 2–6, 3–6
Loss 14–6 Jun 2006 ITF Prostějov, Czech Republic 75,000 Clay Poland Alicja Rosolska Australia Jarmila Gajdošová
Japan Akiko Morigami
3–6, 6–7(3–7)
Win 15–6 Sep 2006 ITF Tokyo, Japan 50,000 Hard Japan Ayami Takase Japan Yurika Sema
Japan Mari Tanaka
7–6(7–3), 6–3
Win 16–6 Oct 2006 GB Pro-Series Glasgow, United Kingdom 25,000 Hard (i) Czech Republic Veronika Chvojková United Kingdom Katie O'Brien
Estonia Margit Rüütel
6–4, 6–3
Loss 16–7 Jan 2007 ITF Waikoloa, United States 50,000 Hard United States Julie Ditty South Africa Natalie Grandin
United States Raquel Kops-Jones
0–6, 3–6
Loss 16–8 Mar 2007 ITF Coatzacoalcos, Mexico 25,000 Hard United States Story Tweedie-Yates South Africa Chanelle Scheepers
United States Robin Stephenson
2–6, 2–6
Loss 16–9 Jul 2007 ITF Boston, United States 50,000 Hard Turkey İpek Şenoğlu Hungary Melinda Czink
South Africa Natalie Grandin
1–6, 3–6
Loss 16–10 Sep 2007 ITF Albuquerque, United States 75,000 Hard United States Varvara Lepchenko Hungary Melinda Czink
Angela Haynes
5–7, 4–6
Win 17–10 Sep 2008 ITF Ashland, United States 50,000 Hard Croatia Jelena Pandžić United States Julie Ditty
United States Carly Gullickson
6–3, 3–6, [10–8]
Win 18–10 Mar 2011 ITF Clearwater, United States 25,000 Hard United States Kimberly Couts Canada Heidi El Tabakh
Australia Arina Rodionova
6–1, 6–4
Win 19–10 Apr 2011 ITF Pelham, United States 25,000 Clay Canada Marie-Ève Pelletier United States Kimberly Couts
Canada Heidi El Tabakh
2–6, 6–4, [12–10]
Win 20–10 Mar 2022 ITF Naples, United States 15,000 Clay Russia Maria Kononova United States Qavia Lopez
United States Madison Sieg
6–7(0–7), 6–3, [19–17]

References

  1. "Alicja, Liga Triumph in Vina del Mar Doubles". Women's Tennis Association. 18 February 2008. Retrieved 19 February 2008.
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