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Līga Dekmeijere
Country (sports) Latvia
ResidenceLatvia Riga, Latvia
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
RetiredActive
PlaysRight; two-handed backhand
Prize moneyUS$208,450
Singles
Career record152–228
Career titles0 WTA; 0 ITF
Highest ranking287 (August 26, 2002)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenN / A
French OpenN / A
WimbledonN / A
US OpenN / A
Doubles
Career record218–198
Career titles1 WTA; 17 ITF
Highest ranking69 (September 29, 2008)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (2005)
French Open2R (2006)
Wimbledon1R (2006)
US Open2R (2008)
Last updated on: October 11, 2008.

Līga Dekmeijere (born May 21, 1983 in Riga) is a professional tennis player from Latvia who has won sixteen International Tennis Federation doubles titles and one Women's Tennis Association doubles title during her career. Dekmeijere has been as high as World Number 69 in the overall women's doubles rankings, a ranking that she achieved on September 29, 2008. The Latvian has also played in seven various Grand Slam tennis events.

Dekmeijere won her only WTA title at the 2008 Cachantún Cup, where entered the doubles event with Poland's Alicja Rosolska. The team reached the final after defeating the number two seeded doubles team on the way to the finals, where the team defeated Mariya Koryttseva and Julia Schruff.

WTA and ITF Titles

Singles Winner (0)

Singles Runner-up (0)

Doubles Winner (1)

No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents in the final Score
1. February 17, 2008 Chile Viña del Mar, Chile Clay Poland Alicja Rosolska Ukraine Mariya Koryttseva
Germany Julia Schruff
7–5, 6–3

Doubles runner-up

No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents in the final Score
1. November 6, 2005 Quebec City, Quebec, Canada Hard (i) United States Ashley Harkleroad Russia Anastasia Rodionova
Russia Elena Vesnina
6–7 (4), 6–4, 6–2
2. January 13, 2006 Canberra, Australia Hard United Kingdom Claire Curran Poland Marta Domachowska
Italy Roberta Vinci
7–6 (5), 6–3
3. June 20, 2008 's-Hertogenbosch,Netherlands Grass Germany Angelique Kerber New Zealand Marina Erakovic
Netherlands Michaella Krajicek
6–3, 6–2

References

  1. Women's Tennis Association (2008-02-18). "Alicja, Liga Triumph in Vina del Mar Doubles". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 2008-02-19. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

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