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

Līga Dekmeijere
Dekmeijere in 2008
Country (sports) Latvia
Born (1983-05-21) 21 May 1983 (age 41)
Riga, Latvia
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7+12 in)
Prize moneyUS$ 494,771
Singles
Career record207–313
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 287 (26 August 2002)
Doubles
Career record302–338
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: 19 July 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 Latvia Fed Cup team, Dekmeijere has a win–loss record of 14–16.

Doubles performance timeline

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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.
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 A 2R 3R 2R A 5–5
Wimbledon 1R 1R 1R 1R 2R 1R A 1–6
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 3–4 4–4 2–4 0–1 14–28

WTA Tour finals

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

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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)   Ashley Harkleroad   Anastasia Rodionova
  Elena Vesnina
6–7(4–7), 6–4, 6–2
Loss 0–2 Jan 2006 Canberra International, Australia Tier IV Hard   Claire Curran   Marta Domachowska
  Roberta Vinci
7–6(7–5), 6–3
Win 1–2 Feb 2008 Cachantún Cup, Chile Tier III Clay   Alicja Rosolska   Mariya Koryttseva
  Julia Schruff
7–5, 6–3
Loss 1–3 Jun 2008 Rosmalen Open, Netherlands Tier III Grass   Angelique Kerber   Marina Erakovic
  Michaëlla Krajicek
6–3, 6–2
Loss 1–4 Apr 2009 Family Circle Cup, United States Premier Clay   Patty Schnyder   Bethanie Mattek-Sands
  Nadia Petrova
6–7(5–7), 6–2, [11–9]
Loss 1–5 Jan 2011 Hobart International, Australia International Hard   Kateryna Bondarenko   Sara Errani
  Roberta Vinci
6–3, 7–5
Loss 1–6 Aug 2012 Texas Tennis Open, United States International Hard   Irina Falconi   Marina Erakovic
  Heather Watson
6–3, 6–0

ITF Circuit finals

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Singles: 1 (runner–up)

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

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

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

References

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