Līga Dekmeijere


Līga Dekmeijere is a Latvian former tennis player.
She won one doubles title on the WTA Tour, as well as 19 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit in her career. 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 won her only WTA title at the 2008 Cachantún Cup, where she entered the doubles event with Poland's Alicja Rosolska, defeating Mariya Koryttseva and Julia Schruff in the final.
Playing for Latvia at the Fed Cup, Dekmeijere has a win–loss record of 14–16.

WTA career finals

Doubles (1–6)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Runner-up1.6 November 2005Bell Challenge, Quebec City, CanadaHard Ashley Harkleroad Anastasia Rodionova
Elena Vesnina
6–7, 6–4, 6–2
Runner-up2.13 January 2006Canberra International, AustraliaHard Claire Curran Marta Domachowska
Roberta Vinci
7–6, 6–3
Winner1.17 February 2008Cachantún Cup, Viña del Mar, ChileClay Alicja Rosolska Mariya Koryttseva
Julia Schruff
7–5, 6–3
Runner-up3.20 June 2008Rosmalen Grass Court Championships, 's-Hertogenbosch, NetherlandsGrass Angelique Kerber Marina Erakovic
Michaëlla Krajicek
6–3, 6–2
Runner-up4.19 April 2009Family Circle Cup, Charleston, U.S.Clay Patty Schnyder Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Nadia Petrova
6–7, 6–2,
Runner-up5.15 January 2011Hobart International, AustraliaHard Kateryna Bondarenko Sara Errani
Roberta Vinci
6–3, 7–5
Runner-up6.25 August 2012Texas Tennis Open, Dallas, U.S.Hard Irina Falconi Marina Erakovic
Heather Watson
6–3, 6–0

ITF finals (19–11)

Singles (0–1)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Runner-up1.4 October 2010Williamsburg, United StatesClay Lauren Davis0–6, 0–6

Doubles (19–10)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Winner1.12 July 1999Brussels, BelgiumClay Liudmila Nikoyan Ségolène Berger
Victoria Courmes
6–7, 6–3, 6–3
Winner2.8 July 2001Périgueux, FranceClay Margit Rüütel Kildine Chevalier
Daniela Olivera
6–4, 6–1
Winner3.29 July 2001Casablanca, MoroccoClay Irina Kornienko Chiaki Nakajima
Ayako Suzuki
6–1, 6–4
Winner4.11 November 2001Le Havre, FranceClay Maria Kondratieva Daniela Olivera
Natacha Randriantefy
6–4, 6–3
Winner5.19 November 2001Deauville, FranceClay Maria Kondratieva Yvonne Doyle
Eva Erbová
6–1, 7–6
Runner-up1.15 October 2002Southampton, United KingdomHard Yvonne Doyle Amanda Hopmans
Dragana Zarić
2–6, 1–6
Winner6.6 May 2003Fukuoka, JapanClay Nana Smith Saori Obata
Rika Fujiwara
6–2, 2–6, 6–4
Winner7.12 October 2003Joué-lès-Tours, FranceHard Bianka Lamade Leslie Butkiewicz
Caroline Maes
6–1, 6–2
Winner8.22 March 2004Athens, GreeceHard Martina Müller Zsófia Gubacsi
Kira Nagy
6–2, 1–6, 6–4
Winner9.23 May 2004Beijing, ChinaHard İpek Şenoğlu Rui Du
Liu Nannan
4–6, 6–4, 7–6
Winner10.30 May 2004Tongliao, ChinaHard İpek Şenoğlu Anna Bastrikova
Nina Bratchikova
7–5, 7–6
Runner-up2.13 June 2004Beijing, ChinaHard İpek Şenoğlu Chuang Chia-jung
Wynne Prakusya
3–6, 1–6
Runner-up3.26 September 2004Tunica, United StatesClay Natallia Dziamidzenka Tetiana Luzhanska
Aneta Soukup
2–6, 1–6
Winner11.3 October 2004Pelham, United StatesClay Natallia Dziamidzenka Sarah Riske
Aleke Tsoubanos
6–3, 6–1
Winner12.16 November 2004Tucson, United StatesHard Vladimíra Uhlířová Krysty Marcio
Jessica Nguyen
6–4, 6–4
Winner13.30 November 2004Palm Beach Gardens, United StatesClay Nana Smith Kelly McCain
Kaysie Smashey
6–3, 6–2
Winner14.12 June 2005Marseille, FranceClay Caroline Dhenin Maria Fernanda Alves
Marie-Ève Pelletier
6–2, 1–6, 6–2
Runner-up4.21 May 2006Ho Chi Minh City, VietnamHard Trudi Musgrave Chuang Chia-jung
Napaporn Tongsalee
6–4, 1–6, 0–6
Runner-up5.23 May 2006Beijing, ChinaHard Nina Bratchikova Chuang Chia-jung
Tamarine Tanasugarn
6–4, 2–6, 3–6
Runner-up6.9 June 2006Prostějov, Czech RepublicClay Alicja Rosolska Jarmila Gajdošová
Akiko Morigami
3–6, 6–7
Winner15.29 September 2006Tokyo, JapanHard Ayami Takase Yurika Sema
Mari Tanaka
7–6, 6–3
Winner16.19 10 2006Glasgow, United KingdomHard Veronika Chvojková Katie O'Brien
Margit Rüütel
6–4, 6–3
Runner-up7.27 January 2007Waikoloa, United StatesHard Julie Ditty Natalie Grandin
Raquel Kops-Jones
0–6, 3–6
Runner-up8.20 Mar 2007Coatzacoalcos, MexicoHard Story Tweedie-Yates Chanelle Scheepers
Robin Stephenson
2–6, 2–6
Runner-up9.17 July 2007Boston, United StatesHard İpek Şenoğlu Melinda Czink
Natalie Grandin
1–6, 3–6
Runner-up10.18 September 2007Albuquerque, United StatesHard Varvara Lepchenko Melinda Czink
Angela Haynes
5–7, 4–6
Winner17.28 September 2008Ashland, United StatesHard Jelena Pandžić Julie Ditty
Carly Gullickson
6–3, 3–6,
Winner18.13 March 2011Clearwater, United StatesHard Kimberly Couts Heidi El Tabakh
Arina Rodionova
6–1, 6–4
Winner19.2 April 2011Pelham, United StatesClay Marie-Ève Pelletier Kimberly Couts
Heidi El Tabakh
2–6, 6–4,

Doubles performance timeline