Maija Avotins

Maija Avotins (born 10 April 1975) is a former professional tennis player from Australia.

Maija Avotins
Country (sports) Australia
Born (1975-04-10) 10 April 1975
Prize money$16,134
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 398 (8 February 1993)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (1992, 1993, 1994)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 237 (29 November 1993)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open1R (1993, 1994)

Biography

Avotins attended the Australian Institute of Sport on a scholarship from Melbourne in the early 1990s.[1] She had a successful career in the juniors, most notably winning the girls' doubles title at the 1992 Wimbledon Championships, partnering Lisa McShea.[2] On the professional circuit she featured as a wildcard in the women's doubles at both the 1993 Australian Open and 1994 Australian Open.

ITF Finals

Doubles finals 8: (1-7)

$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Outcome No Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents in the final Score
Runner-up 1. 12 February 1990 Adelaide, Australia Hard Joanne Limmer Catherine Barclay
Kerry-Anne Guse
0–6, 0–6
Runner-up 2. 15 March 1993 Canberra, Australia Grass Robyn Mawdsley Kate McDonald
Jane Taylor
w/o
Runner-up 3. 22 March 1993 Newcastle, Australia Grass Esther Knox Kate McDonald
Jane Taylor
3–6, 1–6
Runner-up 4. 28 June 1993 Velp, Netherlands Clay Lisa McShea Martina Hautová
Lenka Němečková
5–7, 5–7
Runner-up 5. 12 July 1993 Frinton, United Kingdom Grass Lisa McShea Natalia Egorova
Svetlana Parkhomenko
6–4, 2–6, 6–7
Runner-up 6. 2 August 1993 Norfolk, United States Hard Lisa McShea Varalee Sureephong
Vanessa Webb
6–7, 4–6
Runner-up 7. 10 October 1993 Ibaraki, Japan Hard (i) Lisa McShea Hiroko Mochizuki
Yuka Tanaka
6–4, 3–6, 6–7
Winner 8. 31 October 1993 Kyoto, Japan Hard Lisa McShea Mana Endo
Masako Yanagi
7–6(5), 7–5

References

  1. "Ciritty performance from Richardson seals victory". The Canberra Times. 18 March 1994. p. 28. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  2. "Off-court drama dominated the scene". The Canberra Times. 26 December 1992. p. 19. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
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