Irina Kuzmina-Rimša

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Irina Kuzmina-Rimša (born 16 January 1986) is a Latvian former professional tennis player.

Irina Kuzmina-Rimša
Country (sports) Latvia
Born (1986-01-16) 16 January 1986 (age 38)
Riga, Latvia
Turned pro2003
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed forehand)
Prize money$61,484
Singles
Career record153–136
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 307 (13 October 2008)
Doubles
Career record105–99
Career titles8 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 193 (13 July 2009)
Team competitions
Fed Cup19–13

Over her career, she won two singles and eight doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 13 October 2008, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 307. On 13 July 2009, she peaked at No. 193 in the WTA doubles rankings.

Playing for Latvia Fed Cup team, Kuzmina has accumulated a 19–13 record in Fed Cup competition.

After retiring from professional tennis, she became a beach tennis player.[1]

ITF finals

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Legend
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (2–4)

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Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. 15 August 2005 ITF Helsinki, Finland Hard   Emma Laine 0–6, 2–6
Win 2. 30 May 2006 ITF Olecko, Poland Clay   Olga Brózda 6–4, 6–4
Loss 3. 8 June 2007 ITF Birkerød, Denmark Clay   Elena Pioppo 2–6, 0–6
Win 4. 25 June 2007 ITF Oslo, Norway Clay   Eva-Maria Hoch 6–4, 3–0 ret.
Loss 5. 24 November 2007 ITF Barcelona, Spain Clay   Valentina Sulpizio 0–6, 0–2 ret.
Loss 6. 19 January 2009 ITF Kaarst, Germany Carpet (i)   Sarah Gronert 6–2, 4–6, 5–7

Doubles (8–11)

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Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. 10 August 2003 ITF Gdynia, Poland Clay   Monika Schneider   Klaudia Jans-Ignacik
  Alicja Rosolska
5–7, 2–6
Loss 2. 17 August 2003 ITF Oulu, Finland Clay   Kateryna Bondarenko   Nicole Melch
  Yvonne Meusburger
3–6, 6–4, 1–6
Win 3. 12 September 2004 ITF Tbilisi, Georgia Clay   Kristina Movsesyan   Sofia Melikishvili
  Svetlana Mossiakova
3–6, 6–3, 6–3
Loss 4. 7 November 2004 ITF Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i)   Sofia Avakova   Michaëlla Krajicek
  Jolanda Mens
2–6, 3–6
Loss 5. 24 May 2005 ITF Olecko, Poland Clay   Alise Vaidere   Olga Brózda
  Natalia Kołat
7–5, 1–6, 1–6
Loss 6. 30 January 2006 ITF Belfort, France Hard (i)   Ekaterina Lopes   Kristina Barrois
  Kathrin Wörle-Scheller
1–6, 1–6
Win 7. 9 May 2006 ITF Warsaw, Poland Clay   Oksana Uzhylovska   Justine Ozga
  Urszula Radwańska
6–0, 6–1
Loss 8. 30 May 2006 ITF Olecko, Poland Clay   Alise Vaidere   Olga Brózda
  Natalia Kołat
2–6, 3–6
Win 9. 2 June 2007 ITF Olecko, Poland Clay   Yuliya Hnateyko   Volha Duko
  Aleksandra Malyarchikova
6–1, 6–1
Loss 10. 8 June 2007 ITF Birkerød, Denmark Clay   Zora Vlckova   Elena Pioppo
  Alice Balducci
7–6(7), 2–6, 0–6
Loss 11. 19 November 2007 ITF Barcelona, Spain Clay   Sheila Solsona-Carcasona   Biljana Pawlowa-Dimitrova
  Stefanie Haidner
3–6, 7–6(8), [3–10]
Win 12. 27 January 2008 ITF Grenoble, France Hard (i)   Vasilisa Davydova   Barbora Krtičková
  Lucie Šípková
6–0, 7–5
Win 13. 11 July 2008 ITF Rome, Italy Clay   Oxana Lyubtsova   Irina Buryachok
  Patricia Mayr
6–4, 4–6, [10–7]
Loss 14. 4 August 2008 ITF Moscow, Russia Clay   Veronika Kapshay   Vitalia Diatchenko
  Maria Kondratieva
0–6, 4–6
Loss 15. 30 August 2008 ITF Vlaardingen, Netherlands Clay   Anastasia Poltoratskaya   Mervana Jugić-Salkić
  Teodora Mirčić
1–6, 2–6
Win 16. 8 February 2009 ITF Belfort, France Carpet (i)   Oxana Lyubtsova   Youlia Fedossova
  Virginie Pichet
6–3, 3–6, [10–5]
Win 17. 24 June 2009 ITF Rotterdam, Netherlands Clay   Eugeniya Pashkova   Alenka Hubacek
  Kairangi Vano
7–6, 7–6
Loss 18. 12 October 2009 ITF Kharkiv, Ukraine Carpet (i)   Veronika Kapshay   Lyudmyla Kichenok
  Nadiya Kichenok
6–2, 2–6, [3–10]
Win 19. 26 July 2010 ITF Tampere, Finland Clay   Diāna Marcinkēviča   Amandine Hesse
  Monika Tůmová
6–4, 6–2

References

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  1. ^ "Irina Kuzmina-Rimša ITF Beach Tennis". www.itftennis.com.
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