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 (age 49)
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

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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

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Doubles finals 8: (1-7)

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

References

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  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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