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Maija Avotins

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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)

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

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 Australia Joanne Limmer Australia Catherine Barclay
Australia Kerry-Anne Guse
0–6, 0–6
Loss 2. 15 March 1993 Canberra, Australia Grass Australia Robyn Mawdsley Australia Kate McDonald
Australia Jane Taylor
w/o
Loss 3. 22 March 1993 Newcastle, Australia Grass Australia Esther Knox Australia Kate McDonald
Australia Jane Taylor
3–6, 1–6
Loss 4. 28 June 1993 Velp, Netherlands Clay Australia Lisa McShea Czech Republic Martina Hautová
Czech Republic Lenka Němečková
5–7, 5–7
Loss 5. 12 July 1993 Frinton, United Kingdom Grass Australia Lisa McShea Russia Natalia Egorova
Russia Svetlana Parkhomenko
6–4, 2–6, 6–7
Loss 6. 2 August 1993 Norfolk, United States Hard Australia Lisa McShea United States Varalee Sureephong
Canada Vanessa Webb
6–7, 4–6
Loss 7. 10 October 1993 Ibaraki, Japan Hard (i) Australia Lisa McShea Japan Hiroko Mochizuki
Japan Yuka Tanaka
6–4, 3–6, 6–7
Win 8. 31 October 1993 Kyoto, Japan Hard Australia Lisa McShea Japan Mana Endo
Japan 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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