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Maija Avotins

Maija Avotins

Country (sports)	Australia
Born	(1975-04-10) 10 April 1975 (age 49)
Prize money	$16,134
Singles
Highest ranking	No. 398 (8 February 1993)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	Q1 (1992, 1993, 1994)
Doubles
Highest ranking	No. 237 (29 November 1993)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	1R (1993, 1994)

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

Biography[edit]

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[edit]

Doubles finals 8: (1-7)[edit]

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[edit]

External links[edit]

• Maija Avotins at the Women's Tennis Association
• Maija Avotins at the International Tennis Federation