Irina Kuzmina-Rimša

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

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

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

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

Singles (2–4)

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

Doubles (8–11)

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

References

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