Maija Avotins

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

Biography

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.

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

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