Kārlis Lejnieks (born March 16, 1988) is a retired Latvian tennis player, who now pursues an interest in coaching.[1] Through his career Lejnieks has won one Futures doubles title and has one runner-up in singles.
| Country (sports) |  Latvia |
|---|---|
| Residence | Latvia |
| Born | March 16, 1988 Latvian SSR |
| Prize money | 27,458 USD |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 2–5 |
| Highest ranking | 492 |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 0–0 |
| Highest ranking | 1020 |
| Last updated on: October 27, 2008. | |
Lejnieks made his ATP debut in 2008 St. Petersburg Open where he defeated Russian Alexandre Kudryavtsev in the first round. In the second round he lost to Nr.3 seed Fernando Verdasco. After the tournament he reached a career-high 347 position in the ATP rating. He retired at the age of 23 years on June 27, 2011, stating that lack of motivation and previous injuries forced him to do so.
From 2006 to 2011 he played in the Latvian Davis Cup team.
Career Finals
editSingles
editWins
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Runners-up
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | April 14, 2008 | Spain F15 | Hard |  Gero Kretschmer
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4–6, 7–5, 5–7 |
Doubles
editWins
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partnering | Opponents in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | May 5, 2008 | Greece F1 | Hard |  Daniel Danilović
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 Isaac Frost Leon Frost
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4–6, 6–3, [10–8] |
References
edit- ^ "Lejnieks pārtrauc profesionālā tenisista karjeru". 27 June 2011.
