title: Maija Avotins
text: # 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. She had a successful career in the juniors, most notably winning the girls' doubles title at the 1992 Wimbledon Championships, partnering Lisa McShea. 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
  
  ### Doubles finals 8: (1-7)
  
  * $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 | 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 |
  