Karlis Lejnieks
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Kārlis Lejnieks is a retired Latvia
n tennis
player currently pursuing interest in coaching. Through his career Lejnieks has won one Futures doubles title and has one runner-up in singles.
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 492 position in the ATP rating.
He retired at the age of 23 years in June 27 2011, stating that lack of motivation and previous injuries forced him to do so.
From 2006 to 2011 he also played in the Latvian Davis Cup team
.
Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
n tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
player currently pursuing interest in coaching. Through his career Lejnieks has won one Futures doubles title and has one runner-up in singles.
Lejnieks made his ATP
Association of Tennis Professionals
The Association of Tennis Professionals or ATP was formed in 1972 by Donald Dell, Jack Kramer, and Cliff Drysdale to protect the interests of male professional tennis players. Since 1990, the association has organized the worldwide tennis tour for men and linked the title of the tour with the...
debut in 2008 St. Petersburg Open
2008 St. Petersburg Open
The 2008 St. Petersburg Open was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 14th edition of the St. Petersburg Open, and was part of the International Series of the 2008 ATP Tour. It took place at the Petersburg Sports and Concert Complex in Saint Petersburg, Russia, from October...
where he defeated Russian
Russians
The Russian people are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Russia, speaking the Russian language and primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries....
Alexandre Kudryavtsev
Alexandre Kudryavtsev
Alexandre Kudryavtsev is a Russian professional tennis player who has played professionally since 2003. He made his breakthrough in 2008, playing in his first top-level international tournaments on the ATP tour, having spent time playing in "Challenger" and "Futures" events...
in the first round. In the second round he lost to Nr.3 seed Fernando Verdasco
Fernando Verdasco
Fernando Verdasco Carmona is a professional tennis player. He is currently ranked no. 22 in the world. Verdasco started playing tennis at four years of age and had a full-time coach when he was eight...
. After the tournament he reached a career-high 492 position in the ATP rating.
He retired at the age of 23 years in June 27 2011, stating that lack of motivation and previous injuries forced him to do so.
From 2006 to 2011 he also played in the Latvian Davis Cup team
Latvia Davis Cup team
The Latvia Davis Cup team represents Latvia in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Latvian Tennis Union. Team is coached by Ģirts Dzelde....
.
Runner-ups
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
| 1. | April 14, 2008 | Spain F15 | Hard |  Gero KretschmerGero Kretschmer Gero Kretschmer is a German tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour. On June 14, 2010, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 316 whilst his highest doubles ranking was 158 achieved on February 21, 2010.... |
4-6, 7-5, 5-7 |
Wins
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partnering | Opponents in the final | Score |
| 1. | May 5, 2008 | Greece F1 | Hard |  Daniel Danilović |
 Isaac Frost & Leon Frost |
4-6, 6-3, 10-8 |