Career Highlights
SINGLES
Winner (4): 2019 - Jurmala
2018 - Bucharest
2017 - Mallorca
2010 - Estoril
Finalist (4): 2018 - Mallorca, Beijing
2016 - Mallorca, Bucharest
DOUBLES
Finalist (1): 2017 - Mallorca (w/Jankovic)
Career in Review
In 2025, made Rabat QF, Madrid 3r (d. No.18 Ostapenko in 2r, first Top 20 win since 2021) and Montreal R16 (d. No.4 Pegula in 3r, first Top 10 win since 2020); played Wimbledon and US Open main draws (first Grand Slams since 2022 Australian Open); year-end ranking of No.208 is best since finishing 2021 ranked No.70
Played two tournaments in 2024, reaching QF at Cluj-Napoca (l. Cristian) and Austin (l. Schmiedlova via ret.)
Returned from maternity in November 2023, and reached two WTA 125 QFs at Andorra (l. Bassols Ribera) and Limoges (l. Jacquemot)
After playing Australian Open in 2022 (l. Linette in 1r), took maternity leave to give birth to daughter, Alexandra in December 2022
During 2021, achieved QF run at Miami (l. Svitolina), taking her ranking back into the Top 50; also reached Eastbourne QF and finished season at No.70
In 2020, finished year ranked No.54 following four consecutive Top 50 seasons
2019 highlights include fourth WTA Tour title at Jurmala (d. Kawa in F) and Grand Slam R16 showings at Australian Open (l. eventual champion Osaka) and for the first time at Roland Garros (l. Vondrousova)
In 2018, claimed her third WTA Tour title in Bucharest (d. Martic in F) and finishing R-Up at Mallorca (l. Maria). Also made first WTA 1000 final at Beijing (l. Wozniacki in F), defeating No.6 Osaka in SF for her fourth Top 10 win of the season
Also in 2018, reached first Grand Slam SF at US Open, upsetting No.7 Svitolina and No.3 Stephens en route; across all Slams, the only other Latvian woman to reach a Grand Slam SF stage is Ostapenko (2017 Roland Garros title and 2018 Wimbledon SF)
Posted 43 Tour-level wins in 2018 (her highest previous number of wins in a single season was 37 in 2017) and she was the second of two singles alternates for 2018 WTA Finals in Singapore
Captured second WTA Tour singles title, and first in seven years, at 2017 Mallorca (d. Goerges in F)
In 2016, played first full season since 2012, reaching two singles finals at Mallorca (l. Garcia) and Bucharest (l. Halep), as well as first Grand Slam QF of career at US Open
Made Top 100 debut on July 13, 2009, Top 50 debut on October 11, 2010 and Top 20 debut on May 15, 2017
Retired from professional tennis in May 2013 due to various injuries (mostly muscular and back-related) but returned to competition at ITF level in January 2015 after body had fully healed
Prior to break from tennis, won first WTA Tour singles title at 2010 Estoril, becoming first Latvian to win a WTA title in 17 years (since Savchenko at Schenectady in 1993)
Made WTA main draw debut at 2007 Istanbul, reaching 2r (as qualifier)
On ITF Circuit, has won 13 singles and four doubles titles
Played first events of career on ITF Circuit in 2006
