| Full name | Louise Latimer |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Great Britain |
| Born | 19 January 1978 Norwich, England |
| Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Prize money | $188,127 |
| Singles | |
| Career titles | 0 WTA / 4 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 107 (15 January 2001) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2001) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (1998, 1999, 2000) |
| Doubles | |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 1R (1998, 2000, 2001) |
Louise Latimer (born 19 January 1978) is a former professional tennis player from Great Britain.
Latimer was born and raised in Norwich for the first 12 years of her life, before her family moved to Sutton Coldfield in Birmingham. Her father Colin worked at Birmingham University and her mother Jo was a nurse. [1]
A right-handed player, Latimer turned professional in 1995 and won her first ITF title in Portugal in 1997. [2]
Latimer debuted in the Wimbledon main draw in 1998 and beat Jana Kandarr, before exiting in the second round. She made the second round at Wimbledon on a further two occasions, including in 2000, when she took 11th seed Anke Huber to three sets. [3]
In 2000 she won two ITF $25,000 titles, in Hull and Surbiton. To win the title in Surbiton she defeated Tamarine Tanasugarn in the final and earlier in the tournament had a win over Alexandra Stevenson. [4]
Latimer featured in a total of 11 Fed Cup ties for Great Britain. She had a 4/5 record in singles and was unbeaten in her four doubles rubbers. [5]
Having ended both 1999 and 2000 as the British number one, Latimer peaked at 107 in the world in January, 2001, before retiring mid year following a drop in form. [6]
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1. | 21 December 1997 | Estoril, Portugal | Carpet |  Athina Briegel | 6–3, 3–6, 7–5 |
| Win | 2. | 18 January 1998 | Delray Beach, United States | Hard |  Miroslava Vavrinec | 6–2, 6–0 |
| Loss | 1. | 21 February 1999 | Redbridge, United Kingdom | Hard (i) |  Sandra Kleinová | 2–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 3. | 11 June 2000 | Surbiton, United Kingdom | Grass |  Tamarine Tanasugarn | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Win | 4. | 5 November 2000 | Hull, United Kingdom | Hard | Julie Pullin | 4–2, 4–2, 4–1 |
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1. | 31 July 1995 | Ilkley, United Kingdom | Clay | Jasmine Choudhury | Lucie Ahl Joanne Ward | 1–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 1. | 11 August 1996 | Southsea, United Kingdom | Grass | Lorna Woodroffe | Shirli-Ann Siddall Lucie Ahl | 2–6, 6–7 |
| Loss | 2. | 30 September 1996 | Thessaloniki, Greece | Hard |  Maria Geznenge | Jindra Gabrišová  Ivona Mihailova | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 3. | 13 September 1998 | Edinburgh, United Kingdom | Clay | Helen Reesby |  Francesca Schiavone Antonella Serra Zanetti | 3–6, 3–6 |
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