Trīna Šlapeka Explained

Trīna Šlapeka
Fullname:Trīna Šlapeka
Country: Latvia
Birth Date:20 May 1988
Birth Place:Cēsis, Latvia
Careerprizemoney:$991
Singlesrecord:0–9
Highestsinglesranking:1400 (28 May 2007)
Australianopenjuniorresult:Q2 (2006)
Usopenjuniorresult:Q1 (2005, 2006)
Doublesrecord:3–6
Highestdoublesranking:948 (23 April 2007)
Team:yes
Fedcupresult:4–1

Trīna Šlapeka (born 20 May 1988 in Cēsis) is a retired Latvian tennis player.

Šlapeka never won a professional ITF tournament in her career, but, on 28 May 2007, reached her best singles ranking of world number 1400. On 23 April 2007, she peaked at world number 948 in the doubles rankings. She holds a win–loss record of 4–1 for Latvia in Fed Cup competition, having represented her country in 2007 and 2008 in Mauritius and Armenia respectively. Her latter appearances helped the team get promoted to Group II of the 2009 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone.

Šlapeka attended Lindsey Wilson College, in Kentucky, United States, where she gained an undergraduate degree., she was studying for a master's degree in business at the Holy Names University in Oakland, California.[1]

Fed Cup participation

Singles

EditionStageDateLocationAgainstSurfaceOpponentW/LScore
2008 Fed Cup
Europe/Africa Zone Group III
R/R24 April 2008 Yerevan, Armenia IcelandClay Rebekka PétursdóttirW6–0, 6–0
25 April 2008 Norway Ulrikke EikeriL1–6, 3–6
26 April 2008 Mauritius Astrid TixierW6–1, 6–1

Doubles

EditionStageDateLocationAgainstSurfacePartnerOpponentsW/LScore
2007 Fed Cup
Europe/Africa Zone Group III
R/R25 April 2007 Vacoas-Phoenix, Mauritius MontenegroHard Diāna Bukājeva Danica Krstajić
Vanja Radunović
W6–2, 6–4
2008 Fed Cup
Europe/Africa Zone Group III
R/R24 April 2008 Yerevan, Armenia IcelandClay Diāna Bukājeva Sandra Kristjánsdóttir
Iris Staub
W6–1, 6–1

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Women's tennis. Holy Names University. 17 September 2013.