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Ģirts Dzelde

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Ģirts Dzelde
Country (sports) Soviet Union
 Latvia
Born (1963-07-16) 16 July 1963 (age 61)
Riga, Latvia
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$ 240,274
Singles
Career record5–12
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 273 (29 July 1991)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open1R (1994)
Wimbledon2R (1991)
US Open1R (1993)
Doubles
Career record44–79
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 108 (4 October 1993)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open2R (1992)
Wimbledon1R (1982)
Medal record
Representing  Soviet Union
Tennis
Summer Universiade
Silver medal – second place 1987 Zagreb Doubles

Ģirts Dzelde (born 16 July 1963) is a former professional tennis player from Latvia, currently the coach of Latvian Davis Cup team. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 273 in 1991 and a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 108 in 1993. Dzelde did not win any ATP level titles in singles or doubles, but finished runner-up in three ATP doubles events.

Dzelde participated in 17 Davis Cup ties for Latvia from 1993 to 2000, posting a 16–11 record in singles and a 10–6 record in doubles.

Career finals

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Doubles (3 losses)

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Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. Mar 1992 Casablanca, Morocco Clay United States T. J. Middleton Argentina Horacio de la Peña
Mexico Jorge Lozano
6–2, 4–6, 6–7
Loss 2. Mar 1993 Casablanca, Morocco Clay Croatia Goran Prpić United States Mike Bauer
South Africa Piet Norval
5–7, 6–7
Loss 3. Aug 1996 Umag, Croatia Clay Austria Udo Plamberger Argentina Pablo Albano
Argentina Luis Lobo
4–6, 1–6
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