{{Short description|Latvian tennis player (born 1986)}} {{Infobox tennis biography | name = Irina Kuzmina-Rimša | fullname = | country = {{LAT}} | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|01|16|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Riga]], Latvia | turnedpro = 2003 | plays = Right-handed (two-handed forehand) | careerprizemoney = $61,484 | singlesrecord = {{tennis record|won=153|lost=136}} | singlestitles = 2 ITF | highestsinglesranking = No. 307 (13 October 2008) | doublesrecord = {{tennis record|won=105|lost=99}} | doublestitles = 8 ITF | highestdoublesranking = No. 193 (13 July 2009) | Team = yes | FedCupresult = 19–13 }}

'''Irina Kuzmina-Rimša''' (born 16 January 1986) is a Latvian former professional [[tennis]] player.

Over her career, she won two singles and eight doubles titles on the [[ITF Women's Circuit|ITF Circuit]]. On 13 October 2008, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 307. On 13 July 2009, she peaked at No. 193 in the WTA doubles rankings.

Playing for [[Latvia Fed Cup team]], Kuzmina has accumulated a 19–13 record in [[Fed Cup]] competition.

After retiring from professional tennis, she became a [[beach tennis]] player.<ref>{{cite news|title=Irina Kuzmina-Rimša ITF Beach Tennis|publisher=www.itftennis.com|url=https://www.itftennis.com/en/players/irina-kuzmina-rimsa/800618587/lat/bt/d/overview/}}</ref>

==ITF finals== {|class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;" !Legend |- style="background:#f7e98e;" |$75,000 tournaments |- style="background:#addfad;" |$50,000 tournaments |- style="background:lightblue;" |$25,000 tournaments |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" |$10,000 tournaments |}

===Singles (2–4)=== {|class="sortable wikitable" !Result !No. !Date !Tournament !Surface !Opponent !class="unsortable"|Score |- style="background:lightblue;" | style="background:#ffa07a;"| Loss | 1. | 15 August 2005 | ITF Helsinki, Finland | Hard | {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Emma Laine]] | 0–6, 2–6 |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | bgcolor="98FB98"| Win | 2. | 30 May 2006 | ITF Olecko, Poland | Clay | {{flagicon|POL}} [[Olga Brózda]] | 6–4, 6–4 |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | style="background:#ffa07a;"| Loss | 3. | 8 June 2007 | ITF Birkerød, Denmark | Clay | {{flagicon|ITA}} Elena Pioppo | 2–6, 0–6 |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | bgcolor="98FB98"| Win | 4. | 25 June 2007 | ITF Oslo, Norway | Clay | {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Eva-Maria Hoch]] | 6–4, 3–0 ret. |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | style="background:#ffa07a;"| Loss | 5. | 24 November 2007 | ITF Barcelona, Spain | Clay | {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Valentina Sulpizio]] | 0–6, 0–2 ret. |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | style="background:#ffa07a;"| Loss | 6. | 19 January 2009 | ITF Kaarst, Germany | Carpet (i) | {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Sarah Gronert]] | 6–2, 4–6, 5–7 |}

===Doubles (8–11)=== {|class="sortable wikitable" !Result !No. !Date !Tournament !Surface !Partner !Opponents !class="unsortable"|Score |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 1. | 10 August 2003 | ITF Gdynia, Poland | Clay | {{flagicon|POL}} [[Monika Schneider]] | {{flagicon|POL}} [[Klaudia Jans-Ignacik]] <br /> {{flagicon|POL}} [[Alicja Rosolska]] | 5–7, 2–6 |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 2. | 17 August 2003 | ITF Oulu, Finland | Clay | {{flagicon|UKR}} [[Kateryna Bondarenko]] | {{flagicon|AUT}} Nicole Melch <br /> {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Yvonne Meusburger]] | 3–6, 6–4, 1–6 |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 3. | 12 September 2004 | ITF Tbilisi, Georgia | Clay | {{flagicon|RUS}} Kristina Movsesyan | {{flagicon|GEO}} Sofia Melikishvili <br /> {{flagicon|RUS}} Svetlana Mossiakova | 3–6, 6–3, 6–3 |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 4. | 7 November 2004 | ITF Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|RUS}} Sofia Avakova | {{flagicon|NED}} [[Michaëlla Krajicek]] <br /> {{flagicon|NED}} [[Jolanda Mens]] | 2–6, 3–6 |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 5. | 24 May 2005 | ITF Olecko, Poland | Clay | {{flagicon|LAT}} Alise Vaidere | {{flagicon|POL}} [[Olga Brózda]] <br /> {{flagicon|POL}} [[Natalia Kołat]] | 7–5, 1–6, 1–6 |- style="background:lightblue;" | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 6. | 30 January 2006 | ITF Belfort, France | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Ekaterina Lopes]] | {{flagicon|GER}} [[Kristina Barrois]] <br /> {{flagicon|GER}} [[Kathrin Wörle-Scheller]] | 1–6, 1–6 |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 7. | 9 May 2006 | ITF Warsaw, Poland | Clay | {{flagicon|UKR}} Oksana Uzhylovska | {{flagicon|GER}} [[Justine Ozga]] <br /> {{flagicon|POL}} [[Urszula Radwańska]] | 6–0, 6–1 |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 8. | 30 May 2006 | ITF Olecko, Poland | Clay | {{flagicon|LAT}} Alise Vaidere | {{flagicon|POL}} Olga Brózda <br /> {{flagicon|POL}} [[Natalia Kołat]] | 2–6, 3–6 |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 9. | 2 June 2007 | ITF Olecko, Poland | Clay | {{flagicon|UKR}} Yuliya Hnateyko | {{flagicon|BLR}} Volha Duko <br /> {{flagicon|BLR}} Aleksandra Malyarchikova | 6–1, 6–1 |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 10. | 8 June 2007 | ITF Birkerød, Denmark | Clay | {{flagicon|CZE}} Zora Vlckova | {{flagicon|ITA}} Elena Pioppo <br /> {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Alice Balducci]] | 7–6<sup>(7)</sup>, 2–6, 0–6 |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 11. | 19 November 2007 | ITF Barcelona, Spain | Clay | {{flagicon|ESP}} Sheila Solsona-Carcasona | {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Biljana Pawlowa-Dimitrova]] <br /> {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Stefanie Haidner]] | 3–6, 7–6<sup>(8)</sup>, [3–10] |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 12. | 27 January 2008 | ITF Grenoble, France | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Vasilisa Davydova]] | {{flagicon|CZE}} Barbora Krtičková <br /> {{flagicon|CZE}} Lucie Šípková | 6–0, 7–5 |- style="background:lightblue;" | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 13. | 11 July 2008 | ITF Rome, Italy | Clay | {{flagicon|UKR}} [[Oxana Lyubtsova]] | {{flagicon|UKR}} [[Irina Buryachok]] <br /> {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Patricia Mayr]] | 6–4, 4–6, [10–7] |- style="background:#f7e98e;" | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 14. | 4 August 2008 | ITF Moscow, Russia | Clay | {{flagicon|UKR}} [[Veronika Kapshay]] | {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Vitalia Diatchenko]] <br /> {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Maria Kondratieva]] | 0–6, 4–6 |- style="background:lightblue;" | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 15. | 30 August 2008 | ITF Vlaardingen, Netherlands | Clay | {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Anastasia Poltoratskaya]] | {{flagicon|BIH}} [[Mervana Jugić-Salkić]] <br /> {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Teodora Mirčić]] | 1–6, 2–6 |- style="background:lightblue;" | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 16. | 8 February 2009 | ITF Belfort, France | Carpet (i) | {{flagicon|UKR}} Oxana Lyubtsova | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Youlia Fedossova]] <br /> {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Virginie Pichet]] | 6–3, 3–6, [10–5] |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 17. | 24 June 2009 | ITF Rotterdam, Netherlands | Clay | {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Eugeniya Pashkova]] | {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Alenka Hubacek]] <br /> {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Kairangi Vano]] | 7–6, 7–6 |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 18. | 12 October 2009 | ITF Kharkiv, Ukraine | Carpet (i) | {{flagicon|UKR}} Veronika Kapshay | {{flagicon|UKR}} [[Lyudmyla Kichenok]] <br /> {{flagicon|UKR}} [[Nadiya Kichenok]] | 6–2, 2–6, [3–10] |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 19. | 26 July 2010 | ITF Tampere, Finland | Clay | {{flagicon|LAT}} [[Diāna Marcinkēviča]] | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Amandine Hesse]] <br /> {{flagicon|CZE}} Monika Tůmová | 6–4, 6–2 |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{WTA}} * {{ITF}} * {{Fed Cup player}}

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