Wikipedia / Laura Arraya
Wikipedia / Laura Arraya
Laura Arraya (born 12 January 1964) is a retired Peruvian tennis player. She was also known by her married name Laura Gildemeister.
Career
At a young age, Argentine-born Arraya emigrated to Peru with her family and acquired Peruvian nationality. She later represented Peru in international matches. Her best result in a Grand Slam was a quarterfinal at Wimbledon in 1991. Her brother Pablo Arraya is a former tennis player, who reached the top 30 in the Association of Tennis Professionals rankings. In 1984, Arraya married Chilean tennis player Heinz Gildemeister, but they later divorced.
At present, she directs a tennis academy in Lima and in Key Biscayne with her brother Pablo.
When she won the OTB Open in July 1989, she became the first mother since Evonne Goolagong to win a Women's Tennis Association tournament.
WTA Tour finals
Singles: 10 (4–6)
Winner – Legend | ||||||
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) | ||||||
WTA Tour Championships (0–0) | ||||||
Tier I (0–0) | ||||||
Tier II (0–0) | ||||||
Tier III (0–1) | ||||||
Tier IV (1–1) | ||||||
Tier V (1–0) | ||||||
Virginia Slims, Avon, Others (2–4) | ||||||
Titles by surface | ||||||
Hard (3–2) | ||||||
Grass (0–0) | ||||||
Clay (1–3) | ||||||
Carpet (0–1) | ||||||
Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
Win | 1–0 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard | 3–6, 6–4, 6–0 | ||
Loss | 1–1 | Freiburg, West Germany | Clay | 4–6, 5–7 | ||
Loss | 1–2 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard | 1–6, 3–6 | ||
Win | 2–2 | Miami, U.S. | Clay | 6–3, 6–2 | ||
Loss | 2–3 | Orlando, U.S. | Clay | 0–6, 1–6 | ||
Loss | 2–4 | Mar 1985 | São Paulo, Brazil | Clay | 7–5, 1–6, 4–6 | |
Win | 3–4 | Schenectady, U.S. | Hard | 6–4, 6–3 | ||
Win | 4–4 | San Juan, U.S. | Hard | 6–1, 6–2 | ||
Loss | 4–5 | Albuquerque, U.S. | Hard | 4–6, 4–6 | ||
Loss | 4–6 | Osaka, Japan | Carpet (I) | 2–6, 6–4, 1–6 |
Doubles: 10 (1–9)
Winner – Legend | |||||||
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) | |||||||
WTA Tour Championships (0–0) | |||||||
Tier I (0–0) | |||||||
Tier II (0–1) | |||||||
Tier III (0–1) | |||||||
Tier IV (0–1) | |||||||
Tier V (0–0) | |||||||
Virginia Slims (1–6) | |||||||
Titles by surface | |||||||
Hard (0–4) | |||||||
Grass (0–0) | |||||||
Clay (1–5) | |||||||
Carpet (0–0) | |||||||
Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
Loss | 0–1 | Mar 1985 | Palm Beach Gardens, U.S. | Clay | 6–1, 1–6, 6–7(4–7) | ||
Loss | 0–2 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard | 4–6, 4–6 | |||
Loss | 0–3 | Tampa, U.S. | Hard | Carling Bassett Gabriela Sabatini | 0–6, 0–6 | ||
Loss | 0–4 | Apr 1986 | Isle of Palms, U.S. | Clay | 6–4, 0–6, 3–6 | ||
Loss | 0–5 | São Paulo, Brazil | Clay | 6–4, 4–6, 6–7(6–8) | |||
Win | 1–5 | Mar 1987 | Isle of Palms, U.S. | Clay | 6–4, 6–4 | ||
Loss | 1–6 | Geneva, Switzerland | Clay | 6–4, 4–6, 3–6 | |||
Loss | 1–7 | Mahwah, U.S. | Hard | 2–6, 4–6 | |||
Loss | 1–8 | Apr 1990 | Tampa, U.S. | Clay | Mercedes Paz Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 2–6, 0–6 | |
Loss | 1–9 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard | Mary Joe Fernández Pam Shriver | 3–6, 3–6 |
Grand Slam singles performance timeline
Tournament | Career SR | |||||||||||||
A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | ||||
A | A | 0 / 11 | ||||||||||||
A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 8 | |||||||||
A | 0 / 12 | |||||||||||||
SR | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 34 |
Year End Ranking | 116 | 69 | 51 | 34 | 63 | 33 | 45 | NR | 19 | 21 | 24 | 45 | 71 |
Other finals
Singles (3-1)
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
Win | 1. | 21 March 1982 | Brasília, Brazil | Clay | 6–3, 7–6 | |
Win | 2. | 4 April 1982 | Porto Alegre, Brazil | Clay | 6–3, 6–4 | |
Loss | 3. | 4 April 1982 | Curitiba, Brazil | Clay | 3–6, 6–4, 6–7 | |
Win | 4. | 26 November 1989 | Santiago, Chile | Clay | 6–3, 2–6, 6–0 |
Doubles (2–2)
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
Win | 1. | 28 March 1982 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Clay | 6–0, 6–2 | ||
Loss | 2. | 4 April 1982 | Porto Alegre, Brazil | Clay | Ivanna Madruga | Patricia Medrado Carmen Perea | 6–4, 4–6, 2–6 |
Win | 3. | 14 October 1990 | Lima, Peru | Clay | 6–4, 7–6 | ||
Loss | 4. | 26 September 1994 | Lima, Peru | Clay | 4–6, 3–6 |
Personal life
Laura is the ex-wife of German-Chilean former tennis player Heinz Gildemeister
References
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