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Laura Arraya
Peruvian tennis player

Laura Arraya (born 12 January 1964) is a retired Peruvian tennis player. She was also known by her married name Laura Gildemeister.

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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,1 but they later divorced.

At present, she directs a tennis academy in Lima and in Key Biscayne with her brother Pablo.2

When she won the OTB Open in July 1989,3 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)
ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Oct 1982Tokyo, JapanHard Pilar Vásquez3–6, 6–4, 6–0
Loss1–1Jul 1983Freiburg, West GermanyClay Catherine Tanvier4–6, 5–7
Loss1–2Oct 1983Tokyo, JapanHard Lisa Bonder1–6, 3–6
Win2–2Apr 1984Miami, U.S.Clay Petra Huber6–3, 6–3
Loss2–3Apr 1984Orlando, U.S.Clay Martina Navratilova0–6, 1–6
Loss2–4Mar 1985São Paulo, BrazilClay Mercedes Paz7–5, 1–6, 4–6
Win3–4Jul 1989Schenectady, U.S.Hard Marianne Werdel6–4, 6–3
Win4–4Oct 1989San Juan, U.S.Hard Gigi Fernández6–1, 6–2
Loss4–5Aug 1990Albuquerque, U.S.Hard Jana Novotná4–6, 4–6
Loss4–6Feb 1992Osaka, JapanCarpet (I) Helena Suková2–6, 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)
ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Mar 1985Palm Beach Gardens, U.S.Clay Gabriela Sabatini JoAnne Russell Anne Smith6–1, 1–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss0–2Oct 1985Tokyo, JapanHard Beth Herr Belinda Cordwell Julie Richardson4–6, 4–6
Loss0–3Nov 1985Tampa, U.S.Hard Lisa Bonder Carling Bassett Gabriela Sabatini0–6, 0–6
Loss0–4Apr 1986Isle of Palms, U.S.Clay Marcela Skuherská Sandra Cecchini Sabrina Goleš6–4, 0–6, 3–6
Loss0–5Dec 1986São Paulo, BrazilClay Petra Huber Niege Dias Pat Medrado6–4, 4–6, 6–7(6–8)
Win1–5Mar 1987Isle of Palms, U.S.Clay Tine Scheuer-Larsen Mercedes Paz Candy Reynolds6–4, 6–4
Loss1–6May 1987Geneva, SwitzerlandClay Catherine Tanvier Betsy Nagelsen Elizabeth Smylie6–4, 4–6, 3–6
Loss1–7Aug 1989Mahwah, U.S.Hard Louise Allen Steffi Graf Pam Shriver2–6, 4–6
Loss1–8Apr 1990Tampa, U.S.Clay Sandra Cecchini Mercedes Paz Arantxa Sánchez Vicario2–6, 0–6
Loss1–9Sep 1991Tokyo, JapanHard Carrie Cunningham Mary Joe Fernández Pam Shriver3–6, 3–6

Grand Slam singles performance timeline

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#DNQANH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Tournament1981198219831984198519861987198819891990199119921993Career SR
Australian OpenAAAAANHAAAA2R2R2R0 / 3
French OpenA1R1R4R2R4R1RA2R4R2R1R3R0 / 11
WimbledonAAA1RA1R3RA3R3RQF3R1R0 / 8
US Open1R2R2R1R1R2R2RA2R3R2R2R1R0 / 12
SR0 / 10 / 20 / 20 / 30 / 20 / 30 / 30 / 00 / 30 / 30 / 40 / 40 / 40 / 34
Year End Ranking116695134633345NR1921244571

Other finals

Singles (3-1)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1.21 March 1982Brasília, BrazilClay Andrea Tiezzi6–3, 7–6
Win2.4 April 1982Porto Alegre, BrazilClay Ivanna Madruga6–3, 6–4
Loss3.4 April 1982Curitiba, BrazilClay Patricia Medrado3–6, 6–4, 6–7
Win4.26 November 1989Santiago, ChileClay Gabriela Mosca6–3, 2–6, 6–0

Doubles (2–2)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1.28 March 1982Rio de Janeiro, BrazilClay Ivanna Madruga Patricia Medrado Carmen Perea6–0, 6–2
Loss2.4 April 1982Porto Alegre, BrazilClay Ivanna Madruga Patricia Medrado Carmen Perea6–4, 4–6, 2–6
Win3.14 October 1990Lima, PeruClay Karim Strohmeier Iluminada Concepción Rita Pichardo6–4, 7–6
Loss4.26 September 1994Lima, PeruClay María Eugenia Rojas Luciana Tella Vanessa Menga4–6, 3–6

References

  1. "Laura Gildemeister". Munzinger. http://www.munzinger.de/search/go/document.jsp?id=01000003231 ↩

  2. Official website Tennis Arraya http://www.tennisarraya.com/who-we-are ↩

  3. See her profile at the Women's Tennis Association ↩