Laura Arraya

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Laura Arraya
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ResidenceLima, Peru
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Córdoba, Argentina
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Turned pro1983
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$1,005,589
Singles
Career record245–207 (54.2%)
Career titles4
Highest rankingNo. 14 (12 March 1990)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (1991, 1992, 1993)
French Open4R (1984, 1986, 1990)
WimbledonQF (1991)
US Open3R (1990)
Doubles
Career record148–170 (46.5%)
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 27 (28 March 1988)

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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,[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)
Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Oct 1982 Tokyo, Japan Hard Template:Flagicon Pilar Vásquez 3–6, 6–4, 6–0
Loss 1–1 Jul 1983 Freiburg, West Germany Clay Template:Flagicon Catherine Tanvier 4–6, 5–7
Loss 1–2 Oct 1983 Tokyo, Japan Hard Template:Flagicon Lisa Bonder 1–6, 3–6
Win 2–2 Apr 1984 Miami, U.S. Clay Template:Flagicon Petra Huber 6–3, 6–2
Loss 2–3 Apr 1984 Orlando, U.S. Clay Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova 0–6, 1–6
Loss 2–4 Mar 1985 São Paulo, Brazil Clay Template:Flagicon Mercedes Paz 7–5, 1–6, 4–6
Win 3–4 Jul 1989 Schenectady, U.S. Hard Template:Flagicon Marianne Werdel 6–4, 6–3
Win 4–4 Oct 1989 San Juan, U.S. Hard Template:Flagicon Gigi Fernández 6–1, 6–2
Loss 4–5 Aug 1990 Albuquerque, U.S. Hard Template:Flagicon Jana Novotná 4–6, 4–6
Loss 4–6 Feb 1992 Osaka, Japan Carpet (I) Template:Flagicon Helena Suková 2–6, 6–4, 1–6

Doubles: 10 (1–9)

Winner – Legend
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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 Template:Flagicon Gabriela Sabatini Template:Flagicon JoAnne Russell
Template:Flagicon Anne Smith 		6–1, 1–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss 0–2 Oct 1985 Tokyo, Japan Hard Template:Flagicon Beth Herr Template:Flagicon Belinda Cordwell
Template:Flagicon Julie Richardson 		4–6, 4–6
Loss 0–3 Nov 1985 Tampa, U.S. Hard Template:Flagicon Lisa Bonder Template:Flagicon Carling Bassett
Template:Flagicon Gabriela Sabatini 		0–6, 0–6
Loss 0–4 Apr 1986 Isle of Palms, U.S. Clay Template:Flagicon Marcela Skuherská Template:Flagicon Sandra Cecchini
Template:Flagicon Sabrina Goleš 		6–4, 0–6, 3–6
Loss 0–5 Dec 1986 São Paulo, Brazil Clay Template:Flagicon Petra Huber Template:Flagicon Niege Dias
Template:Flagicon Pat Medrado 		6–4, 4–6, 6–7(6–8)
Win 1–5 Mar 1987 Isle of Palms, U.S. Clay Template:Flagicon Tine Scheuer-Larsen Template:Flagicon Mercedes Paz
Template:Flagicon Candy Reynolds 		6–4, 6–4
Loss 1–6 May 1987 Geneva, Switzerland Clay Template:Flagicon Catherine Tanvier Template:Flagicon Betsy Nagelsen
Template:Flagicon Elizabeth Smylie 		6–4, 4–6, 3–6
Loss 1–7 Aug 1989 Mahwah, U.S. Hard Template:Flagicon Louise Allen Template:Flagicon Steffi Graf
Template:Flagicon Pam Shriver 		2–6, 4–6
Loss 1–8 Apr 1990 Tampa, U.S. Clay Template:Flagicon Sandra Cecchini Template:Flagicon Mercedes Paz
Template:Flagicon Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 		2–6, 0–6
Loss 1–9 Sep 1991 Tokyo, Japan Hard Template:Flagicon Carrie Cunningham Template:Flagicon Mary Joe Fernández
Template:Flagicon Pam Shriver 		3–6, 3–6

Grand Slam singles performance timeline

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH

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(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.
Tournament 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 Career SR
Australian Open A A A A A NH A A A A 2R 2R 2R 0 / 3
French Open A 1R 1R 4R 2R 4R 1R A 2R 4R 2R 1R 3R 0 / 11
Wimbledon A A A 1R A 1R 3R A 3R 3R QF 3R 1R 0 / 8
US Open 1R 2R 2R 1R 1R 2R 2R A 2R 3R 2R 2R 1R 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 Template:Flagicon Andrea Tiezzi 6–3, 7–6
Win 2. 4 April 1982 Porto Alegre, Brazil Clay Template:Flagicon Ivanna Madruga 6–3, 6–4
Loss 3. 4 April 1982 Curitiba, Brazil Clay Template:Flagicon Patricia Medrado 3–6, 6–4, 6–7
Win 4. 26 November 1989 Santiago, Chile Clay Template:Flagicon Gabriela Mosca 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 Template:Flagicon Ivanna Madruga Template:Flagicon Patricia Medrado
Template:Flagicon Carmen Perea 		6–0, 6–2
Loss 2. 4 April 1982 Porto Alegre, Brazil Clay Template:Flagicon Ivanna Madruga Template:Flagicon Patricia Medrado
Template:Flagicon Carmen Perea 		6–4, 4–6, 2–6
Win 3. 14 October 1990 Lima, Peru Clay Template:Flagicon Karim Strohmeier Template:Flagicon Iluminada Concepción
Template:Flagicon Rita Pichardo 		6–4, 7–6
Loss 4. 26 September 1994 Lima, Peru Clay Template:Flagicon María Eugenia Rojas Template:Flagicon Luciana Tella
Template:Flagicon Vanessa Menga 		4–6, 3–6

Personal life

Laura is the ex-wife of German-Chilean former tennis player Heinz Gildemeister

References

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  1. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Laura Gildemeister". Munzinger.
  2. ^ Official website[permanent dead link] Tennis Arraya
  3. ^ See her profile at the Women's Tennis Association
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