Laura Golarsa
Appearance
Country (sports) | Italy | |||||||||||
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Born | Milan, Italy | 27 November 1967|||||||||||
Plays | Right-handed | |||||||||||
Prize money | US$ 1,012,453 | |||||||||||
Singles | ||||||||||||
Career record | 299–281 | |||||||||||
Career titles | 0 WTA, 6 ITF | |||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 39 (25 June 1990) | |||||||||||
Grand Slam singles results | ||||||||||||
Australian Open | 1R (1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995) | |||||||||||
French Open | 3R (1989) | |||||||||||
Wimbledon | QF (1989) | |||||||||||
US Open | 3R (1987, 1993, 1998) | |||||||||||
Doubles | ||||||||||||
Career record | 213–204 | |||||||||||
Career titles | 6 WTA, 3 ITF | |||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 23 (7 August 1995) | |||||||||||
Grand Slam doubles results | ||||||||||||
Australian Open | 3R (1994) | |||||||||||
French Open | 3R (1995) | |||||||||||
Wimbledon | 3R (1994) | |||||||||||
US Open | 3R (1994) | |||||||||||
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | ||||||||||||
Australian Open | 1R (1993, 1995, 1996, 1997) | |||||||||||
French Open | 2R (1996) | |||||||||||
Wimbledon | SF (1996) | |||||||||||
US Open | 2R (1996) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Laura Golarsa (born 27 November 1967) is a former Italian professional tennis player.
Golarsa was born in Milan and played on the WTA Tour from 1985 to 2001. She did not win any senior titles but did reach the quarterfinals of Wimbledon in 1989. Her singles record included victories over Zina Garrison and Jana Novotná. She won six doubles titles on the WTA Tour and achieved a career-high doubles ranking of No. 23 in August 1995.
WTA career finals
[edit]Singles: 1 (runner-up)
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Tier I | 0 |
Tier II | 0 |
Tier III | 0 |
Tier IV & V | 0 |
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 1. | Aug 1988 | Athens, Greece | Clay | Isabel Cueto | 0–6, 1–6 |
Doubles: 14 (6 titles, 8 runner-ups)
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ITF Circuit finals
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Singles (6–4)
[edit]Outcome | No. | Date | Location | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 15 April 1985 | Caserta, Italy | Clay | Laura Garrone | 7–5, 2–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 2. | 22 April 1985 | Monviso, Italy | Clay | Patricia Tarabini | 6–4, 6–3 |
Winner | 3. | 9 September 1985 | Manhasset, United States | Clay | Eva Krapl | 7–6(4), 6–2 |
Runner-up | 4. | 28 July 1986 | Sezze, Italy | Clay | Barbara Romanò | 2–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 5. | 12 September 1988 | Arzachena, Italy | Clay | Rosa Bielsa | 6–2, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 6. | 10 April 1989 | Palermo, Italy | Clay | Janine Thompson | 2–6, 7–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 7. | 9 April 1990 | Bari, Italy | Clay | Viktoria Milvidskaia | 6–3, 6–4 |
Winner | 8. | 3 September 1990 | Arzachena, Italy | Clay | Sabine Gerke | 7–6(10), 7–6(6) |
Runner-up | 9. | 10 August 1997 | Salt Lake City, United States | Hard | Li Fang | 3–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 10. | 7 December 1997 | Cergy-Pontoise, France | Hard (i) | Anne-Gaëlle Sidot | 4–6, 7–5, 7–6 |
Doubles (3–3)
[edit]Outcome | No. | Date | Location | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 15 September 1986 | Sofia, Bulgaria | Clay | Marianne van der Torre | Natalia Egorova Viktoria Milvidskaia |
0–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 2. | 7 September 1992 | Arzachena, Italy | Clay | Laura Garrone | Linda Ferrando Silvia Farina Elia |
6–4, 4–6, 6–4 |
Winner | 3. | 25 February 1996 | Redbridge, United Kingdom | Hard | Julie Steven | Yvette Basting Kim de Weille |
6–3, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 4. | 26 February 1996 | Southampton, United Kingdom | Carpet (i) | Tina Križan | Valda Lake Clare Wood |
4–6, 6–4, 3–6 |
Winner | 5. | 27 July 1997 | İstanbul, Turkey | Hard | Mercedes Paz | Sylvia Plischke Marlene Weingärtner |
3–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 6. | 7 March 1999 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Hard | Irina Selyutina | Åsa Carlsson Laurence Courtois |
3–6, 7–6, 0–6 |
External links
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- 1967 births
- Living people
- Italian female tennis players
- Olympic tennis players for Italy
- Tennis players at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Italy
- Mediterranean Games medalists in tennis
- Competitors at the 1983 Mediterranean Games
- Hopman Cup competitors
- Tennis players from Milan
- 20th-century Italian women