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Italian tennis player
Laura Golarsa Country (sports)
Italy Born (1967-11-27 ) 27 November 1967 (age 56)
Milan , ItalyPlays Right-handed Prize money US$ 1,012,453 Career record 299–281 (51.6%) Career titles 0 WTA, 6 ITF Highest ranking No. 39 (25 June 1990)
Australian Open 1R (1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995)
French Open 3R (1989)
Wimbledon QF (1989)
US Open 3R (1987, 1993, 1998) Career record 213–204 (51.1%) Career titles 6 WTA, 3 ITF Highest ranking No. 23 (7 August 1995)
Australian Open 3R (1994)
French Open 3R (1995)
Wimbledon 3R (1994)
US Open 3R (1994)
Australian Open 1R (1993, 1995, 1996, 1997)
French Open 2R (1996)
Wimbledon SF (1996)
US Open 2R (1996)
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
Singles: 1 (runner-up)
Legend
Tier I
0
Tier II
0
Tier III
0
Tier IV & V
0
Doubles: 14 (6 titles, 8 runner-ups)
Legend
Tier I
0
Tier II
1
Tier III
2
Tier IV & V
3
Titles by surface
Hard
2
Clay
3
Grass
0
Carpet
1
Result
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Win
1.
Aug 1989
Sofia Open , Bulgaria
Clay
Laura Garrone
Silke Meier
Elena Pampoulova
6–4, 7–5
Loss
1.
May 1990
Rome Masters , Italy
Clay
Laura Garrone
Helen Kelesi
Monica Seles
3–6, 4–6
Win
2.
Apr 1991
Bol Open , Yugoslavia
Clay
Magdalena Maleeva
Sandra Cecchini
Laura Garrone
Walkover
Loss
2.
May 1991
Taranto Trophy , Italy
Carpet
Ann Grossman
Alexia Dechaume
Florencia Labat
2–6, 5–7
Loss
3.
Jul 1993
Prague Open , Czech Republic
Hard
Caroline Vis
Inés Gorrochategui
Patricia Tarabini
2–6, 1–6
Win
3.
Oct 1993
Brighton International , UK
Carpet (i)
Natalia Medvedeva
Anke Huber
Larisa Savchenko
6–3, 1–6, 6–4
Win
4.
Jan 1994
Brisbane International , Australia
Hard
Natalia Medvedeva
Jenny Byrne
Rachel McQuillan
6–3, 6–1
Loss
4.
May 1994
Prague Open , Czech Republic
Clay
Kristie Boogert
Amanda Coetzer
Linda Wild
4–6, 6–3, 2–6
Loss
5.
Sep 1994
Kremlin Cup , Russia
Carpet (i)
Caroline Vis
Elena Makarova
Eugenia Maniokova
6–7(3–7) , 4–6
Loss
6.
Feb 1995
Auckland Open , New Zealand
Hard
Caroline Vis
Jill Hetherington
Elna Reinach
6–7(5–7) , 2–6
Win
5.
Feb 1995
Oklahoma Open , U.S.
Hard (i)
Nicole Arendt
Katrina Adams
Brenda Schultz
6–4, 6–3
Loss
7.
Mar 1995
Puerto Rico Open
Hard
Linda Wild
Karin Kschwendt
Rene Simpson
2–6, 6–0, 4–6
Loss
8.
Apr 1995
Zagreb Open , Croatia
Clay
Irina Spîrlea
Mercedes Paz
Rene Simpson
5–7, 2–6
Win
6.
May 1999
Belgian Open
Clay
Katarina Srebotnik
Louise Pleming
Meghann Shaughnessy
6–4, 6–2
ITF Circuit finals
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Singles (6–4)
Outcome
No.
Date
Location
Surface
Opponent
Score
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)
Outcome
No.
Date
Location
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
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
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