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{{short description|Peruvian tennis player}}
{{BLP sources|date=June 2008}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
|name = Laura Arraya
|image = 
|country = {{PER}}
|residence = [[Lima]], Peru
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1964|1|12}}
|birth_place = [[Córdoba, Argentina]]
|height = {{height|m=1.73}} <ref name="munzinger">{{cite web|title=Laura Gildemeister|url=http://www.munzinger.de/search/go/document.jsp?id=01000003231|publisher=[[Munzinger-Archiv|Munzinger]]}}</ref>
|turnedpro = 1983
|plays = Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
|careerprizemoney = $1,005,589
|singlesrecord = 245–207
|singlestitles = 4
|highestsinglesranking = No. 14 (12 March 1990)
|AustralianOpenresult = 2R ([[1991 Australian Open|1991]], [[1992 Australian Open|1992]], [[1993 Australian Open|1993]])
|FrenchOpenresult = 4R ([[1984 French Open|1984]], [[1986 French Open|1986]], [[1990 French Open|1990]])
|Wimbledonresult = QF ([[1991 Wimbledon Championships|1991]])
|USOpenresult = 3R ([[1990 US Open (tennis)|1990]])
|doublesrecord = 148–170
|doublestitles = 1
|highestdoublesranking = No. 27 (28 March 1988)
}}

'''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 [[Fed Cup|international matches]]. Her best result in a Grand Slam was a quarterfinal at [[The Championships, Wimbledon|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]],<ref name="munzinger"/> but they later divorced.

At present, she directs a tennis academy in Lima and in Key Biscayne with her brother Pablo.<ref>[http://www.tennisarraya.com/who-we-are Official website] Tennis Arraya</ref>

When she won the OTB Open in July 1989,<ref>See her profile at the Women's Tennis Association</ref> she became the first mother since [[Evonne Goolagong]] to win a [[Women's Tennis Association]] tournament.

==WTA Tour finals==

===Singles: 10 (4–6)===
{|
|-valign=top
|
{| class="wikitable sortable" 
!Winner – Legend
|-
|style="background:#f3e6d7;"|Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
|-
|style="background:#ffffcc;"|WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
|-
|style="background:#e9e9e9;"|Tier I (0–0)
|-
|style="background:#ccccff;"F|Tier II (0–0)
|-
|style="background:#ccffcc;"|Tier III (0–1)
|-
|style="background:#66ccff;"|Tier IV (1–1)
|-
|style="background:#cccc99;"|Tier V (1–0)
|-
| Virginia Slims, Avon, Others (2–4)
|}
|
{| class="wikitable sortable" 
! Titles by surface
|-
|Hard (3–2)
|-
|Grass (0–0)
|-
|Clay (1–3)
|-
|Carpet (0–1)
|}
|}
{| class="sortable wikitable"
!Result
!style="width:35px" class="unsortable"|W/L 
!style="width:50px"|Date
!style="width:160px"|Tournament
!style="width:55px"|Surface
!style="width:160px"|Opponent
!style="width:120px" class="unsortable"|Score
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 1–0
| Oct 1982
| [[Japan Open Tennis Championships|Tokyo]], Japan
| Hard
| {{flagicon|PER}} [[Pilar Vásquez]]
| 3–6, 6–4, 6–0
|- 
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 1–1
| Jul 1983
| [[Freiburg Open|Freiburg]], West Germany
| Clay
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Catherine Tanvier]]
| 4–6, 5–7
|- 
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 1–2
| Oct 1983
| [[:fr:Classic du Japon|Tokyo]], Japan
| Hard
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Lisa Bonder]]
| 1–6, 3–6
|- 
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 2–2
| Apr 1984
| [[1984 Miami Classic|Miami]], U.S.
| Clay
| {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Petra Huber]]
| 6–3, 6–3
|- 
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 2–3
| Apr 1984
| [[United Airlines Tournament of Champions|Orlando]], U.S.
| Clay
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Martina Navratilova]]
| 0–6, 1–6
|- 
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 2–4
| Mar 1985
| [[Brasil Open|São Paulo]], Brazil
| Clay
| {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Mercedes Paz]]
| 7–5, 1–6, 4–6
|- bgcolor="#CCCC99"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 3–4
| Jul 1989
| [[OTB Open|Schenectady]], U.S.
| Hard
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Marianne Werdel]]
| 6–4, 6–3
|- style="background:#66ccff;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 4–4
| Oct 1989
| [[Puerto Rico Open (tennis)|San Juan]], U.S.
| Hard
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Gigi Fernández]]
| 6–1, 6–2
|- style="background:#66ccff;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 4–5
| Aug 1990
| [[Virginia Slims of Albuquerque|Albuquerque]], U.S.
| Hard
| {{flagicon|TCH}} [[Jana Novotná]]
| 4–6, 4–6
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 4–6
| Feb 1992
| [[Asian Open (tennis)|Osaka]], Japan
| Carpet (I)
| {{flagicon|TCH}} [[Helena Suková]]
| 2–6, 6–4, 1–6
|}

===Doubles: 10 (1–9) ===
{|
|-valign=top
|
{| class="wikitable sortable" 
!Winner – Legend
|-
|style="background:#f3e6d7;"|Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
|-
|style="background:#ffffcc;"|WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
|-
|style="background:#e9e9e9;"|Tier I (0–0)
|-
|style="background:#ccccff;"F|Tier II (0–1)
|-
|style="background:#ccffcc;"|Tier III (0–1)
|-
|style="background:#66ccff;"|Tier IV (0–1)
|-
|style="background:#cccc99;"|Tier V (0–0)
|-
| Virginia Slims (1–6)
|}
|
{| class="wikitable sortable" 
! Titles by surface
|-
|Hard (0–4)
|-
|Grass (0–0)
|-
|Clay (1–5)
|-
|Carpet (0–0)
|}
|}
{| class="sortable wikitable"
!Result
!style="width:35px" class="unsortable"|W/L 
!style="width:50px"|Date
!style="width:160px"|Tournament
!style="width:55px"|Surface
!style="width:170px"|Partner
!style="width:170px"|Opponents
!style="width:120px" class="unsortable"|Score
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 0–1
| Mar 1985
| [[Palm Beach Cup|Palm Beach Gardens]], U.S.
| Clay
| {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Gabriela Sabatini]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[JoAnne Russell]] <br /> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Anne Smith (tennis)|Anne Smith]]
| 6–1, 1–6, 6–7<sup>(4–7)</sup>
|- 
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 0–2
| [[1985 Japan Open Tennis Championships – Women's doubles|Oct 1985]]
| [[Japan Open (tennis)|Tokyo]], Japan
| Hard
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Beth Herr]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Belinda Cordwell]] <br /> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Julie Richardson]]
| 4–6, 4–6
|- 
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 0–3
| [[1985 Florida Federal Open – Doubles|Nov 1985]]
| [[Eckerd Open|Tampa]], U.S.
| Hard
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Lisa Bonder]]
| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Carling Bassett-Seguso|Carling Bassett]] <br /> {{flagicon|ARG}} Gabriela Sabatini
| 0–6, 0–6
|- 
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 0–4
| Apr 1986
| [[Wild Dunes Women's International|Isle of Palms]], U.S.
| Clay
| {{flagicon|TCH}} [[:fr:Marcela Skuherská|Marcela Skuherská]]
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Sandra Cecchini]] <br /> {{flagicon|YUG}} [[Sabrina Goleš]]
| 6–4, 0–6, 3–6
|- 
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 0–5
| [[1986 Brazilian Open – Doubles|Dec 1986]]
| [[WTA Brasil Open|São Paulo]], Brazil
| Clay
| {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Petra Huber]]
| {{flagicon|BRA|1968}} [[Niege Dias]] <br /> {{flagicon|BRA|1968}} [[Patricia Medrado|Pat Medrado]]
| 6–4, 4–6, 6–7<sup>(6–8)</sup>
|- 
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 1–5
| Mar 1987
| [[Wild Dunes Women's International|Isle of Palms]], U.S.
| Clay
| {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Tine Scheuer-Larsen]]
| {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Mercedes Paz]] <br /> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Candy Reynolds]]
| 6–4, 6–4 
|- 
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 1–6
| [[1987 European Open – Doubles|May 1987]]
| [[WTA Swiss Open|Geneva]], Switzerland
| Clay
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Catherine Tanvier]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Betsy Nagelsen]] <br /> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Elizabeth Smylie]]
| 6–4, 4–6, 3–6 
|- style="background:#66ccff;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 1–7
| [[1989 United Jersey Bank Classic – Doubles|Aug 1989]]
| [[WTA New Jersey|Mahwah]], U.S.
| Hard
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Louise Allen (tennis)|Louise Allen]]
| {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Steffi Graf]] <br /> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Pam Shriver]]
| 2–6, 4–6
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 1–8
| Apr 1990
| [[Eckerd Open|Tampa]], U.S.
| Clay
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Sandra Cecchini]]
| {{flagicon|ARG}} Mercedes Paz <br /> {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Arantxa Sánchez Vicario]]
| 2–6, 0–6
|- style="background:#ccccff;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 1–9
| [[1991 Nichirei International Championships – Doubles|Sep 1991]]
| [[Nichirei International Championships|Tokyo]], Japan
| Hard
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Carrie Cunningham]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mary Joe Fernández]] <br /> {{flagicon|USA}} Pam Shriver
| 3–6, 3–6
|}

==Grand Slam singles performance timeline==
{{performance key|short=yes|active=no}}
{| class="wikitable"
! Tournament  !! [[1981 WTA Tour|1981]] !! [[1982 WTA Tour|1982]] !! [[1983 Virginia Slims World Championship Series|1983]] !! [[1984 Virginia Slims World Championship Series|1984]] !! [[1985 Virginia Slims World Championship Series|1985]] !! [[1986 Virginia Slims World Championship Series|1986]] !! [[1987 Virginia Slims World Championship Series|1987]] !! [[1988 WTA Tour|1988]] !! [[1989 WTA Tour|1989]] !! [[1990 WTA Tour|1990]] !! [[1991 WTA Tour|1991]] !! [[1992 WTA Tour|1992]] !! [[1993 WTA Tour|1993]] !!  Career SR
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Australian Open]]
|align="center" |A
|align="center" |A
|align="center" |A
|align="center" |A
|align="center" |A
|align="center" |NH
|align="center" |A
|align="center" |A
|align="center" |A
|align="center" |A
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1991 Australian Open – Women's singles|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1992 Australian Open – Women's singles|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1993 Australian Open – Women's singles|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|'''0 / 3'''
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[French Open]]
|align="center" |A
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1982 French Open – Women's singles|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1983 French Open – Women's singles|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1984 French Open – Women's singles|4R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1985 French Open – Women's singles|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1986 French Open – Women's singles|4R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1987 French Open – Women's singles|1R]]
|align="center" |A
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1989 French Open – Women's singles|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1990 French Open – Women's singles|4R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1991 French Open – Women's singles|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1992 French Open – Women's singles|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1993 French Open – Women's singles|3R]]
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|'''0 / 11'''
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"| [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]]
|align="center" |A
|align="center" |A
|align="center" |A
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1984 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|1R]]
|align="center" |A
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1986 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1987 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|3R]]
|align="center" |A
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1989 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|3R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1990 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|3R]]
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[1991 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|QF]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1992 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|3R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1993 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|'''0 / 8'''
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[US Open (tennis)|US Open]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1981 US Open – Women's singles|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1982 US Open – Women's singles|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1983 US Open – Women's singles|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1984 US Open – Women's singles|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1985 US Open – Women's singles|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1986 US Open – Women's singles|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1987 US Open – Women's singles|2R]]
|align="center" |A
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1989 US Open – Women's singles|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1990 US Open – Women's singles|3R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1991 US Open – Women's singles|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1992 US Open – Women's singles|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1993 US Open – Women's singles|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|'''0 / 12'''
|-
| style="background:#EFEFEF;" | SR
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |0 / 1
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |0 / 2
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |0 / 2
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |0 / 3
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |0 / 2
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |0 / 3
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |0 / 3
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |0 / 0
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |0 / 3
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |0 / 3
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |0 / 4
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |0 / 4
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |0 / 4
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |'''0 / 34'''
|-
|align=left|Year End Ranking
|align="center" |116
|align="center" |69
|align="center" |51
|align="center" |34
|align="center" |63
|align="center" |33
|align="center" |45
|align="center" |NR
|align="center" |19
|align="center" |21
|align="center" |24
|align="center" |45
|align="center" |71
|}

==Other finals==

===Singles (3-1)===
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size:97%;"
!Result
!No.
!Date
!Tournament
!Surface
!Opponent
!Score
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 1.
| 21 March 1982
| Brasília, Brazil
| Clay
| {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Andrea Tiezzi]]
| 6–3, 7–6
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 2.
| 4 April 1982
| Porto Alegre, Brazil
| Clay
| {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Ivanna Madruga]]
| 6–3, 6–4
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 3.
| 4 April 1982
| Curitiba, Brazil
| Clay
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Patricia Medrado]]
| 3–6, 6–4, 6–7
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 4.
| 26 November 1989
| Santiago, Chile
| Clay
| {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Gabriela Mosca]]
| 6–3, 2–6, 6–0
|}

===Doubles (2–2)===
{|class="sortable wikitable" style=font-size:97%
!Result
!No.
!Date
!Tournament
!Surface
!Partner
!Opponents
!Score
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 1.
| 28 March 1982
| Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
| Clay
| {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Ivanna Madruga]]
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Patricia Medrado]] <br /> {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Carmen Perea]]
| 6–0, 6–2
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 2.
| 4 April 1982
| Porto Alegre, Brazil
| Clay
| {{flagicon|ARG}} Ivanna Madruga
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Patricia Medrado <br /> {{flagicon|ESP}} Carmen Perea
| 6–4, 4–6, 2–6
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 3.
| 14 October 1990
| Lima, Peru
| Clay
| {{flagicon|PER}} [[Karim Strohmeier]]
| {{flagicon|CUB}} [[Iluminada Concepción]] <br/> {{flagicon|CUB}} [[Rita Pichardo]]
| 6–4, 7–6
|-style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 4.
| 26 September 1994
| Lima, Peru
| Clay
| {{flagicon|PER}} [[María Eugenia Rojas (tennis)|María Eugenia Rojas]]
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Luciana Tella]] <br/> {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Vanessa Menga]]
| 4–6, 3–6
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{WTA}}
* {{ITF profile}}
* {{Fed Cup player}}

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[[Category:1964 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Peruvian female tennis players]]
[[Category:Tennis players at the 1984 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:21st-century Peruvian women]]
[[Category:20th-century Peruvian sportswomen]]