Laura Arraya

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, but they later divorced.

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

When she won the OTB Open in July 1989, 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, 6–3
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 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)

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

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

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