Laura Arraya

Laura Arraya (born 12 January 1964) is a retired Peruvian tennis player. She was also known by her married name Laura Gildemeister.

Laura Arraya
Country (sports) Peru
ResidenceLima, Peru
Born (1964-01-12) 12 January 1964
Córdoba, Argentina
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) [1]
Turned pro1983
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$1,002,294
Singles
Career record245–207
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
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 27 (28 March 1988)

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 Pilar Vásquez 3–6, 6–4, 6–0
Loss 1–1 Jul 1983 Freiburg, West Germany Clay Catherine Tanvier 4–6, 5–7
Loss 1–2 Oct 1983 Tokyo, Japan Hard Lisa Bonder 1–6, 3–6
Win 2–2 Apr 1984 Miami, U.S. Clay Petra Huber 6–3, 6–3
Loss 2–3 Apr 1984 Orlando, U.S. Clay Martina Navratilova 0–6, 1–6
Loss 2–4 Mar 1985 São Paulo, Brazil Clay Mercedes Paz 7–5, 1–6, 4–6
Win 3–4 Jul 1989 Schenectady, U.S. Hard Marianne Werdel 6–4, 6–3
Win 4–4 Oct 1989 San Juan, U.S. Hard Gigi Fernández 6–1, 6–2
Loss 4–5 Aug 1990 Albuquerque, U.S. Hard Jana Novotná 4–6, 4–6
Loss 4–6 Feb 1992 Osaka, Japan Carpet (I) 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 Gabriela Sabatini JoAnne Russell
Anne Smith		 6–1, 1–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss 0–2 Oct 1985 Tokyo, Japan Hard Beth Herr Belinda Cordwell
Julie Richardson		 4–6, 4–6
Loss 0–3 Nov 1985 Tampa, U.S. Hard Lisa Bonder Carling Bassett
Gabriela Sabatini		 0–6, 0–6
Loss 0–4 Apr 1986 Isle of Palms, U.S. Clay Marcela Skuherská Sandra Cecchini
Sabrina Goleš		 6–4, 0–6, 3–6
Loss 0–5 Dec 1986 São Paulo, Brazil Clay Petra Huber Niege Dias
Pat Medrado		 6–4, 4–6, 6–7(6–8)
Win 1–5 Mar 1987 Isle of Palms, U.S. Clay Tine Scheuer-Larsen Mercedes Paz
Candy Reynolds		 6–4, 6–4
Loss 1–6 May 1987 Geneva, Switzerland Clay Catherine Tanvier Betsy Nagelsen
Elizabeth Smylie		 6–4, 4–6, 3–6
Loss 1–7 Aug 1989 Mahwah, U.S. Hard Louise Allen Steffi Graf
Pam Shriver		 2–6, 4–6
Loss 1–8 Apr 1990 Tampa, U.S. Clay Sandra Cecchini Mercedes Paz
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario		 2–6, 0–6
Loss 1–9 Sep 1991 Tokyo, Japan Hard Carrie Cunningham Mary Joe Fernández
Pam Shriver		 3–6, 3–6

Grand Slam singles performance timeline
Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(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.
Tournament1981198219831984198519861987198819891990199119921993Career 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 Andrea Tiezzi 6–3, 7–6
Win 2. 4 April 1982 Porto Alegre, Brazil Clay Ivanna Madruga 6–3, 6–4
Loss 3. 4 April 1982 Curitiba, Brazil Clay Patricia Medrado 3–6, 6–4, 6–7
Win 4. 26 November 1989 Santiago, Chile Clay 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 Ivanna Madruga Patricia Medrado
Carmen Perea		 6–0, 6–2
Loss 2. 4 April 1982 Porto Alegre, Brazil Clay Ivanna Madruga Patricia Medrado
Carmen Perea		 6–4, 4–6, 2–6
Win 3. 14 October 1990 Lima, Peru Clay Karim Strohmeier Iluminada Concepción
Rita Pichardo		 6–4, 7–6
Loss 4. 26 September 1994 Lima, Peru Clay María Eugenia Rojas Luciana Tella
Vanessa Menga		 4–6, 3–6

References
  1. "Laura Gildemeister". Munzinger.
  2. Official website Tennis Arraya
  3. See her profile at the Women's Tennis Association
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