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 ResultW/LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss 0–1 Aug 1988 Athens, GreeceTier V Clay Isabel Cueto 0–6, 1–6
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 ResultW/LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 1–0 Aug 1989 Sofia, BulgariaCat 1 Clay Laura Garrone Silke Meier Elena Pampoulova 6–4, 7–5Loss 1–1 May 1990 Rome, ItalyTier I Clay Laura Garrone Helen Kelesi Monica Seles 3–6, 4–6Win 2–1 Apr 1991 Bol, YugoslaviaTier III Clay Magdalena Maleeva Sandra Cecchini Laura Garrone WalkoverLoss 2–2 May 1991 Taranto, ItalyTier V Carpet Ann Grossman Alexia Dechaume Florencia Labat 2–6, 5–7Loss 2–3 Jul 1993 Prague, Czech RepublicTier III Hard Caroline Vis Inés Gorrochategui Patricia Tarabini 2–6, 1–6Win 3–3 Oct 1993 Brigton, UKTier II Carpet (i) Natalia Medvedeva Anke Huber Larisa Savchenko 6–3, 1–6, 6–4Win 4–3 Jan 1994 Brisbane, AustraliaTier III Hard Natalia Medvedeva Jenny Byrne Rachel McQuillan 6–3, 6–1Loss 4–4 May 1994 Prague, Czech RepublicTier III Clay Kristie Boogert Amanda Coetzer Linda Wild 4–6, 6–3, 2–6Loss 4–5 Sep 1994 Moscow, RussiaTier I Carpet (i) Caroline Vis Elena Makarova Eugenia Maniokova 6–7(3–7), 4–6Loss 4–6 Feb 1995 Auckland, New ZealandTier IV Hard Caroline Vis Jill Hetherington Elna Reinach 6–7(5–7), 2–6Win 5–6 Feb 1995 Oklahoma, U.S.Tier III Hard (i) Nicole Arendt Katrina Adams Brenda Schultz 6–4, 6–3Loss 5–7 Mar 1995 Puerto Rico, USTier III Hard Linda Wild Karin Kschwendt Rene Simpson 2–6, 6–0, 4–6Loss 5–8 Apr 1995 Zagreb, CroatiaTier III Clay Irina Spîrlea Mercedes Paz Rene Simpson 5–7, 2–6Win 6–8 May 1999 Antwerp. BelgiumTier IV Clay Katarina Srebotnik Louise Pleming Meghann Shaughnessy 6–4, 6–2
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Singles (6–4) ResultNo.DateLocationSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss 1. 15 April 1985 Caserta, Italy Clay Laura Garrone 7–5, 2–6, 4–6Win 2. 22 April 1985 Monviso, Italy Clay Patricia Tarabini 6–4, 6–3Win 3. 9 September 1985 Manhasset, United States Clay Eva Krapl 7–6(4), 6–2Loss 4. 28 July 1986 Sezze, Italy Clay Barbara Romanò 2–6, 2–6Win 5. 12 September 1988 Arzachena, Italy Clay Rosa Bielsa 6–2, 6–2Loss 6. 10 April 1989 Palermo, Italy Clay Janine Thompson 2–6, 7–6, 4–6Win 7. 9 April 1990 Bari, Italy Clay Viktoria Milvidskaia 6–3, 6–4Win 8. 3 September 1990 Arzachena, Italy Clay Sabine Gerke 7–6(10), 7–6(6)Loss 9. 10 August 1997 Salt Lake City, United States Hard Li Fang 3–6, 2–6Win 10. 7 December 1997 Cergy-Pontoise, France Hard (i) Anne-Gaëlle Sidot 4–6, 7–5, 7–6
Doubles (3–3) ResultNo.DateLocationSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 1. 15 September 1986 Sofia, Bulgaria Clay Marianne van der Torre Natalia Egorova Viktoria Milvidskaia 0–6, 2–6Win 2. 7 September 1992 Arzachena, Italy Clay Laura Garrone Linda Ferrando Silvia Farina Elia 6–4, 4–6, 6–4Win 3. 25 February 1996 Redbridge, United Kingdom Hard Julie Steven Yvette Basting Kim de Weille 6–3, 6–4Loss 4. 26 February 1996 Southampton, United Kingdom Carpet (i) Tina Križan Valda Lake Clare Wood 4–6, 6–4, 3–6Win 5. 27 July 1997 İstanbul, Turkey Hard Mercedes Paz Sylvia Plischke Marlene Weingärtner 3–6, 6–3, 6–3Loss 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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