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.Official website Tennis Arraya

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

WTA Tour finals

Singles: 10 (4–6) Winner – LegendGrand 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 surfaceHard (3–2)Grass (0–0)Clay (1–3)Carpet (0–1) ResultW/L DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreWin 1–0 Oct 1982 Tokyo, Japan Hard Pilar Vásquez 3–6, 6–4, 6–0Loss 1–1 Jul 1983 Freiburg, West Germany Clay Catherine Tanvier 4–6, 5–7Loss 1–2 Oct 1983 Tokyo, Japan Hard Lisa Bonder 1–6, 3–6Win 2–2 Apr 1984 Miami, U.S. Clay Petra Huber 6–3, 6–2Loss 2–3 Apr 1984 Orlando, U.S. Clay Martina Navratilova 0–6, 1–6Loss 2–4 Mar 1985 São Paulo, Brazil Clay Mercedes Paz 7–5, 1–6, 4–6Win 3–4 Jul 1989 Schenectady, U.S. Hard Marianne Werdel 6–4, 6–3Win 4–4 Oct 1989 San Juan, U.S. Hard Gigi Fernández 6–1, 6–2Loss 4–5 Aug 1990 Albuquerque, U.S. Hard Jana Novotná 4–6, 4–6Loss 4–6 Feb 1992 Osaka, Japan Carpet (I) Helena Suková 2–6, 6–4, 1–6

Doubles: 10 (1–9) Winner – LegendGrand 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 surfaceHard (0–4)Grass (0–0)Clay (1–5)Carpet (0–0) ResultW/L DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 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, 4–6Loss 0–3 Nov 1985 Tampa, U.S. Hard Lisa Bonder Carling Bassett Gabriela Sabatini 0–6, 0–6Loss 0–4 Apr 1986 Isle of Palms, U.S. Clay Marcela Skuherská Sandra Cecchini Sabrina Goleš 6–4, 0–6, 3–6Loss 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, 4–6Loss 1–8 Apr 1990 Tampa, U.S. Clay Sandra Cecchini Mercedes Paz Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 2–6, 0–6Loss 1–9 Sep 1991 Tokyo, Japan Hard Carrie Cunningham Mary Joe Fernández 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 SRAustralian OpenAAAAANHAAAA2R2R2R0 / 3French OpenA1R1R4R2R4R1RA2R4R2R1R3R0 / 11 WimbledonAAA1RA1R3RA3R3RQF3R1R0 / 8US Open1R2R2R1R1R2R2RA2R3R2R2R1R0 / 12 SR0 / 10 / 20 / 20 / 30 / 20 / 30 / 30 / 00 / 30 / 30 / 40 / 40 / 40 / 34Year End Ranking116695134633345NR1921244571

Other finals

Singles (3-1) ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreWin 1. 21 March 1982 Brasília, Brazil Clay Andrea Tiezzi 6–3, 7–6Win 2. 4 April 1982 Porto Alegre, Brazil Clay Ivanna Madruga 6–3, 6–4Loss 3. 4 April 1982 Curitiba, Brazil Clay Patricia Medrado 3–6, 6–4, 6–7Win 4. 26 November 1989 Santiago, Chile Clay Gabriela Mosca 6–3, 2–6, 6–0

Doubles (2–2) ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 1. 28 March 1982 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Clay Ivanna Madruga Patricia Medrado Carmen Perea 6–0, 6–2Loss 2. 4 April 1982 Porto Alegre, Brazil Clay Ivanna Madruga Patricia Medrado Carmen Perea 6–4, 4–6, 2–6Win 3. 14 October 1990 Lima, Peru Clay Karim Strohmeier Iluminada Concepción Rita Pichardo 6–4, 7–6Loss 4. 26 September 1994 Lima, Peru Clay María Eugenia Rojas Luciana Tella Vanessa Menga 4–6, 3–6

Personal life

Laura is the ex-wife of German-Chilean former tennis player Heinz Gildemeister

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