Laura Arraya ( Spanish: Laura Arraya , married Gildemeister , Gildemeister ; born January 12, 1964 ) is a Peruvian professional tennis player and tennis coach, sister of tennis player Pablo Arraya . Winner of 3 WTA singles and doubles, player of the Peruvian national team in the Federation Cup .
| Laura Arraia | |
|---|---|
| Date of Birth | |
| Place of Birth | |
| Citizenship | |
| Place of residence | |
| Height | 175 cm |
| Carier start | 1983 |
| Retirement | 1993 |
| Prize, $ | 1 002 294 |
| Singles | |
| V / p matches | |
| Titles | 4 WTA , 1 ITF |
| Highest position | 14 (March 12, 1990) |
| Grand Slam Tournaments | |
| Australia | 2nd circle (1991-1993) |
| France | 4th circle (1984, 1986, 1990) |
| Wimbledon | 1/4 finals (1991) |
| USA | 3rd circle (1990) |
| Doubles | |
| V / p matches | |
| Titles | 1 WTA , 1 ITF |
| Highest position | March 27 (March 28, 1988) |
| Grand Slam Tournaments | |
| Australia | 1st circle |
| France | 3rd circle (1985) |
| Wimbledon | 3rd circle (1993) |
| USA | 3rd circle (1985, 1987, 1990, 1992) |
Content
- 1 Biography
- 2 Position at the end of the year
- 3 Avon, Virginia Slims WTA Tournament Finals in a career
- 3.1 Single discharge (4-6)
- 3.2 Doubles (1-9)
- 4 notes
- 5 Links
Biography
Laura Arraya began to make progress in tennis as a child, becoming the champion of Peru, and then South America. A trainer from Chile drew attention to the girl, who offered her parents her services. Together with her trainer, Laura left for the USA, where she continued her professional training. She successfully performed in her first tournament, held in Brazil, and began her professional career from 150th place in the WTA ranking [4] .
Already in 1982, Arraya became the winner of the Japan Open - a tournament that was part of the Avon tennis tour as part of the Toyota Series. Over the next three years, she played five more times in the finals of the tournaments of the main women's professional tour in singles, and since 1985 she began to appear in doubles finals. In 1982, 1983 and 1985, Arraia participated in the matches of the Peruvian national team in the Federation Cup , in 1983 having reached the finals of the consolation tournament with the team, where the Peruvians lost to the Soviet national team . In 1984, she married the Chilean tennis player Heinz Guildemeister , and in 1988 they had a son, Heinz Jr. [5] .
The birth did not put an end to Laura Guildemeister’s career, and she returned to the court, moving from one tournament to another accompanied by her son and his nanny [5] . In March 1990, after reaching the semi-finals of a major tournament in Boca Raton (thanks to the victory over the sixth racket of the world Monica Seles ) and several titles won at the end of the previous season in tournaments of a lower rank, she reached the highest position in her career in the ranking, having risen on the 14th line. In 1991, the Guildemeister showed its best result in Grand Slam tournaments when it reached the quarterfinals at Wimbledon . In the 1/8 finals, she defeated Katerina Maleeva , the 11th racket of the world, but then lost to Gabriele Sabatini, who took third place in the ranking. Laura subsequently called the quarter-finals at Wimbledon the most memorable moment of her playing career [4] .
Laura actively participated in professional tournaments until the end of 1993. Having completed her playing career, she and her brother Pablo , a former Top-30 player in the men's professional tour, opened a tennis academy in Miami [6] . Subsequently, she divorced Heinz Guildemeister and remarried, having given birth to another son from Patricio's second husband [4] . When in 2009, after a nine-year hiatus, the Peru team resumed playing in the Federation Cup, Arraya was appointed her captain [7] , but in January 2011 she left this post due to disagreements with the leadership of the national tennis federation [8] .
End of year ranking position
| Discharge | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singles | 53 | 34 | 63 | 33 | 45 | - | 19 | 21 | 24 | 45 | 70 |
| Doubles | - | - | - | 43 | 33 | - | 45 | 62 | 74 | 109 | 80 |
Avon, Virginia Slims WTA Tournament Finals Career
Singles (4-6)
| Legend |
|---|
| Grand Slam (0) |
| WTA Championship (0) |
| I category (0) |
| II category (0 + 1) |
| III category (1 + 1) |
| IV category (2 + 1) |
| V category (1 + 0) |
| Avon / Virginia Slims (6 + 7) |
| Result | No. | date of | Tournament | Coating | Rival in the finals | Final Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victory | one. | October 18, 1982 | Japanese Open, Tokyo | Hard | Pilar Vasquez | 3-6, 6-4, 6-0 |
| Defeat | one. | July 11, 1983 | Freiburg, Germany | Priming | Catherine Tanvier | 4-6, 5-7 |
| Defeat | 2. | October 10, 1983 | Borden Classic, Tokyo | Hard | Lisa Bonder | 1-6, 3-6 |
| Victory | 2. | March 26, 1984 | Miami , USA | Priming | Petra Huber | 6-3, 6-2 |
| Defeat | 3. | April 23, 1984 | Orlando , USA | Priming | Martina Navratilova | 0-6, 1-6 |
| Defeat | four. | March 18, 1985 | Brazil Open São Paulo | Priming | Mercedes Paz | 7-5, 1-6, 4-6 |
| Victory | 3. | July 24, 1989 | Schenectady , New York , USA | Hard | Marianne Werdel | 6-4, 6-3 |
| Victory | four. | October 23, 1989 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | Hard | Gigi Fernandez | 6-1, 6-2 |
| Defeat | 5. | August 6, 1990 | Albuquerque , USA | Hard | Yana Novotna | 4-6, 4-6 |
| Defeat | 6. | February 3, 1992 | Osaka , Japan | Carpet (i) | Gelena Sukova | 2-6, 6-4, 1-6 |
Doubles (1-9)
| Result | No. | date of | Tournament | Coating | Partner | Rivals in the finals | Final Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Defeat | one. | March 25, 1985 | Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, USA | Priming | Gabriela Sabatini | Joann russell Anne Smith | 6-1, 1-6, 6-7 4 |
| Defeat | 2. | October 14, 1985 | Japanese Open, Tokyo | Hard | Beth Herr | Belinda Cordwell Julie Richardson | 4-6, 4-6 |
| Defeat | 3. | November 4, 1985 | Tampa , USA | Hard | Lisa Bonder | Carling Bassett Gabriela Sabatini | 0-6, 0-6 |
| Defeat | four. | April 21, 1986 | Isle of Palms , South Carolina , USA | Priming | Marcela Skugerska | Sabrina Goles Sandra Ceccini | 6-4, 0-6, 3-6 |
| Defeat | 5. | December 8, 1986 | Sao paulo brazil | Hard | Petra Huber | Neiji Diaz Patricia Medrada | 6-4, 4-6, 6-7 6 |
| Victory | one. | March 30, 1987 | Isle of palms | Priming | Tina Scheuer-Larsen | Mercedes Paz Candy Reynolds | 6-4, 6-4 |
| Defeat | 6. | May 18, 1987 | Geneva, Switzerland | Priming | Catherine Tanvier | Betsy Nagelsen Elizabeth Smiley | 6-4, 4-6, 3-6 |
| Defeat | 7. | August 14, 1989 | Maua , New Jersey , USA | Hard | Louise Allen | Steffi Graf Pam Shriver | 2-6, 4-6 |
| Defeat | 8. | April 16, 1990 | Tampa (2) | Priming | Sandra Ceccini | Mercedes Paz Arancha Sanchez-Vicario | 2-6, 0-6 |
| Defeat | 9. | September 16, 1991 | Nichirei International Championships , Tokyo | Hard | Curry cunningham | Mary Joe Fernandez Pam Shriver | 3-6, 3-6 |
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 site WTA
- ↑ https://www.tennisforum.com/59-blast-past/497314-biographies-female-tennis-players-post24966218.html
- ↑ https://www.munzinger.de/search/go/document.jsp?id=01000003231
- ↑ 1 2 3 Victoria Pardo. El tenis sigue en la sangre de Laura Arraya . Sportsholic (February 4, 2013). Date of treatment March 1, 2017.
- ↑ 1 2 Jim Sarni. Different Kind Of Tennis Mom . Sun Sentinel (March 21, 1991). Date of treatment March 1, 2017.
- ↑ About us (inaccessible link) . Arraya Tennis Academy. Date of treatment March 1, 2017. Archived March 2, 2017.
- ↑ Los ángeles de Laura . La Republica (06 de Abril de 2009). Date of treatment January 3, 0201.
- ↑ Jean Carlo Castro. Laura Arraya y su triste adiós a la selección de tenis . El Comercio (20 de Enero del 2011). Date of treatment March 1, 2017.