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 (age 60)
Córdoba, Argentina
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) [1]
Turned pro1983
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$1,005,589
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

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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

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Singles: 10 (4–6)

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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)

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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

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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.
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

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Singles (3-1)

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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)

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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

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