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Laura Golarsa

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Laura Golarsa
Country (sports) Italy
Born (1967-11-27) 27 November 1967 (age 56)
Milan, Italy
PlaysRight-handed
Prize moneyUS$ 1,012,453
Singles
Career record299–281
Career titles0 WTA, 6 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 39 (25 June 1990)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995)
French Open3R (1989)
WimbledonQF (1989)
US Open3R (1987, 1993, 1998)
Doubles
Career record213–204
Career titles6 WTA, 3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 23 (7 August 1995)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open3R (1994)
French Open3R (1995)
Wimbledon3R (1994)
US Open3R (1994)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open1R (1993, 1995, 1996, 1997)
French Open2R (1996)
WimbledonSF (1996)
US Open2R (1996)
Medal record
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place 1983 Casablanca Women's Singles
Silver medal – second place 1983 Casablanca Women's Doubles

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

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Singles: 1 (runner-up)

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Legend
Tier I 0
Tier II 0
Tier III 0
Tier IV & V 0
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. Aug 1988 Athens, Greece Clay West Germany Isabel Cueto 0–6, 1–6

Doubles: 14 (6 titles, 8 runner-ups)

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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
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. Aug 1989 Sofia Open, Bulgaria Clay Italy Laura Garrone West Germany Silke Meier
Bulgaria Elena Pampoulova
6–4, 7–5
Loss 1. May 1990 Rome Masters, Italy Clay Italy Laura Garrone Canada Helen Kelesi
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Monica Seles
3–6, 4–6
Win 2. Apr 1991 Bol Open, Yugoslavia Clay Bulgaria Magdalena Maleeva Italy Sandra Cecchini
Italy Laura Garrone
Walkover
Loss 2. May 1991 Taranto Trophy, Italy Carpet United States Ann Grossman France Alexia Dechaume
Argentina Florencia Labat
2–6, 5–7
Loss 3. Jul 1993 Prague Open,
Czech Republic
Hard Netherlands Caroline Vis Argentina Inés Gorrochategui
Argentina Patricia Tarabini
2–6, 1–6
Win 3. Oct 1993 Brighton International, UK Carpet (i) Ukraine Natalia Medvedeva West Germany Anke Huber
Soviet Union Larisa Savchenko
6–3, 1–6, 6–4
Win 4. Jan 1994 Brisbane International, Australia Hard Ukraine Natalia Medvedeva Australia Jenny Byrne
Australia Rachel McQuillan
6–3, 6–1
Loss 4. May 1994 Prague Open,
Czech Republic
Clay Netherlands Kristie Boogert South Africa Amanda Coetzer
United States Linda Wild
4–6, 6–3, 2–6
Loss 5. Sep 1994 Kremlin Cup, Russia Carpet (i) Netherlands Caroline Vis Russia Elena Makarova
Russia Eugenia Maniokova
6–7(3–7), 4–6
Loss 6. Feb 1995 Auckland Open, New Zealand Hard Netherlands Caroline Vis Canada Jill Hetherington
South Africa Elna Reinach
6–7(5–7), 2–6
Win 5. Feb 1995 Oklahoma Open, U.S. Hard (i) United States Nicole Arendt United States Katrina Adams
Netherlands Brenda Schultz
6–4, 6–3
Loss 7. Mar 1995 Puerto Rico Open Hard United States Linda Wild Germany Karin Kschwendt
Canada Rene Simpson
2–6, 6–0, 4–6
Loss 8. Apr 1995 Zagreb Open, Croatia Clay Romania Irina Spîrlea Argentina Mercedes Paz
Canada Rene Simpson
5–7, 2–6
Win 6. May 1999 Belgian Open Clay Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik Australia Louise Pleming
United States Meghann Shaughnessy
6–4, 6–2

ITF Circuit finals

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$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (6–4)

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Outcome No. Date Location Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 15 April 1985 Caserta, Italy Clay Italy Laura Garrone 7–5, 2–6, 4–6
Winner 2. 22 April 1985 Monviso, Italy Clay Argentina Patricia Tarabini 6–4, 6–3
Winner 3. 9 September 1985 Manhasset, United States Clay Switzerland Eva Krapl 7–6(4), 6–2
Runner-up 4. 28 July 1986 Sezze, Italy Clay Italy Barbara Romanò 2–6, 2–6
Winner 5. 12 September 1988 Arzachena, Italy Clay Spain Rosa Bielsa 6–2, 6–2
Runner-up 6. 10 April 1989 Palermo, Italy Clay Australia Janine Thompson 2–6, 7–6, 4–6
Winner 7. 9 April 1990 Bari, Italy Clay Soviet Union Viktoria Milvidskaia 6–3, 6–4
Winner 8. 3 September 1990 Arzachena, Italy Clay West Germany Sabine Gerke 7–6(10), 7–6(6)
Runner-up 9. 10 August 1997 Salt Lake City, United States Hard China Li Fang 3–6, 2–6
Winner 10. 7 December 1997 Cergy-Pontoise, France Hard (i) France Anne-Gaëlle Sidot 4–6, 7–5, 7–6

Doubles (3–3)

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Outcome No. Date Location Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 15 September 1986 Sofia, Bulgaria Clay Netherlands Marianne van der Torre Soviet Union Natalia Egorova
Soviet Union Viktoria Milvidskaia
0–6, 2–6
Winner 2. 7 September 1992 Arzachena, Italy Clay Italy Laura Garrone Italy Linda Ferrando
Italy Silvia Farina Elia
6–4, 4–6, 6–4
Winner 3. 25 February 1996 Redbridge, United Kingdom Hard United States Julie Steven Netherlands Yvette Basting
Netherlands Kim de Weille
6–3, 6–4
Runner-up 4. 26 February 1996 Southampton, United Kingdom Carpet (i) Slovenia Tina Križan United Kingdom Valda Lake
United Kingdom Clare Wood
4–6, 6–4, 3–6
Winner 5. 27 July 1997 İstanbul, Turkey Hard Argentina Mercedes Paz Italy Sylvia Plischke
Germany Marlene Weingärtner
3–6, 6–3, 6–3
Runner-up 6. 7 March 1999 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Hard Kazakhstan Irina Selyutina Sweden Åsa Carlsson
Belgium Laurence Courtois
3–6, 7–6, 0–6
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