Laura Arraya


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

WTA Tour finals

Singles: 10 (4–6)

ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–01982 [Japan Open Tennis Championships – Women's singles|Oct 1982]Tokyo, JapanHard

Doubles: 10 (1–9)

ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Mar 1985Palm Beach Gardens, U.S.Clay

Grand Slam singles performance timeline

Tournament1981198219831984198519861987198819891990199119921993Career SR
Australian OpenAAAAANHAAAA1991 [Australian Open – Women's singles|2R]2R2R0 / 3
French OpenA1982 [French Open – Women's singles|1R]1R4R2R4R1RA2R4R2R1R3R0 / 11
WimbledonAAAWimbledon Championships – Women's singles|1R]A1R3RA3R3RQF3R1R0 / 8
US OpenUS Open – Women's singles|1R]2R2R1R1R2R2RA2R3R2R2R1R0 / 12
SR0 / 10 / 20 / 20 / 30 / 20 / 30 / 30 / 00 / 30 / 30 / 40 / 40 / 40 / 34
Year End Ranking116695134633345NR1921244571-

Personal life

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