Country (sports) | Italy |
---|---|
Born | Milan, Italy | 15 November 1967
Plays | Right-handed |
Prize money | $491,547 |
Singles | |
Career record | 225–198 |
Career titles | 4 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 32 (19 January 1987) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
French Open | 4R (1986) |
Wimbledon | 3R (1991) |
US Open | 2R (1985, 1988, 1990) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 142–138 |
Career titles | 5 WTA, 5 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 50 (6 May 1991) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (1996) |
French Open | 2R (1988, 1991) |
Wimbledon | 2R (1990, 1997) |
US Open | 2R (1988, 1989) |
Team competitions | |
Fed Cup | 7–9 |
Medal record |
Laura Garrone (born 15 November 1967) is a former professional tennis player from Italy.
In her career, Garrone won five doubles titles on the WTA Tour. The right-hander reached her career-high ranking of world No. 32 on 19 January 1987. Her best Grand Slam finish was the fourth round at the 1986 French Open at Roland Garros.
WTA career finals
[edit]Doubles: 7 (5 titles, 2 runners-up)
[edit]
|
|
Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Win | 1–0 | Aug 1989 | Sofia, Bulgaria | Clay | Laura Golarsa | Silke Meier Elena Pampoulova |
6–4, 7–5 |
Loss | 1–1 | May 1990 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Laura Golarsa | Helen Kelesi Monica Seles |
3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 2–1 | Jul 1990 | Palermo, Italy | Clay | Karin Kschwendt | Florencia Labat Barbara Romanò |
6–2, 6–4 |
Win | 3–1 | Sep 1990 | Athens, Greece | Clay | Karin Kschwendt | Leona Lásková Jana Pospíšilová |
6–0, 1–6, 7–6(8–6) |
Loss | 3–2 | Apr 1991 | Bol, Yugoslavia | Clay | Sandra Cecchini | Laura Golarsa Magdalena Maleeva |
Withdrew |
Win | 4–2 | Jul 1994 | Palermo, Italy | Clay | Ruxandra Dragomir | Alice Canepa Giulia Casoni |
6–1, 6–0 |
Win | 5–2 | Sep 1995 | Warsaw, Poland | Clay | Sandra Cecchini | Henrieta Nagyová Denisa Szabová |
5–7, 6–2, 6–3 |
ITF Circuit finals
[edit]Singles: 5 (4–1)
[edit]$100,000 tournaments |
$75,000 tournaments |
$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Result | No. | Date | Location | Surface | Opponent | Score |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Loss | 1. | 16 April 1984 | Monviso, Italy | Clay | Carina Karlsson | 4–6, 5–7 |
Win | 1. | 16 July 1984 | Cava de' Tirreni, Italy | Clay | Katerina Maleeva | 6–1, 7–5 |
Win | 2. | 15 April 1985 | Caserta, Italy | Clay | Laura Golarsa | 5–7, 6–2, 6–4 |
Win | 3. | 10 May 1993 | Putignato, Italy | Hard | Rita Grande | 2–6, 6–3, 6–1 |
Win | 4. | 1 September 1997 | Spoleto, Italy | Clay | Alicia Ortuño | w/o |
Doubles: 7 (5–2)
[edit]Result | No. | Date | Location | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Win | 1. | 7 September 1992 | Arzachena, Italy | Clay | Laura Golarsa | Linda Ferrando Silvia Farina Elia |
6–4, 4–6, 6–4 |
Loss | 1. | 12 July 1993 | Darmstadt, Germany | Clay | Tina Križan | Magdalena Feistel Katarzyna Teodorowicz |
6–4, 4–6, 5–7 |
Win | 2. | 13 June 1994 | Sezze, Italy | Clay | Rita Grande | Laura Montalvo Silvia Ramón-Cortés |
6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 3. | 3 July 995 | Sezze, Italy | Clay | Gloria Pizzichini | Lenka Němečková Maja Živec-Škulj |
7–6, 6–2 |
Win | 4. | 14 August 1995 | Maribor, Slovenia | Clay | Tina Križan | Eva Melicharová Helena Vildová |
6–4, 3–6, 6–2 |
Loss | 2. | 14 July 1996 | İstanbul, Turkey | Hard | Flora Perfetti | Tina Križan Olga Lugina |
4–6, 2–6 |
Win | 5. | 30 June 1997 | Sezze, Italy | Clay | Elena Savoldi | Anna Linkova Andreea Vanc |
6–3, 6–0 |
External links
[edit]- Laura Garrone at the Women's Tennis Association
- Laura Garrone at the International Tennis Federation
- Laura Garrone at the Billie Jean King Cup
Categories:
- 1967 births
- Living people
- Italian female tennis players
- Tennis players from Milan
- US Open (tennis) junior champions
- Grand Slam (tennis) champions in girls' singles
- Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Italy
- Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Italy
- Mediterranean Games medalists in tennis
- Competitors at the 1983 Mediterranean Games
- 20th-century Italian women
- 21st-century Italian women
- Italian tennis biography stubs