Laurence Andretto

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Laurence Andretto
Singles
Full name	Laurence Andretto
Country (sports)	France
Born	(1973-05-14) 14 May 1973 (age 51) Revin, France
Height	168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Retired	2002
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	$215,752
Career record	189-193
Career titles	0 WTA, 6 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 132 (1 March 1999)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	1R (2001)
French Open	2R (1998, 2001)
Doubles
Career record	15-28
Highest ranking	No. 338 (6 December 1999)

Laurence Andretto (born 14 May 1973) is a former professional tennis player from France.

Biography

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Andretto was born in the city of Revin in the Ardennes, near the Belgian border, the daughter of parents who were both teachers.

A right-handed player, she competed in the main draw of the French Open every year from 1997 to 2002. On two occasions she reached the second round, the first time in the 1998 edition when she overcame then world number 33 María Vento-Kabchi, then again in 2001 against the same opponent.^[1] She was a regular competitor in the qualifying draws of grand slam tournaments and made it into the 2001 Australian Open, where she lost in the first round to 16th seed Amy Frazier.^[2]

Her WTA main draw appearances included the 2000 Paris Indoor, where she had a win in qualifying over Elena Dementieva.^[3]

She reached a highest ranking of 132 in the world and won six singles titles on the ITF circuit.

ITF Circuit finals

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Singles (6–2)

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

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1.	5 October 1992	Dublin, Ireland	Clay	Gaby Coorengel	1–6, 6–3, 6–3
Win	2.	15 March 1993	Reims, France	Clay	Marzia Grossi	6–1, 6–2
Win	3.	6 May 1996	Santander, Spain	Clay	Elena Salvador	6–2, 4–6, 7–6
Loss	4.	3 November 1996	Stockholm, Sweden	Hard	Jana Pospíšilová	4–6, 6–1, 2–6
Win	5.	16 March 1998	Reims, France	Clay	Zuzana Váleková	6–2, 6–1
Win	6.	17 October 1999	Welwyn, United Kingdom	Hard (i)	Paula Hermida	6–0, 6–3
Loss	7.	22 April 2001	Gelos, France	Clay	Céline Beigbeder	2–6, 2–6
Win	8.	11 August 2002	Rimini, Italy	Clay	Karolina Šprem	7–5, 6–4