# Laura Arraya

Laura Arraya (born 12 January 1964) 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)

* 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)

* 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

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
| 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
### Singles (3-1)

| 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)

| 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 |