# Larissa Schaerer

Larissa Schaerer (born 15 April 1975) is a former professional tennis player from Paraguay.

## Biography

A right-handed player, Schaerer was born in Asuncion and began playing tennis aged eight. She was a member of the Paraguayan team that finished runner-up to Germany at the 1991 World Youth Cup, during which she was unbeaten in singles play. While still a junior, she started her Fed Cup career for Paraguay, first appearing at the age of 16, including in a World Group tie against the Soviet Union. At the 1992 US Open, she reached the semifinals of the girls' singles.
Schaerer represented Paraguay at the 1992 Summer Olympics. She competed in the women's doubles tournament with Rossana de los Ríos as her partner. The pair lost to the French pairing of Isabelle Demongeot and Nathalie Tauziat in the opening round.
On the WTA Tour, her best performances came on the clay courts of the Copa Colsanitas in Bogotá, where she was a semifinalist in 1998 and quarterfinalist in 1999.
It was in doubles that Schaerer made her only main-draw appearance in Grand Slam competition. At the 1999 Wimbledon Championships, she and partner Alina Jidkova lost in the qualifying event but entered the draw as lucky losers. They were beaten in the first round by 12th seeds Mary Joe Fernández and Monica Seles.
Schaerer made her last Fed Cup appearance in 2004. She featured in a total of 55 ties, for 64 wins overall, 39 in singles and 25 in doubles. These all remain national records for Paraguay.

## ITF Circuit finals

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### Singles: 16 (11–5)

| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 1. | 8 July 1991 | ITF Dublin, Ireland | Clay | Miki Yokobori | 5–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2. | 23 September 1991 | ITF Lima, Peru | Clay | Rossana de los Ríos | 3–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 3. | 26 October 1992 | ITF Asunción, Paraguay | Clay | Rossana de los Ríos | 7–5, 6–1 |
| Loss | 4. | 22 November 1993 | ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | Cristina Tessi | 6–2, 5–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 5. | 29 May 1994 | ITF Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Maaike Koutstaal | 6–7, 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 6. | 19 June 1994 | ITF Sezze, Italy | Clay | Flora Perfetti | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 7. | 17 October 1994 | ITF Asunción, Paraguay | Clay | Magalí Benítez | 6–4, 6–1 |
| Win | 8. | 16 October 1995 | ITF Asunción, Paraguay | Clay | Mariana Diaz Oliva | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Loss | 9. | 5 May 1996 | ITF Florianópolis, Brazil | Clay | Emmanuelle Gagliardi | 1–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 10. | 22 September 1996 | ITF Asunción, Paraguay | Clay | Veronica Stele | 7–5, 5–7, 6–2 |
| Win | 11. | 30 June 1997 | ITF Campinas, Brazil | Clay | Ludmila Varmužová | 6–4, 6–1 |
| Win | 12. | 18 October 1997 | ITF Asunción, Paraguay | Clay | Maria Victoria Beortegui | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 13. | 21 September 1998 | ITF Tucumán, Argentina | Clay | Gisela Riera | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 14. | 18 October 1998 | ITF Asunción, Paraguay | Clay | Zsófia Gubacsi | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Loss | 15. | 27 August 2000 | ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | Luciana Masante | 3–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 16. | 18 September 2000 | ITF Santiago, Chile | Clay | Jorgelina Cravero | 6–4, 6–3 |

### Doubles: 26 (13–13)

| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1. | 26 August 1991 | ITF São Paulo, Brazil | Clay | Rossana de los Ríos | María José Gaidano Cintia Tortorella | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 2. | 23 September 1991 | ITF Lima, Peru | Clay | Rossana de los Ríos | María Dolores Campana Janaina Mercadante | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 3. | 30 September 1991 | ITF La Paz, Bolivia | Clay | Rossana de los Ríos | Paula Cabezas Janaina Mercadante | 6–3, 7–5 |
| Win | 4. | 6 September 1993 | ITF Spoleto, Italy | Clay | Olga Lugina | Susanna Attili Elena Savoldi | 7–5, 7–6$^{(5)}$ |
| Loss | 5. | 1 November 1993 | ITF Asunción, Paraguay | Clay | Magalí Benítez | Mariana Diaz Oliva Valentina Solari | 5–7, 5–7 |
| Loss | 6. | 15 November 1993 | ITF La Plata, Argentina | Clay | Cláudia Chabalgoity | Laura Montalvo Mercedes Paz | 1–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 7. | 5 June 1995 | ITF Novi Sad, Serbia | Clay | Laura Montalvo | Tatjana Ječmenica Antoaneta Pandjerova | 5–7, 6–1, 6–1 |
| Win | 8. | 16 October 1995 | ITF Asunción, Paraguay | Clay | Viviana Valdovinos | Renata Brito Carina Lopez | 3–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 9. | 17 December 1995 | ITF Tucumán, Argentina | Clay | Veronica Stele | Laura Montalvo Paola Suárez | 2–6, 6–7$^{(4)}$ |
| Loss | 10. | 18 February 1996 | ITF Cali, Colombia | Clay | Miriam D'Agostini | Eva Bes Paula Hermida | 3–6, 6–2, 3–6 |
| Loss | 11. | 26 May 1996 | ITF Novi Sad, Serbia | Clay | Miriam D'Agostini | Seda Noorlander Helena Vildová | 6–4, 1–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 12. | 28 July 1996 | ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | María Fernanda Landa | Kirstin Freye Caroline Schneider | 6–7$^{(4)}$, 4–6 |
| Win | 13. | 10 November 1996 | ITF São Paulo, Brazil | Clay | Mariana Diaz Oliva | Miriam D'Agostini Andrea Vieira | 3–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 14. | 16 February 1997 | ITF Cali, Colombia | Clay | Sofia Prazeres | Rachel McQuillan Syna Schmidle | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 15. | 30 June 1997 | ITF Campinas, Brazil | Clay | Cintia Tortorella | Roberta Burzagli Joana Cortez | 5–7, 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 16. | 18 October 1997 | ITF Asunción, Paraguay | Clay | Vanessa Menga | Monika Maštalířová Paula Racedo | w/o |
| Win | 17. | 9 November 1997 | ITF Suzano, Brazil | Clay | Laura Bernal | Conchita Martínez Granados Gisela Riera | 3–6, 6–3, 7–6 |
| Loss | 18. | 14 December 1997 | ITF Bogotá, Colombia | Clay | Eugenia Maia | Miriam D'Agostini Vanessa Menga | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 19. | 1 June 1998 | ITF Tashkent, Uzbekistan | Hard | Miroslava Vavrinec | Melissa Mazzotta Fabiola Zuluaga | 2–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 20. | 12 October 1998 | ITF Asunción, Paraguay | Clay | Laura Bernal | Zsófia Gubacsi Aliénor Tricerri | 3–6, 7–6$^{(3)}$, 6–4 |
| Win | 21. | 19 September 1999 | ITF Asunción, Paraguay | Hard | Rossana de los Ríos | Mariana Mesa Aliénor Tricerri | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 22. | 5 December 1999 | ITF Cali, Colombia | Clay | Miriam D'Agostini | Mariana Mesa Fabiola Zuluaga | 6–2, 6–7, 1–6 |
| Loss | 23. | 3 September 2000 | ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | Mariana Mesa | Melisa Arévalo Paula Racedo | 3–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 24. | 24 September 2000 | ITF Asunción, Paraguay | Clay | Sarah Tami-Masi | Jorgelina Cravero Gisela Dulko | 6–4, 3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 25. | 16 October 2000 | ITF Gwalior, India | Clay | Monica Acosta | Rushmi Chakravarthi Sai Jayalakshmy Jayaram | 4–2, 4–1, 0–4, 5–3 |
| Loss | 26. | 29 July 2001 | ITF Guayaquil, Ecuador | Clay | María Alejandra García | Daniela Álvarez Ana Lucía Migliarini de León | 2–6, 2–6 |