Laura Golarsa (born 27 November 1967) is a former Italian professional tennis player.

Laura Golarsa
Country (sports) Italy
Born (1967-11-27) 27 November 1967 (age 56)
Milan, Italy
PlaysRight-handed
Prize moneyUS$ 1,012,453
Singles
Career record299–281
Career titles0 WTA, 6 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 39 (25 June 1990)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995)
French Open3R (1989)
WimbledonQF (1989)
US Open3R (1987, 1993, 1998)
Doubles
Career record213–204
Career titles6 WTA, 3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 23 (7 August 1995)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open3R (1994)
French Open3R (1995)
Wimbledon3R (1994)
US Open3R (1994)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open1R (1993, 1995, 1996, 1997)
French Open2R (1996)
WimbledonSF (1996)
US Open2R (1996)
Medal record
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place 1983 Casablanca Women's Singles
Silver medal – second place 1983 Casablanca Women's Doubles

Golarsa was born in Milan and played on the WTA Tour from 1985 to 2001. She did not win any senior titles but did reach the quarterfinals of Wimbledon in 1989. Her singles record included victories over Zina Garrison and Jana Novotná. She won six doubles titles on the WTA Tour and achieved a career-high doubles ranking of No. 23 in August 1995.

WTA career finals

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Singles: 1 (runner-up)

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Legend
Tier I 0
Tier II 0
Tier III 0
Tier IV & V 0
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. Aug 1988 Athens, Greece Clay   Isabel Cueto 0–6, 1–6

Doubles: 14 (6 titles, 8 runner-ups)

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Legend
Tier I 0
Tier II 1
Tier III 2
Tier IV & V 3
Titles by surface
Hard 2
Clay 3
Grass 0
Carpet 1
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. Aug 1989 Sofia Open, Bulgaria Clay   Laura Garrone   Silke Meier
  Elena Pampoulova
6–4, 7–5
Loss 1. May 1990 Rome Masters, Italy Clay   Laura Garrone   Helen Kelesi
  Monica Seles
3–6, 4–6
Win 2. Apr 1991 Bol Open, Yugoslavia Clay   Magdalena Maleeva   Sandra Cecchini
  Laura Garrone
Walkover
Loss 2. May 1991 Taranto Trophy, Italy Carpet   Ann Grossman   Alexia Dechaume
  Florencia Labat
2–6, 5–7
Loss 3. Jul 1993 Prague Open,
Czech Republic
Hard   Caroline Vis   Inés Gorrochategui
  Patricia Tarabini
2–6, 1–6
Win 3. Oct 1993 Brighton International, UK Carpet (i)   Natalia Medvedeva   Anke Huber
  Larisa Savchenko
6–3, 1–6, 6–4
Win 4. Jan 1994 Brisbane International, Australia Hard   Natalia Medvedeva   Jenny Byrne
  Rachel McQuillan
6–3, 6–1
Loss 4. May 1994 Prague Open,
Czech Republic
Clay   Kristie Boogert   Amanda Coetzer
  Linda Wild
4–6, 6–3, 2–6
Loss 5. Sep 1994 Kremlin Cup, Russia Carpet (i)   Caroline Vis   Elena Makarova
  Eugenia Maniokova
6–7(3–7), 4–6
Loss 6. Feb 1995 Auckland Open, New Zealand Hard   Caroline Vis   Jill Hetherington
  Elna Reinach
6–7(5–7), 2–6
Win 5. Feb 1995 Oklahoma Open, U.S. Hard (i)   Nicole Arendt   Katrina Adams
  Brenda Schultz
6–4, 6–3
Loss 7. Mar 1995 Puerto Rico Open Hard   Linda Wild   Karin Kschwendt
  Rene Simpson
2–6, 6–0, 4–6
Loss 8. Apr 1995 Zagreb Open, Croatia Clay   Irina Spîrlea   Mercedes Paz
  Rene Simpson
5–7, 2–6
Win 6. May 1999 Belgian Open Clay   Katarina Srebotnik   Louise Pleming
  Meghann Shaughnessy
6–4, 6–2

ITF Circuit finals

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

Singles (6–4)

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Outcome No. Date Location Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 15 April 1985 Caserta, Italy Clay   Laura Garrone 7–5, 2–6, 4–6
Winner 2. 22 April 1985 Monviso, Italy Clay   Patricia Tarabini 6–4, 6–3
Winner 3. 9 September 1985 Manhasset, United States Clay   Eva Krapl 7–6(4), 6–2
Runner-up 4. 28 July 1986 Sezze, Italy Clay   Barbara Romanò 2–6, 2–6
Winner 5. 12 September 1988 Arzachena, Italy Clay   Rosa Bielsa 6–2, 6–2
Runner-up 6. 10 April 1989 Palermo, Italy Clay   Janine Thompson 2–6, 7–6, 4–6
Winner 7. 9 April 1990 Bari, Italy Clay   Viktoria Milvidskaia 6–3, 6–4
Winner 8. 3 September 1990 Arzachena, Italy Clay   Sabine Gerke 7–6(10), 7–6(6)
Runner-up 9. 10 August 1997 Salt Lake City, United States Hard   Li Fang 3–6, 2–6
Winner 10. 7 December 1997 Cergy-Pontoise, France Hard (i)   Anne-Gaëlle Sidot 4–6, 7–5, 7–6

Doubles (3–3)

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Outcome No. Date Location Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 15 September 1986 Sofia, Bulgaria Clay   Marianne van der Torre   Natalia Egorova
  Viktoria Milvidskaia
0–6, 2–6
Winner 2. 7 September 1992 Arzachena, Italy Clay   Laura Garrone   Linda Ferrando
  Silvia Farina Elia
6–4, 4–6, 6–4
Winner 3. 25 February 1996 Redbridge, United Kingdom Hard   Julie Steven   Yvette Basting
  Kim de Weille
6–3, 6–4
Runner-up 4. 26 February 1996 Southampton, United Kingdom Carpet (i)   Tina Križan   Valda Lake
  Clare Wood
4–6, 6–4, 3–6
Winner 5. 27 July 1997 İstanbul, Turkey Hard   Mercedes Paz   Sylvia Plischke
  Marlene Weingärtner
3–6, 6–3, 6–3
Runner-up 6. 7 March 1999 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Hard   Irina Selyutina   Åsa Carlsson
  Laurence Courtois
3–6, 7–6, 0–6
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