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Larissa Schaerer

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Larissa Schaerer
Country (sports) Paraguay
Born (1975-04-15) 15 April 1975 (age 49)
Asunción, Paraguay
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Retired2002
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$188,557
Singles
Career record254–182
Career titles11 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 136 (23 February 1998)
Grand Slam singles results
French OpenQ3 (1999)
WimbledonQ1 (1993, 1998, 1999)
US OpenQ3 (1997)
Doubles
Career record156–128
Career titles13 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 128 (12 October 1998)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon1R (1999)
US OpenQ1 (1998)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games1R (1992)

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

Biography

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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.[1]

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.[2]

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.[3]

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.[4]

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.[5]

ITF Circuit finals

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

Singles: 16 (11–5)

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

Doubles: 26 (13–13)

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

References

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  1. ^ "ITF Tennis - Juniors - Player Profile - Schaerer, Larissa (PAR)". ITF. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  2. ^ "Larissa Schaerer Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Suárez apunta a dos frentes". La Nación (in Spanish). 22 February 1998. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  4. ^ "Women's Doubles First Round". The Palm Beach Post. 25 June 1999. p. 34. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  5. ^ "Vero y Montse ganan doble y rompen record" (in Spanish). purodeporte.com. 5 February 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
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