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Laura Golarsa

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

Golarsa was born in Milan, Italy and played on the WTA tour from 1985 to 2001. She did not win any senior titles but did reach the quarter finals of Wimbledon in 1989. Her 124 – 184 singles record included victories over such notable players as Zina Garrison and Jana Novotná.

WTA Tour finals

Singles 1

Legend
Grand Slam 0
WTA Championships 0
Tier I 0
Tier II 0
Tier III 0
Tier IV & V 0
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in Final Score in Final
Runner-up 1. 7 August 1988 Athens, Greece Clay West Germany Isabel Cueto 0–6, 1–6

Doubles 14 (5–8)

Legend
Grand Slam 0
WTA Championships 0
Tier I 0
Tier II 1
Tier III 1
Tier IV & V 3
Titles by Surface
Hard 2
Clay 2
Grass 0
Carpet 1
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents in Final Score in Final
Winner 1. 6 August 1989 Sofia, Bulgaria Clay Italy Laura Garrone West Germany Silke Meier
Bulgaria Elena Pampoulova
6–4, 7–5
Runner-up 2. 13 May 1990 Rome, Italy Clay Italy Laura Garrone Canada Helen Kelesi
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Monica Seles
3–6, 4–6
3. 28 April 1991 Bol Island, Yugoslavia Clay Bulgaria Magdalena Maleeva Italy Sandra Cecchini
Italy Laura Garrone
6–3, 1–6, 6–4 W/O
Runner-up 4. 5 May 1991 Taranto, Italy Carpet United States Ann Grossman France Alexia Dechaume
Argentina Florencia Labat
2–6, 5–7
Runner-up 5. 18 July 1993 Prague, Czech Republic Hard Netherlands Caroline Vis Argentina Inés Gorrochategui
Argentina Patricia Tarabini
2–6, 1–6
Winner 6. 24 October 1993 Brighton, England Carpet (i) Ukraine Natalia Medvedeva West Germany Anke Huber
Soviet Union Larisa Savchenko
6–3, 1–6, 6–4
Winner 7. 9 January 1994 Brisbane, Australia Hard Ukraine Natalia Medvedeva Australia Jenny Byrne
Australia Rachel McQuillan
6–3, 6–1
Runner-up 8. 15 May 1994 Prague, Czech Republic Clay Netherlands Kristie Boogert South Africa Amanda Coetzer
United States Linda Wild
4–6, 6–3 2–6
Runner-up 9. 24 September 1994 Moscow, Russia Carpet Netherlands Caroline Vis Russia Elena Makarova
Russia Eugenia Maniokova
6–7, 4–6
Runner-up 10. 5 February 1995 Auckland, New Zealand Hard Netherlands Caroline Vis Canada Jill Hetherington
South Africa Elna Reinach
6–7, 2–6
Winner 11. 19 February 1995 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA Hard United States Nicole Arendt United States Katrina Adams
Netherlands Brenda Schultz
6–4, 6–3
Runner-up 12. 5 Marich 1995 San Juan, Puerto Rico Hard United States Linda Wild Germany Karin Kschwendt
Canada Rene Collins
2–6, 6–0, 4–6
Runner-up 13. 30 April 1995 Zagreb, Croatia Clay Romania Irina Spîrlea Argentina Mercedes Paz
Canada Rene Collins
5–7, 2–6
Winner 14. 16 May 1999 Antwerp, Belgium Clay Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik Australia Louise Pleming
United States Meghann Shaughnessy
6–4, 6–2