Larissa Schaerer


Larissa Schaerer 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 which finished runners-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 semi-finals of the girls' singles.
Schaerer represented Paraguay at the 1992 Summer Olympics. She competed in the women's doubles competition 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 Bogota, where she was a semi-finalist in 1998 and quarter-finalist 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

Singles: 16 (11–5)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Runner-up1.8 July 1991Dublin, IrelandClay Miki Yokobori5–7, 4–6
Runner-up2.23 September 1991Lima, PeruClay Rossana de los Ríos3–6, 1–6
Winner3.26 October 1992Asuncion, ParaguayClay Rossana de los Ríos7–5, 6–1
Runner-up4.22 November 1993Buenos Aires, ArgentinaClay Cristina Tessi6–2, 5–7, 4–6
Winner5.29 May 1994Barcelona, SpainClay Maaike Koutstaal6–7, 6–3, 6–3
Winner6.19 June 1994Sezze, ItalyClay Flora Perfetti6–2, 6–3
Winner7.17 October 1994Asuncion, ParaguayClay Magalí Benítez6–4, 6–1
Winner8.16 October 1995Asuncion, ParaguayClay Mariana Diaz-Oliva6–2, 6–1
Runner-up9.5 May 1996Florianopolis, BrazilClay Emmanuelle Gagliardi1–6, 5–7
Winner10.22 September 1996Asuncion, ParaguayClay Veronica Stele7–5, 5–7, 6–2
Winner11.30 June 1997Campinas, BrazilClay Ludmila Varmužová6–4, 6–1
Winner12.18 October 1997Asuncion, ParaguayClay Maria Victoria Beortegui6–1, 6–2
Winner13.21 September 1998Tucumán, ArgentinaClay Gisela Riera6–4, 6–2
Winner14.18 October 1998Asuncion, ParaguayClay Zsófia Gubacsi6–1, 6–4
Runner-up15.27 August 2000Buenos Aires, ArgentinaClay Luciana Masante3–6, 0–6
Winner16.18 September 2000Santiago, ChileClay Jorgelina Cravero6–4, 6–3

Doubles: 26 (13–13)

OutcomeNODateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponents in the finalScore
Winner1.26 August 1991São Paulo, BrazilClay Rossana de los Ríos6–4, 6–4
Winner2.23 September 1991Lima, PeruClay Rossana de los Ríos6–2, 6–3
Winner3.30 September 1991La Paz, BoliviaClay Rossana de los Ríos6–3, 7–5
Winner4.6 September 1993Spoleto, ItalyClay Olga Lugina Susanna Attili
Elena Savoldi		7–5, 7–6
Runner-up5.1 November 1993Asuncion, ParaguayClay Magalí Benítez Mariana Diaz-Oliva
Valentina Solari		5–7, 5–7
Runner-up6.15 November 1993La Plata, ArgentinaClay Cláudia Chabalgoity Laura Montalvo
Mercedes Paz		1–6, 4–6
Winner7.5 June 1995Novi Sad, SerbiaClay Laura Montalvo Tatjana Ječmenica
Antoaneta Pandjerova		5–7, 6–1, 6–1
Winner8.16 October 1995Asunción, ParaguayClay Viviana Valdovinos Renata Brito
Carina Lopez		3–6, 6–2, 6–4
Runner-up9.17 December 1995Tucumán, ArgentinaClay Veronica Stele Laura Montalvo
Paola Suárez		2–6, 6–7
Runner-up10.18 February 1996Cali, ColombiaClay Miriam D'Agostini Eva Bes
Paula Hermida		3–6, 6–2, 3–6
Runner-up11.26 May 1996Novi Sad, SerbiaClay Miriam D'Agostini Seda Noorlander
Helena Vildová		6–4, 1–6, 1–6
Runner-up12.28 July 1996Buenos Aires, ArgentinaClay María Fernanda Landa Kirstin Freye
Caroline Schneider		6–7, 4–6
Winner13.10 November 1996Sao Paulo, BrazilClay Mariana Diaz-Oliva Miriam D'Agostini
Andrea Vieira		3–6, 6–4, 6–2
Runner-up14.16 February 1997Cali, ColombiaClay Sofia Prazeres Rachel McQuillan
Syna Schmidle		2–6, 3–6
Winner15.30 June 1997Campinas, BrazilClay Cintia Tortorella Roberta Burzagli
Joana Cortez		5–7, 6–3, 6–3
Winner16.18 October 1997Asuncion, ParaguayClay Vanessa Menga Monika Maštalířová
Paula Racedo		W/O
Winner17.9 November 1997Suzano, BrazilClay Laura Bernal Conchita Martínez Granados
Gisela Riera		3–6, 6–3, 7–6
Runner-up18.14 December 1997Bogota, ColombiaClay Eugenia Maia Miriam D'Agostini
Vanessa Menga		2–6, 2–6
Runner-up19.1 June 1998Tashkent, UzbekistanHard Miroslava Vavrinec Melissa Mazzotta
Fabiola Zuluaga		2–6, 1–6
Winner20.12 October 1998Asuncion, ParaguayClay Laura Bernal Zsófia Gubacsi
Aliénor Tricerri		3–6, 7–6, 6–4
Winner21.19 September 1999Asuncion, ParaguayHard Rossana de los Ríos Mariana Mesa
Aliénor Tricerri		6–2, 6–3
Runner-up22.5 December 1999Cali, ColombiaClay Miriam D'Agostini Mariana Mesa
Fabiola Zuluaga		6–2, 6–7, 1–6
Runner-up23.3 September 2000Buenos Aires, ArgentinaClay Mariana Mesa Melisa Arévalo
Paula Racedo		3–6, 5–7
Runner-up24.24 September 2000Asuncion, ParaguayClay Sarah Tami-Masi Jorgelina Cravero
Gisela Dulko		6–4, 3–6, 3–6
Winner25.16 October 2000Gwalior, IndiaClay Monica Acosta Rushmi Chakravarthi
Sai Jayalakshmy Jayaram		4–2, 4–1, 0–4, 5–3
Runner-up26.29 July 2001Guayaquil, EcuadorClay María Alejandra García2–6, 2–6