Laura Arraya
Laura Arraya is a retired Peruvian tennis player. She was also known by her married name Laura Gildemeister.
Career
At a young age, Argentine-born Arraya emigrated to Peru with her family and acquired Peruvian nationality. She later represented Peru in international matches. Her best result in a Grand Slam was a quarterfinal at Wimbledon in 1991. Her brother Pablo Arraya is also a former tennis player, who reached the top 30 in the Association of Tennis Professionals rankings. In 1984, Arraya married to a Chilean tennis player Heinz Gildemeister, but they later divorced.At present, she directs a tennis academy in the Peruvian capital of Lima as well as in Key Biscayne together with her brother Pablo.
When she won the OTB Open in July 1989, she became the first mother since Evonne Goolagong to win a Women's Tennis Association tournament.
WTA Tour finals
Singles: 10 (4–6)
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1. | Oct 1982 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard |  Pilar Vásquez | 3–6, 6–4, 6–0 |
| Loss | 1. | Jul 1983 | Freiburg, West Germany | Clay |  Catherine Tanvier | 4–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 2. | Oct 1983 | :fr:Classic du Japon|Tokyo, Japan | Hard |  Lisa Bonder | 1–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 2. | Apr 1984 | Miami, U.S. | Clay |  Petra Huber | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 3. | Apr 1984 | Orlando, U.S. | Clay | Martina Navratilova | 0–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 4. | Mar 1985 | São Paulo, Brazil | Clay |  Mercedes Paz | 7–5, 1–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 3. | Jul 1989 | Schenectady, U.S. | Hard | Marianne Werdel | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 4. | Oct 1989 | San Juan, U.S. | Hard | Gigi Fernández | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Loss | 5. | Aug 1990 | Albuquerque, U.S. | Hard |  Jana Novotná | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 6. | Feb 1992 | Osaka, Japan | Carpet | Helena Suková | 2–6, 6–4, 1–6 |
Doubles: 10 (1–9)
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 1. | Mar 1985 | Palm Beach Gardens, U.S. | Clay | Gabriela Sabatini | JoAnne Russell Anne Smith | 6–1, 1–6, 6–7 |
| Loss | 2. | Oct 1985 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard | Beth Herr |  Belinda Cordwell Julie Richardson | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 3. | Nov 1985 | Tampa, U.S. | Hard | Lisa Bonder |  Carling Bassett Gabriela Sabatini | 0–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 4. | Apr 1986 | Isle of Palms, U.S. | Clay | :fr:Marcela Skuherská|Marcela Skuherská |  Sandra Cecchini  Sabrina Goleš | 6–4, 0–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 5. | Dec 1986 | São Paulo, Brazil | Clay | Petra Huber |  Neige Dias Pat Medrado | 6–4, 4–6, 6–7 |
| Win | 1. | Mar 1987 | Isle of Palms, U.S. | Clay |  Tine Scheuer-Larsen | Mercedes Paz Candy Reynolds | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 6. | May 1987 | Geneva, Switzerland | Clay | Catherine Tanvier | Betsy Nagelsen Elizabeth Smylie | 6–4, 4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 7. | Aug 1989 | Mahwah, U.S. | Hard | Louise Allen |  Steffi Graf Pam Shriver | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 8. | Apr 1990 | Tampa, U.S. | Clay | Sandra Cecchini | Mercedes Paz  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 2–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 9. | Sep 1991 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard | Carrie Cunningham | Mary Joe Fernández Pam Shriver | 3–6, 3–6 |
Grand Slam singles performance timeline
| Tournament | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | Career SR |
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | 2R | 0 / 3 |
| French Open | A | 1R | 1R | 4R | 2R | 4R | 1R | A | 2R | 4R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 0 / 11 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | 3R | A | 3R | 3R | QF | 3R | 1R | 0 / 8 |
| US Open | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | A | 2R | 3R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 0 / 12 |
| SR | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 34 |
| Year End Ranking | 116 | 69 | 51 | 34 | 63 | 33 | 45 | NR | 19 | 21 | 24 | 45 | 71 | - |