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Laura Garrone
Country (sports) Italy
Born (1967-11-15) 15 November 1967 (age 56)
Milan, Italy
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$491,547
Singles
Career record225–198
Career titles4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 32 (19 January 1987)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open4R (1986)
Wimbledon3R (1991)
US Open2R (1985, 1988, 1990)
Doubles
Career record142–138
Career titles5 WTA, 5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 50 (6 May 1991)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (1996)
French Open2R (1988, 1991)
Wimbledon2R (1990, 1997)
US Open2R (1988, 1989)
Team competitions
Fed Cup7–9

Laura Garrone (born 15 November 1967) is a former professional tennis player from Italy.

In her career, Garrone won five doubles titles on the WTA Tour. The right-hander reached her career-high ranking of world No. 32 on 19 January 1987. Her best Grand Slam finish was the fourth round at the 1986 French Open at Roland Garros.

WTA career finals

Doubles: 6 (5 titles, 1 runner-up)

Legend
Grand Slam 0
WTA Championships 0
Tier I 0
Tier II 0
Tier III 1
Tier IV & V 4
Titles by surface
Hard 0
Clay 5
Grass 0
Carpet 0
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. Aug 1989 Sofia, Bulgaria Clay Italy Laura Golarsa West Germany Silke Meier
Bulgaria Elena Pampoulova
6–4, 7–5
Runner-up 1. May 1990 Rome, Italy Clay Italy Laura Golarsa Canada Helen Kelesi
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Monica Seles
3–6, 4–6
Winner 2. Jul 1990 Palermo, Italy Clay Luxembourg Karin Kschwendt Argentina Florencia Labat
Italy Barbara Romanò
6–2, 6–4
Winner 3. Sep 1990 Athens, Greece Clay Luxembourg Karin Kschwendt Czechoslovakia Leona Lásková
Czechoslovakia Jana Pospíšilová
6–0, 1–6, 7–6(8–6)
Winner 4. Jul 1994 Palermo, Italy Clay Romania Ruxandra Dragomir Italy Alice Canepa
Italy Giulia Casoni
6–1, 6–0
Winner 5. Sep 1995 Warsaw, Poland Clay Italy Sandra Cecchini Slovakia Henrieta Nagyová
Slovakia Denisa Szabová
5–7, 6–2, 6–3

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 5 (4–1)

$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Outcome No. Date Location Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 16 April 1984 Monviso, Italy Clay Sweden Carina Karlsson 4–6, 5–7
Winner 1. 16 July 1984 Cava de' Tirreni, Italy Clay Bulgaria Katerina Maleeva 6–1, 7–5
Winner 2. 15 April 1985 Caserta, Italy Clay Italy Laura Golarsa 5–7, 6–2, 6–4
Winner 3. 10 May 1993 Putignato, Italy Hard Italy Rita Grande 2–6, 6–3, 6–1
Winner 4. 1 September 1997 Spoleto, Italy Clay Spain Alicia Ortuño w/o

Doubles: 7 (5–2)

Outcome No. Date Location Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 7 September 1992 Arzachena, Italy Clay Italy Laura Golarsa Italy Linda Ferrando
Italy Silvia Farina Elia
6–4, 4–6, 6–4
Runner-up 1. 12 July 1993 Darmstadt, Germany Clay Slovenia Tina Križan Poland Magdalena Feistel
Poland Katarzyna Teodorowicz
6–4, 4–6, 5–7
Winner 2. 13 June 1994 Sezze, Italy Clay Italy Rita Grande Argentina Laura Montalvo
Spain Silvia Ramón-Cortés
6–4, 6–4
Winner 3. 3 July 995 Sezze, Italy Clay Italy Gloria Pizzichini Czech Republic Lenka Němečková
Germany Maja Živec-Škulj
7–6, 6–2
Winner 4. 14 August 1995 Maribor, Slovenia Clay Slovenia Tina Križan Czech Republic Eva Melicharová
Czech Republic Helena Vildová
6–4, 3–6, 6–2
Runner-up 2. 14 July 1996 İstanbul, Turkey Hard Italy Flora Perfetti Slovenia Tina Križan
Ukraine Olga Lugina
4–6, 2–6
Winner 5. 30 June 1997 Sezze, Italy Clay Italy Elena Savoldi Russia Anna Linkova
Romania Andreea Vanc
6–3, 6–0