{{short description|American tennis player}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2024}} {{Infobox tennis biography | name = Laura Glitz | image = | full_name = | country_represented = {{USA}} | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|5|17}} | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | height = | plays = | careerprizemoney = $57,581 | singlesrecord = | singlestitles = | highestsinglesranking = No. 332 (July 15, 1991) | currentsinglesranking = | AustralianOpenresult = | FrenchOpenresult = | Wimbledonresult = | USOpenresult = | doublesrecord = | doublestitles = | highestdoublesranking = No. 109 (October 5, 1992) | currentdoublesranking = | AustralianOpenDoublesresult = 1R (1992, 1993) | FrenchOpenDoublesresult = 2R (1992) | WimbledonDoublesresult = 1R (1992) | USOpenDoublesresult = 1R (1992) }}
'''Laura Glitz''' (born May 17, 1967) is an American former professional tennis player.
==Biography== Growing up in York, Pennsylvania, Glitz was the PIAA state singles champion in 1984, while a student at York Suburban High School.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ex-York Suburban state champ Laura Glitz to compete in Mixed Doubles Charity Classic |url=https://www.yorkdispatch.com/story/sports/2018/07/11/ex-suburban-state-champ-glitz-get-back-court-local-event/776288002/ |work=York Dispatch |date=July 11, 2018}}</ref>
Glitz played college tennis for Arizona State University at No. 1 singles and doubles. A doubles All-American in 1987, she served as team captain in her junior and senior years, before graduating in 1990.
In the early 1990s she spent four years competing on the professional tour. Most of her WTA Tour main draw appearances were in doubles and included a runner-up finish at the 1991 Brasil Open.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/women's-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1020001053|title=ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Sao Paulo - 02 December - 08 December 1991|publisher=International Tennis Federation}}</ref> In 1992 she featured in the main draw of the women's doubles at all four grand slam tournaments.
Since 2007, Glitz has been the head coach of the Purdue University women's tennis team.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Foster |first1=Isaiah |title=Boilers to take on rival |url=https://www.purdueexponent.org/sports/womens/tennis/article_d1ca071c-4be5-11e0-ac5b-0017a4a78c22.html |work=Purdue Exponent |date=March 11, 2011}}</ref>
==WTA Tour finals== ===Doubles (0–1)=== {|class="sortable wikitable" !Result !{{ns}}Date{{ns}} !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Partner !Opponents !class="unsortable"|Score |- | style="background:#FFA07A;" |Loss | Dec 1991 | São Paulo, Brazil | Tier V | Clay | {{flagicon|USA}} Renata Baranski | {{flagicon|ARG}} Inés Gorrochategui<br />{{flagicon|ARG}} Mercedes Paz | 2–6, 2–6 |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{WTA}} * {{ITF}}
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