{{Short description|Italian tennis player}} {{BLP sources|date=October 2015}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}} {{Infobox tennis biography | name = Laura Golarsa | image = | country = {{ITA}} | residence = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1967|11|27}} | birth_place = Milan, Italy | height = | turnedpro = | retired = | plays = Right-handed | careerprizemoney = US$ 1,012,453 | singlesrecord = {{tennis record|won=299|lost=281}} | singlestitles = 0 WTA, 6 ITF | highestsinglesranking = No. 39 (25 June 1990) | AustralianOpenresult = 1R (1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995) | FrenchOpenresult = 3R (1989) | Wimbledonresult = QF (1989) | USOpenresult = 3R (1987, 1993, 1998) | doublesrecord = {{tennis record|won=213|lost=204}} | doublestitles = 6 WTA, 3 ITF | highestdoublesranking = No. 23 (7 August 1995) | AustralianOpenDoublesresult = 3R (1994) | FrenchOpenDoublesresult = 3R (1995) | WimbledonDoublesresult = 3R (1994) | USOpenDoublesresult = 3R (1994) | AustralianOpenMixedresult = 1R (1993, 1995, 1996, 1997) | FrenchOpenMixedresult = 2R (1996) | WimbledonMixedresult = SF (1996) | USOpenMixedresult = 2R (1996) | medaltemplates-expand = yes | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Competition|Mediterranean Games}} {{Medal|Silver|1983 Casablanca|Women's Singles}} {{Medal|Silver|1983 Casablanca|Women's Doubles}} }}
'''Laura Golarsa''' (born 27 November 1967) is a former Italian professional tennis player.
Golarsa was born in Milan and played on the WTA Tour from 1985 to 2001. She did not win any senior titles but did reach the quarterfinals of Wimbledon in 1989. Her singles record included victories over Zina Garrison and Jana Novotná. She won six doubles titles on the WTA Tour and achieved a career-high doubles ranking of No. 23 in August 1995.
==WTA career finals== ===Singles: 1 (runner-up)=== {|class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" !Legend |- style="background:#ffcccc;" | Tier I ||align="center"|0 |- bgcolor="#ccccff" | Tier II ||align="center"|0 |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | Tier III ||align="center"|0 |- style="background:#66ccff;" | Tier IV & V ||align="center"|0 |} {|class="sortable wikitable" !Result !style="width:25px" class="unsortable"|W/L !style="width:50px"|Date !style="width:150px"|Tournament !style="width:40px"|Tier !style="width:50px"|Surface !style="width:170px"|Opponent !style="width:100px" class="unsortable"|Score |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 0–1 | Aug 1988 | Athens, Greece | style="background:#66ccff;"|Tier V | Clay | {{flagicon|FRG}} Isabel Cueto | 0–6, 1–6 |}
===Doubles: 14 (6 titles, 8 runner-ups)=== {| |-valign=top | {|class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" !Legend |- style="background:#ffcccc;" | Tier I ||align="center"|0 |- bgcolor="#ccccff" | Tier II ||align="center"|1 |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | Tier III ||align="center"|2 |- bgcolor="#66CCFF" | Tier IV & V ||align="center"|3 |} | {|class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" % ! Titles by surface |- | Hard ||align="center"|2 |- | Clay ||align="center"|3 |- | Grass ||align="center"|0 |- | Carpet ||align="center"|1 |} |} {|class="sortable wikitable" !Result !style="width:25px" class="unsortable"|W/L !style="width:50px"|Date !style="width:150px"|Tournament !style="width:40px"|Tier !style="width:50px"|Surface !style="width:170px"|Partner !style="width:170px"|Opponents !style="width:100px" class="unsortable"|Score |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 1–0 | Aug 1989 | Sofia, Bulgaria | style="background:#66ccff;"|Cat 1 | Clay | {{flagicon|ITA}} Laura Garrone | {{flagicon|FRG}} Silke Meier <br /> {{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Elena Pampoulova | 6–4, 7–5 |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 1–1 | May 1990 | Rome, Italy | style="background:#ffcccc;"|Tier I | Clay | {{flagicon|ITA}} Laura Garrone | {{flagicon|CAN}} Helen Kelesi <br /> {{flagicon|YUG}} Monica Seles | 3–6, 4–6 |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 2–1 | Apr 1991 | Bol, Yugoslavia | style="background:#ccffcc;"|Tier III | Clay | {{flagicon|BUL}} Magdalena Maleeva | {{flagicon|ITA}} Sandra Cecchini <br /> {{flagicon|ITA}} Laura Garrone | Walkover |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 2–2 | May 1991 | Taranto, Italy | style="background:#66ccff;"|Tier V | Carpet | {{flagicon|USA}} Ann Grossman | {{flagicon|FRA}} Alexia Dechaume <br /> {{flagicon|ARG}} Florencia Labat | 2–6, 5–7 |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 2–3 | Jul 1993 | Prague, Czech Republic | style="background:#ccffcc;"|Tier III | Hard | {{flagicon|NED}} Caroline Vis | {{flagicon|ARG}} Inés Gorrochategui <br /> {{flagicon|ARG}} Patricia Tarabini | 2–6, 1–6 |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 3–3 | Oct 1993 | Brigton, UK | style="background:#ccccff;"|Tier II | Carpet (i) | {{flagicon|UKR}} Natalia Medvedeva | {{flagicon|FRG}} Anke Huber <br /> {{flagicon|URS}} Larisa Savchenko | 6–3, 1–6, 6–4 |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 4–3 | Jan 1994 | Brisbane, Australia | style="background:#ccffcc;"|Tier III | Hard | {{flagicon|UKR}} Natalia Medvedeva | {{flagicon|AUS}} Jenny Byrne <br /> {{flagicon|AUS}} Rachel McQuillan | 6–3, 6–1 |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 4–4 | May 1994 | Prague, Czech Republic | style="background:#ccffcc;"|Tier III | Clay | {{flagicon|NED}} Kristie Boogert | {{flagicon|RSA}} Amanda Coetzer <br /> {{flagicon|USA}} Linda Wild | 4–6, 6–3, 2–6 |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 4–5 | Sep 1994 | Moscow, Russia | style="background:#ffcccc;"|Tier I | Carpet (i) | {{flagicon|NED}} Caroline Vis | {{flagicon|RUS}} Elena Makarova <br /> {{flagicon|RUS}} Eugenia Maniokova | 6–7<sup>(3–7)</sup>, 4–6 |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 4–6 | Feb 1995 | Auckland, New Zealand | style="background:#66ccff;"|Tier IV | Hard | {{flagicon|NED}} Caroline Vis | {{flagicon|CAN}} Jill Hetherington <br /> {{flagicon|RSA}} Elna Reinach | 6–7<sup>(5–7)</sup>, 2–6 |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 5–6 | Feb 1995 | Oklahoma, U.S. | style="background:#ccffcc;"|Tier III | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|USA}} Nicole Arendt | {{flagicon|USA}} Katrina Adams <br /> {{flagicon|NED}} Brenda Schultz | 6–4, 6–3 |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 5–7 | Mar 1995 | Puerto Rico, US | style="background:#ccffcc;"|Tier III | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Linda Wild | {{flagicon|GER}} Karin Kschwendt <br /> {{flagicon|CAN}} Rene Simpson | 2–6, 6–0, 4–6 |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 5–8 | Apr 1995 | Zagreb, Croatia | style="background:#ccffcc;"|Tier III | Clay | {{flagicon|ROU}} Irina Spîrlea | {{flagicon|ARG}} Mercedes Paz <br /> {{flagicon|CAN}} Rene Simpson | 5–7, 2–6 |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 6–8 | May 1999 | Antwerp. Belgium | style="background:#66ccff;"|Tier IV | Clay | {{flagicon|SLO}} Katarina Srebotnik | {{flagicon|AUS}} Louise Pleming <br /> {{flagicon|USA}} Meghann Shaughnessy | 6–4, 6–2 |}
==ITF Circuit finals== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;" width=12% |- bgcolor="#F88379" | $100,000 tournaments |- bgcolor="#F7E98E" | $75,000 tournaments |- bgcolor="#ADDFAD" | $50,000 tournaments |- bgcolor=lightblue | $25,000 tournaments |- bgcolor="#f0f8ff" | $10,000 tournaments |}
===Singles (6–4)=== {| class="sortable wikitable" !Result !No. !Date !Location !Surface !Opponent !Score |- bgcolor="#f0f8ff" | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 1. | 15 April 1985 | Caserta, Italy | Clay | {{flagicon|ITA}} Laura Garrone | 7–5, 2–6, 4–6 |- bgcolor="#f0f8ff" | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 2. | 22 April 1985 | Monviso, Italy | Clay | {{flagicon|ARG}} Patricia Tarabini | 6–4, 6–3 |- bgcolor="lightblue" | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 3. | 9 September 1985 | Manhasset, United States | Clay | {{flagicon|SUI}} Eva Krapl | 7–6<sup>(4)</sup>, 6–2 |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 4. | 28 July 1986 | Sezze, Italy | Clay | {{flagicon|ITA}} Barbara Romanò | 2–6, 2–6 |- bgcolor="lightblue" | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 5. | 12 September 1988 | Arzachena, Italy | Clay | {{flagicon|ESP}} Rosa Bielsa | 6–2, 6–2 |- style="background:lightblue;" | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 6. | 10 April 1989 | Palermo, Italy | Clay | {{flagicon|AUS}} Janine Thompson | 2–6, 7–6, 4–6 |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 7. | 9 April 1990 | Bari, Italy | Clay | {{flagicon|USSR}} Viktoria Milvidskaia | 6–3, 6–4 |- bgcolor="lightblue" | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 8. | 3 September 1990 | Arzachena, Italy | Clay | {{flagicon|FRG}} Sabine Gerke | 7–6<sup>(10)</sup>, 7–6<sup>(6)</sup> |- style="background:#f7e98e;" | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 9. | 10 August 1997 | Salt Lake City, United States | Hard | {{flagicon|CHN}} Li Fang | 3–6, 2–6 |- style="background:#addfad;" | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 10. | 7 December 1997 | Cergy-Pontoise, France | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|FRA}} Anne-Gaëlle Sidot | 4–6, 7–5, 7–6 |}
===Doubles (3–3)=== {|class="sortable wikitable" |- !Result !No. !Date !Location !Surface !Partner !Opponents !class="unsortable" |Score |- style="background:lightblue;" | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 1. | 15 September 1986 | Sofia, Bulgaria | Clay | {{flagicon|NED}} Marianne van der Torre | {{flagicon|USSR}} Natalia Egorova <br /> {{flagicon|USSR}} Viktoria Milvidskaia | 0–6, 2–6 |- style="background:#f7e98e;" | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 2. | 7 September 1992 | Arzachena, Italy | Clay | {{flagicon|ITA}} Laura Garrone | {{flagicon|ITA}} Linda Ferrando <br /> {{flagicon|ITA}} Silvia Farina Elia | 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 |- style="background:lightblue;" | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 3. | 25 February 1996 | Redbridge, United Kingdom | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Julie Steven | {{flagicon|NED}} Yvette Basting <br /> {{flagicon|NED}} Kim de Weille | 6–3, 6–4 |- style="background:#addfad;" | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 4. | 26 February 1996 | Southampton, United Kingdom | Carpet (i) | {{flagicon|SLO}} Tina Križan | {{flagicon|GBR}} Valda Lake <br /> {{flagicon|GBR}} Clare Wood | 4–6, 6–4, 3–6 |- style="background:#f7e98e;" | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 5. | 27 July 1997 | İstanbul, Turkey | Hard | {{flagicon|ARG}} Mercedes Paz | {{flagicon|ITA}} Sylvia Plischke <br /> {{flagicon|GER}} Marlene Weingärtner | 3–6, 6–3, 6–3 |- style="background:#f7e98e;" | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 6. | 7 March 1999 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Hard | {{flagicon|KAZ}} Irina Selyutina | {{flagicon|SWE}} Åsa Carlsson <br /> {{flagicon|BEL}} Laurence Courtois | 3–6, 7–6, 0–6 |}
==External links== * {{WTA}} * {{ITF}} * {{BJK Cup player}} * {{Olympedia}} * {{Olympics.com profile|laura-golarsa}}
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