Laura Bao
Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Born | Geneva, Switzerland | 6 March 1982
Plays | Right-handed |
Prize money | $22,335 |
Singles | |
Career record | 92–73 |
Career titles | 2 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 331 (12 July 1999) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 17–14 |
Career titles | 1 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 409 (10 May 1999) |
Laura Bao (born 6 March 1982) is a former professional tennis player from Switzerland.
A right-handed player from Geneva, Bao competed in top international events as a junior, including Wimbledon. She made the girls' doubles semi-finals at the 1998 US Open, partnering Caecilia Charbonnier.
In 1999 she represented Switzerland in a Fed Cup World Group tie against Slovakia.[1] Her only appearance came in the doubles rubber, which she and Charbonnier lost to Karina Habšudová and Henrieta Nagyová.[2]
ITF finals
[edit]Legend |
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$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Singles (2–3)
[edit]Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 15 November 1998 | ITF Bossonnens, Switzerland | Clay | ![]() | 2–6, 5–7 |
Runner-up | 2. | 9 May 1999 | ITF Verona, Italy | Clay | ![]() | 7–5, 5–7, 5–7 |
Winner | 3. | 13 June 1999 | ITF Biel, Switzerland | Clay | ![]() | 7–5, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 4. | 22 October 2000 | ITF Chieti, Italy | Clay | ![]() | 5–3, 4–5, 4–2, 4–5, 3–5 |
Winner | 5. | 14 July 2002 | ITF Sezze, Italy | Clay | ![]() | 6–3, 7–6(4) |
Doubles (1–4)
[edit]Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 15 June 1997 | ITF Bossonnens, Switzerland | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 2. | 14 June 1998 | ITF Lenzerheide, Switzerland | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–0 |
Runner-up | 3. | 21 June 1998 | ITF Biel, Switzerland | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 0–6, 7–6, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 4. | 14 March 1999 | ITF Biel, Switzerland | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 5. | 20 June 1999 | ITF Lenzerheide, Switzerland | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 1–6 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Tennis: L'avenir des champions et les champions de l'avenir en marge du tableau principal". Letemps (in French). 1 June 1999.
- ^ "Fed Cup World Group I First Round". Standard-Speaker. 25 April 1999.
External links
[edit]- Laura Bao at the Women's Tennis Association
- Laura Bao at the International Tennis Federation
- Laura Bao at the Billie Jean King Cup