Laura Montalvo

Laura Montalvo (born 29 March 1976) is an Argentine former professional tennis player.

Laura Montalvo
Country (sports) Argentina
Born (1976-03-29) 29 March 1976
Buenos Aires, Argentina[1]
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Prize money$389,178
Singles
Career record143–76
Career titles0 WTA, 8 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 191 (19 June 1995)
Doubles
Career record266–152
Career titles9 WTA, 21 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 23 (21 May 2001)
Grand Slam Doubles results
French OpenQF (2000)
WimbledonQF (1998)
US Open2R (1996, 1997, 2000, 2001)

Montalvo won eight ITF singles titles and reached a career high of No. 191 in singles in June 1995. Her win-loss record for singles is 143–76, 266–152 for doubles.[2] Being a "doubles specialist" on the WTA Tour, she reached the ranking of No. 23 in doubles in May 2001. She played on doubles teams with both Liezel Huber and Paola Suárez. With Huber, she reached the quarterfinals of the French Open in 2000. They regularly competed together in Grand Slam tournaments and tour events for the next two years. She also frequently partnered her countrywoman Suárez, including at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, where they lost in the second round. The pair won eight titles together, which make up all but one of Montalvo's total title haul in doubles.

WTA career titles

Doubles: 9
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0)
WTA Tour Championships (0)
Tier I (0)
Tier II (0)
Tier III (2)
Tier IV & V (7)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. Apr 1996 Bol Ladies Open, Croatia Clay Paola Suárez Alexia Dechaume
Alexandra Fusai		 6–7, 6–3, 6–4
Win 2. Apr 1997 Bol Ladies Open, Croatia Clay Henrieta Nagyová María José Gaidano
Marion Maruska		 6–3, 6–1
Win 3. Apr 1998 Bol Ladies Open, Croatia Clay Paola Suárez Joannette Kruger
Mirjana Lučić		 w/o
Win 4. Jul 1998 Maria Lankowitz, Austria Clay Paola Suárez Tina Križan
Katarina Srebotnik		 6–1, 6–2
Win 5. Jul 1999 Warsaw Open, Poland Clay Paola Suárez Gala León García
María Sánchez Lorenzo		 6–4, 6–3
Win 6. Oct 1999 São Paulo Open, Brazil Clay Paola Suárez Janette Husárová
Florencia Labat		 6–7, 7–5, 7–5
Win 7. Feb 2000 Copa Colsanitas Bogotá, Colombia Clay Paola Suárez Rita Kuti-Kis
Petra Mandula		 6–4, 6–2
Win 8. Feb 2000 São Paulo Open, Brazil Clay Paola Suárez Janette Husárová
Florencia Labat		 5–7, 6–4, 6–3
Win 9. Jul 2000 Klagenfurt, Austria Clay Paola Suárez Barbara Schett
Patty Schnyder		 6–4, 6–3
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References
  1. "Laura Montalvo bio". Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  2. "Laura Montalvo Stats".
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