Country (sports) | Argentina |
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Born | Buenos Aires, Argentina [1] | 29 March 1976
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) [1] |
Prize money | $389,178 |
Singles | |
Career record | 143–76 |
Career titles | 0 WTA, 8 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 191 (19 June 1995) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 266–152 |
Career titles | 9 WTA, 20 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 23 (21 May 2001) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
French Open | QF (2000) |
Wimbledon | QF (1998) |
US Open | 2R (1996, 1997, 2000, 2001) |
Laura Montalvo (born 29 March 1976) is an Argentine former professional tennis player.
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.
Legend |
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Grand Slam tournaments (0) |
WTA Tour Championships (0) |
Tier I (0) |
Tier II (0) |
Tier III (2) |
Tier IV & V (7) |
Result | W-L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Apr 1996 | Bol, Croatia | Clay | Paola Suárez | Alexia Dechaume Alexandra Fusai | 6–7, 6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 2–0 | Apr 1997 | Bol, Croatia | Clay | Henrieta Nagyová | María José Gaidano Marion Maruska | 6–3, 6–1 |
Win | 3–0 | Apr 1998 | Bol, Croatia | Clay | Paola Suárez | Joannette Kruger Mirjana Lučić | w/o |
Loss | 3–1 | Apr 1998 | Budapest, Hungary | Clay | Cătălina Cristea | Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez | 6–4, 1–6, 1–6 |
Win | 4–1 | Jul 1998 | Maria Lankowitz, Austria | Clay | Paola Suárez | Tina Križan Katarina Srebotnik | 6–1, 6–2 |
Loss | 4–2 | Feb 1999 | Bogotá, Colombia | Clay | Paola Suárez | Christína Papadáki Seda Noorlander | 4–6, 6–7(5) |
Loss | 4–3 | Apr 1999 | Budapest, Hungary | Clay | Virginia Ruano Pascual | Evgenia Kulikovskaya Sandra Načuk | 3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 5–3 | Jul 1999 | Warsaw, Poland | Clay | Paola Suárez | Gala León García María Sánchez Lorenzo | 6–4, 6–3 |
Loss | 5–4 | Jul 1999 | Pörtschach, Austria | Clay | Olga Lugina | Silvia Farina Karina Habšudová | 4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 6–4 | Oct 1999 | São Paulo, Brazil | Clay | Paola Suárez | Janette Husárová Florencia Labat | 6–7, 7–5, 7–5 |
Win | 7–4 | Feb 2000 | Bogotá, Colombia | Clay | Paola Suárez | Rita Kuti-Kis Petra Mandula | 6–4, 6–2 |
Win | 8–4 | Feb 2000 | São Paulo, Brazil | Clay | Paola Suárez | Janette Husárová Florencia Labat | 5–7, 6–4, 6–3 |
Win | 9–4 | Jul 2000 | Klagenfurt, Austria | Clay | Paola Suárez | Barbara Schett Patty Schnyder | 6–4, 6–3 |
Loss | 9–5 | Feb 2001 | Bogotá, Colombia | Clay | Paola Suárez | Tathiana Garbin Janette Husárová | 4–6, 6–2, 4–6 |
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Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1. | 26 April 1993 | Santiago, Chile | Clay | María Fernanda Landa | 6–4, 2–6, 6–3 |
Win | 2. | 7 June 1993 | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | Clay | Monika Maštalířová | 0–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 1. | 28 June 1993 | Supetar, Croatia | Clay | Ivona Horvat | 6–0, 1–6, 4–6 |
Win | 3. | 5 July 1993 | Bol, Croatia | Clay | Svetlana Krivencheva | 6–0, 6–4 |
Win | 4. | 18 October 1993 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | Mariana Díaz Oliva | 6–2, 6–4 |
Win | 5. | 1 November 1993 | Asuncion, Paraguay | Clay | Cintia Tortorella | 6–3, 2–6, 6–4 |
Win | 6. | 14 November 1994 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | María Fernanda Landa | 6–2, 6–2 |
Loss | 2. | 6 November 1995 | São Paulo, Brazil | Clay | Mariana Díaz Oliva | 3–6, 1–6 |
Win | 7. | 15 December 1996 | São Paulo, Brazil | Clay | Renee Reid | 6–2, 5–7, 6–2 |
Loss | 3. | 14 September 1997 | La Paz, Bolivia | Clay | Vanessa Menga | 3–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 4. | 21 September 1997 | Santiago, Chile | Clay | Miriam D'Agostini | 6–4, 2–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 5. | 28 September 1997 | San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina | Clay | Mariana Díaz Oliva | 2–6, 7–6(3), 6–7(0) |
Win | 8. | 20 October 1997 | Novo Hamburgo, Brazil | Clay | Vanessa Menga | 6–3, 6–0 |
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1. | 14 October 1991 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | Ilana Carreon | Vanessa Falter Mariana Randrup | 4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 1. | 19 October 1992 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | Mariana Randrup | Florencia Cianfagna María Fernanda Landa | 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 |
Win | 2. | 3 May 1993 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | Maria Inés Araiz | María Fernanda Landa Mariana Randrup | 6–1, 3–6, 6–2 |
Win | 3. | 6 June 1993 | Sofia, Bulgaria | Clay | Valentina Solari | Galia Angelova Teodora Nedeva | 7–6(6), 2–6, 7–6(4) |
Win | 4. | 5 July 1993 | Bol, Croatia | Clay | Valentina Solari | Svetlana Krivencheva Petra Rihtaric | 3–6, 6–3, 7–5 |
Loss | 2. | 19 July 1993 | Sezze, Italy | Clay | Valentina Solari | Ivana Jankovská Eva Melicharová | 2–6, 5–7 |
Win | 5. | 18 October 1993 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | Mariana Díaz Oliva | Valeria Strappa Veronica Stele | 6–2, 5–7, 6–1 |
Win | 6. | 15 November 1993 | La Plata, Argentina | Clay | Mercedes Paz | Cláudia Chabalgoity Larissa Schaerer | 6–1, 6–4 |
Win | 7. | 22 November 1993 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | Vanessa Matthys | Veronica Stele Cintia Tortorella | 6–3, 7–6(5) |
Win | 8. | 11 April 1994 | Supetar, Croatia | Clay | María Fernanda Landa | Teodora Nedeva Antoaneta Pandjerova | 6–4, 6–2 |
Loss | 3. | 13 June 1994 | Sezze, Italy | Clay | Silvia Ramón-Cortés | Laura Garrone Rita Grande | 4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 4. | 7 November 1994 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | Nannie de Villiers | Virág Csurgó Petra Mandula | 3–6, 3–6 |
Win | 9. | 14 November 1994 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | Mercedes Paz | Patrícia Marková Yuka Tanaka | 6–4, 6–3 |
Win | 10. | 5 June 1995 | Novi Sad, Serbia | Clay | Larissa Schaerer | Tatjana Ječmenica Antoaneta Pandjerova | 5–7, 6–1, 6–1 |
Loss | 5. | 12 June 1995 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Silvia Ramón-Cortés | Patricia Aznar Eva Bes | 3–6, 6–2, 4–6 |
Win | 11. | 23 September 1995 | Sofia, Bulgaria | Clay | Geraldine Aizenberg | Lubomira Bacheva Réka Vidáts | 6–2, 6–2 |
Loss | 6. | 6 November 1995 | São Paulo, Brazil | Clay | Cintia Tortorella | Katalin Marosi Miriam D'Agostini | 1–6, 6–1, 5–7 |
Win | 12. | 17 December 1995 | San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina | Clay | Paola Suárez | Larissa Schaerer Veronica Stele | 6–2, 7–6(4) |
Win | 13. | 11 February 1996 | Mar del Plata, Argentina | Hard | Paola Suárez | Marion Maruska Noëlle van Lottum | 6–3, 6–1 |
Win | 14. | 22 September 1996 | Sofia, Bulgaria | Clay | Lenka Němečková | Teodora Nedeva Antoaneta Pandjerova | 6–2, 6–0 |
Win | 15. | 1 December 1996 | São Paulo, Brazil | Clay | Luciana Tella | Miriam D'Agostini Andrea Vieira | 6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 16. | 8 December 1996 | São Paulo, Brazil | Clay | Luciana Tella | Susie Starrett Paige Yaroshuk | 2–6, 6–3, 7–5 |
Loss | 7. | 23 February 1997 | Bogotá, Colombia | Clay | Mercedes Paz | Seda Noorlander Christína Papadáki | 6–7, 6–4, 5–7 |
Loss | 8. | 8 September 1997 | La Paz, Bolivia | Clay | Mariana Lopez Palacios | Monika Maštalířová Karin Palme | 6–4, 3–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 9. | 11 November 1996 | Santiago, Chile | Clay | Mariana Lopez Palacios | Monika Maštalířová Aliénor Tricerri | 4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 17. | 5 October 1997 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | Mercedes Paz | Celeste Contín Romina Ottoboni | 4–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
Win | 18. | 2 November 1997 | Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil | Clay | Mercedes Paz | Miriam D'Agostini Vanessa Menga | 6–2, 6–0 |
Loss | 10. | 27 September 1998 | Tucuman, Argentina | Clay | Luciana Masante | Mercedes Paz Patricia Tarabini | 7–5, 4–6, 6–7 |
Win | 19. | 5 October 1998 | Santiago, Chile | Clay | Paola Suárez | Miriam D'Agostini Katalin Marosi | 6–1, 6–2 |
Win | 20. | 19 October 1998 | Montevideo, Uruguay | Clay | Paola Suárez | Eva Bes María Fernanda Landa | 6–2, 6–2 |
Loss | 11. | 7 December 1998 | Cali, Colombia | Clay | Alicia Ortuño | Katarina Srebotnik Zuzana Váleková | 6–2, 3–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 12. | 13 September 1999 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | Paola Suárez | Paula Racedo Aliénor Tricerri | w/o |
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