Laura Bao
| Country (sports) | .svg/1280px-Flag_of_Switzerland_(Pantone).svg.png){kind=small} Switzerland |
|---|---|
| Born | 6 March 1982 Geneva, Switzerland |
| 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
| Legend |
|---|
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
Singles (2–3)
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | 15 November 1998 | ITF Bossonnens, Switzerland | Clay |  Zuzana Ondrášková | 2–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 2. | 9 May 1999 | ITF Verona, Italy | Clay |  Antoaneta Pandjerova | 7–5, 5–7, 5–7 |
| Win | 3. | 13 June 1999 | ITF Biel, Switzerland | Clay | .svg/1280px-Flag_of_Australia_(converted).svg.png){kind=small} Mireille Dittmann | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Loss | 4. | 22 October 2000 | ITF Chieti, Italy | Clay |  Maria Wolfbrandt | 5–3, 4–5, 4–2, 4–5, 3–5 |
| Win | 5. | 14 July 2002 | ITF Sezze, Italy | Clay |  Yevgenia Savranska | 6–3, 7–6(4) |
Doubles (1–4)
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | 15 June 1997 | ITF Bossonnens, Switzerland | Clay | Caecilia Charbonnier |  Kim Kilsdonk Jolanda Mens | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 2. | 14 June 1998 | ITF Lenzerheide, Switzerland | Clay | Caecilia Charbonnier |  Paula Racedo Emanuela Zardo | 6–4, 6–0 |
| Loss | 3. | 21 June 1998 | ITF Biel, Switzerland | Clay |  Samantha Schoeffel |  Kirstin Freye  Jean Okada | 0–6, 7–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 4. | 14 March 1999 | ITF Biel, Switzerland | Clay | Marylene Losey |  Nóra Köves .svg/1280px-Flag_of_Serbia_and_Montenegro_(1992%E2%80%932006).svg.png){kind=small} Dragana Zarić | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 5. | 20 June 1999 | ITF Lenzerheide, Switzerland | Clay | Marylene Losey | Vanesa Krauth Julie de Roo | 3–6, 1–6 |
See also
References
- ^ "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
- Laura Bao at the Women's Tennis Association
- Laura Bao at the International Tennis Federation
- Laura Bao at the Billie Jean King Cup (archived)
