Laurence Andretto Explained

Laurence Andretto
Fullname:Laurence Andretto
Birth Date:14 May 1973
Birth Place:Revin, France
Height:168 cm
Retired:2002
Plays:Right-handed
Careerprizemoney:$215,752
Singlesrecord:189-193
Singlestitles:0 WTA, 6 ITF
Highestsinglesranking:No. 132 (1 March 1999)
Australianopenresult:1R (2001)
Frenchopenresult:2R (1998, 2001)
Doublesrecord:15-28
Highestdoublesranking:No. 338 (6 December 1999)

Laurence Andretto (born 14 May 1973) is a former professional tennis player from France.

Biography

Andretto was born in the city of Revin in the Ardennes, near the Belgian border, the daughter of parents who were both teachers.

A right-handed player, she competed in the main draw of the French Open every year from 1997 to 2002. On two occasions she reached the second round, the first time in the 1998 edition when she overcame then world number 33 María Vento-Kabchi, then again in 2001 against the same opponent.[1] She was a regular competitor in the qualifying draws of grand slam tournaments and made it into the 2001 Australian Open, where she lost in the first round to 16th seed Amy Frazier.[2]

Her WTA main draw appearances included the 2000 Paris Indoor, where she had a win in qualifying over Elena Dementieva.[3]

She reached a highest ranking of 132 in the world and won six singles titles on the ITF circuit.

ITF Circuit finals

Singles (6–2)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1.5 October 1992Dublin, IrelandClay Gaby Coorengel1–6, 6–3, 6–3
Win2.15 March 1993Reims, FranceClay Marzia Grossi6–1, 6–2
Win3.6 May 1996Santander, SpainClay Elena Salvador6–2, 4–6, 7–6
Loss4.3 November 1996Stockholm, SwedenHard Jana Pospíšilová4–6, 6–1, 2–6
Win5.16 March 1998Reims, FranceClay Zuzana Váleková6–2, 6–1
Win6.17 October 1999Welwyn, United KingdomHard (i) Paula Hermida6–0, 6–3
Loss7.22 April 2001Gelos, FranceClay Céline Beigbeder2–6, 2–6
Win8.11 August 2002Rimini, ItalyClay Karolina Šprem7–5, 6–4

Notes and References

  1. Book: Barclay, Simon. French Open Singles Championships - Complete Open Era Results. 2016. 9781326768287.
  2. News: Australian Open Tuesday. 17 January 2001. New Haven Register. 2 January 2018.
  3. Web site: ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Paris - 07 February - 13 February 2000. ITF. 2 January 2018.