Maïder Laval

Maïder Laval (born 18 May 1970) is a former professional tennis player from France.

Maïder Laval
Country (sports) France
Born (1970-05-18) 18 May 1970
Retired1994
Prize money$79,223
Singles
Career record87-84
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 139 (7 January 1991)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (1988, 1990)
French Open2R (1987)
Doubles
Career record16-33
Highest rankingNo. 208 (14 September 1987)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (1988)
French Open2R (1987)

Biography

An under-18s national champion, Laval competed in the women's singles main draw of every French Open from 1987 to 1991.[1] In the first two years she also played in the juniors and was a girls' doubles finalist at the 1988 French Open, partnering Julie Halard.

Laval, who also featured twice at the Australian Open, represented the France Federation Cup team in 1988, for a World Group tie against West Germany. She made her only appearance in the doubles rubber, with Catherine Suire, which they lost in three sets to Isabel Cueto and Eva Pfaff.[2]

During her time on the professional tour she reached a best singles ranking on tour of 139 in the world. She was a quarter-finalist at Bayonne in 1990 and twice reached the quarter-finals at Palermo, in 1990 and 1991. These runs included two wins over players ranked in the world's top-50, Rachel McQuillan in Bayonne and Raffaella Reggi at the 1991 Palermo Open.

ITF finals

Singles (3–1)
Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 29 August 1988 Corsica, France Clay United Kingdom Anne Simpkin 6–2, 6–3
Winner 2. 19 June 1989 Brindisi, Italy Clay New Zealand Claudine Toleafoa 4–6, 7–5, 6–1
Runner-up 3. 20 September 1993 Marseille, France Clay Madagascar Dally Randriantefy 6–3, 5–7, 4–6
Winner 4. 21 March 1994 Castellón, Spain Clay Spain Estefania Bottini 6–4, 7–5

Doubles (0–1)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 7 June 1993 Oliviera, Portugal Hard France Peggy Rouquier Japan Nao Akahori
Japan Shizuka Tokiwa		 7–5, 1–6, 6–7

References
  1. "Palmarès des championnats de France | Fédération Française de Tennis" (in French). French Tennis Federation. 10 July 2014.
  2. "Tennis Results At Melbourne, Australia Dec. 7". United Press International. 7 December 1988.
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