Laura Montalvo
Laura Montalvo 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. 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
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 |