Laura Bao
{{Short description|Swiss tennis player (born 1982)}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
| name = Laura Bao
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| country_represented = {{SUI}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|3|6|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Geneva, Switzerland
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| plays = Right-handed
| careerprizemoney = $22,335
| singlesrecord = 92–73
| singlestitles = 2 ITF
| highestsinglesranking = No. 331 (12 July 1999)
| doublesrecord = 17–14
| doublestitles = 1 ITF
| highestdoublesranking = No. 409 (10 May 1999)
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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.{{cite news |title=Tennis: L'avenir des champions et les champions de l'avenir en marge du tableau principal |url=https://www.letemps.ch/sport/tennis-lavenir-champions-champions-lavenir-marge-tableau-principal |work=Letemps |date=1 June 1999 |language=French}} Her only appearance came in the doubles rubber, which she and Charbonnier lost to Karina Habšudová and Henrieta Nagyová.{{cite news |title=Fed Cup World Group I First Round |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/61399981/ |work=Standard-Speaker |date=25 April 1999}}
ITF finals
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|$25,000 tournaments |
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=Singles (2–3)=
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!Outcome !No. !Date !Tournament !Surface !Opponent !Score |
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| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up | 1. | 15 November 1998 | ITF Bossonnens, Switzerland | Clay | {{flagicon|CZE}} Zuzana Ondrášková | 2–6, 5–7 |
| style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up | 2. | 9 May 1999 | ITF Verona, Italy | Clay | {{flagicon|BUL}} Antoaneta Pandjerova | 7–5, 5–7, 5–7 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner | 3. | 13 June 1999 | ITF Biel, Switzerland | Clay | {{flagicon|AUS}} Mireille Dittmann | 7–5, 6–4 |
| style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up | 4. | 22 October 2000 | ITF Chieti, Italy | Clay | {{flagicon|SWE}} Maria Wolfbrandt | 5–3, 4–5, 4–2, 4–5, 3–5 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner | 5. | 14 July 2002 | ITF Sezze, Italy | Clay | {{flagicon|ISR}} Yevgenia Savranska | 6–3, 7–6(4) |
=Doubles (1–4)=
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!Outcome !No. !Date !Tournament !Surface !Partner !Opponents !Score |
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| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up | 1. | 15 June 1997 | ITF Bossonnens, Switzerland | Clay | {{flagicon|SUI}} Caecilia Charbonnier | {{flagicon|NED}} Kim Kilsdonk | 4–6, 2–6 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner | 2. | 14 June 1998 | ITF Lenzerheide, Switzerland | Clay | {{flagicon|SUI}} Caecilia Charbonnier | {{flagicon|ARG}} Paula Racedo | 6–4, 6–0 |
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| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up | 3. | 21 June 1998 | ITF Biel, Switzerland | Clay | {{flagicon|FRA}} Samantha Schoeffel | {{flagicon|GER}} Kirstin Freye | 0–6, 7–6, 1–6 |
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| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up | 4. | 14 March 1999 | ITF Biel, Switzerland | Clay | {{flagicon|SUI}} Marylene Losey | {{flagicon|HUN}} Nóra Köves | 2–6, 2–6 |
| style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up | 5. | 20 June 1999 | ITF Lenzerheide, Switzerland | Clay | {{flagicon|SUI}} Marylene Losey | {{flagicon|ARG}} Vanesa Krauth | 3–6, 1–6 |
See also
References
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External links
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Category:Swiss female tennis players