Laura Ioana Paar (née Andrei; born 31 May 1988) is a Romanian tennis player.[1][2] She has career-high WTA rankings of 190 in singles, achieved on 31 January 2021, and 113 in doubles, set on 9 March 2020.

Laura Ioana Paar
Country (sports) Romania
ResidenceBucharest, Romania
Born (1988-05-31) 31 May 1988 (age 36)
Bucharest, Socialist Republic of Romania
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 361,675
Singles
Career record455–271
Career titles13 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 190 (1 February 2021)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ2 (2020)
French OpenQ2 (2020)
WimbledonQ1 (2022)
Doubles
Career record399–196
Career titles1 WTA, 53 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 113 (9 March 2020)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open1R (2020)
Last updated on: 6 June 2024.

Laura has won one WTA Tour doubles title, 2020 at the Lyon Open,[3] as well as 13 singles and 53 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.

Career

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She started tennis at age six and has been coached by German Calin Alexandru Paar whom she married.

In December 2016, she won the singles and the doubles at the ITF Cordenons tournament.[4]

On 19 May 2019, she made her WTA Tour debut when she entered the main draw of the Nürnberger Versicherungscup by defeating Raluca Șerban in the qualifying round.

WTA Tour finals

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Doubles: 1 (title)

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Legend
Grand Slam
WTA 1000
WTA 500
WTA 250 (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win Mar 2020 Lyon Open, France International[a] Hard (i)   Julia Wachaczyk   Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove
  Bibiane Schoofs
7–5, 6–4

ITF Circuit finals

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Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10/15,000 tournaments

Singles: 30 (13 titles, 17 runner–ups)

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Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 2008 ITF Budapest, Hungary 10,000 Clay   Irina-Camelia Begu 5–7, 1–6
Loss 0–2 Mar 2009 ITF Dijon, France 10,000 Hard (i)   Violette Huck 4–6, 6–7(2)
Loss 0–3 Sep 2010 ITF İstanbul, Turkey 10,000 Hard   Annalisa Bona 2–6, 2–6
Win 1–3 Nov 2010 ITF Le Havre, France 10,000 Clay (i)   Céline Ghesquière 6–2, 6–4
Loss 1–4 Mar 2011 ITF Madrid, Spain 10,000 Clay   Estrella Cabeza Candela 3–6, 2–6
Loss 1–5 May 2011 ITF Bucharest, Romania 10,000 Clay   Elora Dabija 4–6, 2–6
Loss 1–6 Aug 2011 ITF Bucharest, Romania 10,000 Clay   Viktoriya Kutuzova 2–6, 5–7
Loss 1–7 Nov 2011 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Clay   Natalija Kostić 4–6, 6–2, 2–6
Win 2–7 July 2012 ITF Ankara, Turkey 10,000 Clay   Sabina Sharipova 6–1, 6–0
Loss 2–8 Aug 2012 Bursa Cup, Turkey 10,000 Clay   Victoria Kan 7–6(4), 6–4
Win 3–8 Aug 2012 ITF Bucharest, Romania 10,000 Clay   Catherine Chantraine 6–0, 6–1
Win 4–8 Oct 2012 ITF Dubrovnik, Croatia 10,000 Clay   Lenka Juríková 3–6, 6–4, 6–2
Loss 4–9 Nov 2012 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Clay   Ágnes Bukta 2–6, 7–5, 3–6
Loss 4–10 Nov 2012 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Clay   Jovana Jakšić 2–6, 0–6
Loss 4–11 Nov 2012 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Clay   Marie Benoît 3–6, 2–6
Win 5–11 Feb 2013 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Clay   Eva Fernández Brugués 6–2, 4–6, 6–2
Loss 5–12 Jun 2013 ITF Bucharest, Romania 10,000 Clay   Irina Bara 4–6, 4–6
Win 6–12 Jun 2013 ITF Balș, Romania 10,000 Clay   Anastasia Vdovenco 6–7(3), 7–6(4), 7–6(3)
Win 7–12 Nov 2015 Ismaning Open, Germany 10,000 Carpet (i)   Adrijana Lekaj 6–2, 6–2
Loss 7–13 Aug 2016 ITF Arad, Romania 10,000 Clay   Chantal Škamlová 2–6, 6–3, 4–6
Loss 7–14 Sep 2016 ITF Prague, Czech Republic 10,000 Clay   Magdalena Pantůčková 2–6, 7–6(4), 2–6
Loss 7–15 Oct 2016 ITF Stockholm, Sweden 10,000 Hard (i)   Iga Świątek 4–6, 3–6
Win 8–15 Dec 2016 ITF Cordenons, Italy 10,000 Carpet (i)   Laura Schaeder 6–4, 6–2
Win 9–15 Dec 2016 ITF Ortisei, Italy 10,000 Hard (i)   Deborah Chiesa 6–2, 6–7(5), 6–4
Win 10–15 Apr 2017 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 15,000 Hard   Anastasia Vdovenco 6–1, 6–1
Loss 10–16 Apr 2017 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 15,000 Hard   Sarah-Rebecca Sekulic 7–6(5), 6–7(2), 2–6
Win 11–16 Feb 2018 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 15,000 Hard   Anna Pribylova 6–3, 6–1
Win 12–16 Jan 2019 ITF Stuttgart, Germany 15,000 Hard (i)   Anastasia Kulikova 6–3, 6–1
Win 13–16 Apr 2019 ITF Sunderland, UK 25,000 Hard (i)   Harriet Dart 7–5, 4–6, 6–2
Loss 13–17 Nov 2019 ITF Pétange, Luxembourg 25,000 Hard (i)   Arantxa Rus 3–6, 6–3, 3–6

Doubles: 88 (53 titles, 35 runner–ups)

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Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Mar 2006 ITF El Mansoura, Egypt 10,000 Clay   Vojislava Lukić   Katerina Avdiyenko
  Iryna Kuryanovich
2–6, 1–6
Loss 0–2 Apr 2006 ITF Cairo, Egypt 10,000 Clay   Vojislava Lukić   Galina Fokina
  Raissa Gourevitch
6–7(2), 7–5, 4–6
Win 1–2 Jun 2006 ITF Mediaş, Romania 10,000 Clay   Andrada Dinu   Raluca Ciulei
  Diana Enache
7–5, 7–5
Win 2–2 Jul 2006 ITF Arad, Romania 10,000 Clay   Gabriela Niculescu   Karolina Jovanović
  Neda Kozić
6–2, 6–3
Win 3–2 Aug 2006 ITF Bucharest, Romania 10,000 Clay   Gabriela Niculescu   Maria Luiza Crăciun
  Ágnes Szatmári
6–3, 3–6, 6–4
Win 4–2 Sep 2006 ITF Bucharest, Romania 10,000 Clay   Maria Luiza Crăciun   Diana Enache
  Antonia Xenia Tout
6–4, 1–6, 6–3
Loss 4–3 Apr 2007 ITF Cairo, Egypt 10,000 Clay   Antonia Xenia Tout   Galina Fokina
  Yasmin Hamza
0–6, 6–2, 1–6
Loss 4–4 May 2007 ITF Bucharest, Romania 10,000 Clay   Ioana Gașpar   Simona Halep
  Ionela-Andreea Iova
4–6, 6–2, 3–6
Loss 4–5 May 2007 ITF Bucharest, Romania 10,000 Clay   Ioana Gașpar   Irina-Camelia Begu
  Simona Halep
4–6, 2–6
Win 5–5 Jun 2007 ITF Piteşti, Romania 10,000 Clay   Raluca Ciulei   Diana Enache
  Antonia Xenia Tout
6–2, 6–4
Loss 5–6 Jun 2007 ITF Bucharest, Romania 25,000 Clay   Mădălina Gojnea   Julia Görges
  Vojislava Lukić
2–6, 4–6
Loss 5–7 Aug 2007 ITF Hunedoara, Romania 10,000 Clay   Irina-Camelia Begu   Diana Enache
  Antonia Xenia Tout
6–3, 4–6, 4–6
Loss 5–8 Apr 2008 ITF San Severo, Italy 10,000 Clay   Chen Yi   Benedetta Davato
  Lisa Sabino
3–6, 6–7(3)
Win 6–8 Jun 2008 ITF Piteşti, Romania 10,000 Clay   Mihaela Buzărnescu   Simona Matei
  Valentina Sulpizio
7–5, 3–6, [10–2]
Win 7–8 Jun 2008 ITF Craiova, Romania 10,000 Clay   Diana Enache   Irina-Camelia Begu
  Alexandra Damaschin
6–3, 6–1
Win 8–8 Jun 2008 ITF Bucharest, Romania 10,000 Clay   Mihaela Buzărnescu   Benedetta Davato
  Valentina Sulpizio
6–4, 4–6, [10–6]
Loss 8–9 Jul 2008 ITF Balş, Romania 10,000 Clay   Diana Enache   Camelia Hristea
  Ionela-Andreea Iova
6–2, 4–6, [8–10]
Win 9–9 Aug 2008 ITF Arad, Romania 10,000 Clay   Diana Enache   Elora Dabija
  Cristina Mitu
3–6, 6–2, [10–6]
Loss 9–10 Aug 2008 ITF Vienna, Austria 10,000 Clay   Nikola Hofmanova   Ľudmila Cervanová
  Katarína Maráčková
6–0, 3–6, [11–13]
Win 10–10 Aug 2008 ITF Bucharest, Romania 10,000 Clay   Irina-Camelia Begu   Lyudmyla Kichenok
  Nadiia Kichenok
6–2, 3–6, [10–6]
Win 11–10 Sep 2008 ITF Braşov, Romania 10,000 Clay   Irina-Camelia Begu   Bianca Hîncu
  Cristina Stancu
6–2, 6–2
Win 12–10 Sep 2008 ITF Budapest, Hungary 10,000 Clay   Irina-Camelia Begu   Davinia Lobbinger
  Efrat Mishor
6–2, 6–4
Win 13–10 Sep 2008 ITF Sandanski, Bulgaria 10,000 Clay   Sylwia Zagórska   Elena Bogdan
  Alyona Sotnikova
6–3, 6–1
Loss 13–11 Oct 2008 GB Pro-Series Glasgow, UK 25,000 Hard (i)   Irina-Camelia Begu   Stefania Boffa
  Amanda Elliott
4–6, 6–7(3)
Win 14–11 May 2009 ITF Bucharest, Romania 10,000 Clay   Diana Gae   Dessislava Mladenova
  Dalia Zafirova
6–1, 5–7, [14–12]
Win 15–11 Jun 2009 ITF Bucharest, Romania 10,000 Clay   Ioana Gașpar   Simona Matei
  Cristina Mitu
6–3, 7–6(3)
Loss 15–12 Jun 2009 ITF Bucharest, Romania 10,000 Clay   Ioana Gașpar   Mihaela Buzărnescu
  Elora Dabija
6–1, 5–7, [5–10]
Win 16–12 Jul 2009 ITF Les Contamines, France 25,000 Hard   Patrycja Sanduska   Anaïs Laurendon
  Nicole Riner
6–3, 6–2
Win 17–12 May 2010 ITF Bucharest, Romania 10,000 Clay   Mădălina Gojnea   Diana Enache
  Cristina Mitu
6–4, 3–6, [10–7]
Win 18–12 Jun 2010 ITF Bucharest, Romania 10,000 Clay   Mădălina Gojnea   Elora Dabija
  Ioana Gașpar
6–2, 6–4
Win 19–12 Aug 2010 ITF Oneşti, Romania 10,000 Clay   Mihaela Buzărnescu   Camelia Hristea
  Biljana Pawlowa-Dimitrova
7–6(7), 6–2
Win 20–12 Aug 2010 ITF Bucharest, Romania 10,000 Clay   Mihaela Buzărnescu   Diana Enache
  Camelia Hristea
6–1, 6–3
Loss 20–13 Nov 2010 ITF Le Havre, France 10,000 Clay (i)   Michaela Boev   Céline Ghesquière
  Andrea Ka
5–7, 5–7
Win 21–13 Apr 2011 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Clay   Sylwia Zagórska   Marta Sirotkina
  Maria Zharkova
6–1, 7–6(0)
Win 22–13 Apr 2011 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Clay   Ekaterine Gorgodze   Aleksandra Romanova
  Maria Zharkova
6–1, 7–5
Win 23–13 May 2011 ITF Istanbul, Turkey 10,000 Clay   Sofia Kvatsabaia   Dessislava Mladenova
  Anja Prislan
6–2, 6–2
Win 24–13 May 2011 ITF Bucharest, Romania 10,000 Clay   Camelia Hristea   Cecilia Estlander
  Katharina Negrin
7–6(5), 6–1
Loss 24–14 Jun 2011 Open de Marseille, France 100,000 Clay   Mădălina Gojnea   Irina-Camelia Begu
  Nina Bratchikova
2–6, 2–6
Win 25–14 Aug 2011 ITF Bucharest, Romania 10,000 Clay   Camelia Hristea   Ionela-Andreea Iova
  Andreea Văideanu
6–1, 7–5
Loss 25–15 Oct 2011 ITF Dobrich, Bulgaria 25,000 Clay   Cristina Dinu   Diana Marcu
  Cristina Mitu
6–4, 3–6, [6–10]
Loss 25–16 Oct 2011 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Clay   Camelia Hristea   Diana Enache
  Daniëlle Harmsen
0–6, 3–6
Loss 25–17 Nov 2011 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Clay   Raluca Elena Platon   Vaszilisza Bulgakova
  Martina Kubičíková
7–6(3), 2–6, [12–10]
Win 26–17 Nov 2011 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Clay   Raluca Elena Platon   Vaszilisza Bulgakova
  Elena Kulikova
6–4, 6–1
Loss 26–18 Dec 2011 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Clay   Raluca Elena Platon   Hülya Esen
  Lütfiye Esen
0–6, 6–1, [7–10]
Loss 26–19 Jun 2012 ITF Craiova, Romania 10,000 Clay   Raluca Elena Platon   Camelia Hristea
  Alice-Andrada Radu
0–6, 6–3, [6–10]
Win 27–19 Jun 2012 ITF Balș, Romania 10,000 Clay   Raluca Elena Platon   Camelia Hristea
  Alice-Andrada Radu
5–7, 6–3, [10–8]
Win 28–19 Jul 2012 Ankara Cup, Turkey 10,000 Hard   Zuzana Zlochová   Kazusa Ito
  Kaori Onishi
4–6, 6–0, [10–4]
Win 29–19 Aug 2012 Bursa Cup, Turkey 10,000 Clay   Melanie Klaffner   Erika Takao
  Remi Tezuka
6–2, 6–2
Win 30–19 Aug 2012 ITF Bucharest, Romania 10,000 Clay   Raluca Elena Platon   Julia Helbet
  Sofiko Kadzhaya
3–6, 6–2, [10–5]
Win 31–19 Nov 2012 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Clay   Raluca Elena Platon   Hülya Esen
  Lütfiye Esen
6–4, 3–6, [10–7]
Loss 31–20 Nov 2012 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Clay   Janina Toljan   Eugeniya Pashkova
  Anastasiya Vasylyeva
6–4, 3–6, [2–10]
Win 32–20 Jun 2013 ITF Bucharest, Romania 10,000 Clay   Raluca Elena Platon   Raluca Ciufrila
  Andreea Ghitescu
6–2, 7–6(2)
Loss 32–21 Jul 2013 Open Porte du Hainaut, France 25,000 Clay   Dia Evtimova   Tatiana Búa
  Arabela Fernández Rabener
5–7, 2–6
Win 33–21 Aug 2013 ITF Bad Saulgau, Germany 25,000 Clay   Elena Bogdan   Barbora Krejčíková
  Kateřina Siniaková
6–7(11), 6–4, [10–8]
Loss 33–22 Aug 2013 Ladies Open Hechingen,
Germany
25,000 Clay   Laura Thorpe   Barbora Krejčíková
  Kateřina Siniaková
1–6, 4–6
Loss 33–23 Dec 2013 ITF Mérida, Mexico 25,000 Hard   Marina Melnikova   Vanesa Furlanetto
  Florencia Molinero
6–2, 6–7(8), [7–10]
Loss 33–24 Feb 2014 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Clay   Sviatlana Pirazhenka   Anita Husarić
  Alyona Sotnikova
7–5, 4–6, [6–10]
Win 34–24 Sep 2016 ITF Prague, Czech Republic 10,000 Clay   Sarah-Rebecca Sekulic   Miriam Kolodziejová
  Vendula Žovincová
6–4, 6–2
Win 35–24 Oct 2016 ITF Stockholm, Sweden 10,000 Hard (i)   Anna Klasen   Mirjam Björklund
  Brenda Njuki
6–2, 6–2
Win 36–24 Nov 2016 ITF Helsinki, Finland 10,000 Hard (i)   Karen Barritza   Alina Silich
  Valeriya Zeleva
6–4, 6–3
Win 37–24 Dec 2016 ITF Cordenons, Italy 10,000 Carpet (i)   Anastasia Zarytska   Nina Stadler
  Caroline Werner
6–0, 7–6(3)
Win 38–24 Dec 2016 ITF Ortisei, Italy 10,000 Hard (i)   Sarah-Rebecca Sekulic   Ksenia Palkina
  Anna-Giulia Remondina
6–2, 6–3
Loss 38–25 Feb 2017 GB Pro-Series Glasgow, UK 15,000 Hard (i)   Petra Krejsová   Jocelyn Rae
  Anna Smith
3–6, 2–6
Win 39–25 Mar 2017 ITF Solarino, Italy 15,000 Carpet   Petra Krejsová   Ylena In-Albon
  Tatiana Pieri
6–0, 6–3
Win 40–25 Mar 2017 ITF Solarino, Italy 15,000 Carpet   Petra Krejsová   Georgia Brescia
  Ylena In-Albon
6–3, 6–2
Win 41–25 Apr 2017 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 15,000 Hard   Melanie Klaffner   Emilie Francati
  Kajsa Rinaldo Persson
6–4, 7–5
Loss 41–26 Apr 2017 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 15,000 Hard   Melanie Klaffner   Ana Veselinović
  You Xiaodi
6–2, 5–7, [11–13]
Win 42–26 Jun 2017 Macha Lake Open,
Czech Republic
25,000 Clay   Anastasia Zarycká   Tayisiya Morderger
  Yana Morderger
6–3, 6–4
Loss 42–27 Jun 2017 ITF Lund, Sweden 25,000 Clay   Julia Wachaczyk   Ida Jarlskog
  Fanny Östlund
2–6, 7–6(4), [12–14]
Win 43–27 Jul 2017 ITF Darmstadt, Germany 25,000 Clay   Anastasia Zarycká   Sandra Samir
  Kathinka von Deichmann
4–6, 7–6(5), [10–3]
Win 44–27 Aug 2017 GB Pro-Series Foxhills, UK 25,000 Hard   Petra Krejsová   Mihaela Buzărnescu
  Justyna Jegiołka
4–6, 6–2, [11–9]
Win 45–27 Aug 2017 ITF Chiswick, UK 25,000 Hard   Julia Wachaczyk   Katy Dunne
  Elitsa Kostova
7–5, 7–5
Win 46–27 Sep 2017 Székesfehérvár Open, Hungary 15,000 Clay   Elena Bogdan   Réka Luca Jani
  Panna Udvardy
1–6, 6–2, [10–7]
Win 47–27 Jan 2018 ITF Stuttgart, Germany 15,000 Hard (i)   Raluca Șerban   Petra Krejsová
  Jesika Malečková
6–0, 6–7(7), [10–5]
Loss 47–28 Feb 2018 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 15,000 Hard   Hélène Scholsen   Katarzyna Kawa
  Emily Webley-Smith
3–6, 6–3, [5–10]
Loss 47–29 Feb 2018 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 15,000 Hard   Julia Kimmelmann   Anastasia Pribylova
  Emily Webley-Smith
3–6, 3–6
Loss 47–30 Mar 2018 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 15,000 Hard   Julia Terziyska   Yuliya Hatouka
  Lee Pei-chi
6–4, 6–7(5), [8–10]
Loss 47–31 Mar 2018 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 15,000 Hard   Julia Terziyska   Kamonwan Buayam
  Angelina Gabueva
6–1, 4–6, [5–10]
Loss 47–32 Jun 2018 ITF Óbidos, Portugal 25,000 Carpet   Julia Wachaczyk   Amina Anshba
  Sofia Shapatava
7–6(4), 0–6, [9–11]
Loss 47–33 Oct 2018 ITF Oslo, Norway 25,000 Hard (i)   Hélène Scholsen   Harriet Dart
  Cornelia Lister
6–7(3), 5–7
Win 48–33 Jan 2019 ITF Stammheim, Germany 15,000 Hard (i)   Julia Wachaczyk   Eléonora Molinaro
  Daniela Vismane
7–5, 6–0
Win 49–33 Feb 2019 Trnava Indoor, Slovakia 25,000 Hard (i)   Anastasia Zarycká   Maja Chwalińska
  Miriam Kolodziejová
6–4, 6–3
Loss 49–34 Apr 2019 ITF Bolton, UK 25,000 Hard (i)   Hélène Scholsen   Alicia Barnett
  Jodie Burrage
3–6, 3–6
Loss 49–35 Jun 2019 Manchester Trophy, UK 100,000 Grass   Robin Anderson   Duan Yingying
  Zhu Lin
4–6, 3–6
Win 50–35 Nov 2019 ITF Pétange, Luxembourg 25,000 Hard (i)   Julia Wachaczyk   Katarzyna Piter
  Arantxa Rus
7–6(11), 1–6, [11–9]
Win 51–35 Nov 2019 ITF Saint-Étienne, France 25,000 Hard (i)   Marina Melnikova   Cristina Bucșa
  Julia Wachaczyk
6–3, 6–7(7), [11–9]
Win 52–35 Feb 2020 Trnava Indoor, Slovakia 25,000 Hard (i)   Miriam Kolodziejová   Victoria Kan
  Ganna Poznikhirenko
6–1, 6–1
Win 53–35 Feb 2020 AK Ladies Open, Germany 25,000 Carpet (i)   Andreea Mitu   Anna Popescu
  Chiara Scholl
7–5, 6–2

Notes

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  1. ^ The WTA International tournaments were reclassified as WTA 250 tournaments in 2021.

References

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  1. ^ "Laura-Ioana Andrei a câştigat turneul ITF de 15.000 de dolari de la Sharm El Sheikh. Ea s-a impus şi în proba de dublu". Dolce Sport. April 2, 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Laura-Ioana Andrei a câştigat finala de dublu a turneului ITF de la Cordenons (Italia)". Puterea. March 12, 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Double up: All of the WTA's 2020 doubles champions". Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  4. ^ www.itftennis.com https://www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/$10000-cordenons/ita/2016/w-witf-ita-35a-2016/draws-and-results/. Retrieved 2024-09-05. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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