Maïder Laval

Maïder Laval
Country (sports)	France
Born	18 May 1970 (age 54)
Retired	1994
Prize money	$79,223
Singles
Career record	87-84
Career titles	3 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 139 (7 January 1991)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	1R (1988, 1990)
French Open	2R (1987)
Doubles
Career record	16-33
Highest ranking	No. 208 (14 September 1987)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	1R (1988)
French Open	2R (1987)

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

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	Anne Simpkin	6–2, 6–3
Winner	2.	19 June 1989	Brindisi, Italy	Clay	Claudine Toleafoa	4–6, 7–5, 6–1
Runner-up	3.	20 September 1993	Marseille, France	Clay	Dally Randriantefy	6–3, 5–7, 4–6
Winner	4.	21 March 1994	Castellón, Spain	Clay	Estefania Bottini	6–4, 7–5