French tennis player
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
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| $25,000 tournaments
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| $10,000 tournaments
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| Outcome
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No.
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Date
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Tournament
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Surface
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Opponent
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Score
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| Winner
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1.
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29 August 1988
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Corsica, France
|
Clay
|
 Anne Simpkin
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6–2, 6–3
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| Winner
|
2.
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19 June 1989
|
Brindisi, Italy
|
Clay
|
 Claudine Toleafoa
|
4–6, 7–5, 6–1
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| Runner-up
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3.
|
20 September 1993
|
Marseille, France
|
Clay
|
 Dally Randriantefy
|
6–3, 5–7, 4–6
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| Winner
|
4.
|
21 March 1994
|
Castellón, Spain
|
Clay
|
 Estefania Bottini
|
6–4, 7–5
|
Doubles (0–1)
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