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Laura Thorpe

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Laura Thorpe
Country (sports) France
Born (1987-05-24) 24 May 1987 (age 37)
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 270,081
Singles
Career record244–223
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 161 (6 June 2011)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (2011)
French OpenQ2 (2011,2012)
WimbledonQ1 (2011)
US OpenQ2 (2010)
Doubles
Career record156–132
Career titles16 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 86 (28 April 2014)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open2R (2013)
WimbledonQ1 (2013)

Laura Thorpe (French pronunciation: [loʁa tɔʁp]; born 24 May 1987) is a French former tennis player.

On 6 June 2011, she achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 161. On 28 April 2014, she peaked at No. 86 in the doubles rankings. In her career, she won two singles and 16 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.

In 2013, Thorpe played her first WTA Tour final at the Luxembourg Open alongside Kristina Barrois, which they lost against Yanina Wickmayer and Stephanie Vogt.

WTA Tour finals

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Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

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Legend
Grand Slam tournaments
Premier M & Premier 5
Premier (0–0)
International (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result    Date    Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss Oct 2013 Luxembourg Open Hard (i) Germany Kristina Barrois Liechtenstein Stephanie Vogt
Belgium Yanina Wickmayer
6–7(2), 4–6

ITF Circuit finals

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Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 8 (2 titles, 6 runner-ups)

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Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1. 16 July 2006 ITF Le Touquet, France Clay France Iryna Brémond 6–2, 3–6, 6–3
Loss 1. 6 August 2006 ITF Vigo, Spain Hard Republic of Ireland Kelly Liggan 1–6, 3–6
Loss 2. 14 February 2009 ITF Mallorca, Spain Clay Austria Tina Schiechtl 7–5, 4–6, 5–7
Win 2. 29 November 2009 ITF Vallduxo, Spain Clay United Kingdom Amanda Carreras 6–2, 6–2
Loss 3. 13 June 2010 ITF Campobasso, Italy Clay Argentina María Irigoyen 2–6, 6–7(5)
Loss 4. 25 June 2011 ITF Rome–Tevere Remo, Italy Clay Italy Karin Knapp 3–6, 0–6
Loss 5. 18 September 2011 ITF Mont-de-Marsan, France Clay Peru Bianca Botto 2–6, 4–6
Loss 6. 11 August 2013 Ladies Open Hechingen, Germany Clay Germany Carina Witthöft 1–6, 4–6

Doubles: 24 (16 titles, 8 runner-ups)

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Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. 18 February 2006 ITF Mallorca, Spain Clay Spain Marta Fraga Spain Estrella Cabeza Candela
Spain Núria Roig
6–4, 7–5
Loss 1. 3 June 2006 ITF Tortosa, Spain Clay Spain Irene Rehberger Bescos France Émilie Bacquet
Morocco Bahia Mouhtassine
6–1, 4–6, 6–7(5)
Win 2. 13 February 2009 ITF Mallorca, Spain Clay Serbia Neda Kozić Czech Republic Simona Dobrá
Poland Magdalena Kiszczyńska
6–3, 2–6, [10–3]
Loss 2. 20 March 2009 ITF Tenerife, Spain Hard Spain Paula Fondevila Castro China Sun Shengnan
China Zhang Shuai
1–6, 2–6
Win 3. 1 August 2009 ITF Vigo, Spain Hard Poland Karolina Kosińska United Kingdom Jade Curtis
United Kingdom Georgie Gent
7–6(3), 6–2
Win 4. 21 November 2009 ITF Cairo, Egypt Clay Romania Mihaela Buzărnescu Oman Fatma Al-Nabhani
Russia Galina Fokina
6–4, 6–0
Loss 3. 12 June 2010 ITF Campobasso, Italy Clay Argentina María Irigoyen Ukraine Yuliana Fedak
Ukraine Anastasiya Vasylyeva
6–2, 3–6, [6–10]
Loss 4. 24 July 2010 ITF Pétange, Luxembourg Clay France Sophie Lefèvre Canada Sharon Fichman
Romania Monica Niculescu
4–6, 2–6
Win 5. 21 January 2012 ITF Plantation, United States Clay Colombia Catalina Castaño United States Jessica Pegula
United States Ahsha Rolle
6–4, 6–2
Win 6. 15 June 2012 Open de Marseille, France Clay France Séverine Beltrame Germany Kristina Barrois
Ukraine Olga Savchuk
6–1, 6–4
Win 7. 22 June 2012 Open de Montpellier, France Clay France Séverine Beltrame Argentina Mailen Auroux
Argentina María Irigoyen
4–6, 6–4, [10–6]
Win 8. 29 June 2012 ITF Rome, Italy Clay Canada Marie-Ève Pelletier United States Julia Cohen
Ukraine Valentyna Ivakhnenko
6–0, 3–6, [10–8]
Win 9. 12 July 2012 Open de Biarritz, France Clay France Séverine Beltrame Spain Lara Arruabarrena
Puerto Rico Monica Puig
6–2, 6–3
Loss 5. 5 August 2012 ITF Bad Saulgau, Germany Clay Russia Anastasia Pivovarova Spain Rocio de la Torre Sanchez
Austria Nicole Rottmann
5–7, 1–6
Win 10. 24 August 2012 ITF Charleroi, Belgium Clay France Séverine Beltrame Belarus Ilona Kremen
Latvia Diāna Marcinkēviča
3–6, 6–4, [10–7]
Win 11. 28 June 2013 ITF Périgueux, France Clay Slovakia Michaela Hončová Netherlands Anna Katalina Alzate
Bulgaria Dia Evtimova
7–6(7), 6–1
Loss 6. 11 August 2013 Ladies Open Hechingen, Germany Clay Romania Laura Ioana Andrei Czech Republic Barbora Krejčíková
Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková
1–6, 4–6
Win 12. 6 September 2013 Save Cup, Italy Clay Liechtenstein Stephanie Vogt Czech Republic Petra Krejsová
Czech Republic Tereza Smitková
7–6(5), 7–5
Loss 7. 13 September 2013 ITF Mont-de-Marsan, France Clay France Alizé Lim Chile Cecilia Costa Melgar
Chile Daniela Seguel
4–6, 2–6
Win 13. 4 October 2013 ITF La Vall d'Uixó, Spain Clay Argentina Florencia Molinero Netherlands Cindy Burger
Netherlands Arantxa Rus
6–1, 6–4
Loss 8. 7 March 2014 ITF Campinas, Brazil Clay Liechtenstein Stephanie Vogt Ukraine Lyudmyla Kichenok
Russia Alexandra Panova
1–6, 3–6
Win 14. 5 July 2014 Lorraine Open, France Clay Russia Alexandra Panova Romania Irina-Camelia Begu
Argentina María Irigoyen
6–3, 4–0 ret.
Win 15. 10 May 2015 Open de Cagnes-sur-Mer, France Clay United Kingdom Johanna Konta United Kingdom Jocelyn Rae
United Kingdom Anna Smith
1–6, 6–4, [10–5]
Win 16. 6 June 2015 Open de Marseille, France Clay Argentina Tatiana Búa United States Nicole Melichar
Ukraine Maryna Zanevska
6–3, 3–6, [10–6]
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