Laura Bao

Laura Bao
Country (sports)	Switzerland
Born	6 March 1982 (age 42); Geneva, Switzerland
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	$22,335
Singles
Career record	92–73
Career titles	2 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 331 (12 July 1999)
Doubles
Career record	17–14
Career titles	1 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 409 (10 May 1999)

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.^[1] Her only appearance came in the doubles rubber, which she and Charbonnier lost to Karina Habšudová and Henrieta Nagyová.^[2]

ITF finals edit

Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (2–3) edit

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	15 November 1998	ITF Bossonnens, Switzerland	Clay	Zuzana Ondrášková	2–6, 5–7
Runner-up	2.	9 May 1999	ITF Verona, Italy	Clay	Antoaneta Pandjerova	7–5, 5–7, 5–7
Winner	3.	13 June 1999	ITF Biel, Switzerland	Clay	Mireille Dittmann	7–5, 6–4
Runner-up	4.	22 October 2000	ITF Chieti, Italy	Clay	Maria Wolfbrandt	5–3, 4–5, 4–2, 4–5, 3–5
Winner	5.	14 July 2002	ITF Sezze, Italy	Clay	Yevgenia Savranska	6–3, 7–6⁽⁴⁾

Doubles (1–4) edit

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	15 June 1997	ITF Bossonnens, Switzerland	Clay	Caecilia Charbonnier	Kim Kilsdonk Jolanda Mens	4–6, 2–6
Winner	2.	14 June 1998	ITF Lenzerheide, Switzerland	Clay	Caecilia Charbonnier	Paula Racedo Emanuela Zardo	6–4, 6–0
Runner-up	3.	21 June 1998	ITF Biel, Switzerland	Clay	Samantha Schoeffel	Kirstin Freye Jean Okada	0–6, 7–6, 1–6
Runner-up	4.	14 March 1999	ITF Biel, Switzerland	Clay	Marylene Losey	Nóra Köves Dragana Zarić	2–6, 2–6
Runner-up	5.	20 June 1999	ITF Lenzerheide, Switzerland	Clay	Marylene Losey	Vanesa Krauth Julie de Roo	3–6, 1–6