Larissa Schaerer

Larissa Schaerer (born 15 April 1975) is a former professional tennis player from Paraguay.

Larissa Schaerer
Country (sports) Paraguay
Born (1975-04-15) 15 April 1975
Asuncion, Paraguay
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Retired2002
PlaysRight-handed (double-handed backhand)
Prize money$188,557
Singles
Career record254–182
Career titles0 WTA, 11 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 136 (23 February 1998)
Grand Slam Singles results
French OpenQ3 (1999)
WimbledonQ1 (1993, 1998, 1999)
US OpenQ3 (1997)
Doubles
Career record156–128
Career titles0 WTA, 13 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 128 (12 October 1998)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Wimbledon1R (1999)
US OpenQ1 (1998)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games1R (1992)

Biography

A right-handed player, Schaerer was born in Asuncion and began playing tennis aged eight. She was a member of the Paraguayan team which finished runners-up to Germany at the 1991 World Youth Cup, during which she was unbeaten in singles play. While still a junior she started her Fed Cup career for Paraguay, first appearing at the age of 16, including in a World Group tie against the Soviet Union. At the 1992 US Open, she reached the semi-finals of the girls' singles.[1]

Schaerer represented Paraguay at the 1992 Summer Olympics. She competed in the women's doubles competition with Rossana de los Ríos as her partner. The pair lost to the French pairing of Isabelle Demongeot and Nathalie Tauziat in the opening round.[2]

On the WTA Tour her best performances came on the clay courts of the Copa Colsanitas in Bogota, where she was a semi-finalist in 1998 and quarter-finalist in 1999.[3]

It was in doubles that Schaerer made her only main draw appearance in Grand Slam competition. At the 1999 Wimbledon Championships she and partner Alina Jidkova lost in the qualifying event but entered the draw as lucky losers. They were beaten in the first round by 12th seeds Mary Joe Fernández and Monica Seles.[4]

Schaerer made her last Fed Cup appearance in 2004. She featured in a total of 55 ties, for 64 wins overall, 39 in singles and 25 in doubles. These all remain national records for Paraguay.[5]

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 16 (11–5)
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 8 July 1991 Dublin, Ireland Clay Miki Yokobori 5–7, 4–6
Runner-up 2. 23 September 1991 Lima, Peru Clay Rossana de los Ríos 3–6, 1–6
Winner 3. 26 October 1992 Asuncion, Paraguay Clay Rossana de los Ríos 7–5, 6–1
Runner-up 4. 22 November 1993 Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay Cristina Tessi 6–2, 5–7, 4–6
Winner 5. 29 May 1994 Barcelona, Spain Clay Maaike Koutstaal 6–7, 6–3, 6–3
Winner 6. 19 June 1994 Sezze, Italy Clay Flora Perfetti 6–2, 6–3
Winner 7. 17 October 1994 Asuncion, Paraguay Clay Magalí Benítez 6–4, 6–1
Winner 8. 16 October 1995 Asuncion, Paraguay Clay Mariana Diaz-Oliva 6–2, 6–1
Runner-up 9. 5 May 1996 Florianopolis, Brazil Clay Emmanuelle Gagliardi 1–6, 5–7
Winner 10. 22 September 1996 Asuncion, Paraguay Clay Veronica Stele 7–5, 5–7, 6–2
Winner 11. 30 June 1997 Campinas, Brazil Clay Ludmila Varmužová 6–4, 6–1
Winner 12. 18 October 1997 Asuncion, Paraguay Clay Maria Victoria Beortegui 6–1, 6–2
Winner 13. 21 September 1998 Tucumán, Argentina Clay Gisela Riera 6–4, 6–2
Winner 14. 18 October 1998 Asuncion, Paraguay Clay Zsófia Gubacsi 6–1, 6–4
Runner-up 15. 27 August 2000 Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay Luciana Masante 3–6, 0–6
Winner 16. 18 September 2000 Santiago, Chile Clay Jorgelina Cravero 6–4, 6–3

Doubles: 26 (13–13)
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Outcome NO Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents in the final Score
Winner 1. 26 August 1991 São Paulo, Brazil Clay Rossana de los Ríos María José Gaidano
Cintia Tortorella		 6–4, 6–4
Winner 2. 23 September 1991 Lima, Peru Clay Rossana de los Ríos María Dolores Campana
Janaina Mercadante		 6–2, 6–3
Winner 3. 30 September 1991 La Paz, Bolivia Clay Rossana de los Ríos Paula Cabezas
Janaina Mercadante		 6–3, 7–5
Winner 4. 6 September 1993 Spoleto, Italy Clay Olga Lugina Susanna Attili
Elena Savoldi		 7–5, 7–6(5)
Runner-up 5. 1 November 1993 Asuncion, Paraguay Clay Magalí Benítez Mariana Diaz-Oliva
Valentina Solari		 5–7, 5–7
Runner-up 6. 15 November 1993 La Plata, Argentina Clay Cláudia Chabalgoity Laura Montalvo
Mercedes Paz		 1–6, 4–6
Winner 7. 5 June 1995 Novi Sad, Serbia Clay Laura Montalvo Tatjana Ječmenica
Antoaneta Pandjerova		 5–7, 6–1, 6–1
Winner 8. 16 October 1995 Asunción, Paraguay Clay Viviana Valdovinos Renata Brito
Carina Lopez		 3–6, 6–2, 6–4
Runner-up 9. 17 December 1995 Tucumán, Argentina Clay Veronica Stele Laura Montalvo
Paola Suárez		 2–6, 6–7(4–7)
Runner-up 10. 18 February 1996 Cali, Colombia Clay Miriam D'Agostini Eva Bes
Paula Hermida		 3–6, 6–2, 3–6
Runner-up 11. 26 May 1996 Novi Sad, Serbia Clay Miriam D'Agostini Seda Noorlander
Helena Vildová		 6–4, 1–6, 1–6
Runner-up 12. 28 July 1996 Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay María Fernanda Landa Kirstin Freye
Caroline Schneider		 6–7(4–7), 4–6
Winner 13. 10 November 1996 Sao Paulo, Brazil Clay Mariana Diaz-Oliva Miriam D'Agostini
Andrea Vieira		 3–6, 6–4, 6–2
Runner-up 14. 16 February 1997 Cali, Colombia Clay Sofia Prazeres Rachel McQuillan
Syna Schmidle		 2–6, 3–6
Winner 15. 30 June 1997 Campinas, Brazil Clay Cintia Tortorella Roberta Burzagli
Joana Cortez		 5–7, 6–3, 6–3
Winner 16. 18 October 1997 Asuncion, Paraguay Clay Vanessa Menga Monika Maštalířová
Paula Racedo		 W/O
Winner 17. 9 November 1997 Suzano, Brazil Clay Laura Bernal Conchita Martínez Granados
Gisela Riera		 3–6, 6–3, 7–6
Runner-up 18. 14 December 1997 Bogota, Colombia Clay Eugenia Maia Miriam D'Agostini
Vanessa Menga		 2–6, 2–6
Runner–up 19. 1 June 1998 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Hard Miroslava Vavrinec Melissa Mazzotta
Fabiola Zuluaga		 2–6, 1–6
Winner 20. 12 October 1998 Asuncion, Paraguay Clay Laura Bernal Zsófia Gubacsi
Aliénor Tricerri		 3–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–4
Winner 21. 19 September 1999 Asuncion, Paraguay Hard Rossana de los Ríos Mariana Mesa
Aliénor Tricerri		 6–2, 6–3
Runner-up 22. 5 December 1999 Cali, Colombia Clay Miriam D'Agostini Mariana Mesa
Fabiola Zuluaga		 6–2, 6–7, 1–6
Runner-up 23. 3 September 2000 Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay Mariana Mesa Melisa Arévalo
Paula Racedo		 3–6, 5–7
Runner-up 24. 24 September 2000 Asuncion, Paraguay Clay Sarah Tami-Masi Jorgelina Cravero
Gisela Dulko		 6–4, 3–6, 3–6
Winner 25. 16 October 2000 Gwalior, India Clay Monica Acosta Rushmi Chakravarthi
Sai Jayalakshmy Jayaram		 4–2, 4–1, 0–4, 5–3
Runner-up 26. 29 July 2001 Guayaquil, Ecuador Clay María Alejandra García Daniela Álvarez
Ana Lucía Migliarini de León		 2–6, 2–6

References
  1. "ITF Tennis - Juniors - Player Profile - Schaerer, Larissa (PAR)". ITF. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  2. "Larissa Schaerer Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  3. "Suárez apunta a dos frentes". La Nación (in Spanish). 22 February 1998. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  4. "Women's Doubles First Round". The Palm Beach Post. 25 June 1999. p. 34. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  5. "Vero y Montse ganan doble y rompen record" (in Spanish). purodeporte.com. 5 February 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
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