Laura Pena Roldán (born 1 November 1979) is a former professional

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player from Spain.

Biography

Pena grew up in

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and was ranked in the world's top 50 as a junior. In 1996 she won the Spanish Tennis Championships. On the professional tour, she reached a best ranking of 158 and won five ITF singles titles, three of which were $25,000 tournaments. She had her best year in 1997, when she qualified for WTA Tour main draws at Bol and

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, as well as competing as a wildcard in the

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ITF finals

Singles (5–5)

Doubles (1–1)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pena, Laura 1979 births Living people Spanish female tennis players Sportspeople from Seville Tennis players from Andalusia