Maïder Laval (born 18 May 1970) is a former professional

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player from France.

Biography

An under-18s national champion, Laval competed in the women's singles main draw of every

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from 1987 to 1991. In the first two years she also played in the juniors and was a girls' doubles finalist at the

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, partnering

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. Laval, who also featured twice at the

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, represented the

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in 1988, for a World Group tie against West Germany. She made her only appearance in the doubles rubber, with

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, which they lost in three sets to

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and

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. 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,

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at the 1991 Palermo Open.

ITF finals

Singles (3–1)

Doubles (0–1)

References

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