Larissa Schaerer

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

Biography A right-handed player, Schaerer was born in Asunción and began playing tennis aged eight. She was a member of the Paraguayan team that finished runner-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 semifinals of the girls' singles.

Schaerer represented Paraguay at the 1992 Summer Olympics. She competed in the women's doubles tournament 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.

On the WTA Tour, her best performances came on the clay courts of the Copa Colsanitas in Bogotá, where she was a semifinalist in 1998 and quarterfinalist in 1999.

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.

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.

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Singles: 16 (11–5) ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss 1. 8 July 1991 ITF Dublin, Ireland Clay Miki Yokobori 5–7, 4–6Loss 2. 23 September 1991 ITF Lima, Peru Clay Rossana de los Ríos 3–6, 1–6Win 3. 26 October 1992 ITF Asunción, Paraguay Clay Rossana de los Ríos 7–5, 6–1Loss 4. 22 November 1993 ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay Cristina Tessi 6–2, 5–7, 4–6Win 5. 29 May 1994 ITF Barcelona, Spain Clay Maaike Koutstaal 6–7, 6–3, 6–3Win 6. 19 June 1994 ITF Sezze, Italy Clay Flora Perfetti 6–2, 6–3Win 7. 17 October 1994 ITF Asunción, Paraguay Clay Magalí Benítez 6–4, 6–1Win 8. 16 October 1995 ITF Asunción, Paraguay Clay Mariana Diaz Oliva 6–2, 6–1Loss 9. 5 May 1996 ITF Florianópolis, Brazil Clay Emmanuelle Gagliardi 1–6, 5–7Win 10. 22 September 1996 ITF Asunción, Paraguay Clay Veronica Stele 7–5, 5–7, 6–2Win 11. 30 June 1997 ITF Campinas, Brazil Clay Ludmila Varmužová 6–4, 6–1Win 12. 18 October 1997 ITF Asunción, Paraguay Clay Maria Victoria Beortegui 6–1, 6–2Win 13. 21 September 1998 ITF Tucumán, Argentina Clay Gisela Riera 6–4, 6–2Win 14. 18 October 1998 ITF Asunción, Paraguay Clay Zsófia Gubacsi 6–1, 6–4Loss 15. 27 August 2000 ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay Luciana Masante 3–6, 0–6Win 16. 18 September 2000 ITF Santiago, Chile Clay Jorgelina Cravero 6–4, 6–3

Doubles: 26 (13–13) ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin1. 26 August 1991 ITF São Paulo, Brazil Clay Rossana de los Ríos 6–4, 6–4Win 2. 23 September 1991 ITF Lima, Peru Clay Rossana de los Ríos 6–2, 6–3Win 3. 30 September 1991 ITF La Paz, Bolivia Clay Rossana de los Ríos 6–3, 7–5Win 4. 6 September 1993 ITF Spoleto, Italy Clay Olga Lugina Susanna Attili Elena Savoldi 7–5, 7–6(5)Loss 5. 1 November 1993 ITF Asunción, Paraguay Clay Magalí Benítez Mariana Diaz Oliva Valentina Solari 5–7, 5–7Loss 6. 15 November 1993 ITF La Plata, Argentina Clay Cláudia Chabalgoity Laura Montalvo Mercedes Paz 1–6, 4–6Win 7. 5 June 1995 ITF Novi Sad, Serbia Clay Laura Montalvo Tatjana Ječmenica Antoaneta Pandjerova 5–7, 6–1, 6–1Win 8. 16 October 1995 ITF Asunción, Paraguay Clay Viviana Valdovinos Renata Brito Carina Lopez 3–6, 6–2, 6–4Loss 9. 17 December 1995 ITF Tucumán, Argentina Clay Veronica Stele Laura Montalvo Paola Suárez 2–6, 6–7(4)Loss 10. 18 February 1996 ITF Cali, Colombia Clay Miriam D'Agostini Eva Bes Paula Hermida 3–6, 6–2, 3–6Loss 11. 26 May 1996 ITF Novi Sad, Serbia Clay Miriam D'Agostini Seda Noorlander Helena Vildová 6–4, 1–6, 1–6Loss 12. 28 July 1996 ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay María Fernanda Landa Kirstin Freye Caroline Schneider 6–7(4), 4–6Win 13. 10 November 1996 ITF São Paulo, Brazil Clay Mariana Diaz Oliva Miriam D'Agostini Andrea Vieira 3–6, 6–4, 6–2Loss 14. 16 February 1997 ITF Cali, Colombia Clay Sofia Prazeres Rachel McQuillan Syna Schmidle 2–6, 3–6Win 15. 30 June 1997 ITF Campinas, Brazil Clay Cintia Tortorella Roberta Burzagli Joana Cortez 5–7, 6–3, 6–3Win 16. 18 October 1997 ITF Asunción, Paraguay Clay Vanessa Menga Monika Maštalířová Paula Racedo w/oWin 17. 9 November 1997 ITF Suzano, Brazil Clay Laura Bernal Conchita Martínez Granados Gisela Riera 3–6, 6–3, 7–6Loss 18. 14 December 1997 ITF Bogotá, Colombia Clay Eugenia Maia Miriam D'Agostini Vanessa Menga 2–6, 2–6Loss 19. 1 June 1998 ITF Tashkent, Uzbekistan Hard Miroslava Vavrinec Melissa Mazzotta Fabiola Zuluaga 2–6, 1–6Win 20. 12 October 1998 ITF Asunción, Paraguay Clay Laura Bernal Zsófia Gubacsi Aliénor Tricerri 3–6, 7–6(3), 6–4Win 21. 19 September 1999 ITF Asunción, Paraguay Hard Rossana de los Ríos Mariana Mesa Aliénor Tricerri 6–2, 6–3Loss 22. 5 December 1999 ITF Cali, Colombia Clay Miriam D'Agostini Mariana Mesa Fabiola Zuluaga 6–2, 6–7, 1–6Loss 23. 3 September 2000 ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay Mariana Mesa Melisa Arévalo Paula Racedo 3–6, 5–7Loss 24. 24 September 2000 ITF Asunción, Paraguay Clay Sarah Tami-Masi Jorgelina Cravero Gisela Dulko 6–4, 3–6, 3–6Win 25. 16 October 2000 ITF Gwalior, India Clay Monica Acosta Rushmi Chakravarthi Sai Jayalakshmy Jayaram 4–2, 4–1, 0–4, 5–3Loss 26. 29 July 2001 ITF Guayaquil, Ecuador Clay María Alejandra García 2–6, 2–6