Introduction
Larissa Schaerer (born 15 April 1975) is a former professional tennis player from Paraguay.
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.
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.
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.
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.
ITF Circuit finals: 34 (17–17)
Singles: 13 (9–4)
| Legend |
|---|
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 23 September 1991 | Lima, Peru | Clay |  Rossana de los Ríos |
3-6, 1-6 |
| Winner | 2. | 26 October 1992 | Asuncion, Paraguay | Clay | Rossana de los Ríos |
7-5, 6-1 |
| Winner | 3. | 29 May 1994 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay |  Maaike Koutstaal |
6-7, 6-3, 6-3 |
| Winner | 4. | 19 June 1994 | Sezze, Italy | Clay |  Flora Perfetti |
6-2, 6-3 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 16 October 1995 | Asuncion, Paraguay | Clay |  Mariana Diaz-Oliva |
2-6, 1-6 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 05 May 1996 | Florianopolis, Brazil | Clay |  Emmanuelle Gagliardi |
1-6, 5-7 |
| Winner | 7. | 22 September 1996 | Asuncion, Paraguay | Clay | Veronica Stele |
7-5, 5-7, 6-2 |
| Winner | 8. | 30 June 1997 | Campinas, Brazil | Clay |  Ludmila Varmužová |
6-4, 6-1 |
| Winner | 9. | 18 October 1997 | Asuncion, Paraguay | Clay | Maria Victoria Beortegui |
6-1, 6-2 |
| Winner | 10. | 21 September 1998 | Tucumán, Argentina | Clay |  Gisela Riera |
6-4, 6-2 |
| Winner | 11. | 18 October 1998 | Asuncion, Paraguay | Clay |  Zsófia Gubacsi |
6-1, 6-4 |
| Runner-up | 12. | 27 August 2000 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | Luciana Masante |
3-6, 0-6 |
| Winner | 13. | 18 September 2000 | Santiago, Chile | Clay | Jorgelina Cravero |
6-4, 6-3 |
Doubles: 21 (8–13)
| 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 in the final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 1 November 1993 | Asuncion, Paraguay | Clay | Magali Benitez |
Mariana Diaz-Oliva Valentina Solari |
5-7, 5-7 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 15 November 1993 | La Plata, Argentina | Clay |  Claudia Chabalgoity |
Laura Montalvo Mercedes Paz |
1-6, 4-6 |
| Winner | 3. | 5 June 1995 | Novi Sad, Serbia | Clay | Laura Montalvo |
 Tatjana Ječmenica Antoaneta Pandjerova |
5-7, 6-1, 6-1 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 17 December 1995 | Tucumán, Argentina | Clay | Veronica Stele |
Laura Montalvo Paola Suárez |
2–6, 6–7(4-7) |
| Runner-up | 5. | 18 February 1996 | Cali, Colombia | Clay | Miriam D'Agostini |
Eva Bes Paola Hermida-Velo |
3-6, 6-2, 3-6 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 26 May 1996 | Novi Sad, Serbia | Clay | Miriam D'Agostini |
Seda Noorlander Helena Vildová |
6-4, 1-6, 1-6 |
| Runner-up | 7. | 28 July 1996 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | Maria Fernanda Landa |
 Kirstin Freye Caroline Schneider |
6-7(4-7), 4-6 |
| Winner | 8. | 10 November 1996 | Sao Paulo, Brazil | Clay | Mariana Diaz-Oliva |
Miriam D'Agostini Andrea Vieira |
3-6, 6-4, 6-2 |
| Runner-up | 9. | 16 February 1997 | Cali, Colombia | Clay |  Sofia Prazeres |
 Rachel McQuillan Syna Schmidle |
2-6, 3-6 |
| Winner | 10. | 10 November 1996 | Campinas, Brazil | Clay | Cintia Tortorella |
Roberta Burzagli Joana Cortez |
5-7, 6-3, 6-3 |
| Winner | 11. | 18 October 1997 | Asuncion, Paraguay | Clay | Vanessa Menga |
Monika Mastalirova Paula Racedo |
W/O |
| Winner | 12. | 9 November 1997 | Suzano, Brazil | Clay | Laura Bernal |
Conchita Martínez Granados Gisela Riera |
3-6, 6-3, 7-6 |
| Runner-up | 13. | 14 December 1997 | Bogota, Colombia | Clay | Eugenia Maia |
Miriam D'Agostini Vanessa Menga |
2-6, 2-6 |
| Runner–up | 14. | 1 June 1998 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | Hard |  Mirka Federer |
 Melissa Mazzotta Fabiola Zuluaga |
2–6, 1–6 |
| Winner | 15. | 12 October 1998 | Asuncion, Paraguay | Clay | Laura Bernal |
Zsófia Gubacsi Aliénor Tricerri |
3–6, 7–6(7-3), 6–4 |
| Winner | 16. | 19 September 1999 | Asuncion, Paraguay | Hard | Rossana de los Ríos |
Mariana Mesa Pineda Aliénor Tricerri |
6–2, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 17. | 5 December 1999 | Cali, Colombia | Clay | Miriam D'Agostini |
Mariana Mesa Pineda Fabiola Zuluaga |
6-2, 6-7, 1-6 |
| Runner-up | 18. | 3 September 2000 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | Mariana Mesa Pineda |
Melissa Arevalo Paula Racedo |
3-6, 5-7 |
| Runner-up | 19. | 24 September 2000 | Asuncion, Paraguay | Clay | Sarah Tami-Masi |
Jorgelina Cravero Gisela Dulko |
6-4, 3-6, 3-6 |
| Winner | 20. | 16 October 2000 | Gwalior, India | Clay | Monica Acosta |
 Rushmi Chakravarthi Sai Jayalakshmy Jayaram |
4-2, 4-1, 0-4, 5-3 |
| Runner-up | 21. | 29 July 2001 | Guayaquil, Ecuador | Clay | María Alejandra García |
 Daniela Álvarez Ana Lucía Migliarini de León |
2–6, 2–6 |