Danielle Lao

Danielle Lao
Lao at the 2016 US Open
Full name Danielle Marie Lao
Country (sports)  United States
Residence Arcadia, California, United States
Born (1991-05-28) May 28, 1991
Pasadena, California, United States
Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money $235,008
Singles
Career record 124-103
Career titles 1 ITF
Highest ranking No. 193 (11/09/2017)
Current ranking No. 218 (05/10/2018)
Grand Slam Singles results
US Open 1R (2017, 2018)
Doubles
Career record 65-59
Career titles 2 ITF
Highest ranking No. 221 (November 10, 2014)
Last updated on: 6 october 2018.

Danielle Marie Lao (born May 28, 1991 in Pasadena, California) is an American professional tennis player. Lao achieved a career high WTA singles ranking of 193 on September 11, 2017.

Junior career

Lao won the 2008 USTA National Open.[1]

College career

Lao competed for the USC Trojans where she was a two-time All-American and team captain.[2]

Professional career

As of July 2017, Lao plays primarily on the ITF Circuit.

In 2013, Lao co-authored a top-selling tennis book with Rick Limpert called "The Invaluable Experience." In the book, Lao takes readers through her college tennis career and shows why playing a sport in college might be the best decision you could ever make.

ITF finals (5–9)

Singles (2–2)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (1–2)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 6 April 2015 León, Mexico Hard Bulgaria Aleksandrina Naydenova 3–6, 6–3, 7–5
Winner 2. 22 June 2015 Baton Rouge, United States Clay United States Brooke Austin 7-5 6-3
Runner-up 1. 20 February 2017 Surprise, United States Hard United States Caroline Dolehide 3–6, 1–6
Runner-up 2. 12 May 2017 Changwon, South Korea Hard United Kingdom Gabriella Taylor 2–6, 2–6

Doubles (3–7)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (2–3)
Clay (1–4)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 10 February 2014 Rancho Santa Fe, United States Hard United States Keri Wong United States Samantha Crawford
China Xu Yifan
6–3, 2–6, [10–12]
Winner 1. 7 April 2014 Pelham, United States Clay United States Keri Wong Bulgaria Dia Evtimova
Belarus Ilona Kremen
1–6, 6–4, [10–7]
Runner-up 2. 5 May 2014 Raleigh, United States Clay United States Keri Wong Chinese Taipei Hsu Chieh-yu
United States Alexandra Mueller
3–6, 3–6
Runner-up 3. 2 June 2014 El Paso, United States Hard Chinese Taipei Hsu Chieh-yu United States Jamie Loeb
United States Ashley Weinhold
6–4, 4–6, [13–15]
Runner-up 4. 13 October 2014 Florence, United States Hard United States Keri Wong United States Jamie Loeb
United States Sanaz Marand
3–6, 6–7(5–7)
Winner 2. 6 April 2015 León, Mexico Hard Brazil Maria Fernanda Alves Germany Kim Grajdek
Japan Mayo Hibi
5-7, 7-6(7-5), 10-4
Runner-up 5. 15 June 2015 Sumter, United States Hard United States Jacqueline Cako United States Alexandra Mueller
United States Ashley Weinhold
7–5, 5–7, [6–10]
Runner-up 6. 13 July 2015 Stockton, United States Hard United States Kaitlyn Christian United States Jamie Loeb
United States Sanaz Marand
3–6, 4–6
Winner 3. 20 February 2016 Surprise, United States Hard United States Jacqueline Cako United States Emina Bektas
United States Sarah Lee
6–2, 4–6, [10–8]
Runner-up 7. 6 August 2016 Fort Worth, United States Hard United States Jacqueline Cako Chinese Taipei Hsu Chieh-yu
South Africa Chanel Simmonds
0–6, 4–6

References

  1. "Danielle Lao Bio - University of Southern California Official Athletic Site". Usctrojans.com. Archived from the original on 2014-08-26. Retrieved 2017-05-22.
  2. "Former USC Player Danielle Lao (@TheLittleGiant) Reaches New Heights on Kindle | Tennis Atlantic". Tenniseastcoast.com. 2014-01-02. Retrieved 2017-05-22.


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