Vera Lapko

Vera Lapko
Вера Лапко

Wimbledon 2018
Full name	Vera Valeryevna Lapko
Country (sports)	Belarus
Residence	Minsk
Born	(1998-09-29) 29 September 1998 Minsk
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Coach	Vladimir Kruk
Prize money	$437,797
Singles
Career record	140–66 (67.96%)
Career titles	0 WTA, 6 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 60 (1 October 2018)
Current ranking	No. 60 (1 October 2018)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	Q2 (2017)
French Open	Q1 (2018)
Wimbledon	2R (2018)
US Open	2R (2018)
Doubles
Career record	72–35 (67.29%)
Career titles	0 WTA, 7 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 84 (16 April 2018)
Current ranking	No. 96 (1 October 2018)
Grand Slam Doubles results
French Open	1R (2018)
Wimbledon	1R (2018)
Australian Open Junior	QF (2015)
French Open Junior	2R (2015)
Wimbledon Junior	F (2015)
US Open Junior	F (2014)
Team competitions
Fed Cup	5–2 (71.43%)
Last updated on: 2 October 2018.

Vera Valeryevna Lapko (Belarusian: Вера Валер'еўна Лапко; born 29 September 1998 in Minsk) is a Belarusian tennis player.

Lapko has won six singles and seven doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 1 October 2018, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 60. On 16 April 2018, she peaked at world No. 84 in the doubles rankings.

Lapko reached the 2014 US Open girls' doubles and 2015 Wimbledon girls' doubles finals, both times partnering Tereza Mihalíková.^[1][2] She won the girls' singles title at the 2016 Australian Open, defeating Mihalíková in the final.^[3]

Playing for Belarus at the Fed Cup, Lapko has a win–loss record of 5–2.^[4]

WTA career finals

Doubles: 3 (3 runners-up)

Legend Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0) Premier (0–0) International (0–3)

Finals by surface Hard (0–2) Clay (0–1) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Sep 2016	Guangzhou Open, China	International	Hard	Olga Govortsova	Asia Muhammad Peng Shuai	2–6, 6–7(3–7)
Loss	0–2	Apr 2018	Ladies Open Lugano, Switzerland	International	Clay	Aryna Sabalenka	Kirsten Flipkens Elise Mertens	1–6, 3–6
Loss	0–3	Sep 2018	Guangzhou Open, China	International	Hard	Danka Kovinić	Monique Adamczak Jessica Moore	6–4, 5–7, [4–10]

ITF finals (13–8)

Singles: 8 (6–2)

Legend $100,000 tournaments $75,000 tournaments $50,000/$60,000 tournaments $25,000 tournaments $15,000 tournaments $10,000 tournaments

Finals by surface Hard (5–0) Clay (1–2) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	1.	2 March 2015	Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt	Hard	Markéta Vondroušová	7–5, 6–3
Runner-up	1.	6 June 2016	Minsk, Belarus	Clay	Anna Kalinskaya	4–6, 3–6
Winner	2.	18 July 2016	Astana, Kazakhstan	Hard	Valeria Savinykh	7–6(7–3), 3–6, 6–4
Runner-up	2.	11 June 2017	Staré Splavy, Czech Republic	Clay	Anna Karolína Schmiedlová	4–6, 5–7
Winner	3.	13 August 2017	Landisville, United States	Hard	Anna Karolína Schmiedlová	4–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Winner	4.	1 October 2017	Clermont-Ferrand, France	Hard (i)	Bibiane Schoofs	6–4, 6–4
Winner	5.	5 May 2018	Khimki, Russia	Hard (i)	Anastasia Potapova	6–1, 6–3
Winner	6.	20 May 2018	Saint-Gaudens, France	Clay	Quirine Lemoine	6–2, 6–4

Doubles: 13 (7–6)

Legend $100,000 tournaments $75,000 tournaments $50,000 tournaments $25,000 tournaments $15,000 tournaments $10,000 tournaments

Finals by surface Hard (5–4) Clay (2–1) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–1)

Outcome	No.	Date	Category	Tournament	Surface	Partnering	Opponents	Score
Winner	1.	2 March 2015	$10,000	Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt	Hard	Markéta Vondroušová	Anna Morgina Caroline Rohde-Moe	6–2, 6–4
Runner-up	1.	9 March 2015	$10,000	Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt	Hard	Anhelina Kalita	Prarthana Thombare Ekaterina Yashina	4–6, 7–5, [6–10]
Runner-up	2.	29 February 2016	$10,000	Mâcon, France	Hard (i)	Emilie Francati	Manon Arcangioli Silvia Njirić	5–7, 6–7(5–7)
Runner-up	3.	7 November 2016	$25,000	Minsk, Belarus	Hard (i)	Ilona Kremen	Anna Kalinskaya Nika Shytkouskaya	2–6, 3–6
Runner-up	4.	14 November 2016	$25,000	Zawada, Poland	Carpet (i)	Ilona Kremen	Justyna Jegiołka Diāna Marcinkēviča	4–6, 5–7
Winner	2.	25 February 2017	$25,000	Moscow, Russia	Hard (i)	Dayana Yastremska	Bibiane Schoofs Ekaterina Yashina	7–5, 6–3
Winner	3.	27 March 2017	$60,000	Croissy-Beaubourg, France	Hard (i)	Polina Monova	Manon Arcangioli Magdalena Fręch	6–3, 6–4
Runner-up	5.	6 May 2017	$25,000	Lleida, Spain	Clay	Aleksandrina Naydenova	Andrea Gámiz Georgina García Pérez	1–6, 6–4, [8–10]
Winner	4.	25 June 2017	$25,000+H	Warsaw, Poland	Clay	Priscilla Hon	Katarzyna Kawa Katarzyna Piter	7–6(7–3), 6–4
Winner	5.	1 July 2017	$25,000+H	Toruń, Poland	Clay	Anna Morgina	Miriam Kolodziejová Jesika Malečková	6–2, 6–3
Runner-up	6.	30 July 2017	$60,000	Sacramento, United States	Hard	Jovana Jakšić	Desirae Krawczyk Giuliana Olmos	1–6, 2–6
Winner	6.	6 August 2017	$60,000	Lexington, United States	Hard	Priscilla Hon	Hiroko Kuwata Valeria Savinykh	6–3, 6–4
Winner	7.	29 September 2017	$25,000	Clermont-Ferrand, France	Hard (i)	Cornelia Lister	Sarah Beth Grey Olivia Nicholls	6–4, 6–3

Junior Grand Slam finals

Girls' Singles

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	2016	Australian Open	Hard	Tereza Mihalíková	6–3, 6–4

Girls' Doubles

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	2014	US Open	Hard	Tereza Mihalíková	İpek Soylu Jil Teichmann	7–5, 2–6, [7–10]
Runner-up	2015	Wimbledon	Grass	Tereza Mihalíková	Dalma Gálfi Fanny Stollár	3–6, 2–6

References

External links

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