Danielle Lao

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Danielle Lao
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Lao at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships
Full nameDanielle Marie Lao
Country (sports)Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Residence Arcadia, California, U.S.
Born (1991-05-28) May 28, 1991 (age 32)
Pasadena, California, U.S.
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
College University of Southern California
CoachRoger Smith
Prize moneyUS$ 629,247
Singles
Career record214–176 (54.9%)
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 152 (April 1, 2019)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Q3 (2019, 2020)
French Open Q1 (2018, 2019, 2021)
Wimbledon 1R (2021)
US Open 1R (2017, 2018)
Doubles
Career record65–59 (52.4%)
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 221 (November 10, 2014)
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open 1R (2016)
Last updated on: February 4, 2024.

Danielle Marie Lao (born May 28, 1991) is an American professional tennis player.

Contents

She achieved a career-high singles ranking of 152 by the WTA on April 1, 2019, and has won three singles titles and three doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.

Junior and college career

Lao won the 2008 USTA National Open. [1] She competed for the USC Trojans where she was a two-time All-American and team captain. [2]

Professional career

Lao plays primarily on the ITF Women's Circuit. In 2013, she 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.

Performance timelines

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#P#DNQAZ#POGSBNMSNTIPNH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.

Singles

Tournament 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open AA Q3 Q3 Q1 A0 / 00–0 – 
French Open A Q1 Q1 A Q1 A0 / 00–0 – 
Wimbledon AA Q3 NH 1R Q3 0 / 10–10%
US Open 1R 1R Q1 A Q1 Q1 0 / 20–20%
Win–loss0–10–10–00–00–10–00 / 30–30%
WTA 1000
Indian Wells Open AA Q1 NHAA0 / 00–0 – 
Career statistics
Year-end ranking238170183217259$533,319

Doubles

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 8 (4 titles, 4 runner–ups)

Legend
$60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (3–4)
Clay (1–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Apr 2015 León Challenger, Mexico15,000Hard Flag of Bulgaria.svg Aleksandrina Naydenova 3–6, 6–3, 7–5
Win2–0Jun 2015ITF Baton Rouge, United States25,000Clay Flag of the United States.svg Brooke Austin7–5, 6–3
Loss2–1Feb 2017ITF Surprise, United States25,000Hard Flag of the United States.svg Caroline Dolehide 3–6, 1–6
Loss2–2May 2017ITF Changwon, South Korea25,000Hard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gabriella Taylor 2–6, 2–6
Loss2–3 Oct 2018 Stockton Challenger,
United States		60,000Hard Flag of the United States.svg Madison Brengle 5–7, 6–7(10–12)
Win3–3Mar 2021ITF Newport Beach, United States25,000Hard Flag of the United States.svg Claire Liu 6–2, 4–6, 6–2
Loss3–4May 2022ITF Nottingham, United Kingdom25,000Hard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sonay Kartal 1–6, 0–6
Win4–4Jul 2022ITF Roehampton, United Kingdom25,000Hard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove 7–5, 6–4

Doubles: 10 (3 titles, 7 runner–ups)

Legend
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (2–3)
Clay (1–4)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Feb 2014 Rancho Santa Fe Open,
United States		25,000Hard Flag of the United States.svg Keri Wong Flag of the United States.svg Samantha Crawford
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xu Yifan 		6–3, 2–6, [10–12]
Win1–1Apr 2014ITF Pelham, United States25,000Clay Flag of the United States.svg Keri Wong Flag of Bulgaria.svg Dia Evtimova
Flag of Belarus.svg Ilona Kremen 		1–6, 6–4, [10–7]
Loss1–2May 2014ITF Raleigh, United States25,000Clay Flag of the United States.svg Keri Wong Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hsu Chieh-yu
Flag of the United States.svg Alexandra Mueller 		3–6, 3–6
Loss1–3Jun 2014ITF El Paso, United States25,000Hard Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hsu Chieh-yu Flag of the United States.svg Jamie Loeb
Flag of the United States.svg Ashley Weinhold 		6–4, 4–6, [13–15]
Loss1–4Oct 2014ITF Florence, United States25,000Hard Flag of the United States.svg Keri Wong Flag of the United States.svg Jamie Loeb
Flag of the United States.svg Sanaz Marand 		3–6, 6–7(5)
Win2–4Apr 2015 León Challenger, Mexico15,000Hard Flag of Brazil.svg Maria Fernanda Alves Flag of Germany.svg Kim Grajdek
Flag of Japan.svg Mayo Hibi 		5–7, 7–6(5), [10–4]
Loss2–5Jun 2015ITF Sumter, United States25,000Hard Flag of the United States.svg Jacqueline Cako Flag of the United States.svg Alexandra Mueller
Flag of the United States.svg Ashley Weinhold		7–5, 5–7, [6–10]
Loss2–6 Jul 2015 Stockton Challenger,
United States		50,000 [lower-alpha 1] Hard Flag of the United States.svg Kaitlyn Christian Flag of the United States.svg Jamie Loeb
Flag of the United States.svg Sanaz Marand		3–6, 4–6
Win3–6Feb 2016ITF Surprise, United States25,000Hard Flag of the United States.svg Jacqueline Cako Flag of the United States.svg Emina Bektas
Flag of the United States.svg Sarah Lee		6–2, 4–6, [10–8]
Loss3–7Aug 2016ITF Fort Worth, United States25,000Hard Flag of the United States.svg Jacqueline Cako Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hsu Chieh-yu
Flag of South Africa.svg Chanel Simmonds 		0–6, 4–6

Notes

  1. ↑ The $50,000 tournaments were reclassified as $60,000 in 2017.

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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. Archived from the original on September 12, 2014. Retrieved 2017-05-22.
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