Danielle Lao

Danielle Lao
	Lao at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships
Full name	Danielle Marie Lao
Country (sports)	United States
Residence	Arcadia, California
Born	May 28, 1991 (age 33); Pasadena, California
Plays	Right (two-handed backhand)
College	University of Southern California
Coach	Roger Smith
Prize money	US$ 629,247
Singles
Career record	214–176
Career titles	4 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 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 record	65–59
Career titles	3 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 221 (November 10, 2014)
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open	1R (2016)
	Last updated on: August 2, 2024.

Last updated August 17, 2024

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

Career

Junior and college years

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. Her best performance came at the Stockton Challenger when she reached the final of the $60k tournament, before losing in two close sets to fellow American Madison Brengle.

Performance timelines

Key
W	F	SF	QF	#R	RR	Q#	P#	DNQ	A	Z#	PO	G	S	B	NMS	NTI	P	NH

(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	W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	Q3	Q3	Q1	A	0–0
French Open	A	Q1	Q1	A	Q1	A	0–0
Wimbledon	A	A	Q3	NH	1R	Q3	0–1
US Open	1R	1R	Q1	A	Q1	Q1	0–2
Win–loss	0–1	0–1	0–0	0–0	0–1	0–0	0–3
WTA 1000
Indian Wells Open	A	A	Q1	NH	A	A	0–0
Career statistics
Year-end ranking	238	170	183	217	259	253	$533,319

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)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Apr 2015	León Challenger, Mexico	15,000	Hard	Aleksandrina Naydenova	3–6, 6–3, 7–5
Win	2–0	Jun 2015	ITF Baton Rouge, United States	25,000	Clay	Brooke Austin	7–5, 6–3
Loss	2–1	Feb 2017	ITF Surprise, United States	25,000	Hard	Caroline Dolehide	3–6, 1–6
Loss	2–2	May 2017	ITF Changwon, South Korea	25,000	Hard	Gabriella Taylor	2–6, 2–6
Loss	2–3	Oct 2018	Stockton Challenger, United States	60,000	Hard	Madison Brengle	5–7, 6–7^(10–12)
Win	3–3	Mar 2021	ITF Newport Beach, United States	25,000	Hard	Claire Liu	6–2, 4–6, 6–2
Loss	3–4	May 2022	ITF Nottingham, United Kingdom	25,000	Hard	Sonay Kartal	1–6, 0–6
Win	4–4	Jul 2022	ITF Roehampton, United Kingdom	25,000	Hard	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)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Feb 2014	Rancho Santa Fe Open, United States	25,000	Hard	Keri Wong	Samantha Crawford Xu Yifan	6–3, 2–6, [10–12]
Win	1–1	Apr 2014	ITF Pelham, US	25,000	Clay	Keri Wong	Dia Evtimova Ilona Kremen	1–6, 6–4, [10–7]
Loss	1–2	May 2014	ITF Raleigh, US	25,000	Clay	Keri Wong	Hsu Chieh-yu Alexandra Mueller	3–6, 3–6
Loss	1–3	Jun 2014	ITF El Paso, US	25,000	Hard	Hsu Chieh-yu	Jamie Loeb Ashley Weinhold	6–4, 4–6, [13–15]
Loss	1–4	Oct 2014	ITF Florence, US	25,000	Hard	Keri Wong	Jamie Loeb Sanaz Marand	3–6, 6–7⁽⁵⁾
Win	2–4	Apr 2015	León Challenger, Mexico	15,000	Hard	Maria Fernanda Alves	Kim Grajdek Mayo Hibi	5–7, 7–6⁽⁵⁾, [10–4]
Loss	2–5	Jun 2015	ITF Sumter, US	25,000	Hard	Jacqueline Cako	Alexandra Mueller Ashley Weinhold	7–5, 5–7, [6–10]
Loss	2–6	Jul 2015	Stockton Challenger, US	50,000	Hard	Kaitlyn Christian	Jamie Loeb Sanaz Marand	3–6, 4–6
Win	3–6	Feb 2016	ITF Surprise, US	25,000	Hard	Jacqueline Cako	Emina Bektas Sarah Lee	6–2, 4–6, [10–8]
Loss	3–7	Aug 2016	ITF Fort Worth, US	25,000	Hard	Jacqueline Cako	Hsu Chieh-yu Chanel Simmonds	0–6, 4–6

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References

↑ "Danielle Lao Bio - University of Southern California Official Athletic Site". Usctrojans.com. Archived from the original on 2014-08-26. Retrieved 2017-05-22.
↑ "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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[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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