Lisa Albano

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Lisa Albano
Full nameLisa Albano-Fu
Country (sports)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Born (1970-03-24) March 24, 1970 (age 54)
Prize money$15,235
Singles
Career record1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 366 (June 24, 1991)
Doubles
Career record1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 412 (July 5, 1993)

Lisa Albano-Fu (born March 24, 1970) is an American former professional tennis player.

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A native of Peabody, Massachusetts, Albano attended Pingree School and was a collegiate tennis player for UC Berkeley, where she earned four All-American selections. She was runner-up to Sandra Birch in the final of the 1991 NCAA championships and was named ITA Regional Player of the Year in 1992. [1]

After college she competed briefly on the professional tour and had a best singles world ranking of 366, with main draw appearances at the Virginia Slims of Newport. She won both the singles and doubles titles of an ITF tournament in Freeport, Bahamas in 1992. [2]

Albano, who is married with two sons, is a member of the California Athletics Hall of Fame and New England Tennis Hall of Fame. She lives in Andover, Massachusetts. [2]

ITF finals

Singles: 2 (1–1)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss1.Aug 1990 Roanoke, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Julie Shiflet 1–6, 2–6
Win2.Nov 1992 Freeport, BahamasHard Flag of Colombia.svg Carmiña Giraldo 6–2, 6–4

Doubles: 3 (1–2)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss1.Jun 1989 Niceville, United StatesClay Flag of the United States.svg Shawn Foltz Flag of the United States.svg Alissa Finerman
Flag of the United States.svg Stacey Schefflin
6–4, 2–6, 3–6
Win2.Nov 1992 Freeport, BahamasHard Flag of the Philippines.svg Jean Lozano Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Emilie Viqueira
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Caroline Stassen
6–4, 6–4
Loss3.Jun 1993 Hilton Head, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Claire Sessions Bailey Flag of the United States.svg Elly Hakami
Flag of the United States.svg Pam Nelson
3–6, 2–6

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References

  1. "Stanford's Birch Wins Second NCAA Title". Los Angeles Times . May 17, 1991.
  2. 1 2 DePlacido, Jean (July 8, 2017). "Jean DePlacido column: Albano-Fu joins New England Tennis Hall of Fame". Salem News .