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Danielle Lao

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Danielle Lao
Full nameDanielle Marie Lao
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceArcadia, California
Born (1991-05-28) May 28, 1991 (age 33)
Pasadena, California
CollegeUniversity of Southern California
CoachRoger Smith
Prize moneyUS$ 629,247
Singles
Career record214–176
Career titles4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 152 (April 1, 2019)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ3 (2019, 2020)
French OpenQ1 (2018, 2019, 2021)
Wimbledon1R (2021)
US Open1R (2017, 2018)
Doubles
Career record65–59
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 221 (November 10, 2014)
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open1R (2016)
Last updated on: August 2, 2024.

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

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

Career

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Junior and college years

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Singles: 8 (4 titles, 4 runner–ups)

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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 Bulgaria Aleksandrina Naydenova 3–6, 6–3, 7–5
Win 2–0 Jun 2015 ITF Baton Rouge, United States 25,000 Clay United States Brooke Austin 7–5, 6–3
Loss 2–1 Feb 2017 ITF Surprise, United States 25,000 Hard United States Caroline Dolehide 3–6, 1–6
Loss 2–2 May 2017 ITF Changwon, South Korea 25,000 Hard United Kingdom Gabriella Taylor 2–6, 2–6
Loss 2–3 Oct 2018 Stockton Challenger, United States 60,000 Hard United States Madison Brengle 5–7, 6–7(10–12)
Win 3–3 Mar 2021 ITF Newport Beach, United States 25,000 Hard United States Claire Liu 6–2, 4–6, 6–2
Loss 3–4 May 2022 ITF Nottingham, United Kingdom 25,000 Hard United Kingdom Sonay Kartal 1–6, 0–6
Win 4–4 Jul 2022 ITF Roehampton, United Kingdom 25,000 Hard Netherlands Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove 7–5, 6–4

Doubles: 10 (3 titles, 7 runner–ups)

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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 United States Keri Wong United States Samantha Crawford
China Xu Yifan
6–3, 2–6, [10–12]
Win 1–1 Apr 2014 ITF Pelham, US 25,000 Clay United States Keri Wong Bulgaria Dia Evtimova
Belarus Ilona Kremen
1–6, 6–4, [10–7]
Loss 1–2 May 2014 ITF Raleigh, US 25,000 Clay United States Keri Wong Chinese Taipei Hsu Chieh-yu
United States Alexandra Mueller
3–6, 3–6
Loss 1–3 Jun 2014 ITF El Paso, US 25,000 Hard Chinese Taipei Hsu Chieh-yu United States Jamie Loeb
United States Ashley Weinhold
6–4, 4–6, [13–15]
Loss 1–4 Oct 2014 ITF Florence, US 25,000 Hard United States Keri Wong United States Jamie Loeb
United States Sanaz Marand
3–6, 6–7(5)
Win 2–4 Apr 2015 León Challenger,
Mexico
15,000 Hard Brazil Maria Fernanda Alves Germany Kim Grajdek
Japan Mayo Hibi
5–7, 7–6(5), [10–4]
Loss 2–5 Jun 2015 ITF Sumter, US 25,000 Hard United States Jacqueline Cako United States Alexandra Mueller
United States Ashley Weinhold
7–5, 5–7, [6–10]
Loss 2–6 Jul 2015 Stockton Challenger, US 50,000 Hard United States Kaitlyn Christian United States Jamie Loeb
United States Sanaz Marand
3–6, 4–6
Win 3–6 Feb 2016 ITF Surprise, US 25,000 Hard United States Jacqueline Cako United States Emina Bektas
United States Sarah Lee
6–2, 4–6, [10–8]
Loss 3–7 Aug 2016 ITF Fort Worth, US 25,000 Hard United States Jacqueline Cako Chinese Taipei Hsu Chieh-yu
South Africa Chanel Simmonds
0–6, 4–6

References

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  1. ^ "Danielle Lao Bio - University of Southern California Official Athletic Site". Usctrojans.com. Archived from the original on August 26, 2014. Retrieved May 22, 2017.
  2. ^ "Former USC Player Danielle Lao (@TheLittleGiant) Reaches New Heights on Kindle | Tennis Atlantic". Tenniseastcoast.com. January 2, 2014. Archived from the original on September 12, 2014. Retrieved May 22, 2017.
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