Danielle Lao


Danielle Marie Lao 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

Junior and college years

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

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

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

Singles

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 8 (4 titles, 4 runner–ups)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Apr 2015Torneo [Internacional Challenger León|León Challenger], Mexico15,000Hard

Doubles: 10 (3 titles, 7 runner–ups)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Feb 2014Rancho [Santa Fe Open], United States25,000Hard