Danielle Lao

Danielle Lao
	Lao at the 2017 US Open
Full name	Danielle Marie Lao
Country (sports)	United States
Residence	Arcadia, California, United States
Born	May 28, 1991 (age 30); Pasadena, United States
Plays	Right-handed ; (two-handed backhand)
College	University of Southern California
Coach	Kal Moranon
Prize money	US$ 533,319
Singles
Career record	182–152 (54.5%)
Career titles	3 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 152 (April 1, 2019)
Current ranking	No. 265 (December 6, 2021)
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 (52.4%)
Career titles	3 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 221 (November 10, 2014)
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open	1R (2016)
	Last updated on: December 10, 2021.

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

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

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 timeline[]

**Key**
W	F	SF	QF	#R	RR	Q#	P#	DNQ	A	Z#	PO	G	F-S	SF-B	NMS	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, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 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	SR	W–L	Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	Q3	Q3	Q1	A	0 / 0	0–0	–
French Open	A	Q1	Q1	A	Q1		0 / 0	0–0	–
Wimbledon	A	A	Q3	NH	1R		0 / 1	0–1	0%
US Open	1R	1R	Q1	A	Q1		0 / 2	0–2	0%
Win–loss	0–1	0–1	0–0	0–0	0–1		0 / 3	0–3	0%
WTA 1000
Indian Wells Open	A	A	Q1	NH	A		0 / 0	0–0	–
Career statistics
Year-end ranking	238	170	183	217	259		$533,319

ITF Circuit finals[]

Singles: 6 (3 titles, 3 runner–ups)[]

Legend
$60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments

Finals by surface
Hard (2–3)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Apr 2015	ITF León, 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	ITF Stockton, 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

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)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)

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