Danielle Lao

American tennis player

Danielle Lao
Singles
Lao at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships
Full name	Danielle Marie Lao
Country (sports)	United States
Residence	Arcadia, California, U.S.
Born	(1991-05-28) May 28, 1991 (age 32) Pasadena, California, U.S.
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
College	University of Southern California
Coach	Roger Smith
Prize money	US$ 629,247
Career record	214–176 (54.9%)
Career titles	3 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 (52.4%)
Career titles	3 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 221 (November 10, 2014)
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open	1R (2016)
Last updated on: February 4, 2024.

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

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

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 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	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	A	0 / 0	0–0	–
Wimbledon	A	A	Q3	NH	1R	Q3	0 / 1	0–1	0%
US Open	1R	1R	Q1	A	Q1	Q1	0 / 2	0–2	0%
Win–loss	0–1	0–1	0–0	0–0	0–1	0–0	0 / 3	0–3	0%
WTA 1000
Indian Wells Open	A	A	Q1	NH	A	A	0 / 0	0–0	–
Career statistics
Year-end ranking	238	170	183	217	259		$533,319

Doubles

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)
Carpet (0–0)

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)
Carpet (0–0)

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, 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⁾
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, United States	25,000	Hard	Jacqueline Cako	Alexandra Mueller Ashley Weinhold	7–5, 5–7, [6–10]
Loss	2–6	Jul 2015	Stockton Challenger, United States	50,000^[a]	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

Notes

^ The $50,000 tournaments were reclassified as $60,000 in 2017.

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.