Danielle Lao


Danielle Marie Lao 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.
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. 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

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

Singles

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runner–ups)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Apr 2015ITF León, Mexico15,000Hard Aleksandrina Naydenova3–6, 6–3, 7–5
Win2–0Jun 2015ITF Baton Rouge, United States25,000Clay Brooke Austin7–5, 6–3
Loss2–1Feb 2017ITF Surprise, United States25,000Hard Caroline Dolehide3–6, 1–6
Loss2–2May 2017ITF Changwon, South Korea25,000Hard Gabriella Taylor2–6, 2–6
Loss2–3Oct 2018ITF Stockton, United States60,000Hard Madison Brengle5–7, 6–7

Doubles: 10 (3 titles, 7 runner–ups)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Feb 2014ITF Rancho Santa Fe, United States25,000Hard Keri Wong Samantha Crawford
Xu Yifan
6–3, 2–6,
Win1–1Apr 2014ITF Pelham, United States25,000Clay Keri Wong Dia Evtimova
Ilona Kremen
1–6, 6–4,
Loss1–2May 2014ITF Raleigh, United States25,000Clay Keri Wong Hsu Chieh-yu
Alexandra Mueller
3–6, 3–6
Loss1–3Jun 2014ITF El Paso, United States25,000Hard Hsu Chieh-yu Jamie Loeb
Ashley Weinhold
6–4, 4–6,
Loss1–4Oct 2014ITF Florence, United States25,000Hard Keri Wong Jamie Loeb
Sanaz Marand
3–6, 6–7
Win2–4Apr 2015ITF León, Mexico15,000Hard Maria Fernanda Alves Kim Grajdek
Mayo Hibi
5–7, 7–6,
Loss2–5Jun 2015ITF Sumter, United States25,000Hard Jacqueline Cako Alexandra Mueller
Ashley Weinhold
7–5, 5–7,
Loss2–6Jul 2015ITF Stockton, United States50,000Hard Kaitlyn Christian Jamie Loeb
Sanaz Marand
3–6, 4–6
Win3–6Feb 2016ITF Surprise, United States25,000Hard Jacqueline Cako Emina Bektas
Sarah Lee
6–2, 4–6,
Loss3–7Aug 2016ITF Fort Worth, United States25,000Hard Jacqueline Cako Hsu Chieh-yu
Chanel Simmonds
0–6, 4–6