Laura Lapi (born 10 September 1970) is a former professional tennis player from Italy.
| Full name | Laura Lapi |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Italy |
| Born | 10 September 1970 |
| Prize money | $138,991 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 154–96 |
| Career titles | 6 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 66 (9 April 1990) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| French Open | 3R (1990) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (1988, 1990) |
| US Open | 1R (1988, 1989, 1990) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 27–25 |
| Career titles | 1 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 191 (6 June 1988) |
Biography
editAs a junior, Lapi was runner-up to Natalia Zvereva in the 1987 Orange Bowl and was also a girls' doubles finalist at the 1988 US Open.[1]
Lapi was a member of the Italy Fed Cup team in the 1988 competition. She won her first match, over Poland's Magdalena Feistel, to help Italy win the tie. In the second round, the Italians were beaten by home side Australia and Lapi lost her match in three sets to Nicole Provis.[2]
Her best performance on the WTA Tour was a semifinal appearance at Paris in 1988. She had a win over Jana Novotná at the 1988 German Open. In 1990, she received her best ranking of 66 in the world, after making the third round at Hilton Head, in a run which included beating Claudia Kohde-Kilsch.
Lapi made the third round of the 1990 French Open. At the Wimbledon Championships that followed, her first-round opponent was Hana Mandliková, who had announced she would retire at the end of the tournament. She lost to Mandliková 9–11 in the third set, having been unable to convert three match points.[3]
ITF finals
edit| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
Singles (6–6)
edit| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1. | 6 April 1987 | ITF Caserta, Italy | Clay |  Olga Tsarbopoulou
|
6–1, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2. | 8 June 1987 | ITF Carpi, Italy | Clay | Cathy Caverzasio
|
1–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 3. | 15 June 1987 | ITF Salerno, Italy | Clay |  Anna-Karin Olsson
|
6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 4. | 12 July 1987 | ITF Paliano, Italy | Clay |  Suzanna Wibowo
|
4–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
| Loss | 5. | 13 July 1987 | ITF Subiaco, Italy | Clay | Sabrina Lucchi
|
6–1, 1–6, 6–7 |
| Win | 6. | 17 August 1987 | ITF Lisbon, Portugal | Clay |  Petra Schwarz
|
6–4, 4–6, 7–5 |
| Loss | 7. | 24 August 1987 | ITF Porto, Portugal | Clay | Mirijam Schweda
|
4–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 8. | 20 July 1992 | ITF Subiaco, Italy | Clay |  Martina Hautová
|
6–0, 6–1 |
| Win | 9. | 8 June 1992 | ITF Nicolosi, Italy | Clay | Janette Husárová
|
6–0, 6–3 |
| Loss | 10. | 24 August 1992 | ITF La Spezia, Italy | Clay |  Andreea Ehritt-Vanc
|
4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 11. | 21 September 1992 | ITF Acireale, Italy | Clay | Katia Piccolini
|
3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 12. | 19 July 1993 | ITF Sezze, Italy | Clay | Katia Piccolini
|
3–6, 2–6 |
Doubles (1–2)
edit| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | 12 July 1987 | ITF Paliano, Italy | Clay | Barbara Romanò
|
Yayuk Basuki Suzanna Wibowo
|
4–6, 6–2, 0–6 |
| Win | 2. | 3 August 1992 | ITF Nicolosi, Italy | Clay | Rita Grande
|
Emanuela Brusati Germana Di Natale
|
6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 3. | 24 August 1992 | ITF La Spezia, Italy | Clay | Marzia Grossi
|
Květa Peschke  Tina Vukasovič
|
5–7, 6–2, 2–6 |
References
edit- ^ "ITF Tennis – Juniors – Player Profile – Lapi, Laura (ITA)". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- ^ "Tennis Results At Melbourne, Australia". United Press International. 7 December 1988. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- ^ Finn, Robin (26 June 1990). "Becker Off to an Uncertain Start at Wimbledon". New York Times. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
