Laura Lapi

Laura Lapi (born 10 September 1970) is a former professional tennis player from Italy.

Laura Lapi
Full nameLaura Lapi
Country (sports) Italy
Born (1970-09-10) 10 September 1970
Prize money$138,991
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 66 (9 April 1990)
Grand Slam Singles results
French Open3R (1990)
Wimbledon1R (1988, 1990)
US Open1R (1988, 1989, 1990)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 191 (6 June 1988)

Biography

As 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 semi-final appearance at Paris in 1988. She had a win over Jana Novotna at the 1988 WTA 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 1990 Wimbledon Championships that followed, her first round opponent was Hana Mandlikova, who had announced she would retire at the end of the tournament. She lost to Mandlikova 9–11 in the third set, having held been unable to convert three match points.[3]

ITF finals

Singles (6–6)
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 6 April 1987 Caserta, Italy Clay Olga Tsarbopoulou 6–1, 6–3
Runner-up 2. 8 June 1987 Carpi, Italy Clay Cathy Caverzasio 1–6, 2–6
Winner 3. 15 June 1987 Salerno, Italy Clay Anna-Karin Olsson 6–3, 6–2
Winner 4. 12 July 1987 Paliano, Italy Clay Suzanna Wibowo 4–6, 6–1, 6–4
Runner-up 5. 13 July 1987 Subiaco, Italy Clay Sabrina Lucchi 6–1, 1–6, 6–7
Winner 6. 17 August 1987 Lisbon, Portugal Clay Petra Schwarz 6–4, 4–6, 7–5
Runner-up 7. 24 August 1987 Porto, Portugal Clay Mirijam Schweda 4–6, 0–6
Winner 8. 20 July 1992 Subiaco, Italy Clay Martina Hautová 6–0, 6–1
Winner 9. 8 June 1992 Nicolosi, Italy Clay Janette Husárová 6–0, 6–3
Runner-up 10. 24 August 1992 La Spezia, Italy Clay Andreea Ehritt-Vanc 4–6, 2–6
Runner-up 11. 21 September 1992 Acireale, Italy Clay Katia Piccolini 3–6, 2–6
Runner-up 12. 19 July 1993 Sezze, Italy Clay Katia Piccolini 3–6, 2–6

Doubles (1–2)
Outcome No. Date Location Surface Partner Opponents in the final Score
Runner-up 1. 12 July 1987 Paliano, Italy Clay Barbara Romanò Yayuk Basuki
Suzanna Wibowo		 4–6, 6–2, 0–6
Winner 2. 3 August 1992 Nicolosi, Italy Clay Rita Grande Emanuela Brusati
Germana Di Natale		 6–4, 6–2
Runner-up 3. 24 August 1992 La Spezia, Italy Clay Marzia Grossi Květa Peschke
Tina Vukasović		 5–7, 6–2, 2–6

References
  1. "ITF Tennis – Juniors – Player Profile – Lapi, Laura (ITA)". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  2. "Tennis Results At Melbourne, Australia". United Press International. 7 December 1988. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  3. Finn, Robin (26 June 1990). "Becker Off to an Uncertain Start at Wimbledon". New York Times. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
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