Laura Lapi
| Full name | Laura Lapi |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Italy |
| Born | 10 September 1970 |
| Prize money | $138,991 |
| Singles | |
| 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 | |
| Highest ranking | No. 191 (6 June 1988) |
Laura Lapi (born 10 September 1970) is a former professional tennis player from Italy.
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
- ^ "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.
