Danielle Lao

Danielle Lao
	Lao at the 2016 US Open
Full name	Danielle Marie Lao
Country (sports)	United States
Residence	Arcadia, California, United States
Born	May 28, 1991 (age 33); Pasadena, California, United States
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$15,456
Singles
Career record	32–27
Career titles	1 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 356 (October 6, 2014)
Current ranking	No. 444 (February 2, 2015)
Doubles
Career record	23–24
Career titles	2 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 221 (November 10, 2014)
Current ranking	No. 223 (February 2, 2015)
	Last updated on: February 2, 2015.

Danielle Marie Lao (born May 28, 1991 in Pasadena, California) is an American professional tennis player. Lao achieved a career high WTA singles ranking of 356 achieved on October 6, 2014.

Junior career

Lao won the 2008 USTA National Open.^[1]

College career

Lao competed for the USC Trojans where she was a two-time All-American and team captain.^[2]

Professional career

Lao won the Pelham, Alabama 2014 ITF Women's Circuit doubles title with Keri Wong.^[3]

Lao competed at the 2014 Coupe Banque Nationale in doubles where she lost in the first round with partner Alexandra Mueller.^[4]

In 2013, Lao 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.

ITF finals (5–7)

Singles (2–0)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	1.	6 April 2015	León, Mexico	Hard	Aleksandrina Naydenova	3–6, 6–3, 7–5
Winner	2.	22 June 2015	Baton Rouge, United States	Clay	Brooke Austin	7-5 6-3

Doubles (3–7)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Finals by surface
Hard (2–3)
Clay (1–4)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	10 February 2014	Rancho Santa Fe, United States	Hard	Keri Wong	Samantha Crawford Xu Yifan	6–3, 2–6, [10–12]
Winner	1.	7 April 2014	Pelham, United States	Clay	Keri Wong	Dia Evtimova Ilona Kremen	1–6, 6–4, [10–7]
Runner-up	2.	5 May 2014	Raleigh, United States	Clay	Keri Wong	Hsu Chieh-yu Alexandra Mueller	3–6, 3–6
Runner-up	3.	2 June 2014	El Paso, United States	Hard	Hsu Chieh-yu	Jamie Loeb Ashley Weinhold	6–4, 4–6, [13–15]
Runner-up	4.	13 October 2014	Florence, United States	Hard	Keri Wong	Jamie Loeb Sanaz Marand	3–6, 6–7^(5–7)
Winner	2.	6 April 2015	León, Mexico	Hard	Maria Fernanda Alves	Kim Grajdek Mayo Hibi	5-7, 7-6^(7-5), 10-4
Runner-up	5.	15 June 2015	Sumter, United States	Hard	Jacqueline Cako	Alexandra Mueller Ashley Weinhold	7–5, 5–7, [6–10]
Runner-up	6.	13 July 2015	Stockton, United States	Hard	Kaitlyn Christian	Jamie Loeb Sanaz Marand	3–6, 4–6
Winner	3.	20 February 2016	Surprise, United States	Hard	Jacqueline Cako	Emina Bektas Sarah Lee	6–2, 4–6, [10–8]
Runner-up	7.	06 August 2016	Fort Worth, United States	Hard	Jacqueline Cako	Hsu Chieh-yu Chanel Simmonds	0–6, 4–6