Danielle Lao

Danielle Marie Lao (born May 28, 1991) is an inactive American tennis player.

She achieved a career-high singles ranking of 152 by the WTA on April 1, 2019, and has won four singles titles and three doubles titles 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.

Career Junior and college years 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. Her best performance came at the Stockton Challenger when she reached the final of the $60k tournament, before losing in two close sets to fellow American Madison Brengle.

Performance timelines

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

Singles

ITF Circuit finals Singles: 8 (4 titles, 4 runner–ups) Legend$60,000 tournaments$25,000 tournaments$15,000 tournamentsFinals by surfaceHard (3–4)Clay (1–0)

Doubles: 10 (3 titles, 7 runner–ups) Legend$50,000 tournaments$25,000 tournaments$15,000 tournamentsFinals by surfaceHard (2–3)Clay (1–4)