Laura Lapi

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.

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.

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.

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Singles (6–6) ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponent ScoreWin 1. 6 April 1987 ITF Caserta, Italy Clay Olga Tsarbopoulou 6–1, 6–3Loss 2. 8 June 1987 ITF Carpi, Italy Clay Cathy Caverzasio 1–6, 2–6Win 3. 15 June 1987 ITF Salerno, Italy Clay Anna-Karin Olsson 6–3, 6–2Win 4. 12 July 1987 ITF Paliano, Italy Clay Suzanna Wibowo 4–6, 6–1, 6–4Loss 5. 13 July 1987 ITF Subiaco, Italy Clay Sabrina Lucchi 6–1, 1–6, 6–7Win 6. 17 August 1987 ITF Lisbon, Portugal Clay Petra Schwarz 6–4, 4–6, 7–5Loss 7. 24 August 1987 ITF Porto, Portugal Clay Mirijam Schweda 4–6, 0–6Win 8. 20 July 1992 ITF Subiaco, Italy Clay Martina Hautová 6–0, 6–1Win 9. 8 June 1992 ITF Nicolosi, Italy Clay Janette Husárová 6–0, 6–3Loss 10. 24 August 1992 ITF La Spezia, Italy Clay Andreea Ehritt-Vanc 4–6, 2–6Loss 11. 21 September 1992 ITF Acireale, Italy Clay Katia Piccolini 3–6, 2–6Loss 12. 19 July 1993 ITF Sezze, Italy Clay Katia Piccolini 3–6, 2–6

Doubles (1–2) ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponents ScoreLoss 1. 12 July 1987 ITF Paliano, Italy Clay Barbara Romanò Yayuk Basuki Suzanna Wibowo 4–6, 6–2, 0–6Win 2. 3 August 1992 ITF Nicolosi, Italy Clay Rita Grande Emanuela Brusati Germana Di Natale 6–4, 6–2Loss 3. 24 August 1992 ITF La Spezia, Italy Clay Marzia Grossi Květa Peschke Tina Vukasovič 5–7, 6–2, 2–6