Laura Lapi


Laura Lapi 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 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.

ITF finals

Singles (6–6)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Winner1.6 April 1987Caserta, ItalyClay Olga Tsarbopoulou6–1, 6–3
Runner-up2.8 June 1987Carpi, ItalyClay Cathy Caverzasio1–6, 2–6
Winner3.15 June 1987Salerno, ItalyClay Anna-Karin Olsson6–3, 6–2
Winner4.12 July 1987Paliano, ItalyClay Suzanna Wibowo4–6, 6–1, 6–4
Runner-up5.13 July 1987Subiaco, ItalyClay Sabrina Lucchi6–1, 1–6, 6–7
Winner6.17 August 1987Lisbon, PortugalClay Petra Schwarz6–4, 4–6, 7–5
Runner-up7.24 August 1987Porto, PortugalClay Mirijam Schweda4–6, 0–6
Winner8.20 July 1992Subiaco, ItalyClay Martina Hautová6–0, 6–1
Winner9.8 June 1992Nicolosi, ItalyClay Janette Husárová6–0, 6–3
Runner-up10.24 August 1992La Spezia, ItalyClay Andreea Ehritt-Vanc4–6, 2–6
Runner-up11.21 September 1992Acireale, ItalyClay Katia Piccolini3–6, 2–6
Runner-up12.19 July 1993Sezze, ItalyClay Katia Piccolini3–6, 2–6

Doubles (1–2)