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

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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

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. 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

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National Open. She competed for the

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where she was a two-time

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and team captain.

Professional career

Lao plays primarily on the

. Her best performance came at the

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when she reached the final of the $60k tournament, before losing in two close sets to fellow American

Madison Brengle Madison Brengle (born April 3, 1990) is an inactive American tennis player. Her biggest success came in early 2015 when she reached her first WTA Tour final in January, followed by a fourth round major event appearance at the Australian Open. I ...

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)

Doubles: 10 (3 titles, 7 runner–ups)

References

External links

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Official website

1991 births Living people American female tennis players Tennis players from Pasadena, California Sportspeople from Arcadia, California USC Trojans women's tennis players 21st-century American sportswomen Long stubs with short prose {{US-tennis-bio-stub