Laura Lapi (born 10 September 1970) is a former professional tennis player from Italy.

Biography

As a junior, Lapi was runner-up to

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in the 1987

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and was also a girls' doubles finalist at the 1988 US Open. Lapi was a member of the

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in the 1988 competition. She won her first match, over Poland's

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, 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

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. Her best performance on the

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was a semifinal appearance at Paris in 1988. She had a win over

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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

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. Lapi made the third round of the

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. At the

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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.

ITF finals

Singles (6–6)

Doubles (1–2)

References

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