Laura Lapi
{{short description|Italian tennis player}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
| name = Laura Lapi
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| fullname = Laura Lapi
| country_represented = {{ITA}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|9|10|df=yes}}
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| death_date =
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| plays =
| careerprizemoney = $138,991
| singlesrecord = 154–96
| singlestitles = 6 ITF
| highestsinglesranking = No. 66 (9 April 1990)
| AustralianOpenresult =
| FrenchOpenresult = 3R (1990)
| Wimbledonresult = 1R (1988, 1990)
| USOpenresult = 1R (1988, 1989, 1990)
| doublesrecord = 27–25
| doublestitles = 1 ITF
| highestdoublesranking = No. 191 (6 June 1988)
}}
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.itftennis.com/juniors/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=20002729|title=ITF Tennis – Juniors – Player Profile – Lapi, Laura (ITA)|publisher=International Tennis Federation|accessdate=13 January 2018}}
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.{{cite news|url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1988/12/07/Tennis-Results-At-Melbourne-Australia-Dec-7/8250597474000/|title=Tennis Results At Melbourne, Australia|date=7 December 1988|work=United Press International|accessdate=13 January 2018}}
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.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/06/26/sports/becker-off-to-an-uncertain-start-at-wimbledon.html|title=Becker Off to an Uncertain Start at Wimbledon|last=Finn|first=Robin|date=26 June 1990|work=New York Times|accessdate=13 January 2018}}
ITF finals
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| $25,000 tournaments |
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| $10,000 tournaments |
=Singles (6–6)=
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| Result
!No. !Date !Tournament !Surface !Opponent !class="unsortable"| Score |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 1. | 6 April 1987 | ITF Caserta, Italy | Clay | {{flagicon|GRE}} Olga Tsarbopoulou | 6–1, 6–3 |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 2. | 8 June 1987 | ITF Carpi, Italy | Clay | {{flagicon|ITA}} Cathy Caverzasio | 1–6, 2–6 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 3. | 15 June 1987 | ITF Salerno, Italy | Clay | {{flagicon|SWE}} Anna-Karin Olsson | 6–3, 6–2 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 4. | 12 July 1987 | ITF Paliano, Italy | Clay | {{flagicon|INA}} Suzanna Wibowo | 4–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 5. | 13 July 1987 | ITF Subiaco, Italy | Clay | {{flagicon|ITA}} Sabrina Lucchi | 6–1, 1–6, 6–7 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 6. | 17 August 1987 | ITF Lisbon, Portugal | Clay | {{flagicon|AUT}} Petra Schwarz | 6–4, 4–6, 7–5 |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 7. | 24 August 1987 | ITF Porto, Portugal | Clay | {{flagicon|AUT}} Mirijam Schweda | 4–6, 0–6 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 8. | 20 July 1992 | ITF Subiaco, Italy | Clay | {{flagicon|TCH}} Martina Hautová | 6–0, 6–1 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 9. | 8 June 1992 | ITF Nicolosi, Italy | Clay | {{flagicon|TCH}} Janette Husárová | 6–0, 6–3 |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 10. | 24 August 1992 | ITF La Spezia, Italy | Clay | {{flagicon|ROU}} Andreea Ehritt-Vanc | 4–6, 2–6 |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 11. | 21 September 1992 | ITF Acireale, Italy | Clay | {{flagicon|ITA}} Katia Piccolini | 3–6, 2–6 |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 12. | 19 July 1993 | ITF Sezze, Italy | Clay | {{flagicon|ITA}} Katia Piccolini | 3–6, 2–6 |
=Doubles (1–2)=
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| Result
!No. !Date !Tournament !Surface !Partner !Opponents !class="unsortable"| Score |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 1. | 12 July 1987 | ITF Paliano, Italy | Clay | {{Flagicon|ITA}} Barbara Romanò | {{Flagicon|INA}} Yayuk Basuki | 4–6, 6–2, 0–6 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 2. | 3 August 1992 | ITF Nicolosi, Italy | Clay | {{flagicon|ITA}} Rita Grande | {{flagicon|ITA}} Emanuela Brusati | 6–4, 6–2 |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 3. | 24 August 1992 | ITF La Spezia, Italy | Clay | {{Flagicon|ITA}} Marzia Grossi | {{Flagicon|TCH}} Květa Peschke | 5–7, 6–2, 2–6 |
References
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External links
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