Vera Valeryevna Lapko (Belarusian: Вера Валер'еўна Лапко; born 29 September 1998) is a Belarusian former professional tennis player.

Vera Lapko
Вера Лапко
Full nameVera Valeryevna Lapko
Country (sports) Belarus
ResidenceMinsk, Belarus
Born (1998-09-29) 29 September 1998 (age 25)
Minsk
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Retired2024
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
CoachVladimir Kruk
Prize moneyUS$ 877,415
Singles
Career record199–110 (64.4%)
Career titles7 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 60 (1 October 2018)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2019)
French Open1R (2019)
Wimbledon2R (2018)
US Open2R (2018, 2020)
Doubles
Career record97–56 (63.4%)
Career titles7 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 83 (14 May 2018)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (2021)
French Open1R (2018, 2020)
Wimbledon1R (2018)
Team competitions
Fed Cup6–2 (75.0%)
Last updated on: 20 September 2023.

She has won seven singles and seven doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 1 October 2018, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 60. On 14 May 2018, she peaked at No. 83 in the doubles rankings.

Career edit

Lapko reached the 2014 US Open and 2015 Wimbledon girls' doubles finals, both times partnering Tereza Mihalíková.[1][2] She won the 2016 Australian Open girls' singles title, defeating Mihalíková in the final.[3]

Playing for Belarus Fed Cup team, Lapko has a win–loss record of 6–2.

In January 2024, Lapko announced her retirement from professional tennis due to knee injuries.[4]

Performance timeline edit

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.[5]

Singles edit

Current through the 2021 Astana Open.

Tournament 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A Q2 Q2 1R A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
French Open A A Q1 1R A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Wimbledon A A 2R 1R NH A A 0 / 2 1–2 33%
US Open A Q2 2R A 2R A A 0 / 2 2–2 50%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 2–2 0–3 1–1 0–0 0–0 0 / 6 3–6 33%
WTA 1000
Dubai / Qatar Open[a] A A A 1R A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Indian Wells Open A A Q2 1R NH A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Miami Open A A Q2 1R NH A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Madrid Open A A A Q1 NH A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Canadian Open A A Q1 A NH A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Cincinnati Open A A Q2 A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Career statistics
Tournaments 1 2 10 10 2 4 0 Career total: 29
Overall win–loss 0–1 2–2 14–11 3–10 1–2 2–4 0–0 0 / 29 22–30 42%
Year-end ranking 320 131 65 328 293 366 $869,526

WTA Tour finals edit

Doubles: 4 (4 runner-ups) edit

Legend
Grand Slam
WTA 1000
WTA 500
WTA 250 (0–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–3)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 2016 Guangzhou Open, China International[b] Hard   Olga Govortsova   Asia Muhammad
  Peng Shuai
2–6, 6–7(3)
Loss 0–2 Apr 2018 Ladies Open Lugano, Switzerland International Clay   Aryna Sabalenka   Kirsten Flipkens
  Elise Mertens
1–6, 3–6
Loss 0–3 Sep 2018 Guangzhou Open, China International Hard   Danka Kovinić   Monique Adamczak
  Jessica Moore
6–4, 5–7, [4–10]
Loss 0–4 Oct 2018 Luxembourg Open International Hard (i)   Mandy Minella   Greet Minnen
  Alison Van Uytvanck
6–7(3), 2–6

ITF Circuit finals edit

Singles: 12 (7 titles, 5 runner–ups) edit

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$80,000 tournaments
$60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (6–0)
Clay (1–5)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Mar 2015 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 10,000 Hard   Markéta Vondroušová 7–5, 6–3
Loss 1–1 Jun 2016 ITF Minsk, Belarus 25,000 Clay   Anna Kalinskaya 4–6, 3–6
Win 2–1 Jul 2016 ITF Astana, Kazakhstan 10,000 Hard   Valeria Savinykh 7–6(3), 3–6, 6–4
Loss 2–2 Jun 2017 Macha Lake Open, Czech Republic 25,000 Clay   Anna Karolína Schmiedlová 4–6, 5–7
Win 3–2 Aug 2017 Landisville Tennis Challenge, United States 25,000 Hard   Anna Karolína Schmiedlová 4–6, 6–4, 7–6(4)
Win 4–2 Oct 2017 ITF Clermont-Ferrand, France 25,000 Hard (i)   Bibiane Schoofs 6–4, 6–4
Win 5–2 May 2018 Khimki Ladies Cup, Russia 100,000 Hard (i)   Anastasia Potapova 6–1, 6–3
Win 6–2 May 2018 Open Saint-Gaudens, France 60,000 Clay   Quirine Lemoine 6–2, 6–4
Loss 6–3 Aug 2021 ITF Almaty, Kazakhstan 25,000 Clay   Iryna Shymanovich 3–6, 2–6
Loss 6–4 Jan 2022 ITF Vero Beach, United States 25,000 Clay   Sophie Chang 1–6, 6–1, 2–6
Loss 6–5 Aug 2022 ITF Radom, Poland 25,000 Clay   Çağla Büyükakçay 1–4 ret.
Win 7–5 Oct 2022 Trnava Women's Indoor, Slovakia 25,000 Hard (i)   Lucie Havlíčková 4–6, 7–6(1), 6–2

Doubles: 14 (7 titles, 7 runner–ups) edit

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$80,000 tournaments
$60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (5–4)
Clay (2–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partnering Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Mar 2015 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 10,000 Hard   Markéta Vondroušová   Anna Morgina
  Caroline Rohde-Moe
6–2, 6–4
Loss 1–1 Mar 2015 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 10,000 Hard   Anhelina Kalita   Prarthana Thombare
  Ekaterina Yashina
4–6, 7–5, [6–10]
Loss 1–2 Feb 2016 ITF Mâcon, France 10,000 Hard (i)   Emilie Francati   Manon Arcangioli
  Silvia Njirić
5–7, 6–7(5)
Loss 1–3 Nov 2016 ITF Minsk, Belarus 25,000 Hard (i)   Ilona Kremen   Anna Kalinskaya
  Nika Shytkouskaya
2–6, 3–6
Loss 1–4 Nov 2016 ITF Zawada, Poland 25,000 Carpet (i)   Ilona Kremen   Justyna Jegiołka
  Diāna Marcinkēviča
4–6, 5–7
Win 2–4 Feb 2017 ITF Moscow, Russia 25,000 Hard (i)   Dayana Yastremska   Bibiane Schoofs
  Ekaterina Yashina
7–5, 6–3
Win 3–4 Mar 2017 Open de Seine-et-Marne, France 60,000 Hard (i)   Polina Monova   Manon Arcangioli
  Magdalena Fręch
6–3, 6–4
Loss 3–5 May 2017 ITF Lleida, Spain 25,000 Clay   Aleksandrina Naydenova   Andrea Gámiz
  Georgina García Pérez
1–6, 6–4, [8–10]
Win 4–5 Jun 2017 ITF Warsaw, Poland 25,000+H Clay   Priscilla Hon   Katarzyna Kawa
  Katarzyna Piter
7–6(3), 6–4
Win 5–5 Jul 2017 Bella Cup, Poland 25,000+H Clay   Anna Morgina   Miriam Kolodziejová
  Jesika Malečková
6–2, 6–3
Loss 5–6 Jul 2017 Sacramento Challenger,
United States
60,000 Hard   Jovana Jakšić   Desirae Krawczyk
  Giuliana Olmos
1–6, 2–6
Win 6–6 Aug 2017 Lexington Challenger,
United States
60,000 Hard   Priscilla Hon   Hiroko Kuwata
  Valeria Savinykh
6–3, 6–4
Win 7–6 Sep 2017 ITF Clermont-Ferrand, France 25,000 Hard (i)   Cornelia Lister   Sarah Beth Grey
  Olivia Nicholls
6–4, 6–3
Loss 7–7 May 2018 Open de Cagnes-sur-Mer, France 100,000 Clay   Galina Voskoboeva   Kaitlyn Christian
  Sabrina Santamaria
6–2, 5–7, [7–10]

Junior Grand Slam tournament finals edit

Girls' singles: 1 (title) edit

Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 2016 Australian Open Hard   Tereza Mihalíková 6–3, 6–4

Girls' doubles: 2 (2 runner–ups) edit

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2014 US Open Hard   Tereza Mihalíková   İpek Soylu
  Jil Teichmann
7–5, 2–6, [7–10]
Loss 2015 Wimbledon Grass   Tereza Mihalíková   Dalma Gálfi
  Fanny Stollár
3–6, 2–6

Notes edit

  1. ^ The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Ladies Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009 to 2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
  2. ^ The WTA International tournaments were reclassified as WTA 250 tournaments in 2021.

References edit

  1. ^ "Final lineups decided at Flushing Meadows". International Tennis Federation. 7 September 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  2. ^ Harwitt, Sandra (12 July 2015). "Big serving Opelka wins Wimbledon junior title". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  3. ^ Fraser, Stuart (30 January 2016). "Anderson and Lapko triumph in Melbourne". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  4. ^ "«Горжусь тем, что я белоруска!» 25-летняя теннисистка объявила о завершении карьеры". Nasha Niva (in Belarusian). 13 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Player & Career Overview".

External links edit