Vera Lapko

Vera Lapko
Вера Лапко
Vera Lapko at the 2018 Wimbledon Championships
Full nameVera Valeryevna Lapko
Country (sports) Belarus
ResidenceMinsk, Belarus
Born (1998-09-29) 29 September 1998 (age 26)
Minsk
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro2014
Retired2024
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
CoachVladimir Kruk
Prize moneyUS$ 877,415
Singles
Career record199–110
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
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

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

She 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

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 had a win–loss record of 6–2.

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

Performance timeline

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

Current through the 2021 Astana Open.

Tournament 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 SR W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A Q2 Q2 1R A A A 0 / 1 0–1
French Open A A Q1 1R A A A 0 / 1 0–1
Wimbledon A A 2R 1R NH A A 0 / 2 1–2
US Open A Q2 2R A 2R A A 0 / 2 2–2
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 2–2 0–3 1–1 0–0 0–0 0 / 6 3–6
WTA 1000
Dubai / Qatar Open[a] A A A 1R A A A 0 / 1 0–1
Indian Wells Open A A Q2 1R NH A A 0 / 1 0–1
Miami Open A A Q2 1R NH A A 0 / 1 0–1
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
Year-end ranking 320 131 65 328 293 366 291 $869,526

WTA Tour finals

Doubles: 4 (4 runner-ups)

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 Belarus Olga Govortsova United States Asia Muhammad
China Peng Shuai 		2–6, 6–7(3)
Loss 0–2 Apr 2018 Ladies Open Lugano, Switzerland International Clay Belarus Aryna Sabalenka Belgium Kirsten Flipkens
Belgium Elise Mertens 		1–6, 3–6
Loss 0–3 Sep 2018 Guangzhou Open, China International Hard Montenegro Danka Kovinić Australia Monique Adamczak
Australia Jessica Moore 		6–4, 5–7, [4–10]
Loss 0–4 Oct 2018 Luxembourg Open International Hard (i) Luxembourg Mandy Minella Belgium Greet Minnen
Belgium Alison Van Uytvanck 		6–7(3), 2–6

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 12 (7 titles, 5 runner–ups)

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

Doubles: 14 (7 titles, 7 runner–ups)

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

Junior Grand Slam tournament finals

Girls' singles: 1 (title)

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

Girls' doubles: 2 (runner–ups)

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

Notes

  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

  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".
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