Danielle Lao
Instagram profile (opens in new tab)Peak ranking
152 (Apr 1, 2019)
Elo peak
1552 (22.3%ile)
Career record
1–9 (10.0%)
Career titles
0
Prize money
$629,247
Recent WTA Matches full match log →
Qualifying matches are shown here but excluded from main-draw summaries and leaderboards.
| Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface | Opponent | Score | Result | H2H | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 2022 | Guadalajara 500 | WTA 1000 | Q2 | Hard | Magdalena Frech | 4-6 2-6 | L | H2H | Match data |
| Oct 15, 2022 | Guadalajara 500 | WTA 1000 | Q1 | Hard | Anna-Lena Friedsam | 3-6 6-4 6-3 | W | H2H | Match data |
| Sep 18, 2022 | Tokyo | WTA 500 | Q2 | Hard | Ellen Perez | 5-7 2-6 | L | H2H | Match data |
| Sep 17, 2022 | Tokyo | WTA 500 | Q1 | Hard | Eri Hozumi | 6-4 6-3 | W | H2H | Match data |
| Jun 6, 2022 | Nottingham | WTA 250 | Q2 | Grass | Daria Snigur | 6-7(5) 6-4 4-6 | L | H2H | Match data |
Rivals full rivalries list →
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katie Boulter | 0 | 1 | 1 | Jun 30, 2021 | H2H |
| Yafan Wang | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sep 19, 2019 | H2H |
| Ajla Tomljanovic | 0 | 1 | 1 | Jun 13, 2019 | H2H |
| Barbora Strycova | 0 | 1 | 1 | Aug 29, 2018 | H2H |
| Danielle Collins | 0 | 1 | 1 | Aug 2, 2018 | H2H |
Career Results
| Season | Age | Type | W | L | M | Win % | Start Rank | End Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 25 | Qualifying | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | — | — |
| 2016 | 25 | WTA | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 271 | 314 |
| 2017 | 26 | Qualifying | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | — | — |
| 2017 | 26 | WTA | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 314 | 227 |
| 2018 | 27 | Qualifying | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | — | — |
| 2018 | 27 | WTA | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 216 | 172 |
| 2019 | 28 | Qualifying | 9 | 7 | 16 | 56.3% | — | — |
| 2019 | 28 | WTA | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 169 | 196 |
| 2021 | 30 | Qualifying | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | — | — |
| 2021 | 30 | WTA | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 219 | 266 |
| 2022 | 31 | Qualifying | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | — | — |
| Career | — | 1 | 9 | 10 | 10.0% | — | — |
Career Results by Surface
| Season | Age | Type | Hard | Clay | Grass | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | |||
| 2016 | 25 | Qualifying | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% |
| 2016 | 25 | WTA | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% |
| 2017 | 26 | Qualifying | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% |
| 2017 | 26 | WTA | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 2018 | 27 | Qualifying | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 100.0% | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% |
| 2018 | 27 | WTA | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% |
| 2019 | 28 | Qualifying | 6 | 5 | 11 | 54.5% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 3 | 1 | 4 | 75.0% | 9 | 7 | 16 | 56.2% |
| 2019 | 28 | WTA | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 2021 | 30 | Qualifying | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 2021 | 30 | WTA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 2022 | 31 | Qualifying | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% |
| Career | — | — | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14.3% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 1 | 9 | 10 | 10.0% |
Career Results by Opponent Rank
| Season | Age | 1-10 | 11-30 | 31-100 | 100+ | Total | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | ||
| 2016 | 25 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 100.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% |
| 2017 | 26 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 2018 | 27 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% |
| 2019 | 28 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 2021 | 30 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Career | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14.3% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 1 | 9 | 10 | 10.0% | |
Advanced Stats
| Season | Age | ELO | ELO % | Hard % | Clay % | Grass % | Set Win % | Set Margin | SoS % | Deep Run % | Dec. Set W% | TB W | TB L | TB W% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 25 | 1470 | 16 | — | — | — | 60.0% | +1.00 | 63 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 26 | 1467 | 21 | — | — | — | 20.0% | -1.75 | 22 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| 2018 | 27 | 1474 | 29 | — | — | — | 0.0% | -2.83 | 49 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 | — |
| 2019 | 28 | 1519 | 61 | — | — | — | 0.0% | -2.50 | 39 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 | — |
| 2020 | 29 | 1525 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 30 | 1539 | 69 | — | — | — | 33.3% | -1.33 | 41 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 31 | 1534 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | 1489 | 37 | 19 | — | 62 | 21.7% | -1.92 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 40 |
Tournament Results by Category
WTA Ranking History full ranking history →
Career high
152
Career-high date
Apr 1, 2019
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Ranking History Matrix
| Season | Age | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1006 | 590 | 600 |
| 2014 | 23 | 592 | 549 | 525 | 495 | 476 | 447 | 383 | 381 | 357 | 362 | 463 | 454 |
| 2015 | 24 | 451 | 464 | 461 | 409 | 386 | 369 | 289 | 294 | 276 | 280 | 272 | 272 |
| 2016 | 25 | 270 | 263 | 263 | 281 | 277 | 280 | 394 | 364 | 323 | 315 | 318 | 314 |
| 2017 | 26 | 322 | 273 | 274 | 281 | 249 | 240 | 230 | 219 | 224 | 237 | 227 | 227 |
| 2018 | 27 | 211 | 243 | 243 | 204 | 249 | 240 | 234 | 238 | 215 | 181 | 173 | 172 |
| 2019 | 28 | 153 | 156 | 153 | 164 | 163 | 168 | 166 | 174 | 185 | 190 | 196 | 196 |
| 2020 | 29 | 200 | 199 | 202 | 202 | — | — | — | 206 | 215 | 216 | 219 | 219 |
| 2021 | 30 | 219 | 232 | 206 | 216 | 218 | 239 | 233 | 244 | 267 | 277 | 265 | 266 |
| 2022 | 31 | 284 | 278 | 302 | 303 | 288 | 251 | 228 | 229 | 216 | 217 | 258 | 262 |
| 2023 | 32 | 267 | 272 | 294 | 297 | 335 | 406 | 561 | 569 | 637 | 840 | 1235 | — |
Similar Players
Other WTA players ranked by a composite similarity score over country, era, and peak rank.
| Player | Country | Peak Rank | Peak Elo | Grand Slams | Titles | M | W | L | Win % | Active Years | Match Log |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexa Glatch | USA | 102 | 1,531 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 16 | 46 | 25.8% | 2005-2021 | Match log |
| Francesca Di Lorenzo | USA | 118 | 1,577 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 16 | 23.8% | 2018-2022 | Match log |
| Asia Muhammad | USA | 124 | 1,555 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 18 | 18.2% | 2007-2023 | Match log |
| Xinyun Han | CHN | 105 | 1,565 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 21 | 33 | 38.9% | 2008-2020 | Match log |
| Storm Hunter | AUS | 114 | 1,727 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 18 | 40 | 31.0% | 2014-2026 | Match log |
| Priscilla Hon | AUS | 101 | 1,684 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 17 | 40 | 29.8% | 2016-2026 | Match log |
| Irina Bara | ROU | 104 | 1,620 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 16 | 34 | 32.0% | 2017-2025 | Match log |
| Fanny Stollar | HUN | 114 | 1,659 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 14 | 17 | 45.2% | 2017-2024 | Match log |
| Antonia Lottner | GER | 128 | 1,652 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 11 | 26 | 29.7% | 2014-2020 | Match log |
| Katarina Zavatska | UKR | 103 | 1,571 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 10 | 26 | 27.8% | 2017-2024 | Match log |
| Jessika Ponchet | FRA | 104 | 1,645 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 10 | 25 | 28.6% | 2018-2026 | Match log |
| Maddison Inglis | AUS | 112 | 1,674 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 10 | 25 | 28.6% | 2016-2026 | Match log |
Frequently Asked Questions
- How old is Danielle Lao?
- Danielle Lao is 35 years old, born on May 28, 1991.
- Which country is Danielle Lao from?
- Danielle Lao is from United States.
- How tall is Danielle Lao?
- Danielle Lao is 160 cm / 5'3".
- Is Danielle Lao left-handed or right-handed?
- Danielle Lao plays right-handed.
- How many Grand Slams has Danielle Lao won?
- Danielle Lao has not won a Grand Slam title.
- How many WTA 1000 titles has Danielle Lao won?
- Danielle Lao has not won a WTA 1000 title.
- What is Danielle Lao's highest WTA ranking?
- Danielle Lao's career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 152, first achieved on April 1, 2019.
- What is Danielle Lao's career win-loss record?
- Danielle Lao has a career WTA singles record of 1 wins and 9 losses (10.0%).
- How much career prize money has Danielle Lao earned?
- Danielle Lao has earned at least $629,247 in career prize money from professional tennis.
- When did Danielle Lao play professional tennis?
- Danielle Lao turned professional in 2016 and was active through 2021.
- Who is Danielle Lao's biggest rival?
- Danielle Lao's most frequent opponent is Katie Boulter, with a head-to-head record of 0–1 across 1 meeting.