Vera Lapko

Vera Lapko
Вера Лапко
	Vera Lapko at the 2018 Wimbledon Championships
Full name	Vera Valeryevna Lapko
Country (sports)	Belarus
Residence	Minsk, Belarus
Born	29 September 1998 (age 26); Minsk
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro	2014
Retired	2024
Plays	Right (two-handed backhand)
Coach	Vladimir Kruk
Prize money	US$ 877,415
Singles
Career record	199–110
Career titles	7 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 60 (1 October 2018)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	1R (2019)
French Open	1R (2019)
Wimbledon	2R (2018)
US Open	2R (2018, 2020)
Doubles
Career record	97–56
Career titles	7 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 83 (14 May 2018)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	2R (2021)
French Open	1R (2018, 2020)
Wimbledon	1R (2018)
Team competitions
Fed Cup	6–2

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	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

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	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 Indoor, Slovakia	25,000	Hard (i)	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	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

Girls' singles: 1 (title)

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

Girls' doubles: 2 (runner–ups)

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

^ 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.
^ The WTA International tournaments were reclassified as WTA 250 tournaments in 2021.

References

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

External links

Vera Lapko at the Women's Tennis Association
Vera Lapko at the International Tennis Federation
Vera Lapko at the Billie Jean King Cup

[DubaiDoha-6] 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.

[WTA250-7] The WTA International tournaments were reclassified as WTA 250 tournaments in 2021.

[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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