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	(1998-09-29) 29 September 1998 (age 25) Minsk
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Retired	2024
Plays	Right (two-handed backhand)
Coach	Vladimir Kruk
Prize money	US$ 877,415
Singles
Career record	199–110 (64.4%)
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 (63.4%)
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 (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.

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

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.

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.

Singles

Current through the 2021 Astana Open.

Doubles: 4 (4 runner-ups)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Sep 2016	Guangzhou Open, China	International	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

Singles: 12 (7 titles, 5 runner–ups)

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)

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]

Girls' singles: 1 (title)

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

Girls' doubles: 2 (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