# Vera Lapko

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. She won the 2016 Australian Open girls' singles title, defeating Mihalíková in the final.
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.

## Performance timeline

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
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.
| 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 | 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 | 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 | $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 | 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 |