Vera Valeryevna Lapko (; 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

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 2022 WTA Tour. Tournament2016201720182019202020212022SRW–LGrand Slam tournaments Australian OpenAQ2Q21RAAA0 / 10–1 French OpenAAQ11RAAA0 / 10–1 WimbledonAA2R1RNHAA0 / 21–2 US OpenAQ22RA2RAA0 / 22–2Win–loss0–00–02–20–31–10–00–00 / 63–6WTA 1000Dubai / Qatar OpenAAA1RAAA0 / 10–1Indian Wells OpenAAQ21RNHAA0 / 10–1Miami OpenAAQ21RNHAA0 / 10–1Madrid OpenAAAQ1NHAA0 / 00–0Canadian OpenAAQ1ANHAA0 / 00–0Cincinnati OpenAAQ2AAAA0 / 00–0Career statisticsTournaments121010240Career total: 29Overall win–loss0–12–214–113–101–22–40–00 / 2922–30Year-end ranking32013165328293366291$869,526

WTA Tour finals Doubles: 4 (4 runner-ups) LegendWTA 500WTA 250 (0–4)Finals by surfaceHard (0–3)Clay (0–1) ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 0–1 Guangzhou Open, China International Hard Olga Govortsova Asia Muhammad Peng Shuai 2–6, 6–7(3)Loss 0–2 Ladies Open Lugano, Switzerland International Clay Aryna Sabalenka Kirsten Flipkens Elise Mertens 1–6, 3–6Loss 0–3 Guangzhou Open, China International Hard Danka Kovinić Monique Adamczak Jessica Moore 6–4, 5–7, [4–10]Loss 0–4 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 tournamentsFinals by surfaceHard (6–0)Clay (1–5) ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreWin1–0 Mar 2015ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt10,000 Hard Markéta Vondroušová 7–5, 6–3Loss 1–1 Jun 2016ITF Minsk, Belarus25,000 Clay Anna Kalinskaya 4–6, 3–6Win 2–1 Jul 2016ITF Astana, Kazakhstan10,000 Hard Valeria Savinykh 7–6(3), 3–6, 6–4Loss 2–2 Jun 2017Macha Lake Open, Czech Republic25,000 Clay Anna Karolína Schmiedlová 4–6, 5–7Win 3–2 Aug 2017Landisville Tennis Challenge, United States25,000 Hard Anna Karolína Schmiedlová 4–6, 6–4, 7–6(4)Win 4–2 Oct 2017ITF Clermont-Ferrand, France25,000 Hard (i) Bibiane Schoofs 6–4, 6–4Win 5–2 May 2018Khimki Ladies Cup, Russia100,000 Hard (i) Anastasia Potapova 6–1, 6–3Win 6–2 May 2018Open Saint-Gaudens, France60,000 Clay Quirine Lemoine 6–2, 6–4Loss 6–3 Aug 2021ITF Almaty, Kazakhstan 25,000 Clay Iryna Shymanovich 3–6, 2–6Loss 6–4 Jan 2022ITF Vero Beach, United States 25,000 Clay Sophie Chang 1–6, 6–1, 2–6Loss 6–5 Aug 2022ITF Radom, Poland25,000 Clay Çağla Büyükakçay 1–4 ret.Win 7–5 Oct 2022Trnava Indoor, Slovakia25,000 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 tournamentsFinals by surfaceHard (5–4)Clay (2–2)Carpet (0–1) ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartneringOpponentsScoreWin 1–0 Mar 2015ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt10,000 Hard Markéta Vondroušová Anna Morgina Caroline Rohde-Moe 6–2, 6–4Loss 1–1 Mar 2015ITF Sharm El Sheikh10,000 Hard Anhelina Kalita Prarthana Thombare Ekaterina Yashina 4–6, 7–5, [6–10]Loss 1–2 Feb 2016ITF Mâcon, France10,000 Hard (i) Emilie Francati Manon Arcangioli Silvia Njirić 5–7, 6–7(5)Loss 1–3 Nov 2016ITF Minsk, Belarus25,000 Hard (i) Ilona Kremen Anna Kalinskaya Nika Shytkouskaya 2–6, 3–6Loss 1–4 Nov 2016ITF Zawada, Poland25,000 Carpet (i) Ilona Kremen Justyna Jegiołka Diāna Marcinkēviča 4–6, 5–7Win 2–4 Feb 2017ITF Moscow, Russia25,000 Hard (i) Dayana Yastremska Bibiane Schoofs Ekaterina Yashina 7–5, 6–3Win 3–4 Mar 2017Open de Seine-et-Marne, France60,000 Hard (i) Polina Monova Manon Arcangioli Magdalena Fręch 6–3, 6–4Loss 3–5 May 2017ITF Lleida, Spain25,000 Clay Aleksandrina Naydenova Andrea Gámiz Georgina García Pérez 1–6, 6–4, [8–10]Win 4–5 Jun 2017ITF Warsaw, Poland25,000+H Clay Priscilla Hon Katarzyna Kawa Katarzyna Piter 7–6(3), 6–4Win 5–5 Jul 2017Bella Cup, Poland25,000+H Clay Anna Morgina Miriam Kolodziejová Jesika Malečková 6–2, 6–3Loss 5–6 Jul 2017Sacramento Challenger, United States60,000 Hard Jovana Jakšić Desirae Krawczyk Giuliana Olmos 1–6, 2–6Win 6–6 Aug 2017Lexington Challenger, United States60,000 Hard Priscilla Hon Hiroko Kuwata Valeria Savinykh 6–3, 6–4Win 7–6 Sep 2017ITF Clermont-Ferrand, France25,000 Hard (i) Cornelia Lister Sarah Beth Grey Olivia Nicholls 6–4, 6–3Loss 7–7 May 2018Open de Cagnes-sur-Mer, France100,000 Clay Galina Voskoboeva Kaitlyn Christian Sabrina Santamaria 6–2, 5–7, [7–10]

Junior Grand Slam tournament finals Girls' singles: 1 (title) ResultYearTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreWin 2016 Australian Open Hard Tereza Mihalíková 6–3, 6–4

Girls' doubles: 2 (runner-ups) ResultYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 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

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