Francesca La'O

Freitag, 07. Mai 1976

Francesca Maria La'O (born 7 May 1976) is a Filipina former professional tennis player. La'o, the highest ever ranked Filipino singles player on the WTA Tour at 386, was a Southeast Asian Games doubles gold medalist and featured in 19 Fed Cup ties for the Philippines, with her first stint in the team from 1991 to 1995. Between 1996 and 1999, La'O played collegiate tennis with UC Berkeley and earned NCAA All-American honors. In 2003, she came back for one final Fed Cup season, before retiring with eight singles and nine doubles wins.