Lisa Albano-Fu (born March 24, 1970) is an American former professional

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player. A native of

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, Albano attended

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and was a collegiate tennis player for

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, where she earned four All-American selections. She was runner-up to

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in the final of the 1991 NCAA championships and was named ITA Regional Player of the Year in 1992. After college she competed briefly on the professional tour and had a best singles world ranking of 366, with main draw appearances at the

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. She won both the singles and doubles titles of an ITF tournament in Freeport, Bahamas in 1992. Albano, who is married with two sons, is a member of the California Athletics Hall of Fame and New England Tennis Hall of Fame. She lives in

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ITF finals

Singles: 2 (1–1)

Doubles: 3 (1–2)

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