Louisa Chirico

Louisa Chirico (born May 16, 1996) is an American tennis player.

Louisa Chirico
Chirico at the 2016 US Open
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceWestchester, New York
Born (1996-05-16) May 16, 1996
Morristown, New Jersey
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Prize money$999,409
Singles
Career record196–158
Career titles3 ITF
Highest ranking58 (24 October 2016)
Current ranking378 (10 February 2020)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open1R (2017)
French Open2R (2016)
Wimbledon1R (2016)
US Open1R (2015, 2016)
Doubles
Career record58–64
Career titles2 ITF
Highest ranking184 (6 June 2017)
Current ranking783 (10 February 2020)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open2R (2017)
French Open1R (2016)
Wimbledon1R (2016)
US Open2R (2016)
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Wimbledon1R (2016)
Last updated on: 15 February 2020.

Chirico, who comes from Harrison, New York,[1] has won three singles and two doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 24 October 2016, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 58. On 6 June 2017, she peaked at No. 184 in the doubles rankings.

Tennis career

Early years

Partnering Jan Abaza, Chirico won her first $50,000 tournament at the 2013 Audi Melbourne Pro Tennis Classic, defeating Asia Muhammad and Allie Will in the final.

Chirico made her Grand Slam debut at the 2015 French Open after being awarded a wildcard into the event by the USTA.[2] She lost in the first round to the ninth seed Ekaterina Makarova in straight sets.

Chirico won her first WTA Tour match at the 2015 Citi Open where she defeated Heather Watson. She then beat the top-30 player Alizé Cornet in a third-set tie-break but lost to her compatriot Sloane Stephens in the quarterfinals.

2016–2018

In May 2016, Chirico won five qualifier and main-draw matches at the Madrid Open to reach the semifinals.[3] Later that month, she reached the main draw of the French Open through three qualifying wins and made it through to the second round.[4]

After reaching a career-high ranking of 58 in October 2016, Chirico dropped outside the top 500 in September 2018.[5]

WTA 125 Series finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner–up)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Nov 2015 Open de Limoges, ​France Hard (i) Caroline Garcia 1–6, 3–6

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 9 (4 titles, 5 runner–ups)
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (1–3)
Clay (3–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 May 2012 ITF Sumter, ​United States $10,000 Hard Victoria Duval 6–4, 6–3
Loss 1–1 Feb 2013 ITF Surprise, ​United States $25,000 Hard Tara Moore 6–4, 6–3
Win 2–1 Jun 2014 ITF Padua, ​Italy $25,000 Clay Paula Cristina Gonçalves 6–2, 1–6, 7–6(7–3)
Loss 2–2 Jun 2014 ITF Lenzerheide, ​Switzerland $25,000 Clay Elizaveta Kulichkova 5–7, 2–6
Loss 2–3 Feb 2015 ITF Midland, ​United States $100,000 Hard (i) Tatjana Maria 2–6, 0–6
Win 3–3 Apr 2015 ITF Dothan, ​United States $50,000 Clay Katerina Stewart 7–6(7–1), 3–6, 7–6(7–1)
Loss 3–4 May 2015 ITF Indian ​Harbour Beach, ​United States $50,000 Clay Katerina Stewart 4–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss 3–5 Sep 2017 ITF Tampico, ​Mexico $100,000+H Hard Irina Falconi 5–7, 7–6 (7–3) , 1–6
Win 4–5 Mar 2019 ITF Sao Paulo, ​Brasil W25 Clay Danka Kovinic 6–0, 6–2

Doubles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runner–ups)
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (2–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Feb 2013 ITF Rancho Mirage, ​United States $25,000 Hard Jan Abaza Tara Moore
Melanie South		 6–4, 2–6, [10–12]
Win 1–1 Apr 2013 ITF Indian ​Harbour Beach, ​United States $50,000 Clay Jan Abaza Asia Muhammad
Allie Will		 6–4, 6–4
Loss 1–2 Jan 2014 ITF Port St. Lucie, ​United States $25,000 Clay Jan Abaza Réka Luca Jani
Irina Khromacheva		 4–6, 4–6
Loss 1–3 Jun 2014 ITF Brescia, Italy $25,000 Clay Asia Muhammad Sanaz Marand
Florencia Molinero		 4–6, 6–4, [8–10]
Win 2–3 Jun 2014 ITF Lenzerheide, ​Switzerland $25,000 Clay Sanaz Marand Jang Su-jeong
Justyna Jegiołka		 6–3, 6–4
Loss 2–4 Mar 2016 ITF Osprey, ​United States $50,000 Clay Katerina Stewart Asia Muhammad
Taylor Townsend		 1–6, 7–6(7–5), [4–10]

Grand Slam singles performance timeline
Tournament201320142015201620172018W–L
Australian Open A A Q2 A 1R Q1 0–1
French Open A A 1R 2R 1R A 1–3
Wimbledon A A Q3 1R Q1 A 0–1
US Open Q3 Q2 1R 1R Q2 A 0–2
Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 0–2 1–3 0–2 0–0 1–7

Personal life

Chirico is of Korean descent through her mother.[6][7]

References
  1. Heyman, Brian (April 13, 2013). "Louisa Chirico courting her dream". The Journal News. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
  2. "New York teen Chirico earns USTA's French Open wild card". tennis.com. May 10, 2015. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
  3. Rothenberg, Ben (May 5, 2016). "With Rare Comfort on the Clay Court, a Teenager Leaves Her Mark". The New York Times. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
  4. Burton, Edwin (May 20, 2016). "Pair of Americans reach French Open main draw". The Daily Progress. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
  5. "Ranking history of Louisa Chirico". CoreTennis.net. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  6. Louisa Chirico [@Louisa_Chirico] (15 September 2016). "Fun Fact: I am 1/2 Korean 💃🏻" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  7. http://www.wtatennis.com/news/insider-qa-louisa-chirico
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