Irina Falconi

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Irina Falconi
Irina Falconi - Citi Open (001).jpg
Country  United States
Residence United States Atlanta, USA
Born (1990-05-04) May 4, 1990 (age 23)
Ecuador Portoviejo, Ecuador
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight 61 kg (130 lb; 9.6 st)
Turned pro 2010
Retired Active
Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money $481,107
Singles
Career record 159–115
Career titles 4 ITF
Highest ranking No. 73 (October 10, 2011)
Current ranking No. 135 (May 20, 2013)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open 1R (2011, 2012)
French Open 2R (2012)
Wimbledon 1R (2011, 2012)
US Open 3R (2011)
Doubles
Career record 67–65
Career titles 1 ITF
Highest ranking No. 72 (May 20, 2013)
Current ranking No. 72 (May 20, 2013)
Grand Slam Doubles results
US Open 2R (2012)
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
US Open 1R (2012)

Last updated on: May 20, 2013.

Irina Falconi
Medal record
Tennis
Competitor for  United States
Pan American Games
Gold 2011 Guadalajara Singles
Silver 2011 Guadalajara Doubles

Irina Falconi (born May 4, 1990 in Portoviejo, Ecuador) is a professional American tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is World No. 73, which she reached on October 10, 2011. Her career high in doubles is World No. 72, which she reached on May 20, 2013.

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Professional career [edit]

2010 [edit]

She was given a wild card into the 2010 US Open qualifying tournament and managed to qualify defeating Mona Barthel, Anastasia Pivovarova and Stéphanie Dubois.

2011 [edit]

Falconi went out in the first round of the Australian Open, the French Open, and Wimbledon. The 2011 US Open was more successful for Falconi, who defeated Klara Zakopalova and Dominika Cibulkova, before losing to Sabine Lisicki.

WTA career finals [edit]

Doubles: 2 (0–1) [edit]

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0)
Premier (0–0)
International (0–1)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 3 August 2012 Washington D.C., United States Hard South Africa Chanelle Scheepers Japan Shuko Aoyama
Chinese Taipei Chang Kai-chen
5–7, 2–6
Runner-up 2. 25 August 2012 Dallas, United States Hard Latvia Līga Dekmeijere New Zealand Marina Erakovic
United Kingdom Heather Watson
3–6, 0–6

ITF career finals [edit]

Singles: (4–3) [edit]

$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner–up 1. May 1, 2007 Los Mochis, Mexico Hard Brazil Maria Fernanda Alves 6–2, 6–0
Winner 1. May 28, 2007 Monterrey, Mexico Hard United States Courtney Nagle 2–6, 6–3, 6–4
Winner 2. July 13, 2009 Atlanta, United States Hard United States Jennifer Elie 6–0, 6–4
Winner 3. July 27, 2009 St. Joseph, United States Hard United States Caitlin Whoriskey 6–3, 6–3
Winner 4. July 12, 2010 Atlanta, United States Hard United States Allie Will 6–1, 6–4
Runner-up 2. October 18, 2010 Rock Hill, United States Hard Italy Camila Giorgi 6–3, 6–4
Runner–up 3. February 7, 2011 Midland, United States Hard Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká 6–4, 6–4

Singles performance timeline [edit]

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# A P Z# PO SF-B F S G NMS NH

Won tournament, or reached Final, Semifinal, Quarterfinal, Round 4, 3, 2, 1; competed at a Round Robin stage or lost in Qualification Round 3, 2, Round 1; absent from a tournament or participated in a team event; played in a Davis Cup Zonal Group (with its number indication) or Play-off; won a bronze, silver (F or S) or gold medal at the Olympics, the former of which has, from 1908–1924 and 1996–present, been awarded to the winner of a play-off match between losing semifinalists. The last two are for a Masters Series/1000 tournament that was relegated (Not a Masters Series) or a tournament that was Not Held in a given year. To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated either at the conclusion of (not during) a tournament, or when the player's participation in the tournament has ended.

Tournament 2009 2010 2011 2012 W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A 1R 1R 0–2
French Open A A 1R 2R 1–2
Wimbledon A A 1R 1R 0–2
US Open LQ 1R 3R 1R 2–3
Win–Loss 0–0 0–1 0–4 1–4 1–9

Doubles performance timeline [edit]

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# A P Z# PO SF-B F S G NMS NH

Won tournament, or reached Final, Semifinal, Quarterfinal, Round 4, 3, 2, 1; competed at a Round Robin stage or lost in Qualification Round 3, 2, Round 1; absent from a tournament or participated in a team event; played in a Davis Cup Zonal Group (with its number indication) or Play-off; won a bronze, silver (F or S) or gold medal at the Olympics, the former of which has, from 1908–1924 and 1996–present, been awarded to the winner of a play-off match between losing semifinalists. The last two are for a Masters Series/1000 tournament that was relegated (Not a Masters Series) or a tournament that was Not Held in a given year. To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated either at the conclusion of (not during) a tournament, or when the player's participation in the tournament has ended.

Tournament 2011 2012 2013 W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open 1R 2R 1–2
French Open 0–0
Wimbledon 2R 1–1
US Open 1R 2R 1–2
Win–Loss 0–1 2–3 1–1 3–5

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