Irina Falconi
Appearance
Country (sports) | United States | |||||||||||
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Residence | Atlanta, Georgia, US | |||||||||||
Born | Portoviejo, Ecuador | May 4, 1990|||||||||||
Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||
Turned pro | 2010 | |||||||||||
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) | |||||||||||
Prize money | $ 1,176,289 | |||||||||||
Singles | ||||||||||||
Career record | 267–192 | |||||||||||
Career titles | 1 WTA, 5 ITF | |||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 63 (May 23, 2016) | |||||||||||
Current ranking | No. 63 (May 23, 2016) | |||||||||||
Grand Slam singles results | ||||||||||||
Australian Open | 2R (2014, 2015, 2016) | |||||||||||
French Open | 3R (2015) | |||||||||||
Wimbledon | 2R (2011, 2012) | |||||||||||
US Open | 3R (2011) | |||||||||||
Doubles | ||||||||||||
Career record | 120–114 | |||||||||||
Career titles | 0 WTA, 3 ITF | |||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 70 (June 10, 2013) | |||||||||||
Current ranking | No. 118 (8 February 2016) | |||||||||||
Grand Slam doubles results | ||||||||||||
Australian Open | 2R (2013, 2016) | |||||||||||
French Open | 1R (2013) | |||||||||||
Wimbledon | 2R (2012) | |||||||||||
US Open | 2R (2012) | |||||||||||
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | ||||||||||||
US Open | 1R (2012) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Last updated on: 8 February 2016. |
Irina Falconi (born May 4, 1990) is a professional American tennis player, who was born in Portoviejo, Ecuador. Her highest WTA singles ranking is World No. 64, which she reached on September 14, 2015. Her career high in doubles is World No. 70, which she reached on June 10, 2013.
Professional career
2010
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
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 Klára Zakopalová and Dominika Cibulková, before losing to Sabine Lisicki.
WTA career finals
Singles: 1 (1 title)
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Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 17 April 2016 | Copa Colsanitas, Bogotá, Colombia | Clay | Silvia Soler Espinosa | 6–2, 2–6, 6–4 |
Doubles: 3 (3 runners-up)
Legend |
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Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) |
WTA Tour Championships (0–0) |
Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0) |
Premier (0–0) |
International (0–3) |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 3 August 2012 | Citi Open, Washington, D.C., United States | Hard | Chanelle Scheepers | Shuko Aoyama Chang Kai-chen |
5–7, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | 24 August 2012 | Texas Tennis Open, Dallas, United States | Hard | Līga Dekmeijere | Marina Erakovic Heather Watson |
3–6, 0–6 |
Runner-up | 3. | 19 April 2015 | Copa Colsanitas, Bogotá, Colombia | Clay | Shelby Rogers | Paula Cristina Gonçalves Beatriz Haddad Maia |
3–6, 6–3, [6–10] |
ITF career finals
Singles: 13 (5–8)
$100,000 tournaments |
$75,000 tournaments |
$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner–up | 1. | May 1, 2007 | Los Mochis, Mexico | Hard | Maria Fernanda Alves | 6–2, 6–0 |
Winner | 1. | May 28, 2007 | Monterrey, Mexico | Hard | Courtney Nagle | 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
Winner | 2. | July 13, 2009 | Atlanta, United States | Hard | Jennifer Elie | 6–0, 6–4 |
Winner | 3. | July 27, 2009 | St. Joseph, United States | Hard | Caitlin Whoriskey | 6–3, 6–3 |
Winner | 4. | July 12, 2010 | Atlanta, United States | Hard | Allie Will | 6–1, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 2. | October 18, 2010 | Rock Hill, United States | Hard | Camila Giorgi | 6–3, 6–4 |
Runner–up | 3. | February 7, 2011 | Midland, United States | Hard | Lucie Hradecká | 6–4, 6–4 |
Runner–up | 4. | April 29, 2012 | Charlottesville, Virginia, United States | Clay | Melanie Oudin | 7-6(7-0), 3-6, 1-6 |
Runner–up | 5. | October 6, 2013 | Perth, Australia | Hard | Arina Rodionova | 5–7, 4–6 |
Runner–up | 6. | October 13, 2013 | Margaret River, Australia | Hard | Anett Kontaveit | 2–6, 4–6 |
Runner–up | 7. | September 21, 2014 | Albuquerque, United States | Hard | Anna Tatishvili | 2–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 5. | November 2, 2014 | New Braunfels, United States | Hard | Jennifer Brady | 7–6(7–3), 6–2 |
Runner–up | 8. | February 7, 2015 | Burnie, Australia | Hard | Daria Gavrilova | 5–7, 5–7 |
Doubles: 14 (3–11)
Outcome | NO | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score |
Winner | 1. | 27 July 2009 | St. Joseph, United States | Hard | Ashley Weinhold | Chelsea Orr Caitlin Whoriskey |
6–4, 7–6(8–6) |
Runner-up | 2. | 12 July 2010 | Atlanta, United States | Hard | Maria Sanchez | Kristy Frilling Julia Glushko |
2–6, 6–2, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 3. | 7 August 2010 | Vancouver, Canada | Hard | Amanda Fink | Chang Kai-chen Heidi El Tabakh |
6–3, 3–6, [4–10] |
Runner-up | 4. | 27 September 2010 | Las Vegas, United States | Hard | Maria Sanchez | Lindsay Lee-Waters Megan Moulton-Levy |
6–1, 5–7, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 5. | 4 October 2010 | Kansas City, United States | Hard | Lauren Albanese | Julie Ditty Abigail Spears |
2–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
Runner–up | 6. | 13 February 2011 | Midland, United States | Hard | Alison Riske | Jamie Hampton Anna Tatishvili |
Walkover |
Runner-up | 7. | 17 September 2012 | Albuquerque, United States | Hard | Maria Sanchez | Yasmin Schnack Asia Muhammad |
2–6, 6–1, [10–12] |
Runner-up | 8. | 15 April 2013 | Dothan, United States | Hard | Maria Sanchez | Julia Cohen Tatjana Maria |
4–6 6–4 [9–11] |
Runner–up | 9. | 19 May 2013 | Prague, Czech Republic | Clay | Eva Hrdinová | Renata Voráčová Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová |
4–6, 0–6 |
Runner-up | 10. | 8 July 2013 | Yakima, United States | Hard | Naomi Broady | Jan Abaza Allie Will |
5–7, 6–3, [3–10] |
Winner | 11. | 15 July 2013 | Portland, United States | Hard | Nicole Melichar | Sanaz Marand Ashley Weinhold |
4–6, 6–3, [10–8] |
Runner-up | 12. | 24 March 2014 | Osprey, United States | Clay | Eva Hrdinová | Hsieh Shu-ying Rika Fujiwara |
3–6, 7–6(7–5), [4–10] |
Runner–up | 13. | 21 April 2014 | Charlottesville, United States | Clay | Maria Sanchez | Asia Muhammad Taylor Townsend |
3–6, 1–6 |
Winner | 14. | 8 February 2015 | Burnie, Australia | Hard | Petra Martić | Han Xinyun Junri Namigata |
6–2, 6–4 |
Singles performance timeline
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
Tournament | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | W–L | |||||
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | 1R | 1R | Q2 | 2R | 2R | 2R | 3–5 | |||||
French Open | A | A | 1R | 2R | Q3 | Q1 | 3R | 2R | 4–4 | |||||
Wimbledon | A | A | 1R | 1R | Q3 | Q3 | 1R | 1R | 0–4 | |||||
US Open | LQ | 1R | 3R | 1R | Q1 | Q2 | 2R | 1R | 3–5 | |||||
Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–4 | 2–4 | 10–18 |
Doubles performance timeline
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
Tournament | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | W–L | |||||||
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||
Australian Open | 1R | 2R | A | 1R | 2R | 2–4 | ||||||||
French Open | 1R | A | A | 1R | 0–2 | |||||||||
Wimbledon | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | 1–4 | ||||||||
US Open | 1R | 2R | A | 1R | 1R | A | 1–4 | |||||||
Win–Loss | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 4–14 |
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Categories:
- 1990 births
- Living people
- American female tennis players
- Ecuadorian emigrants to the United States
- Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's tennis players
- Tennis players at the 2011 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States
- Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States
- People from Portoviejo
- Sportspeople from Atlanta