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Louisa Chirico
Chirico at the 2022 French Open
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceWestchester, New York
Born (1996-05-16) May 16, 1996 (age 28)
Morristown, New Jersey
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize moneyUS$1,421,423
Singles
Career record308–249
Career titles7 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 58 (October 24, 2016)
Current rankingNo. 186 (November 4, 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2017)
French Open2R (2016)
Wimbledon1R (2016, 2022)
US Open1R (2015, 2016)
Doubles
Career record63–71
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 184 (March 6, 2017)
Current rankingNo. 1,282 (November 4, 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (2017)
French Open1R (2016)
Wimbledon1R (2016)
US Open2R (2016)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon1R (2016)
US Open1R (2022)
Last updated on: 4 November 2024.

Louisa Chirico (born May 16, 1996) is an American tennis player. On 24 October 2016, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 58. On 6 March 2017, she peaked at No. 184 in the WTA doubles rankings. Chirico has won seven singles titles and two doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. Her best performance in singles at a Grand Slam tournament was reaching the second round at the 2016 French Open.

Personal life

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She is of Korean descent through her mother.[1][2] She comes from Harrison, New York.[3][4]

Career

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Early years

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Partnering Jan Abaza, Chirico won her first $50k tournament at the 2013 Melbourne Pro Classic, defeating Asia Muhammad and Allie Will in the final.[citation needed]

2015: Grand Slam debut

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She made her major main-draw debut at the 2015 French Open after being awarded a wildcard into the event by the USTA.[5] She lost in the first round to the ninth seed Ekaterina Makarova, in straight sets.[6]

Chirico won her first WTA Tour match at the Washington Open where she defeated Heather Watson.[7] She then beat the top-30 player Alizé Cornet in a third set tie-breaker[8] but lost to Sloane Stephens in the quarterfinals.[9]

2016–2018: First Grand Slam and WTA 1000 wins

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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 2016 French Open through three qualifying wins and made it through to the second round.[10]

After reaching a career-high ranking of No. 58 in October 2016, Chirico dropped outside the top 500 in September 2018.[11]

2022: Return to majors

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Chirico won her first WTA Tour main-draw match in five years when she defeated Alison Riske-Amritraj at the 2022 San Diego Open.[12] She made it through qualifying at Wimbledon, after a five years absence from the majors since the 2017 French Open.[13] She lost to fourth seed Paula Badosa in the first round.[14]

2023: Swedish Open semifinal

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Chirico defeated Coco Vandeweghe in the final round of qualifying to make it into the main draw at the Austin Open in February[15] where she lost in the first round against Madison Brengle.[16]

She qualified for the Charleston Open in April, but again was eliminated in her opening contest, losing to Sloane Stephens, in three sets.[17] The following month, she was advanced from qualifying into the main draw at the Strasbourg International but was knocked out in round one by eventual champion Elina Svitolina.[18]

In July, Chirico reached the semifinals at the Swedish Open with wins over Malene Helgø,[19] fourth-seeded Rebecca Peterson[20] and seventh seed Claire Liu,[21] before losing to top seed Emma Navarro.[22] A week later, she qualified for the Hungarian Open but fell to Claire Liu in the first round.[23]

At the San Diego Open in September, Chirico again qualified for the main draw but could not get past round one opponent Danielle Collins.[24]

2024: Charlottesville title, second Swedish Open semifinal

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Chirico won the Charlottesville Open in Virginia, in April, with a straight sets victory over top seed Kayla Day in the final.[25]

She reached semifinals at the Swedish Open in July, defeating eighth seed Renata Zarazúa,[26] Mananchaya Sawangkaew[27] and Katarina Zavatska[28] on her way to the last four where she lost against seventh seed Martina Trevisan in three sets.[29] Later that month Chirico qualified for the main draw at the Prague Open but lost in the first round to second seed Kateřina Siniaková.[30]

In August, ranked No. 218, she qualified for the WTA 1000 Canadian Open, losing to 10th seed Anna Kalinskaya.[31] Chirico won the W75 Tevlin Challenger in November, defeating Kayla Cross in the final.[32]

Performance timelines

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Key
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.

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.

Singles

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Current through the 2023 Charleston Open.

Tournament 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 ... 2021 2022 2023 SR W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A Q2 A 1R Q1 A A Q1 0 / 1 0–1
French Open A A 1R 2R 1R A Q1 Q2 A 0 / 3 1–3
Wimbledon A A Q3 1R Q1 A A 1R A 0 / 2 0–2
US Open Q3 Q2 1R 1R Q2 A Q1 Q1 Q2 0 / 2 0–2
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–2 1–3 0–2 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0 / 8 1–8
WTA 1000
Indian Wells Open A A 1R Q1 2R Q1 A A A 0 / 1 3–1
Miami Open A A A Q1 1R A A A A 0 / 1 0–1
Madrid Open A A A SF A A A A 0 / 1 3–1
Canadian Open A A Q1 A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0
Cincinnati Open A A Q1 1R A A A A 0 / 1 0–1
Pan Pacific / Wuhan Open[a] A A A 2R A A NH 0 / 1 1–1
China Open A A A 1R A A NH 0 / 1 0–1
Career statistics
Tournaments 0 0 8 14 10 0 0 3 2 Career total: 37
Overall win-loss 0–0 0–0 3–8 10–14 2–10 0–0 0–0 1–3 0–2 0 / 37 16–37

Doubles

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Tournament 2014 2015 2016 2017 ... 2022 W–L
Australian Open A A A 2R A 1–1
French Open A A 1R A A 0–1
Wimbledon A A 1R A A 0–1
US Open 1R A 2R A A 1–2
Win–loss 0–1 0–0 1–3 1–1 0–0 2–5

WTA Challenger finals

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Singles: 1 (runner–up)

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

ITF Circuit finals

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Singles: 12 (7 titles, 5 runner–ups)

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Legend
$100,000 tournaments (0–2)
$50/60,000 tournaments (3–1)
$25,000 tournaments (2–2)
$10,000 tournaments (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–3)
Clay (5–2)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 May 2012 ITF Sumter, ​United States 10,000 Hard United States Victoria Duval 6–4, 6–3
Loss 1–1 Feb 2013 ITF Surprise, ​US 25,000 Hard United Kingdom Tara Moore 6–4, 6–3
Win 2–1 Jun 2014 ITF Padua, ​Italy 25,000 Clay Brazil Paula Cristina Gonçalves 6–2, 1–6, 7–6(3)
Loss 2–2 Jun 2014 ITF Lenzerheide, ​Switzerland 25,000 Clay Russia Elizaveta Kulichkova 5–7, 2–6
Loss 2–3 Feb 2015 Midland Tennis Classic, ​US 100,000 Hard (i) Germany Tatjana Maria 2–6, 0–6
Win 3–3 Apr 2015 Dothan Pro Classic, ​US 50,000 Clay United States Katerina Stewart 7–6(1), 3–6, 7–6(1)
Loss 3–4 May 2015 ITF Indian ​Harbour Beach, ​US 50,000 Clay United States Katerina Stewart 4–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss 3–5 Sep 2017 Abierto Tampico, ​Mexico 100,000+H Hard United States Irina Falconi 5–7, 7–6(3), 1–6
Win 4–5 Mar 2019 ITF São Paulo, ​Brazil W25 Clay Montenegro Danka Kovinić 6–0, 6–2
Win 5–5 Apr 2022 Charlottesville Open, ​US W60 Clay China Wang Xiyu 6–4, 6–3
Win 6–5 Apr 2024 Charlottesville Open, ​US W75 Clay United States Kayla Day 6–1, 7–5
Win 7–5 Oct 2024 ITF Toronto, Canada W75 Hard (i) Canada Kayla Cross 7–6(3), 6–3

Doubles: 7 (2 titles, 5 runner–ups)

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Legend
$80,000 tournaments (0–1)
$50,000 tournaments (1–1)
$25,000 tournaments (1–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (2–4)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Feb 2013 ITF Rancho Mirage, ​US 25,000 Hard United States Jan Abaza United Kingdom Tara Moore
United Kingdom Melanie South 		6–4, 2–6, [10–12]
Win 1–1 Apr 2013 ITF Indian ​Harbour Beach, ​US 50,000 Clay United States Jan Abaza United States Asia Muhammad
United States Allie Will 		6–4, 6–4
Loss 1–2 Jan 2014 ITF Port St. Lucie, ​US 25,000 Clay United States Jan Abaza Hungary Réka Luca Jani
Russia Irina Khromacheva 		4–6, 4–6
Loss 1–3 Jun 2014 ITF Brescia, Italy 25,000 Clay United States Asia Muhammad United States Sanaz Marand
Argentina Florencia Molinero 		4–6, 6–4, [8–10]
Win 2–3 Jun 2014 ITF Lenzerheide, ​Switzerland 25,000 Clay United States Sanaz Marand South Korea Jang Su-jeong
Poland Justyna Jegiołka 		6–3, 6–4
Loss 2–4 Apr 2016 Osprey Challenger, ​US 50,000 Clay United States Katerina Stewart United States Asia Muhammad
United States Taylor Townsend 		1–6, 7–6(5), [4–10]
Loss 2–5 May 2018 ITF Charleston Pro, ​US 80,000 Clay United States Allie Kiick Chile Alexa Guarachi
New Zealand Erin Routliffe 		1–6, 6–3, [5–10]

Notes

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  1. ^ In 2014, the Pan Pacific Open was downgraded to a Premier event and replaced by the Wuhan Open. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.

References

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  1. ^ Louisa Chirico [@Louisa_Chirico] (September 15, 2016). "Fun Fact: I am 1/2 Korean 💃🏻" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ^ "Women's Tennis News | WTA Tennis".
  3. ^ a b 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. ^ Heyman, Brian (April 13, 2013). "Louisa Chirico courting her dream". The Journal News. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
  5. ^ "New York teen Chirico earns USTA's French Open wild card". tennis.com. May 10, 2015. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
  6. ^ "The Long And Short Of Opening Day At The French Open". ESPN. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
  7. ^ "Heather Watson & Aljaz Bedene lose opening matches". BBC Sport. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
  8. ^ "Chirico Upsets Cornet in Washington". Tennis Now. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
  9. ^ "Pavlyuchenkova Edges McHale, Stephens to Face Stousr in DC". Tennis Now. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
  10. ^ Burton, Edwin (May 20, 2016). "Pair of Americans reach French Open main draw". The Daily Progress. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
  11. ^ "Ranking history of Louisa Chirico". CoreTennis.net. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
  12. ^ "Stat of the Day: Chirico scores first WTA win in five years in San Diego". WTA. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  13. ^ "Bjorklund, Contreras Gomez battle through Wimbledon qualifying".
  14. ^ "Paula Badosa eases past Chirico for first win of grass season". Tennis Majors. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  15. ^ "Americans Post Qualifying Upsets". ATX Open. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  16. ^ "Austin Open: Brengle through to second round". Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  17. ^ "WTA roundup: Sloane Stephens rallies in Charleston". Yardbarker. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  18. ^ "Strasbourg Open: Elina Svitolina beats Chirico to advance to last 16". Tennis Majors. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  19. ^ "Nordea Open: Chirico moves into last 16". Tennis Majors. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  20. ^ "Nordea Open: Chirico upsets fourth seed Peterson, meets fellow American Liu". Tennis Majors. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  21. ^ "Nordea Open: Chirico sets up all-American clash against Navarro in semis". Tennis Majors. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  22. ^ "Nordea Open: Navarro advances to final". Tennis Majors. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  23. ^ "Hungarian Open: Liu makes last 16". Tennis Majors. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  24. ^ "Danielle Collins wins in singles and doubles at San Diego Open". ESPN. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  25. ^ "Louisa Chirico becomes just the second player ever to win Boar's Head Resort Women's Open twice". Daily Progess. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
  26. ^ "Nordea Open: Chirico reaches last 16". Tennis Majors. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
  27. ^ "Nordea Open: Chirico reaches quarter-finals". Tennis Majors. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
  28. ^ "Nordea Open: Chirico beats Zavatska to reach semi-finals". Tennis Majors. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
  29. ^ "Nordea Open: Trevisan beats Chirico to move into final". Tennis Majors. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
  30. ^ "WTA roundup: Katerina Siniakova survives scare in Prague". Yardbarker. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
  31. ^ "WTA Toronto: Kalinskaya beats Chirico to advance to second round". Tennis Majors. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
  32. ^ "Chirico captures the Tevlin Challenger, beats Cross in the final". Tennis Canada. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
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