American tennis player
Louisa Chirico Country (sports) United States Residence Westchester , New YorkBorn (1996-05-16 ) May 16, 1996 (age 26) Morristown , New Jersey, U.S.Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Prize money US$ 1,060,429 Career record 225–177 (56.0%) Career titles 5 ITF Highest ranking No. 58 (October 24, 2016) Current ranking No. 213 (April 25, 2022) Australian Open 1R (2017 ) French Open 2R (2016 ) Wimbledon 1R (2016 , 2022 ) US Open 1R (2015 , 2016 ) Career record 59–66 (47.2%) Career titles 2 ITF Highest ranking No. 184 (March 6, 2017) Current ranking No. 800 (April 25, 2022) Australian Open 2R (2017 ) French Open 1R (2016 ) Wimbledon 1R (2016 ) US Open 2R (2016 ) Wimbledon 1R (2016 ) Last updated on: April 25, 2022.
Louisa Chirico (born May 16, 1996) is an American tennis player. She is of Korean descent through her mother.[1] [2]
Chirico, who comes from Harrison, New York ,[3] has won five singles and two doubles titles on the ITF Circuit . 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 .
Tennis career [ edit ]
Early years [ edit ]
Partnering Jan Abaza , Chirico won her first $50k tournament at the 2013 Melbourne Pro Classic , defeating Asia Muhammad and Allie Will in the final .
2015: Grand Slam debut [ edit ]
She made her Grand Slam debut at the 2015 French Open after being awarded a wildcard into the event by the USTA .[4] 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 Washington Open where she defeated Heather Watson . She then beat the top-30 player Alizé Cornet in a third set tie-breaker but lost to Sloane Stephens in the quarterfinals.
2016–2018: First Major win [ edit ]
In May 2016, Chirico won five qualifier and main-draw matches at the Madrid Open to reach the semifinals.[5] 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.[6]
After reaching a career-high ranking of No. 58 in October 2016, Chirico dropped outside the top 500 in September 2018.[7]
2022: Return to Grand Slams [ edit ]
She qualified into the main draw at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships after a 5 years absence from the Majors since Roland Garros 2017.[8]
Grand Slam performance timelines [ edit ]
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
P#
DNQ
A
Z#
PO
G
S
B
NMS
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; (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.
Singles [ edit ]
Doubles [ edit ]
WTA Challenger finals [ edit ]
Singles: 1 (runner–up) [ edit ]
ITF Circuit finals [ edit ]
Singles: 10 (5 titles, 5 runner–ups) [ edit ]
Legend
$100,000 tournaments (0–2)
$60,000 tournaments (2–1)
$25,000 tournaments (2–2)
$10,000 tournaments (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–3)
Clay (4–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
Win
1–0
May 2012
ITF Sumter, U.S.
10,000
Hard
Victoria Duval
6–4, 6–3
Loss
1–1
Feb 2013
ITF Surprise, U.S.
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(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 , U.S.
100,000
Hard (i)
Tatjana Maria
2–6, 0–6
Win
3–3
Apr 2015
ITF Dothan , U.S.
50,000[a]
Clay
Katerina Stewart
7–6(1) , 3–6, 7–6(1)
Loss
3–4
May 2015
ITF Indian Harbour Beach , U.S.
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(3) , 1–6
Win
4–5
Mar 2019
ITF Sao Paulo, Brasil
25,000
Clay
Danka Kovinić
6–0, 6–2
Win
5–5
Apr 2022
ITF Charlottesville , U.S.
60,000
Clay
Wang Xiyu
6–4, 6–3
Doubles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runner–ups) [ edit ]
Legend
$60,000 tournaments (1–1)
$25,000 tournaments (1–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (2–3)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Loss
0–1
Feb 2013
ITF Rancho Mirage, U.S.
25,000
Hard
Jan Abaza
Tara Moore Melanie South
6–4, 2–6, [10–12]
Win
1–1
Apr 2013
ITF Indian Harbour Beach , U.S.
50,000
Clay
Jan Abaza
Asia Muhammad Allie Will
6–4, 6–4
Loss
1–2
Jan 2014
ITF Port St. Lucie, U.S.
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 , U.S.
50,000
Clay
Katerina Stewart
Asia Muhammad Taylor Townsend
1–6, 7–6(5) , [4–10]
^ The $50,000 ITF tournaments were reclassified as $60,000 in 2017.
References [ edit ]
^ Louisa Chirico [@Louisa_Chirico] (15 September 2016). "Fun Fact: I am 1/2 Korean 💃🏻" (Tweet) – via Twitter .
^ "Women's Tennis News | WTA Tennis" .
^ Heyman, Brian (April 13, 2013). "Louisa Chirico courting her dream" . The Journal News . Retrieved May 5, 2013 .
^ "New York teen Chirico earns USTA's French Open wild card" . tennis.com . May 10, 2015. Retrieved May 12, 2015 .
^ 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 .
^ Burton, Edwin (May 20, 2016). "Pair of Americans reach French Open main draw" . The Daily Progress . Retrieved May 21, 2016 .
^ "Ranking history of Louisa Chirico" . CoreTennis.net . Retrieved 12 October 2018 .
^ "Bjorklund, Contreras Gomez battle through Wimbledon qualifying" .
External links [ edit ]