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
Residence	Westchester, New York
Born	(1996-05-16) May 16, 1996 Morristown, New Jersey
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Prize money	$999,409
Singles
Career record	196–158
Career titles	3 ITF
Highest ranking	58 (24 October 2016)
Current ranking	378 (10 February 2020)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	1R (2017)
French Open	2R (2016)
Wimbledon	1R (2016)
US Open	1R (2015, 2016)
Doubles
Career record	58–64
Career titles	2 ITF
Highest ranking	184 (6 June 2017)
Current ranking	783 (10 February 2020)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	2R (2017)
French Open	1R (2016)
Wimbledon	1R (2016)
US Open	2R (2016)
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Wimbledon	1R (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

Tournament	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	W–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

External links

• Louisa Chirico at the Women's Tennis Association
• Louisa Chirico at the International Tennis Federation