Louisa Chirico

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Louisa Chirico
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Chirico at the 2022 French Open
Country (sports)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Residence Westchester, 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 Open 1R (2017)
French Open 2R (2016)
Wimbledon 1R (2016, 2022)
US Open 1R (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 Open 2R (2017)
French Open 1R (2016)
Wimbledon 1R (2016)
US Open 2R (2016)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon 1R (2016)
US Open 1R (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.

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Personal life

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

Career

Early years

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

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

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

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

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

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

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#P#DNQAZ#POGSBNMSNTIPNH
(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

Current through the 2023 Charleston Open.

Tournament 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 ... 2021 2022 2023 SRW–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open AA Q2 A 1R Q1 AA Q1 0 / 10–1
French Open AA 1R 2R 1R A Q1 Q2 A0 / 31–3
Wimbledon AA Q3 1R Q1 AA 1R A0 / 20–2
US Open Q3 Q2 1R 1R Q2 A Q1 Q1 Q2 0 / 20–2
Win–loss0–00–00–21–30–20–00–00–10–00 / 81–8
WTA 1000
Indian Wells Open AA1RQ12RQ1AAA0 / 13–1
Miami Open AAAQ11RAAAA0 / 10–1
Madrid Open AAASFAAAA0 / 13–1
Canadian Open AAQ1AAAAA0 / 00–0
Cincinnati Open AAQ11RAAAA0 / 10–1
Pan Pacific / Wuhan Open [lower-alpha 1] AAA2RAANH0 / 11–1
China Open AAA1RAANH0 / 10–1
Career statistics
Tournaments00814100032Career total: 37
Overall win-loss0–00–03–810–142–100–00–01–30–20 / 3716–37

Doubles

Tournament 2014 2015 2016 2017 ... 2022 W–L
Australian Open AAA 2R A1–1
French Open AA 1R AA0–1
Wimbledon AA 1R AA0–1
US Open 1R A 2R AA1–2
Win–loss0–10–01–31–10–02–5

WTA Challenger finals

Singles: 1 (runner–up)

ResultW–L   Date   TournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1 Nov 2015 Open de Limoges, ​FranceHard (i) Flag of France.svg Caroline Garcia 1–6, 3–6

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 12 (7 titles, 5 runner–ups)

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)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0May 2012ITF Sumter, ​United States10,000Hard Flag of the United States.svg Victoria Duval 6–4, 6–3
Loss1–1Feb 2013ITF Surprise, ​US25,000Hard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tara Moore 6–4, 6–3
Win2–1Jun 2014ITF Padua, ​Italy25,000Clay Flag of Brazil.svg Paula Cristina Gonçalves 6–2, 1–6, 7–6(3)
Loss2–2Jun 2014ITF Lenzerheide, ​Switzerland25,000Clay Flag of Russia.svg Elizaveta Kulichkova 5–7, 2–6
Loss2–3 Feb 2015 Midland Tennis Classic, ​US100,000Hard (i) Flag of Germany.svg Tatjana Maria 2–6, 0–6
Win3–3 Apr 2015 Dothan Pro Classic, ​US50,000Clay Flag of the United States.svg Katerina Stewart 7–6(1), 3–6, 7–6(1)
Loss3–4 May 2015 ITF Indian ​Harbour Beach, ​US50,000Clay Flag of the United States.svg Katerina Stewart4–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss3–5 Sep 2017 Abierto Tampico, ​Mexico100,000+HHard Flag of the United States.svg Irina Falconi 5–7, 7–6(3), 1–6
Win4–5Mar 2019ITF São Paulo, ​BrazilW25Clay Flag of Montenegro.svg Danka Kovinić 6–0, 6–2
Win5–5 Apr 2022 Charlottesville Open, ​USW60Clay Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Xiyu 6–4, 6–3
Win6–5 Apr 2024 Charlottesville Open, ​USW75Clay Flag of the United States.svg Kayla Day 6–1, 7–5
Win7–5 Oct 2024 ITF Toronto, CanadaW75Hard (i) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kayla Cross 7–6(3), 6–3

Doubles: 7 (2 titles, 5 runner–ups)

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)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Feb 2013ITF Rancho Mirage, ​US25,000Hard Flag of the United States.svg Jan Abaza Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tara Moore
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Melanie South 		6–4, 2–6, [10–12]
Win1–1 Apr 2013 ITF Indian ​Harbour Beach, ​US50,000Clay Flag of the United States.svg Jan Abaza Flag of the United States.svg Asia Muhammad
Flag of the United States.svg Allie Will 		6–4, 6–4
Loss1–2Jan 2014ITF Port St. Lucie, ​US25,000Clay Flag of the United States.svg Jan Abaza Flag of Hungary.svg Réka Luca Jani
Flag of Russia.svg Irina Khromacheva 		4–6, 4–6
Loss1–3Jun 2014ITF Brescia, Italy25,000Clay Flag of the United States.svg Asia Muhammad Flag of the United States.svg Sanaz Marand
Flag of Argentina.svg Florencia Molinero 		4–6, 6–4, [8–10]
Win2–3Jun 2014ITF Lenzerheide, ​Switzerland25,000Clay Flag of the United States.svg Sanaz Marand Flag of South Korea.svg Jang Su-jeong
Flag of Poland.svg Justyna Jegiołka 		6–3, 6–4
Loss2–4 Apr 2016 Osprey Challenger, ​US50,000Clay Flag of the United States.svg Katerina Stewart Flag of the United States.svg Asia Muhammad
Flag of the United States.svg Taylor Townsend 		1–6, 7–6(5), [4–10]
Loss2–5May 2018ITF Charleston Pro, ​US80,000Clay Flag of the United States.svg Allie Kiick Flag of Chile.svg Alexa Guarachi
Flag of New Zealand.svg Erin Routliffe 		1–6, 6–3, [5–10]

Notes

  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.

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