Louisa Chirico

Louisa Chirico

Chirico at the 2022 French Open
Country (sports)	United States
Residence	Westchester, New York
Born	(1996-05-16) May 16, 1996 (age 27) Morristown, New Jersey
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	US$ 1,293,021
Singles
Career record	267–213 (55.6%)
Career titles	5 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 58 (October 24, 2016)
Current ranking	No. 201 (September 18, 2023)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	1R (2017)
French Open	2R (2016)
Wimbledon	1R (2016, 2022)
US Open	1R (2015, 2016)
Doubles
Career record	61–69 (46.9%)
Career titles	2 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 184 (March 6, 2017)
Current ranking	No. 929 (September 18, 2023)
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: September 20, 2023.

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 titles 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 March 2017, she peaked at No. 184 in the WTA doubles rankings.

Tennis 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.

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. ^[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

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 majors

She qualified into the main draw of the Wimbledon Championships after a five years absence from the majors since Roland Garros 2017. ^[8]

Performance timelines

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

Current through the 2023 Charleston Open.

Tournament	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	...	2021	2022	2023	SR	W–L	Win%
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 [lower-alpha 1]	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

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 125 finals

Singles: 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: 10 (5 titles, 5 runner–ups)

Legend $100,000 tournaments (0–2) $50/60,000 tournaments (2–1) $25,000 tournaments (2–2) $10,000 tournaments (1–0)

Finals by surface Hard (1–3) Clay (4–2)

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(3)
Loss	2–2	Jun 2014	ITF Lenzerheide, ​Switzerland	25,000	Clay	Elizaveta Kulichkova	5–7, 2–6
Loss	2–3	Feb 2015	Midland Tennis Classic, ​U.S.	100,000	Hard (i)	Tatjana Maria	2–6, 0–6
Win	3–3	Apr 2015	Dothan Pro Classic, ​U.S.	50,000	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	Abierto Tampico, ​Mexico	100,000+H	Hard	Irina Falconi	5–7, 7–6(3), 1–6
Win	4–5	Mar 2019	ITF Sao Paulo, ​Brazil	25,000	Clay	Danka Kovinić	6–0, 6–2
Win	5–5	Apr 2022	Charlottesville Open, U.S.	60,000	Clay	Wang Xiyu	6–4, 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)

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	Apr 2016	Osprey Challenger, ​United States	50,000	Clay	Katerina Stewart	Asia Muhammad Taylor Townsend	1–6, 7–6(5), [4–10]
Loss	2–5	May 2018	ITF Charleston Pro, ​United States	80,000	Clay	Allie Kiick	Alexa Guarachi 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.

References

1. Louisa Chirico [@Louisa_Chirico] (15 September 2016). "Fun Fact: I am 1/2 Korean 💃🏻" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
2. "Women's Tennis News | WTA Tennis".
3. Heyman, Brian (April 13, 2013). "Louisa Chirico courting her dream". The Journal News . Retrieved May 5, 2013.
4. "New York teen Chirico earns USTA's French Open wild card". tennis.com. May 10, 2015. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
5. 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.
6. Burton, Edwin (May 20, 2016). "Pair of Americans reach French Open main draw". The Daily Progress . Retrieved May 21, 2016.
7. "Ranking history of Louisa Chirico". CoreTennis.net. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
8. "Bjorklund, Contreras Gomez battle through Wimbledon qualifying".

External links

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