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 28) Morristown, New Jersey
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	US$1,421,423
Singles
Career record	308–249
Career titles	7 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 58 (October 24, 2016)
Current ranking	No. 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 record	63–71
Career titles	2 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 184 (March 6, 2017)
Current ranking	No. 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.

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

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
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

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

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: 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)

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, US	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, US	100,000	Hard (i)	Tatjana Maria	2–6, 0–6
Win	3–3	Apr 2015	Dothan Pro Classic, US	50,000	Clay	Katerina Stewart	7–6(1), 3–6, 7–6(1)
Loss	3–4	May 2015	ITF Indian Harbour Beach, US	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 São Paulo, Brazil	W25	Clay	Danka Kovinić	6–0, 6–2
Win	5–5	Apr 2022	Charlottesville Open, US	W60	Clay	Wang Xiyu	6–4, 6–3
Win	6–5	Apr 2024	Charlottesville Open, US	W75	Clay	Kayla Day	6–1, 7–5
Win	7–5	Oct 2024	ITF Toronto, Canada	W75	Hard (i)	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)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Feb 2013	ITF Rancho Mirage, US	25,000	Hard	Jan Abaza	Tara Moore Melanie South	6–4, 2–6, [10–12]
Win	1–1	Apr 2013	ITF Indian Harbour Beach, US	50,000	Clay	Jan Abaza	Asia Muhammad Allie Will	6–4, 6–4
Loss	1–2	Jan 2014	ITF Port St. Lucie, US	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, US	50,000	Clay	Katerina Stewart	Asia Muhammad Taylor Townsend	1–6, 7–6(5), [4–10]
Loss	2–5	May 2018	ITF Charleston Pro, US	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] (September 15, 2016). "Fun Fact: I am 1/2 Korean 💃🏻" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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25. "Louisa Chirico becomes just the second player ever to win Boar's Head Resort Women's Open twice". Daily Progress. April 28, 2024. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
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28. "Nordea Open: Chirico beats Zavatska to reach semi-finals". Tennis Majors. July 11, 2024. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
29. "Nordea Open: Trevisan beats Chirico to move into final". Tennis Majors. July 12, 2024. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
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31. "WTA Toronto: Kalinskaya beats Chirico to advance to second round". Tennis Majors. August 7, 2024. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
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External links

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