Louisa Chirico

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Louisa Chirico
Chirico at the 2022 French Open
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceWestchester, New York
Born (1996-05-16) May 16, 1996 (age 27)
Morristown, New Jersey
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize moneyUS$ 1,313,657
Singles
Career record278–223 (55.5%)
Career titles5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 58 (October 24, 2016)
Current rankingNo. 248 (January 29, 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2017)
French Open2R (2016)
Wimbledon1R (2016, 2022)
US Open1R (2015, 2016)
Doubles
Career record62–70 (47.0%)
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 184 (March 6, 2017)
Current rankingNo. 973 (January 29, 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (2017)
French Open1R (2016)
Wimbledon1R (2016)
US Open2R (2016)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon1R (2016)
US Open1R (2022)
Last updated on: February 3, 2024.

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[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 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[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 majors[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[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[edit]

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[edit]

Singles: 1 (runner–up)[edit]

Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Nov 2015 Open de Limoges, ​France Hard (i) France Caroline Garcia 1–6, 3–6

ITF Circuit finals[edit]

Singles: 10 (5 titles, 5 runner–ups)[edit]

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 United States Victoria Duval 6–4, 6–3
Loss 1–1 Feb 2013 ITF Surprise, ​United States 25,000 Hard United Kingdom Tara Moore 6–4, 6–3
Win 2–1 Jun 2014 ITF Padua, ​Italy 25,000 Clay Brazil Paula Cristina Gonçalves 6–2, 1–6, 7–6(3)
Loss 2–2 Jun 2014 ITF Lenzerheide, ​Switzerland 25,000 Clay Russia Elizaveta Kulichkova 5–7, 2–6
Loss 2–3 Feb 2015 Midland Tennis Classic, ​U.S. 100,000 Hard (i) Germany Tatjana Maria 2–6, 0–6
Win 3–3 Apr 2015 Dothan Pro Classic, ​U.S. 50,000 Clay United States Katerina Stewart 7–6(1), 3–6, 7–6(1)
Loss 3–4 May 2015 ITF Indian ​Harbour Beach, ​U.S. 50,000 Clay United States Katerina Stewart 4–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss 3–5 Sep 2017 Abierto Tampico, ​Mexico 100,000+H Hard United States Irina Falconi 5–7, 7–6(3), 1–6
Win 4–5 Mar 2019 ITF Sao Paulo, ​Brazil 25,000 Clay Montenegro Danka Kovinić 6–0, 6–2
Win 5–5 Apr 2022 Charlottesville Open, U.S. 60,000 Clay China Wang Xiyu 6–4, 6–3

Doubles: 7 (2 titles, 5 runner–ups)[edit]

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 United States Jan Abaza United Kingdom Tara Moore
United Kingdom Melanie South
6–4, 2–6, [10–12]
Win 1–1 Apr 2013 ITF Indian ​Harbour Beach, ​United States 50,000 Clay United States Jan Abaza United States Asia Muhammad
United States Allie Will
6–4, 6–4
Loss 1–2 Jan 2014 ITF Port St. Lucie, ​United States 25,000 Clay United States Jan Abaza Hungary Réka Luca Jani
Russia Irina Khromacheva
4–6, 4–6
Loss 1–3 Jun 2014 ITF Brescia, Italy 25,000 Clay United States Asia Muhammad United States Sanaz Marand
Argentina Florencia Molinero
4–6, 6–4, [8–10]
Win 2–3 Jun 2014 ITF Lenzerheide, ​Switzerland 25,000 Clay United States Sanaz Marand South Korea Jang Su-jeong
Poland Justyna Jegiołka
6–3, 6–4
Loss 2–4 Apr 2016 Osprey Challenger, ​United States 50,000 Clay United States Katerina Stewart United States Asia Muhammad
United States Taylor Townsend
1–6, 7–6(5), [4–10]
Loss 2–5 May 2018 ITF Charleston Pro, ​United States 80,000 Clay United States Allie Kiick Chile Alexa Guarachi
New Zealand Erin Routliffe
1–6, 6–3, [5–10]

Notes[edit]

  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[edit]

  1. ^ Louisa Chirico [@Louisa_Chirico] (September 15, 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".

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