![]() Chirico at the 2022 French Open | |
Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Residence | Westchester, New York |
Born | Morristown, New Jersey | May 16, 1996
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Plays | Right-handed |
Prize money | US$ 1,358,951 |
Singles | |
Career record | 297–239 |
Career titles | 6 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 58 (October 24, 2016) |
Current ranking | No. 218 (August 5, 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 | 62–70 |
Career titles | 2 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 184 (March 6, 2017) |
Current ranking | No. 1,251 (July 22, 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: 5 August 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 six singles titles and two doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. Her best performance in singles at a Grand Slam 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.
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.
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 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.[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
Chirico won her first WTA Tour main draw match in five years when she defeated Alison Riske-Amtritraj at the 2022 San Diego Open.[8] She made it through qualifying at Wimbledon, after a five years absence from the majors since the 2017 French Open.[9] She lost to number four seed Paula Badosa in the first round.[10]
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[11] where she lost in the first round against Madison Brengle.[12]
She qualified for the Charleston Open in April, but again was eliminated in her opening contest, losing to former US Open champion Sloane Stephens in three sets.[13] The following month she was advanced from qualifying into the main draw at the Strasbourg Open but was knocked out in round one by eventual champion Elina Svitolina.[14]
In July, Chirico reached the semifinals at the Swedish Open with wins over Malene Helgø,[15] fourth seed Rebecca Peterson[16] and seventh seed Claire Liu[17] before losing to top seed Emma Navarro.[18] A week later she qualified for the Hungarian Open but fell to Claire Liu in the first round.[19]
At the San Diego Open in September, Chirico again qualified for the main draw but could not get past round one opponent Danielle Collins.[20]
2024: Charlottesville title, second Swedish Open semifinal, back to top 200
Chirico won the ITF Challenger Tour Boar's Head Resort Open in Charlottesville, Virginia, in April, with a straight sets victory over top seed Kayla Day in the final.[21]
She reached the semifinals at the Swedish Open in July, defeating eighth seed Renata Zarazúa,[22] Mananchaya Sawangkaew[23] and Katarina Zavatska[24] on her way to the last four where she lost against seventh seed Martina Trevisan in three sets.[25] Later that month Chirico qualified for the main draw at the Prague Open but lost in the first round to second seed Kateřina Siniaková.[26]
In August, ranked No. 218, she qualified for the WTA 1000 2024 National Bank Open and returned to the top 200.
Performance timelines
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
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% |
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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 |
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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 |
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Loss | 0–1 | Nov 2015 | Open de Limoges, |
Hard (i) | ![]() |
1–6, 3–6 |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 11 (6 titles, 5 runner–ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | May 2012 | ITF Sumter, |
10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 6–3 |
Loss | 1–1 | Feb 2013 | ITF Surprise, |
25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 6–3 |
Win | 2–1 | Jun 2014 | ITF Padua, |
25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 1–6, 7–6(3) |
Loss | 2–2 | Jun 2014 | ITF Lenzerheide, |
25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
5–7, 2–6 |
Loss | 2–3 | Feb 2015 | Midland Tennis Classic, |
100,000 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
2–6, 0–6 |
Win | 3–3 | Apr 2015 | Dothan Pro Classic, |
50,000 | Clay | ![]() |
7–6(1), 3–6, 7–6(1) |
Loss | 3–4 | May 2015 | ITF Indian |
50,000 | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
Loss | 3–5 | Sep 2017 | Abierto Tampico, |
100,000+H | Hard | ![]() |
5–7, 7–6(3), 1–6 |
Win | 4–5 | Mar 2019 | ITF São Paulo, |
25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–0, 6–2 |
Win | 5–5 | Apr 2022 | Charlottesville Open, |
60,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 6–3 |
Win | 6–5 | Apr 2024 | Charlottesville Open, |
60,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–1, 7–5 |
Doubles: 7 (2 titles, 5 runner–ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Feb 2013 | ITF Rancho Mirage, |
25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 2–6, [10–12] |
Win | 1–1 | Apr 2013 | ITF Indian |
50,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 1–2 | Jan 2014 | ITF Port St. Lucie, |
25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 1–3 | Jun 2014 | ITF Brescia, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–4, [8–10] |
Win | 2–3 | Jun 2014 | ITF Lenzerheide, |
25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 2–4 | Apr 2016 | Osprey Challenger, |
50,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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1–6, 7–6(5), [4–10] |
Loss | 2–5 | May 2018 | ITF Charleston Pro, |
80,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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1–6, 6–3, [5–10] |
Notes
- ^ 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
- ^ Louisa Chirico [@Louisa_Chirico] (15 September 2016). "Fun Fact: I am 1/2 Korean 💃🏻" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Women's Tennis News | WTA Tennis".
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ Heyman, Brian (April 13, 2013). "Louisa Chirico courting her dream". The Journal News. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
- ^ "New York teen Chirico earns USTA's French Open wild card". tennis.com. May 10, 2015. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
- ^ Burton, Edwin (May 20, 2016). "Pair of Americans reach French Open main draw". The Daily Progress. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
- ^ "Ranking history of Louisa Chirico". CoreTennis.net. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- ^ "Stat of the Day: Chirico scores first WTA win in five years in San Diego". WTA. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ "Bjorklund, Contreras Gomez battle through Wimbledon qualifying".
- ^ "Paula Badosa eases past Chirico for first win of grass season". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ "Americans Post Qualifying Upsets". ATX Open. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ "Austin Open: Brengle through to second round". Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ "WTA roundup: Sloane Stephens rallies in Charleston". Yardbarker. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ "Strasbourg Open: Elina Svitolina beats Chirico to advance to last 16". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ "Nordea Open: Chirico moves into last 16". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ "Nordea Open: Chirico upsets fourth seed Peterson, meets fellow American Liu". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ "Nordea Open: Chirico sets up all-American clash against Navarro in semis". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ "Nordea Open: Navarro advances to final". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ "Hungarian Open: Liu makes last 16". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ "Danielle Collins wins in singles and doubles at San Diego Open". ESPN. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ "Louisa Chirico becomes just the second player ever to win Boar's Head Resort Women's Open twice". Daily Progess. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ "Nordea Open: Chirico reaches last 16". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ "Nordea Open: Chirico reaches quarter-finals". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ "Nordea Open: Chirico beats Zavatska to reach semi-finals". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ "Nordea Open: Trevisan beats Chirico to move into final". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ "WTA roundup: Katerina Siniakova survives scare in Prague". Yardbarker. Retrieved 22 July 2024.