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 four singles and two doubles titles on the ITF 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.
She made her Grand Slam 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.
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 French Open through three qualifying wins and made it through to the second round.[6]
After reaching a career-high ranking of 58 in October 2016, Chirico dropped outside the top 500 in September 2018.[7]
Grand Slam performance timelines[]
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
P#
DNQ
A
Z#
PO
G
F-S
SF-B
NMS
P
NH
(W) Won; (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, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.