Louisa Chirico

Louisa Chirico

Chirico at the 2021 ITF Biarritz
Country (sports)	United States
Residence	Westchester, New York
Born	(1996-05-16) May 16, 1996 (age 25) Morristown, New Jersey
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Prize money	US$ 1,042,719
Singles
Career record	209–170 (55.1%)
Career titles	4 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 58 (October 24, 2016)
Current ranking	No. 333 (December 13, 2021)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	1R (2017)
French Open	2R (2016)
Wimbledon	1R (2016)
US Open	1R (2015, 2016)
Doubles
Career record	58–64 (47.5%)
Career titles	2 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 184 (March 6, 2017)
Current ranking	No. 1110 (December 13, 2021)
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)
Last updated on: December 13, 2021.

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.

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.

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.

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[]

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[]

Singles[]

Doubles[]

WTA Challenger finals[]

Singles: 1 (runner–up)[]

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Nov 2015	WTA 125 Limoges, ​France	Hard (i)	Caroline Garcia	1–6, 3–6

ITF Circuit finals[]

Singles: 9 (4 titles, 5 runner–ups)[]

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	May 2012	ITF Sumter, ​​U.S.	10,000	Hard	Victoria Duval	6–4, 6–3
Loss	1–1	Feb 2013	ITF Surprise, ​U.S.	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	ITF Midland, ​​U.S.	100,000	Hard (i)	Tatjana Maria	2–6, 0–6
Win	3–3	Apr 2015	ITF Dothan, ​​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	ITF Tampico, ​Mexico	100,000+H	Hard	Irina Falconi	5–7, 7–6(3), 1–6
Win	4–5	Mar 2019	ITF Sao Paulo, ​Brasil	25,000	Clay	Danka Kovinić	6–0, 6–2

Doubles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runner–ups)[]

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Feb 2013	ITF Rancho Mirage, ​​U.S.	25,000	Hard	Jan Abaza	Tara Moore Melanie South	6–4, 2–6, [10–12]
Win	1–1	Apr 2013	ITF Indian ​Harbour Beach, ​U.S.	50,000	Clay	Jan Abaza	Asia Muhammad Allie Will	6–4, 6–4
Loss	1–2	Jan 2014	ITF Port St. Lucie, ​​U.S.	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	Mar 2016	ITF Osprey, ​U.S.	50,000	Clay	Katerina Stewart	Asia Muhammad Taylor Townsend	1–6, 7–6(5), [4–10]

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