Louisa Chirico (born May 16, 1996) is an American

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player. She is of Korean descent through her mother. Chirico, who comes from

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, has won five singles and two doubles titles on the

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. 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

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, Chirico won her first $50k tournament at the 2013 Melbourne Pro Classic, defeating

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and

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in the

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2015: Grand Slam debut

She made her

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debut at the

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after being awarded a wildcard into the event by the

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. She lost in the first round to the ninth seed

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, in straight sets. Chirico won her first

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match at the 2015 Washington Open where she defeated

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. She then beat the top-30 player

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in a third set tie-breaker but lost to

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in the quarterfinals.

2016–2018: First major win

In May 2016, Chirico won five qualifier and main-draw matches at the

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to reach the semifinals. Later that month, she reached the main draw of the

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through three qualifying wins and made it through to the second round. After reaching a career-high ranking of No. 58 in October 2016, Chirico dropped outside the top 500 in September 2018.

2022: Return to majors

She qualified into the main draw of the

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after a five years absence from the majors since Roland Garros 2017.

Grand Slam performance timelines

Singles

Doubles

WTA 125 tournament finals

Singles: 1 (runner–up)

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 10 (5 titles, 5 runner–ups)

Doubles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runner–ups)

Notes

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Chirico, Louisa 1996 births Living people People from Harrison, New York American female tennis players Tennis people from New York (state) Tennis players at the 2015 Pan American Games American sportspeople of Korean descent Korean-American tennis players Pan American Games competitors for the United States 21st-century American women