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 seven singles titles and two doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. Her best performance in singles at a Grand Slam tournament was reaching the second round at the 2016 French Open.
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.[6]
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.[10]
After reaching a career-high ranking of No. 58 in October 2016, Chirico dropped outside the top 500 in September 2018.[11]
She qualified for the Charleston Open in April, but again was eliminated in her opening contest, losing to Sloane Stephens, in three sets.[17] The following month, she was advanced from qualifying into the main draw at the Strasbourg International but was knocked out in round one by eventual champion Elina Svitolina.[18]
In August, ranked No. 218, she qualified for the WTA 1000 Canadian Open, losing to 10th seed Anna Kalinskaya.[31] Chirico won the W75 Tevlin Challenger in November, defeating Kayla Cross in the final.[32]
In July, Chirico qualified for the main-draw at the Canadian Open, but lost in the first round to Jéssica Bouzas Maneiro in a match lasting more than three hours.[36]
Performance timelines
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.