

Introduction
Louisa Chirico (born May 16, 1996 in Morristown, New Jersey) is an American tennis player.
Chirico, who comes from Harrison, New York, has won three singles and two doubles titles on the ITF tour in her career. On October 3, 2016, she reached her best singles ranking of world number 63. On November 10, 2014, she peaked at world number 210 in the doubles rankings.
Tennis career
Early years
Partnering Jan Abaza, Chirico won her first $50,000 ITF tournament at the 2013 Audi Melbourne Pro Tennis Classic, defeating Asia Muhammad and Allie Will in the final.
Chirico made her Grand Slam debut at the 2015 French Open after being awarded a wild card into the event by the USTA. She lost in the first round to ninth seed Ekaterina Makarova in straight sets.
Chirico won her first WTA Tour match at the 2015 Citi Open where she defeated Briton Heather Watson. She then beat top-30 player Alizé Cornet in a third-set tie-break but lost to compatriot Sloane Stephens in the quarterfinals.
2016
In May 2016, Chirico won five qualifier and main-draw matches at the Madrid Open to reach the semifinals. Later that month, she reached the main draw of the French Open through three qualifying wins and made it through to the second round.
WTA finals
Singles (0–1)
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| Result | No. | Date | Category | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Runner-up | 1. | 9 November 2015 | 125K series | Open de Limoges, Limoges, France | Hard (i) | 1–6, 3–6 |
ITF finals (5–8)
Singles (3–4)
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| Result | No. | Date | Category | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Winner | 1. | May 21, 2012 | $10,000 | Sumter, United States | Hard | 6–4, 6–3 | |
| Runner-up | 1. | February 18, 2013 | $25,000 | Surprise, United States | Hard | 6–4, 6–3 | |
| Winner | 2. | June 9, 2014 | $25,000 | Padua, Italy | Clay | 6–2, 1–6, 7–6(7–3) | |
| Runner-up | 2. | June 16, 2014 | $25,000 | Lenzerheide, Switzerland | Clay | 5–7, 2–6 | |
| Runner-up | 3. | February 2, 2015 | $100,000 | Midland, United States | Hard (i) | 2–6, 0–6 | |
| Winner | 3. | April 20, 2015 | $50,000 | Dothan, United States | Clay | 7–6(7–1), 3–6, 7–6(7–1) | |
| Runner-up | 4. | May 4, 2015 | $50,000 | Indian Harbour Beach, United States | Clay | 4–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
Doubles (2–4)
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| Result | No. | Date | Category | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Runner-up | 1. | February 4, 2013 | $25,000 | Rancho Mirage, United States | Hard | 6–4, 2–6, [10–12] | ||
| Winner | 1. | April 29, 2013 | $50,000 | Indian Harbour Beach, United States | Clay | 6–4, 6–4 | ||
| Runner-up | 2. | January 13, 2014 | $25,000 | Port St. Lucie, United States | Clay | 4–6, 4–6 | ||
| Runner-up | 3. | June 2, 2014 | $25,000 | Brescia, Italy | Clay | 4–6, 6–4, [8–10] | ||
| Winner | 2. | June 16, 2014 | $25,000 | Lenzerheide, Switzerland | Clay | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| Runner-up | 4. | March 28, 2016 | $50,000 | Osprey, United States | Clay | 1–6, 7–6(7–5), [4–10] |
Grand Slam singles performance timeline
| Tournament | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | W–L |
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| Australian Open | A | A | Q2 | A | 1R | 0–1 |
| French Open | A | A | 1R | 2R | 1–2 | |
| Wimbledon | A | A | Q3 | 1R | 0–1 | |
| US Open | Q3 | Q2 | 1R | 1R | 0–2 | |
| Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–6 |