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Irina Falconi (Spanish: Falconí; born May 4, 1990) is an Ecuadorian-born American tennis player. She moved to Manhattan, New York, as a toddler.[1] Her highest WTA singles ranking is world No. 63, which she reached in May 2016. Her career-high in doubles is No. 70, set in June 2013.

Irina Falconi
Falconi at the 2016 Wimbledon Championships
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceLake Nona, Florida, U.S.
Born (1990-05-04) May 4, 1990 (age 32)
Portoviejo, Ecuador
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Turned pro2010
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CollegeGeorgia Tech
Prize moneyUS$ 1,772,217
Singles
Career record336–257 (56.7%)
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 63 (May 23, 2016)
Current rankingNo. 334 (April 26, 2021)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017)
French Open3R (2015)
Wimbledon1R (2011, 2012, 2017)
US Open3R (2011)
Doubles
Career record130–131 (49.8%)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 70 (June 10, 2013)
Current rankingNo. 945 (May 24, 2021)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (2013, 2016)
French Open1R (2013)
Wimbledon2R (2012)
US Open2R (2012)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
US Open1R (2012)
Medal record
Pan American Games
2011 GuadalajaraSingles
2011 GuadalajaraDoubles
Last updated on: May 25, 2021.

Professional career


Irina Falconi, 2011
Irina Falconi, 2011

Falconi played college tennis at Georgia Tech where she was a two times ITA All-American and 2010 ACC Player of the Year.[2]

She was given a wildcard into the 2010 US Open qualifying tournament and managed to qualify defeating Mona Barthel, Anastasia Pivovarova and Stéphanie Dubois.

She went out in the first rounds of the Australian Open, the French Open, and Wimbledon. The 2011 US Open was more successful for Falconi, when she defeated Klára Zakopalová and Dominika Cibulková, before losing to Sabine Lisicki.


In 2021, it was reported that Falconi was working as a traveling coach for American Danielle Lao.[3]


Grand Slam performance timelines


Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (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.

Singles


This table is current through the 2021 Australian Open.

Tournament200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020 2021W–L
Australian Open A A 1R 1R Q2 2R 2R 2R 2R 1R A Q1 A 4–7
French Open A A 1R 2R Q3 Q1 3R 2R Q1 Q1 A A 4–4
Wimbledon A A 1R 1R Q3 Q3 1R 1R 1R Q2 A NH 0–5
US Open Q1 1R 3R 1R Q1 Q2 2R 1R Q1 Q1 A A 3–5
Win–loss 0–0 0–1 2–4 1–4 0–0 1–1 4–4 2–4 1–2 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 11–21

Doubles


Tournament2011201220132014201520162017W–L
Australian Open A 1R 2R A 1R 2R A 2–4
French Open A A 1R A A 1R A 0–2
Wimbledon A 2R 1R A 1R 1R A 1–4
US Open 1R 2R A 1R 1R A 1R 1–5
Win–loss 0–1 2–3 1–3 0–1 0–3 1–3 0–1 4–15

WTA career finals



Singles: 1 (1 title)


Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0-0)
Premier M & Premier 5 (0-0)
Premier (0-0)
International (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Apr 2016 Copa Colsanitas, Colombia International Clay Sílvia Soler Espinosa 6–2, 2–6, 6–4

Doubles: 3 (3 runner-ups)


Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0-0)
Premier M & Premier 5 (0-0)
Premier (0-0)
International (0–3)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 2012 Washington Open, United States International Hard Chanelle Scheepers Shuko Aoyama
Chang Kai-chen
5–7, 2–6
Loss 0–2 Aug 2012 Texas Open, United States International Hard Līga Dekmeijere Marina Erakovic
Heather Watson
3–6, 0–6
Loss 0–3 Apr 2015 Copa Colsanitas, Colombia International Clay Shelby Rogers Paula Cristina Gonçalves
Beatriz Haddad Maia
3–6, 6–3, [6–10]

ITF Circuit finals



Singles: 14 (6 titles, 8 runner–ups)


Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 May 2007 ITF Los Mochis, Mexico 10,000 Hard Maria Fernanda Alves 6–2, 6–0
Win 1–1 May 2007 ITF Monterrey, Mexico 10,000 Hard Courtney Nagle 2–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win 2–1 Jul 2009 ITF Atlanta, United States 10,000 Hard Jennifer Elie 6–0, 6–4
Win 3–1 Jul 2009 ITF St. Joseph, United States 10,000 Hard Caitlin Whoriskey 6–3, 6–3
Win 4–1 Jul 2010 ITF Atlanta, United States 10,000 Hard Allie Will 6–1, 6–4
Loss 4–2 Oct 2010 ITF Rock Hill, United States 25,000 Hard Camila Giorgi 6–3, 6–4
Loss 4–3 Feb 2011 ITF Midland, United States 100,000 Hard Lucie Hradecká 6–4, 6–4
Loss 4–4 Apr 2012 ITF Charlottesville, United States 50,000 Clay Melanie Oudin 7–6(0), 3–6, 1–6
Loss 4–5 Oct 2013 ITF Perth, Australia 25,000 Hard Arina Rodionova 5–7, 4–6
Loss 4–6 Oct 2013 ITF Margaret River, Australia 25,000 Hard Anett Kontaveit 2–6, 4–6
Loss 4–7 Sep 2014 ITF Albuquerque, United States 75,000 Hard Anna Tatishvili 2–6, 4–6
Win 5–7 Nov 2014 ITF New Braunfels, United States 50,000 Hard Jennifer Brady 7–6(3), 6–2
Loss 5–8 Feb 2015 Burnie International, Australia 50,000 Hard Daria Gavrilova 5–7, 5–7
Win 6–8 Sep 2017 Abierto Tampico, Mexico 100,000+H Hard Louisa Chirico 7–5, 6–7(3), 6–1

Doubles: 14 (3 titles, 11 runner–ups)


Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jul 2009 ITF St. Joseph, United States 10,000 Hard Ashley Weinhold Chelsea Orr
Caitlin Whoriskey
6–4, 7–6(6)
Loss 1–1 Jul 2010 ITF Atlanta, United States 10,000 Hard Maria Sanchez Kristy Frilling
Julia Glushko
2–6, 6–2, 4–6
Loss 1–2 Aug 2010 Vancouver Open, Canada 75,000 Hard Amanda Fink Chang Kai-chen
Heidi El Tabakh
6–3, 3–6, [4–10]
Loss 1–3 Sep 2010 Las Vegas Open, United States 50,000 Hard Maria Sanchez Lindsay Lee-Waters
Megan Moulton-Levy
6–1, 5–7, 4–6
Loss 1–4 Oct 2010 ITF Kansas City, United States 50,000 Hard Lauren Albanese Julie Ditty
Abigail Spears
2–6, 6–4, 4–6
Loss 1–5 Feb 2011 ITF Midland, United States 100,000 Hard Alison Riske Jamie Hampton
Anna Tatishvili
w/o
Loss 1–6 Sep 2012 ITF Albuquerque, United States 75,000 Hard Maria Sanchez Yasmin Schnack
Asia Muhammad
2–6, 6–1, [10–12]
Loss 1–7 Apr 2013 ITF Dothan, United States 50,000 Hard Maria Sanchez Julia Cohen
Tatjana Maria
4–6, 6–4, [9–11]
Loss 1–8 May 2013 Prague Open, Czech Republic 100,000 Clay Eva Hrdinová Renata Voráčová
Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová
4–6, 0–6
Loss 1–9 Jul 2013 Yakima Challenger, United States 50,000 Hard Naomi Broady Jan Abaza
Allie Will
5–7, 6–3, [3–10]
Win 2–9 Jul 2013 Portland Challenger, United States 50,000 Hard Nicole Melichar Sanaz Marand
Ashley Weinhold
4–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Loss 2–10 Mar 2014 Osprey Challenger, United States 50,000 Clay Eva Hrdinová Hsieh Shu-ying
Rika Fujiwara
3–6, 7–6(5), [4–10]
Loss 2–11 Apr 2014 ITF Charlottesville, United States 50,000 Clay Maria Sanchez Asia Muhammad
Taylor Townsend
3–6, 1–6
Win 3–11 Feb 2015 Burnie International, Australia 50,000 Hard Petra Martić Han Xinyun
Junri Namigata
6–2, 6–4

See also



References


  1. Waldstein, David (July 4, 2017). "At Wimbledon, Ranked 247 and Suddenly Facing No. 1". The New York Times. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
  2. "Player Bio: Irina Falconi". Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. Georgia Institute of Technology. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  3. Clarey, Christopher (June 28, 2021). "Danielle Lao Gets Back to Wimbledon, and Makes the Most of It". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved June 28, 2021.



На других языках


[de] Irina Falconi

Irina Alejandra Falconi (* 4. Mai 1990 in Portoviejo, Ecuador) ist eine US-amerikanische Tennisspielerin.
- [en] Irina Falconi

[es] Irina Falconi

Irina Falconí es una tenista estadounidense de origen ecuatoriano nacida en Portoviejo, Manabí, Ecuador el 4 de mayo de 1990. Su ranking más alto en singles ha sido de No. 64 alcanzado el 14 de septiembre de 2015 y en dobles No. 70 alcanzado el 10 de junio de 2013

[ru] Фалькони, Ирина

Ирина Фалькони (англ. Irina Falconi; родилась 4 мая 1990 года в Портовьехо, Эквадор) — американская профессиональная теннисистка; победительница одного турнира WTA в одиночном разряде.



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