Irina Falconi

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Irina Falconi
Singles

Country	United States
Residence	West Palm Beach, USA
Born	(1990-05-04) May 4, 1990 Portoviejo, Ecuador
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Turned pro	2010
Retired	Active
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$541,309
Career record	167–126
Career titles	4 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 73 (October 10, 2011)
Current ranking	No. 131 (January 27, 2014)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	2R (2014)
French Open	2R (2012)
Wimbledon	2R (2011, 2012)
US Open	3R (2011)
Doubles
Career record	79–73
Career titles	1 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 70 (June 10, 2013)
Current ranking	No. 96 (October 7, 2013)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	2R (2013)
French Open	1R (2013)
Wimbledon	2R (2012)
US Open	2R (2012)
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
US Open	1R (2012)
Last updated on: October 10, 2013.

Irina Falconi
Medal record

Tennis
Competitor for United States
Pan American Games
Gold	2011 Guadalajara	Singles
Silver	2011 Guadalajara	Doubles

Irina Falconi (born May 4, 1990 in Portoviejo, Ecuador) is a professional American tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is World No. 73, which she reached on October 10, 2011. Her career high in doubles is World No. 71, which she reached on May 27, 2013.

Professional career

2010

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

2011

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

WTA career finals

Doubles: 2 (2 runners-up)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0)
Premier (0–0)
International (0–2)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	August 3, 2012	Citi Open, Washington, D.C., United States	Hard	Chanelle Scheepers	Shuko Aoyama Chang Kai-chen	5–7, 2–6
Runner-up	2.	August 25, 2012	Texas Tennis Open, Dallas, United States	Hard	Līga Dekmeijere	Marina Erakovic Heather Watson	3–6, 0–6

ITF career finals

Singles: (4–6)

$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner–up	1.	May 1, 2007	Los Mochis, Mexico	Hard	Maria Fernanda Alves	6–2, 6–0
Winner	1.	May 28, 2007	Monterrey, Mexico	Hard	Courtney Nagle	2–6, 6–3, 6–4
Winner	2.	July 13, 2009	Atlanta, United States	Hard	Jennifer Elie	6–0, 6–4
Winner	3.	July 27, 2009	St. Joseph, United States	Hard	Caitlin Whoriskey	6–3, 6–3
Winner	4.	July 12, 2010	Atlanta, United States	Hard	Allie Will	6–1, 6–4
Runner-up	2.	October 18, 2010	Rock Hill, United States	Hard	Camila Giorgi	6–3, 6–4
Runner–up	3.	February 7, 2011	Midland, United States	Hard	Lucie Hradecká	6–4, 6–4
Runner–up	4.	April 29, 2012	Charlottesville, Virginia, United States	Clay	Melanie Oudin	7–6(0), 3–6, 1–6
Runner–up	5.	06-Oct-2013	Perth, Australia	Hard	Arina Rodionova	5–7, 4–6
Runner–up	6.	13-Oct-2013	Margaret River, Australia	Hard	Anett Kontaveit	2–6, 4–6

Singles performance timeline

Key

LQ (Q#)

SF-B

NMS

Won tournament; or reached Final; Semifinal; Quarter-final; Round 4, 3, 2, 1; competed at a Round Robin stage; lost in Qualification Round; absent from tournament event; played in a Davis Cup Zonal Group (with its number indication) or Play-off; won a bronze, silver (F or S) or gold medal at the Olympics; a downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament (Not a Masters Series); or a tournament that was Not Held in a given year.

To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated either at the conclusion of a tournament, or when the player's participation in the tournament has ended.

Tournament	2009	2010	2011	2012	W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	1R	1R	0–2
French Open	A	A	1R	2R	1–2
Wimbledon	A	A	1R	1R	0–2
US Open	LQ	1R	3R	1R	2–3
Win–Loss	0–0	0–1	2–4	1–4	3–9

Doubles performance timeline

Key

LQ (Q#)

SF-B

NMS

To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated either at the conclusion of a tournament, or when the player's participation in the tournament has ended.

Tournament	2011	2012	2013	W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open		1R	2R	1–2
French Open			1R	0–1
Wimbledon		2R	1R	1–2
US Open	1R	2R		1–2
Win–Loss	0–1	2–3	1–3	3–7

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Irina Falconi.

Irina Falconi at the Women's Tennis Association
Irina Falconi at the International Tennis Federation
Irina Falconi at the International Tennis Federation Junior Profile

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Persondata
Name	Falconi, Irina
Alternative names
Short description	Tennis player
Date of birth	May 4, 1990
Place of birth	Portoviejo, Ecuador
Date of death
Place of death

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