Irina Falconi
Country | United States |
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Residence | Atlanta, Georgia, US |
Born |
Portoviejo, Ecuador | May 4, 1990
Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) |
Turned pro | 2010 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $600,205 |
Singles | |
Career record | 186–139 |
Career titles | 4 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 73 (October 10, 2011) |
Current ranking | No. 88 (April 6, 2015) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2014, 2015) |
French Open | 2R (2012) |
Wimbledon | 2R (2011, 2012) |
US Open | 3R (2011) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 85–82 |
Career titles | 2 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 70 (June 10, 2013) |
Current ranking | No. 114 (March 31, 2014) |
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: April 2, 2014. |
Medal record | ||
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Tennis | ||
Competitor for United States | ||
Pan American Games | ||
Gold | 2011 Guadalajara | Singles |
Silver | 2011 Guadalajara | Doubles |
Irina Falconi (born May 4, 1990) is a professional American tennis player, who was born in Portoviejo, Ecuador. Her highest WTA singles ranking is World No. 73, which she reached on October 10, 2011. Her career high in doubles is World No. 70, which she reached on June 10, 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: 3 (3 runners-up)
Legend |
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Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) |
WTA Tour Championships (0–0) |
Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0) |
Premier (0–0) |
International (0–3) |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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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 |
Runner-up | 3. | April 19, 2015 | Copa Colsanitas, Bogotà, Colombia | Clay | Shelby Rogers | Paula Cristina Gonçalves Beatriz Haddad Maia |
3–6, 6–3, [6–10] |
ITF career finals
Singles: 13 (5–8)
$100,000 tournaments |
$75,000 tournaments |
$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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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(7-0), 3-6, 1-6 |
Runner–up | 5. | October 6, 2013 | Perth, Australia | Hard | Arina Rodionova | 5–7, 4–6 |
Runner–up | 6. | October 13, 2013 | Margaret River, Australia | Hard | Anett Kontaveit | 2–6, 4–6 |
Runner–up | 7. | September 21, 2014 | Albuquerque, United States | Hard | Anna Tatishvili | 2–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 5. | November 02, 2014 | New Braunfels, United States | Hard | Jennifer Brady | 7–6(7–3), 6–2 |
Runner–up | 8. | February 07, 2015 | Burnie, Australia | Hard | Daria Gavrilova | 5–7, 5–7 |
Doubles Finals: 14 (3–11)
Outcome | NO | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score |
Winner | 1. | 27 July 2009 | St. Joseph, United States | Hard | Ashley Weinhold | Chelsea Orr Caitlin Whoriskey |
6-4 7-6 (6) |
Runner-up | 2. | 12 July 2010 | Atlanta, United States | Hard | Maria Sanchez | Kristy Frilling Julia Glushko |
2–6 6–2 4–6 |
Runner-up | 3. | 7 August 2010 | Vancouver, Canada | Hard | Amanda Fink | Chang Kai-chen Heidi El Tabakh |
6-3 3-6 [4-10] |
Runner-up | 4. | 27 September 2010 | Las Vegas, United States | Hard | Maria Sanchez | Lindsay Lee-Waters Megan Moulton-Levy |
6–1 5–7 4–6 |
Runner-up | 5. | 04 October 2010 | Kansas City, United States | Hard | Lauren Albanese | Julie Ditty Abigail Spears |
2–6 6–4 4–6 |
Runner–up | 6. | 13 February 2011 | Midland, United States | Hard | Alison Riske | Jamie Hampton Anna Tatishvili |
Walkover |
Runner-up | 7. | 17 September 2012 | Albuquerque, United States | Hard | Maria Sanchez | Yasmin Schnack Asia Muhammad |
2–6 6–1 [10–12] |
Runner-up | 8. | 15 April 2013 | Dothan, United States | Hard | Maria Sanchez | Julia Cohen Tatjana Maria |
4–6 6–4 [9–11] |
Runner–up | 9. | 19 May 2013 | Prague, Czech Republic | Clay | Eva Hrdinová | Renata Voráčová Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová |
4-6 0-6 |
Runner-up | 10. | 8 July 2013 | Yakima, United States | Hard | Naomi Broady | Jan Abaza Allie Will |
5–7, 6–3, [3–10] |
Winner | 11. | 15 July 2013 | Portland, United States | Hard | Nicole Melichar | Sanaz Marand Ashley Weinhold |
4–6, 6–3, [10–8] |
Runner-up | 12. | 24 March 2014 | Osprey, United States | Clay | Eva Hrdinová | Hsieh Shu-ying Rika Fujiwara |
3-6 7-6 (5) [4-10] |
Runner–up | 13. | 21 April 2014 | Charlottesville, United States | Clay | Maria Sanchez | Asia Muhammad Taylor Townsend |
3–6 1–6 |
Winner | 14. | 8 February 2015 | Burnie, Australia | Hard | Petra Martić | Han Xinyun Junri Namigata |
6–2, 6–4 |
Singles performance timeline
- Key
W | F | SF | QF | R# | RR | LQ (Q#) | A | P | Z# | PO | SF-B | F-S | G | NMS | NH |
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 | 2014 | W–L | ||||||||
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1–3 | ||||||||
French Open | A | A | 1R | 2R | LQ1 | 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 | 1–1 | 4–10 |
Doubles performance timeline
- Key
W | F | SF | QF | R# | RR | LQ (Q#) | A | P | Z# | PO | SF-B | F-S | G | NMS | NH |
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 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | W–L | ||||||||||
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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