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Irina Falconi
American tennis player

Irina Falconi

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Quick Facts

Intro
American tennis player
A.K.A.
Фалькони Ирина
Work field
Gender
Female
Place of birth
Portoviejo, Ecuador
Age
34 years
Residence
Atlanta, USA
Stats
Height:
163 cm
Weight:
61 kg
The details (from wikipedia)

Biography

Irina Falconi (Spanish: Falconí; born May 4, 1990) is a professional American tennis player, who was born in Portoviejo, Ecuador. She moved to Manhattan, New York, as a toddler. Her highest WTA singles ranking is world No. 64, which she reached in September 2015. Her career high in doubles is No. 70, which she reached in June 2013.

Professional career

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

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 round 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.

WTA career finals

Singles: 1 (1 title)

Finals by surface
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
Tour Championships (0–0)
Premier Mandatory & 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)
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
Tour Championships (0–0)
Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0)
Premier (0–0)
International (1–0)
Hard (0–0)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
WinApr 2016Copa Colsanitas, ColombiaInternationalClay Sílvia Soler Espinosa6–2, 2–6, 6–4

Doubles: 3 (3 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0)
Premier (0–0)
International (0–3)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
LossAug 2012Citi Open, United StatesInternationalHard Chanelle Scheepers Shuko Aoyama
Chang Kai-chen
5–7, 2–6
LossAug 2012Texas Tennis Open, United StatesInternationalHard Līga Dekmeijere Marina Erakovic
Heather Watson
3–6, 0–6
LossApr 2015Copa Colsanitas, ColombiaInternationalClay Shelby Rogers Paula Cristina Gonçalves
Beatriz Haddad Maia
3–6, 6–3, [6–10]

ITF career finals

Singles: 14 (6 titles, 8 runner–ups)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
LossMay 2007ITF Los Mochis, Mexico$10,000Hard Maria Fernanda Alves6–2, 6–0
WinMay 2007ITF Monterrey, Mexico$10,000Hard Courtney Nagle2–6, 6–3, 6–4
WinJul 2009ITF Atlanta, United States$10,000Hard Jennifer Elie6–0, 6–4
WinJul 2009ITF St. Joseph, United States$10,000Hard Caitlin Whoriskey6–3, 6–3
WinJul 2010ITF Atlanta, United States$10,000Hard Allie Will6–1, 6–4
LossOct 2010ITF Rock Hill, United States$25,000Hard Camila Giorgi6–3, 6–4
LossFeb 2011ITF Midland, United States100,000Hard Lucie Hradecká6–4, 6–4
LossApr 2012ITF Charlottesville, United States$50,000Clay Melanie Oudin7–6, 3–6, 1–6
LossOct 2013ITF Perth, Australia$25,000Hard Arina Rodionova5–7, 4–6
LossOct 2013ITF Margaret River, Australia$25,000Hard Anett Kontaveit2–6, 4–6
LossSep 2014ITF Albuquerque, United States$75,000Hard Anna Tatishvili2–6, 4–6
WinNov 2014ITF New Braunfels, United States$50,000Hard Jennifer Brady7–6, 6–2
LossFeb 2015ITF Burnie, Australia$50,000Hard Daria Gavrilova5–7, 5–7
WinSep 2017ITF Tampico, Mexico$100,000+HHard Louisa Chirico7–5, 6–7, 6–1

Doubles: 14 (3–11)

OutcomeNo.DateCategoryTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Winner1.27 July 2009$10,000St. Joseph, United StatesHard Ashley Weinhold Chelsea Orr
Caitlin Whoriskey
6–4, 7–6
Runner-up1.12 July 2010$10,000Atlanta, United StatesHard Maria Sanchez Kristy Frilling
Julia Glushko
2–6, 6–2, 4–6
Runner-up2.7 August 2010$75,000Vancouver, CanadaHard Amanda Fink Chang Kai-chen
Heidi El Tabakh
6–3, 3–6, [4–10]
Runner-up3.27 September 2010$50,000Las Vegas, United StatesHard Maria Sanchez Lindsay Lee-Waters
Megan Moulton-Levy
6–1, 5–7, 4–6
Runner-up4.4 October 2010$50,000Kansas City, United StatesHard Lauren Albanese Julie Ditty
Abigail Spears
2–6, 6–4, 4–6
Runner–up5.13 February 2011$100,000Midland, United StatesHard Alison Riske Jamie Hampton
Anna Tatishvili
w/o
Runner-up6.17 September 2012$75,000Albuquerque, United StatesHard Maria Sanchez Yasmin Schnack
Asia Muhammad
2–6, 6–1, [10–12]
Runner-up7.15 April 2013$50,000Dothan, United StatesHard Maria Sanchez Julia Cohen
Tatjana Maria
4–6, 6–4 [9–11]
Runner–up8.19 May 2013$100,000Prague, Czech RepublicClay Eva Hrdinová Renata Voráčová
Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová
4–6, 0–6
Runner-up9.8 July 2013$50,000Yakima, United StatesHard Naomi Broady Jan Abaza
Allie Will
5–7, 6–3, [3–10]
Winner2.15 July 2013$50,000Portland, United StatesHard Nicole Melichar Sanaz Marand
Ashley Weinhold
4–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Runner-up10.24 March 2014$50,000Osprey, United StatesClay Eva Hrdinová Hsieh Shu-ying
Rika Fujiwara
3–6, 7–6, [4–10]
Runner–up11.21 April 2014$50,000Charlottesville, United StatesClay Maria Sanchez Asia Muhammad
Taylor Townsend
3–6, 1–6
Winner3.8 February 2015$50,000Burnie, AustraliaHard Petra Martić Han Xinyun
Junri Namigata
6–2, 6–4


Performance timelines

Singles

This table is current through the 2020 Australian Open.

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#APZ#POGF-SSF-BNMSNH
(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
Tournament200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020W–L
Australian OpenAA1R1RQ22R2R2R2R1RAQ14–7
French OpenAA1R2RQ3Q13R2RQ1Q1A4–4
WimbledonAA1R1RQ3Q31R1R1RQ2A0–5
US OpenQ11R3R1RQ1Q22R1RQ1Q1A3–5
Win–Loss0–00–12–41–40–01–14–42–41–20–10–00–011–21

Doubles

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#APZ#POGF-SSF-BNMSNH
(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
Tournament2011201220132014201520162017W–L
Australian OpenA1R2RA1R2RA2–4
French OpenAA1RAA1RA0–2
WimbledonA2R1RA1R1RA1–4
US Open1R2RA1R1RA1R1–5
Win–Loss0–12–31–30–10–31–30-14–15
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Who is Irina Falconi?
Irina Falconi is an American professional tennis player.
What is Irina Falconi's nationality?
Irina Falconi is of Ecuadorian and American nationality.
When was Irina Falconi born?
Irina Falconi was born on May 4, 1990.
What is Irina Falconi's highest ranking in singles?
Irina Falconi's highest ranking in singles is World No. 63, which she achieved on October 17, 2016.
Has Irina Falconi won any WTA titles?
No, Irina Falconi has not won any WTA titles in singles or doubles as of the time of this writing.
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