Francesca Di Lorenzo

Di Lorenzo was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania but raised in Columbus, Ohio after her family moved there when she was around the age of seven. She attended New Albany High School in New Albany, Ohio. Coming out of high school, she was ranked as the nation's top tennis recruit. Di Lorenzo committed to playing collegiate tennis at The Ohio State University. In her final tournament as a junior, Di Lorenzo reached the semifinals in both the girls' singles and doubles tournaments at the 2015 US Open.

As a freshman, Di Lorenzo began her season by winning the USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championship, claiming the Buckeyes' first national title in its program's history. She defeated Joana Eidukonytė in the championship match. Di Lorenzo concluded the season with a 37–5 record, setting the program record for most victories in a season, and was named singles all-American.

During her sophomore year with the Buckeyes, Di Lorenzo went 37-2 in singles, equaling her school record from the previous year. She also finished the year as the top-ranked women's NCAA singles player. Di Lorenzo repeated as the USTA/ITA National Indoor Champion, beating Hayley Carter in the final. She capped off her sophomore season by winning the NCAA Women's Doubles Championship with her partner, Miho Kowase. This championship was the program's first NCAA in its history. For her accomplishments during the season, Di Lorenzo was named both singles and doubles all-American.

Di Lorenzo earned a wildcard into the qualifiers of the singles tournament at the 2017 US Open. After receiving a main draw wild card, she will make her grand slam debut at the 2017 US Open doubles tournament, partnering with Allie Kiick.

Di Lorenzo's parents, Carlo and Daniela Di Lorenzo, are Italian immigrants from Salerno. Carlo is currently a physician at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus and Daniela teaches Italian at various colleges. Di Lorenzo also has three siblings. The youngest sister, Valentina, attends New Albany High School. The oldest sibling, Mario, graduated from The Ohio State University where he won an intramural championship in the inaugural season of wheelchair basketball. Cristina, the oldest sister, also played tennis at the collegiate level at Xavier University, where she graduated in 2017.

Di Lorenzo is fluent in Italian. As a child, she played both tennis and soccer.

Singles: 4 (2–2)

Outcome	No.	Date	Category	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	1.	July 28, 2015	$10,000	Austin, United States	Hard	Lauren Herring	4–6, 7–6 (7–2) , 6–2
Winner	2.	July 11, 2016	$25,000	Winnipeg, Canada	Hard	Erin Routliffe	6–4, 6–1
Runner-up	1.	June 13, 2017	$25,000	Sumter, United States	Hard	Ashley Lahey	3–6, 6–7 (4–7)
Runner-up	2.	June 20, 2017	$25,000	Baton Rouge,, United States	Hard	Nicole Gibbs	3–6, 3–6

Doubles: 2 (1–1)

Result	No.	Date	Category	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponent	Score
Winner	1.	July 11, 2016	$25,000	Winnipeg, Canada	Hard	Ronit Yurovsky	Marie-Alexandre Leduc Charlotte Robillard-Millette	1–6, 7–5, [10–6]
Runner-up	1.	June 20, 2017	$25,000	Baton Rouge,, United States	Hard	Julia Elbaba	Ellen Perez Luisa Stefani	3–6, 4–6