Irina Falconi

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.[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
Residence	Lake Nona, Orlando, Florida, U.S.
Born	May 4, 1990 Portoviejo, Ecuador
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Turned pro	2010
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
College	Georgia Tech
Prize money	US$ 1,772,217
Singles
Career record	336–257 (56.7%)
Career titles	1
Highest ranking	No. 63 (May 23, 2016)
Current ranking	No. 315 (March 16, 2020)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	2R (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017)
French Open	3R (2015)
Wimbledon	1R (2011, 2012, 2017)
US Open	3R (2011)
Doubles
Career record	130–131 (49.8%)
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 70 (June 10, 2013)
Current ranking	No. 901 (March 16, 2020)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	2R (2013, 2016)
French Open	1R (2013)
Wimbledon	2R (2012)
US Open	2R (2012)
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
US Open	1R (2012)
Medal record Pan American Games 2011 Guadalajara Singles 2011 Guadalajara Doubles
Last updated on: April 7, 2020.

Professional career

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 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.

Performance timelines

Key

W

F

SF

QF

#R

RR

Q#

A

P

Z#

PO

G

F-S

SF-B

NMS

NH

(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (P) postponed; (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.

Singles

This table is current through the 2020 Australian Open.

Tournament	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	W–L
Australian Open	A	A	1R	1R	Q2	2R	2R	2R	2R	1R	A	Q1	4–7
French Open	A	A	1R	2R	Q3	Q1	3R	2R	Q1	Q1	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		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	11–21

Doubles

Tournament	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	W–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 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)

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 Mandatory & 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	Citi 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^(7–0), 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^(7–3), 6–2
Loss	5–8	Feb 2015	Burnie International, Australia	50,000	Hard	Daria Gavrilova	5–7, 5–7
Win	6–8	Sep 2017	ITF Tampico, Mexico	100,000+H	Hard	Louisa Chirico	7–5, 6–7^(3–7), 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^(8–6)
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^(7–5), [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

• List of Georgia Institute of Technology athletes

References

1. Waldstein, David (July 4, 2017). "At Wimbledon, Ranked 247 and Suddenly Facing No. 1". The New York Times. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
2. "Player Bio: Irina Falconi". Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. Georgia Institute of Technology. Retrieved January 2, 2020.

External links

• Irina Falconi at the Women's Tennis Association
• Irina Falconi at the International Tennis Federation
• Georgia Tech bio