Irina Falconi

Irina Falconi
	Falconi at the 2016 Wimbledon Championships
Full name	Irina Alejandra Falconi Hartman
Country (sports)	United States
Residence	Lake Nona, Florida, U.S.
Born	May 4, 1990 (age 34); Portoviejo, Ecuador
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Turned pro	2010
Retired	2023
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
College	Georgia Tech
Prize money	US$ 1,773,426
Singles
Career record	336–259 (56.5%)
Career titles	1
Highest ranking	No. 63 (May 23, 2016)
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	133–133 (50.0%)
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 70 (June 10, 2013)
Current ranking	No. 862 (March 6, 2023)
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
	Last updated on: March 19, 2023.

Irina Falconi Hartman^[1] (Spanish: Falconí; born Irina Alejandra Falconi; May 4, 1990) is an Ecuadorian-born American former professional tennis player. 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.

Born Irina Alejandra Falconi in Portoviejo, Ecuador,^[2] she moved to Manhattan, New York, as a toddler.^[3] At the age of 14, she and her family moved to Florida.^[4] In 2021, Falconi married Travis Hartman^[5] and their daughter Isabella was born.^[6]

Professional career edit

Falconi played college tennis at Georgia Tech where she was a two times ITA All-American and 2010 ACC Player of the Year.^[7]

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 rounds 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.

In March 2020, she competed at the Indian Wells Challenger for the last time in a pro match on tour.

In 2021, it was reported that Falconi was working as a traveling coach for American Danielle Lao.^[8]

Grand Slam performance timelines edit

**Key**
W	F	SF	QF	#R	RR	Q#	DNQ	A	NH

(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

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 edit

This table is current through the 2021 Australian Open.

Tournament	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	W–L
Australian Open	A	A	1R	1R	Q2	2R	2R	2R	2R	1R	A	Q1	A	4–7
French Open	A	A	1R	2R	Q3	Q1	3R	2R	Q1	Q1	A	A	A	4–4
Wimbledon	A	A	1R	1R	Q3	Q3	1R	1R	1R	Q2	A	NH	A	0–5
US Open	Q1	1R	3R	1R	Q1	Q2	2R	1R	Q1	Q1	A	A	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	0–0	11–21

Doubles edit

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 edit

Singles: 1 (title) edit

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments
Premier M & Premier 5
Premier
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) edit

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments
Premier M & Premier 5
Premier
International (0–3)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Aug 2012	Washington 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 edit

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

Singles: 14 (6 titles, 8 runner–ups) edit

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⁽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⁽³⁾, 6–2
Loss	5–8	Feb 2015	ITF Burnie, 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⁾, 6–1

Doubles: 14 (3 titles, 11 runner–ups) edit

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⁽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	ITF Vancouver, Canada	75,000	Hard	Amanda Fink	Chang Kai-chen Heidi El Tabakh	6–3, 3–6, [4–10]
Loss	1–3	Sep 2010	ITF Las Vegas, 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	ITF Prague, Czech Republic	100,000	Clay	Eva Hrdinová	Renata Voráčová Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová	4–6, 0–6
Loss	1–9	Jul 2013	ITF Yakima, United States	50,000	Hard	Naomi Broady	Jan Abaza Allie Will	5–7, 6–3, [3–10]
Win	2–9	Jul 2013	ITF Portland, United States	50,000	Hard	Nicole Melichar	Sanaz Marand Ashley Weinhold	4–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Loss	2–10	Mar 2014	ITF Osprey, United States	50,000	Clay	Eva Hrdinová	Hsieh Shu-ying Rika Fujiwara	3–6, 7–6⁽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	ITF Burnie, Australia	50,000	Hard	Petra Martić	Han Xinyun Junri Namigata	6–2, 6–4