Irina Falconi

Irina Falconi
Falconi at the 2016 Wimbledon Championships
Full nameIrina Alejandra Falconi Hartman
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceLake Nona, Florida
Born (1990-05-04) May 4, 1990
Portoviejo, Ecuador
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Turned pro2010
Retired2023
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
CollegeGeorgia Tech
Prize moneyUS$ 1,789,808
Singles
Career record336–259
Career titles1 WTA, 6 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 63 (May 23, 2016)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017)
French Open3R (2015)
Wimbledon1R (2011, 2012, 2017)
US Open3R (2011)
Doubles
Career record133–133
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 70 (June 10, 2013)
Current rankingNo. 862 (March 6, 2023)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (2013, 2016)
French Open1R (2013)
Wimbledon2R (2012)
US Open2R (2012)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
US Open1R (2012)
Medal record
Pan American Games
2011 Guadalajara Singles
2011 Guadalajara Doubles

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 63, which she reached in May 2016. Her career-high in doubles is world 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

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, but lost in the main-draw first round to 19th seed Flavia Pennetta in straight sets.[8]

At 2011 US Open was more successful for Falconi when she defeated Klára Zakopalová[9] and 14th seed Dominika Cibulková,[10] before losing to 22nd seed Sabine Lisicki in the third round.[11]

She reached the third round at the 2015 French Open with wins over wildcard entrant Manon Arcangioli[12] and qualifier Sesil Karatantcheva.[13] Her run was ended by Julia Görges.[14]

Falconi won her first, and only, WTA Tour title at the 2016 Copa Colsanitas, defeating Sílvia Soler Espinosa in the final.[15]

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

In 2021, it was reported that Falconi was working as a traveling coach for American tennis player Danielle Lao.[16]

Grand Slam performance timelines

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

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

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 Tour finals

Singles: 1 (title)

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 (runner-ups)

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

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

Singles: 14 (6 titles, 8 runner–ups)

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 Midland Tennis Classic, US 100,000 Hard Lucie Hradecká 6–4, 6–4
Loss 4–4 Apr 2012 Charlottesville Open, US 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 Albuquerque Championships, US 75,000 Hard Anna Tatishvili 2–6, 4–6
Win 5–7 Nov 2014 ITF New Braunfels, US 50,000 Hard Jennifer Brady 7–6(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 Abierto Tampico, Mexico 100,000+H Hard Louisa Chirico 7–5, 6–7(3), 6–1

Doubles: 14 (3 titles, 11 runner–ups)

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 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, US 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, US 50,000 Hard Lauren Albanese Julie Ditty
Abigail Spears 		2–6, 6–4, 4–6
Loss 1–5 Feb 2011 Midland Tennis Classic, US 100,000 Hard Alison Riske Jamie Hampton
Anna Tatishvili 		w/o
Loss 1–6 Sep 2012 Albuquerque Championships, US 75,000 Hard Maria Sanchez Yasmin Schnack
Asia Muhammad 		2–6, 6–1, [10–12]
Loss 1–7 Apr 2013 Dothan Pro Classic, US 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, US 50,000 Hard Naomi Broady Jan Abaza
Allie Will 		5–7, 6–3, [3–10]
Win 2–9 Jul 2013 Portland Challenger, US 50,000 Hard Nicole Melichar Sanaz Marand
Ashley Weinhold 		4–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Loss 2–10 Mar 2014 Osprey Challenger, US 50,000 Clay Eva Hrdinová Hsieh Shu-ying
Rika Fujiwara 		3–6, 7–6(5), [4–10]
Loss 2–11 Apr 2014 Charlottesville Open, US 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

References

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  2. ^ "Irina Falconi – Women's Tennis – Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets". ramblinwreck.com. Georgia Tech. May 7, 2019. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  3. ^ Waldstein, David (July 4, 2017). "At Wimbledon, Ranked 247 and Suddenly Facing No. 1". The New York Times. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
  4. ^ Pantic, Nina (September 1, 2015). "Park Place: Irina Falconi returns to her tennis beginnings in New York City". Tennis.com. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  5. ^ "introducing Mr. and Mrs. Hartman 💕💒💘🎉". Instagram. May 15, 2021. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  6. ^ "Isabella Alejandra Hartman ❣️ November 8 2021". Instagram. November 11, 2021. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
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