| Birth date | July 22, 1997 (age 29) |
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| Birth place | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| College | Ohio State University |
| Turnedpro | 2017 |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Careerprizemoney | $763,907 |
| Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Singlestitles | 4 ITF |
| Highestsinglesranking | No. 118 (February 3, 2020) |
| Australianopenresult | Q2 (2020, 2022) |
| Frenchopenresult | Q2 (2017, 2019, 2021) |
| Wimbledonresult | Q2 (2019) |
| Usopenresult | 2R (2018, 2019) |
| Doublestitles | 4 ITF |
| Highestdoublesranking | No. 178 (June 12, 2023) |
| Usopendoublesresult | 1R (2017, 2019) |
Francesca Di Lorenzo (franˈtʃeska di loˈrɛntso; born July 22, 1997) is an American former tennis player. She is currently assistant coach of the University of Central Florida women's tennis team.[1]
She played collegiately for the Ohio State University. On May 29, 2017, Di Lorenzo and her partner Miho Kowase won the NCAA Women's Doubles Championship.[2]
Personal life
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. Her parents, Carlo and Daniela Di Lorenzo, are Italian immigrants from Salerno. [3] Carlo is a physician at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus and Daniela teaches Italian at various colleges.[4] Di Lorenzo attended New Albany High School in New Albany, Ohio.[3]
She has three siblings, and Cristina, her oldest sister, also played tennis at the collegiate level at Xavier University and graduated in 2017.[5] Mario, her oldest brother, also has an athletic background. He won an intramural championship in the inaugural season of wheelchair basketball at Ohio State University.
Di Lorenzo is fluent in Italian. As a child, she played both tennis and soccer.[6]
Career
Amateur years
Coming out of high school, Di Lorenzo was ranked as the nation's top tennis recruit.[7] She committed to playing collegiate tennis at Ohio State University.[8] In her final tournament as a junior, she reached the semifinals in both the girls' singles and doubles tournaments at the 2015 US Open.[9]
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.[10] She defeated Joana Eidukonytė in the championship match, and concluded the season with a 37–5 record, setting the program record for most victories in a season, and was named singles all-American.[7]
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.[11] Di Lorenzo repeated as the USTA/ITA National Indoor Champion, beating Hayley Carter in the final.[12] She capped off her sophomore season by winning the NCAA Women's Doubles Championship with her partner, Miho Kowase.[2] 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.[13] There, she also received a wildcard for the main draw of the doubles tournament and made her Grand Slam debut, partnering with Allie Kiick.[citation needed]
Professional
On 18 December 2017, Di Lorenzo announced that she would be leaving Ohio State to become a professional tennis player.[14]
She made her major singles debut at the 2018 US Open, winning her section of the qualifying tournament with victories over Antonia Lottner, Verónica Cepede Royg, and Mona Barthel.[citation needed] She defeated Christina McHale[15] to reach the second round, where she lost to No. 13 seed, Kiki Bertens.[16]
Performance timeline
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.
Singles
Current through the 2022 Tennis in Cleveland.
| Tournaments | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | SR | W–L | |
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| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | Q2 | Q1 | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
| French Open | A | Q2 | A | Q2 | Q2 | Q2 | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
| Wimbledon | A | Q1 | A | Q2 | NH | Q1 | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
| US Open | Q1 | Q1 | 2R | 2R | 1R | Q2 | A | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | |
| WTA 1000 | ||||||||||
| Indian Wells Open | A | A | A | Q1 | NH | Q1 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
| Miami Open | A | A | A | A | NH | Q1 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
| Canadian Open | A | A | A | 2R | NH | A | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | |
| Cincinnati Open | A | A | Q1 | A | Q1 | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
| Career statistics | ||||||||||
| Tournaments | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | Career total: 14 | ||
| Overall win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–5 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0 / 14 | 4–14 | |
| Year-end ranking | 346 | 302 | 166 | 121 | 143 | 197 | 292 | $763,907 | ||
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 6 (4 titles, 2 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Aug 2015 | ITF Austin, United States | 10,000 | Hard | Lauren Herring | 4–6, 7–6(2), 6–2 |
| Win | 2–0 | Jul 2016 | ITF Winnipeg, Canada | 25,000 | Hard | Erin Routliffe | 6–4, 6–1 |
| Loss | 2–1 | Jun 2017 | ITF Sumter, United States | 25,000 | Hard | Ashley Lahey | 3–6, 6–7(4) |
| Loss | 2–2 | Jun 2017 | ITF Baton Rouge, United States | 25,000 | Hard | Nicole Gibbs | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 3–2 | Jan 2018 | ITF Wesley Chapel, United States | 25,000 | Clay | Whitney Osuigwe | 6–2, 1–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 4–2 | Nov 2019 | Toronto Challenger, Canada | 60,000 | Hard | Kirsten Flipkens | 7–6(3), 6–4 |
Doubles: 10 (4 titles, 6 runner-ups)
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References
- ^ Hasselbach, Logan (28 August 2023). "Francesca Di Lorenzo Named UCF Women's Tennis Assistant Coach". ucfknights.com. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ "Women's tennis championship: Ohio State's Francesca Di Lorenzo and Miho Kowase take the doubles title". NCAA.com. May 29, 2017. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
- ^ Mitsch, Pat (November 4, 2016). "Get To Know: Ohio State's Francesca Di Lorenzo". usta.com. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
- ^ "Daniela DiLorenzo-Digaeta". Coursicle. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Francesca Di Lorenzo Bio". Ohio State Buckeyes. Archived from the original on 15 June 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ Harwitt, Sandra (September 11, 2015). "Brimming with Italian pride, American Di Lorenzo into girls' semis". usopen.org. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
- ^ "Ohio State Bio". ohiostatebuckeyes.com. Archived from the original on June 15, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
- ^ Stone, Lisa (November 12, 2014). "Fall Signing Week '14: Francesca DiLorenzo Chooses Ohio State". tennisrecruiting.net. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
- ^ "Playing in U.S. Open juniors a big thrill for Di Lorenzo". The Times-Reporter. October 23, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
- ^ "Champion! Di Lorenzo Captures National Indoors Title". ohiostatebuckeyes.com. November 15, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
- ^ "Buckeyes In The Year End ITA Rankings". ohiostatebuckeyes.com. June 2, 2017. Archived from the original on January 24, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
- ^ Milano, Sally (November 6, 2016). "Di Lorenzo, Redlicki Capture USTA/ITA Nat'l Indoors". usta.com. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
- ^ Marshall, Ashley. "Sharapova headlines US Open women's wild cards". usopen.org. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
- ^ "Di Lorenzo Begins Professional Career". ohiostatebuckeyes.com. December 18, 2017. Archived from the original on June 14, 2018. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
- ^ "US Open Interview: Francesca Di Lorenzo". US Open. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
- ^ "The Bertens Beat: Cincy champ rolls into US Open third round". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
External links
- Ohio State Buckeyes bio Archived 2018-06-15 at the Wayback Machine