Francesca Di Lorenzo

Francesca Di Lorenzo
Country (sports)  United States
Born (1997-07-22) July 22, 1997
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Turned pro 2017
Plays Left-handed (two-handed backhand)
College Ohio State University
Coach Ann Grossman and Ty Tucker
Prize money $26,721
Singles
Career record 42–20
Career titles 0
Highest ranking No. 158 (September 10, 2018)
Current ranking No. 158 (September 10, 2018)
Grand Slam Singles results
US Open 2R (2018)
Doubles
Career record 14–8
Career titles 0
Highest ranking No. 255 (May 21, 2018)
Current ranking No. 255 (May 21, 2018)
Grand Slam Doubles results
US Open 1R (2017)
Last updated on: April 23, 2018.

Francesca Di Lorenzo (Italian pronunciation: [franˈtʃeska di loˈrɛntso]; born July 22, 1997) is an American tennis player. 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.[1]

Early life and amateur career

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. Di Lorenzo's parents hail from Salerno, Italy, and her father is a pediatric gastroenterologist. [2] 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.[3] Di Lorenzo committed to playing collegiate tennis at The Ohio State University.[4] 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.[5]

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.[6] 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.[3]

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.[7] Di Lorenzo repeated as the USTA/ITA National Indoor Champion, beating Hayley Carter in the final.[8] She capped off her sophomore season by winning the NCAA Women's Doubles Championship with her partner, Miho Kowase.[1] 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.[9] After receiving a main draw wild card, she made her grand slam debut at the 2017 US Open doubles tournament, partnering with Allie Kiick.

Professional career

On December 18, 2017, Di Lorenzo announced that she would be leaving Ohio State to begin her professional career.[10]

Di Lorenzo made her grand slam singles debut at the 2018 US Open after winning her section of the qualifying tournament with victories over Antonia Lottner, Verónica Cepede Royg, and Mona Barthel. She made it to the second round before being defeated by No. 13 seed Kiki Bertens.

Personal life

Di Lorenzo's parents, Carlo and Daniela Di Lorenzo, are Italian immigrants from Salerno.[2] Carlo is currently a physician at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus and Daniela teaches Italian at various colleges.[11] Di Lorenzo also has three siblings. Cristina, her oldest sister, also played tennis at the collegiate level at Xavier University and graduated in 2017.[12] Mario, her oldest brother, also has an athletic background as he won an intramural championship in the inaugural season of wheelchair basketball at The Ohio State University.

Di Lorenzo is fluent in Italian. As a child, she played both tennis and soccer.[13]

ITF finals

Singles: 5 (3–2)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000/$80,000 tournaments
$50,000/$60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000/$15,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (2–2)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Outcome No. Date Category Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. July 28, 2015 $10,000 Austin, United States Hard United States Lauren Herring 4–6, 7–6 (7–2) , 6–2
Winner 2. July 11, 2016 $25,000 Winnipeg, Canada Hard Canada Erin Routliffe 6–4, 6–1
Runner-up 1. June 13, 2017 $25,000 Sumter, United States Hard United States Ashley Lahey 3–6, 6–7 (4–7)
Runner-up 2. June 20, 2017 $25,000 Baton Rouge,, United States Hard United States Nicole Gibbs 3–6, 3–6
Winner 3. January 23, 2018 $25,000 Wesley Chapel, United States Clay United States Whitney Osuigwe 6–2, 1-6, 6-4

Doubles: 4 (2–2)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (1–2)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result No. Date Category Tournament Surface Partner Opponent Score
Winner 1. July 11, 2016 $25,000 Winnipeg, Canada Hard United States Ronit Yurovsky Canada Marie-Alexandre Leduc
Canada Charlotte Robillard-Millette		 1–6, 7–5, [10–6]
Runner-up 1. June 20, 2017 $25,000 Baton Rouge,, United States Hard United States Julia Elbaba Australia Ellen Perez
Brazil Luisa Stefani		 3–6, 4–6
Runner-up 2. October 28, 2017 $60,000 Saguenay, Canada Hard (i) New Zealand Erin Routliffe Canada Bianca Andreescu
Canada Carol Zhao		 Walkover
Winner 2. May 20, 2018 $60,000 Saint-Gaudens, France Clay Australia Naiktha Bains France Manon Arcangioli
France Shérazad Reix		 6-4, 1-6, [11–9]

References

  1. 1 2 "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.
  2. 1 2 Mitsch, Pat (November 4, 2016). "GET TO KNOW: OHIO STATE'S FRANCESCA DI LORENZO". usta.com. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Ohio State Bio". ohiostatebuckeyes.com. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
  4. ↑ Stone, Lisa (November 12, 2014). "Fall Signing Week '14: Francesca DiLorenzo Chooses Ohio State". tennisrecruiting.net. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Playing in U.S. Open juniors a big thrill for Di Lorenzo". The Times-Reporter. October 23, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
  6. ↑ "CHAMPION! DI LORENZO CAPTURES NATIONAL INDOORS TITLE". ohiostatebuckeyes.com. November 15, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
  7. ↑ "BUCKEYES IN THE YEAR END ITA RANKINGS". ohiostatebuckeyes.com. June 2, 2017. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
  8. ↑ Milano, Sally (November 6, 2016). "DI LORENZO, REDLICKI CAPTURE USTA/ITA NAT'L INDOORS". usta.com. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
  9. ↑ Marshall, Ashley. "Sharapova headlines US Open women's wild cards". usopen.org. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
  10. ↑ "DI LORENZO BEGINS PROFESSIONAL CAREER". ohiostatebuckeyes.com. December 18, 2017. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  11. ↑ "Daniela DiLorenzo-Digaeta". Coursicle. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  12. ↑ "Francesca Di Lorenzo Bio". Ohio State Buckeyes. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  13. ↑ Harwitt, Sandra (September 11, 2015). "Brimming with Italian pride, American Di Lorenzo into girls' semis". usopen.org. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
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