Alicia Black tornado

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Alicia Black tornado Tennis player
Alicia Black tornado
Tornado Alicia Black 2015 at the US Open
Nation: United StatesUnited States United States
Birthday: May 12, 1998
Playing hand: Right, two-handed backhand
Prize money: $ 47,348
singles
Career record: 33:17
Career title: 0 WTA , 2 ITF
Highest ranking: 404 (February 2, 2015)
Double
Career record: 6: 6
Career title: 0 WTA, 0 ITF
Highest ranking: 348 (September 14, 2015)
Grand Slam record
Grand Slam title: 00000  0
Australian Open -
French Open -
Wimbledon -
US Open 2R (2015)
Last update of the infobox:
March 9, 2020
Sources: official player profiles at the ATP / WTA and ITF (see web links )

Tornado Alicia Black (born May 12, 1998 in Boca Raton ) is an American tennis player .

Career

Tornado Alicia Black has been playing tennis since she was three and prefers the hard court as a playing surface. She primarily plays in ITF tournaments, where she has won two individual titles at the ITF Women's Circuit .

She achieved her first major success at the Citi Open 2014 , when she was able to advance to the main draw with a wildcard as a qualifier , where she then lost 4: 6 and 0: 6 in the first round against Sarina Dijas . In the same year she received a wildcard for qualifying for the US Open 2014 . But she failed here in the second qualifying round. She was also able to compete in doubles with her partner Bernarda Pera with a wildcard . But they failed there in the first round. In mixed she competed with her compatriot Ernesto Escobedo ; but they also failed in the first round.

For the US Open 2015 she also received a wildcard for the qualification , but failed in the first qualifying round against Romina Oprandi with 4: 6 and 0: 6. In doubles, she failed with her partner in the second round.

After the US Open 2015, Black did not play a professional tournament and has not been in the world rankings since August 29, 2016. She had problems with her hip and had to have an operation.

Tournament victories

singles

No. date competition category Topping Final opponent Result
1. 23rd September 2013 United StatesUnited States Amelia Island ITF $ 10,000 sand United StatesUnited States Alexandra Mueller 4: 6, 6: 0, 6: 0
2. July 14, 2014 United StatesUnited States Evansville ITF $ 10,000 Hard court United StatesUnited States Caitlin Whoriskey 6: 4, 4: 6, 6: 2

Personal

Tornado Alicia is the older sister of Hurricane Tyra Black , who is also a professional tennis player.

Her mother, Gayal Black, named her daughters after types of storms, hence the first names "Hurricane" and "Tornado" as part of a marketing strategy for their tennis careers.

Web links

Commons : Tornado Alicia Black  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Tornado Black, Tennis Prodigy, Sidelined by an Operation's High Cost (nytimes.com, September 5, 2017, accessed March 25, 2020)
  2. ↑ Tornado is allowed to whirl again (tennisnet.com from October 13, 2017, accessed on March 25, 2020)
  3. ↑ Hurricane Black seeks first win in US Open juniors (usopen.org from September 3, 2018, accessed on March 25, 2020)
personal data
SURNAME Black, tornado Alicia
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American tennis player
DATE OF BIRTH May 12, 1998
PLACE OF BIRTH Boca Raton