Tornado Alicia Black
_(22)_def._Tornado_Alicia_Black_(USA)_(20918192181).jpg) Black at the 2015 US Open | |
| Country (sports) |  United States |
|---|---|
| Born | May 12, 1998 Boca Raton, Florida |
| Prize money | $47,348 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 33–17 |
| Career titles | 2 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 404 (February 2, 2015) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| US Open | Q2 (2014) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 6–6 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 348 (September 14, 2015) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| US Open | 2R (2015) |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| US Open | 1R (2014) |
Tornado Alicia Black (born May 12, 1998) is an American former tennis player.
She was taught by Rick Macci, a former tennis player. Macci taught many people including Serena and Venus Williams.
Black won two singles titles on the ITF Circuit in her career. On February 2, 2015, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 404. On September 14, 2015, she peaked at No. 348 in the doubles rankings.
She was runner-up at the 2013 Junior US Open, losing to Ana Konjuh in three sets.[1][2]
Black made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2014 Abierto Mexicano Telcel. Having been awarded a wildcard, she played Serbian sixth seed Bojana Jovanovski in the first round, losing in straight sets.[3]
Tornado and her younger sister Hurricane Tyra had at one point been referred to as "the next Williams sisters".[4]
In 2017, she was sidelined by a hip injury.[5] Black used GoFundMe to get the $40,000 needed for the hip surgery.[6] Her last match on the circuit so far took place in March 2017.
ITF finals
[edit]Singles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
[edit]
|
|
| Result | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | July 1, 2012 | ITF Buffalo, United States | Clay |  Jamie Loeb
|
6–7(5), 2–6 |
| Win | September 29, 2013 | ITF Amelia Island, United States | Clay | Alexandra Mueller
|
4–6, 6–0, 6–0 |
| Win | July 20, 2014 | ITF Evansville, United States | Hard | Caitlin Whoriskey
|
6–4, 4–6, 6–2 |
Doubles: 1 (runner-up)
[edit]
|
|
| Result | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | June 6, 2015 | ITF Manzanillo, Mexico | Hard | Dasha Ivanova
|
 Carolina Betancourt  Steffi Carruthers
|
3–6, 3–6 |
Junior Grand Slam tournament finals
[edit]Singles
[edit]| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 2013 | US Open | Hard |  Ana Konjuh
|
6–3, 4–6, 6–7(6) |
References
[edit]- ^ "Konjuh outlasts Black to win girls' singles title". US Open. September 8, 2013. Archived from the original on February 28, 2014. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
- ^ Harwitt, Sandra (September 8, 2013). "Coric and Konjuh secure US Open titles". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
- ^ "Jovanovski blows past Tornado Black". kora.com. February 25, 2014. Retrieved March 5, 2014.
- ^ Isaacson, Melissa (September 18, 2013). "Greatness in forecast for Tornado Black". ESPN. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
- ^ David Waldstein (5 September 2017). "Tornado Black, Tennis Prodigy, Sidelined by an Operation's High Cost". New York Times. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
- ^ "Alicia "Tornado" Black hip surgery, organized by Alicia Black".
External links
[edit]
- Tornado Alicia Black at the Women's Tennis Association
- Tornado Alicia Black at the International Tennis Federation
- Official website
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.
