American tennis player
Tornado Alicia Black Country (sports) United States Born (1998-05-12 ) May 12, 1998 (age 27) 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 byRick Macci , a former tennis player. Macci taught many people including Serena and Venus Williams.
Black won two singles titles on theITF 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 the2013 Junior US Open , losing toAna Konjuh in three sets.[ 1] [ 2]
Black made herWTA Tour main-draw debut at the2014 Abierto Mexicano Telcel . Having been awarded awildcard , she played Serbian sixth seedBojana Jovanovski in the first round, losing in straight sets.[ 3]
Tornado and her younger sisterHurricane Tyra had at one point been referred to as "the nextWilliams sisters ".[ 4]
In 2017, she was sidelined by a hip injury.[ 5] [ 6]
[ edit ] Legend $25,000 tournaments $10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface Hard (1–0) Clay (1–1)
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
[ edit ] Legend $25,000 tournaments $10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface Hard (0–1) Clay (0–0)
Junior Grand Slam tournament finals [ edit ] ^ "Konjuh outlasts Black to win girls' singles title" .US Open the original on February 28, 2014. RetrievedFebruary 23, 2014 .^ Harwitt, Sandra (September 8, 2013)."Coric and Konjuh secure US Open titles" .International Tennis Federation . RetrievedFebruary 23, 2014 . ^ "Jovanovski blows past Tornado Black" .kora.com . February 25, 2014. RetrievedMarch 5, 2014 .^ Isaacson, Melissa (September 18, 2013)."Greatness in forecast for Tornado Black" .ESPN . RetrievedFebruary 23, 2014 . ^ David Waldstein (September 5, 2017)."Tornado Black, Tennis Prodigy, Sidelined by an Operation's High Cost" .New York Times . RetrievedJanuary 28, 2023 . ^ "Alicia "Tornado" Black hip surgery, organized by Alicia Black" .
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Jamie Loeb
Carolina Betancourt
Steffi Carruthers
Ana Konjuh
