Alycia Moulton

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Alycia Ann Moulton
Alycia Moulton.jpg
Moulton playing in 1983
Country (sports)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Residence Menlo Park, California
Born (1961-02-18) February 18, 1961 (age 64)
Sacramento, California
Turned pro1982
Retired1988
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$468,748
Singles
Career record134–124
Career titles2
Highest rankingNo. 18 (November 26, 1984)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 4R (1983)
French Open 2R (1983)
Wimbledon 3R (1985, 1987)
US Open 4R (1985)
Doubles
Career record147–114
Career titles6
Highest rankingNo. 28 (May 25, 1987)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open QF (1983, 1985)
French Open QF (1983, 1986)
Wimbledon QF (1982)
US Open QF (1984)

Alycia Moulton (born February 18, 1961) is a retired American tennis player.

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Career

Moulton won the U.S. Junior Championships in 1979 and was runner-up at the Wimbledon Junior Championships in 1979. She was active on the professional tour from 1978 to 1988. Her powerful game brought her two singles titles in 1983 and five doubles titles. She reached a career-high ranking of 18 in singles in November 1984, and won the Ridgewood Open and the Virginia Slims of Newport, Rhode Island.

Moulton achieved immediate success on the WTA Tour after graduating from Stanford University, where as team captain and four-time All-American, she was an NCAA singles, doubles and team champion. [1] She was selected to represent the United States in Wightman Cup, and played doubles with Chris Evert, defeating Great Britain in that competition.

Moulton served two terms on the board of directors of the Women's Tennis Association. She has been inducted into the Sacramento Hall of Fame, the Stanford University Hall of Fame and the Northern California Tennis Hall of Fame.

Personal life

Moulton was born in Sacramento. Her father, Lee Moulton, is an inventor and engineer born in 1923. Her mother, Eleanor Moulton is a small business owner born in 1932. Alycia has one brother, Gregory Moulton, a computer scientist and founder of Avamar Technologies. After her tennis career, Moulton started a real estate development company. This led her to attend law school at the University of California at Davis. After graduating she was married briefly to George Artz, a computer scientist and lifelong friend. Moulton worked for Congressman and former California State Senator, Mike Thompson. She is a real estate attorney and now resides in Menlo Park, California.

WTA Tour finals

Singles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
Virginia Slims, Avon, other (2–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Grass (1–1)
Clay (0–1)
Carpet (1–0)
ResultW-LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Nov 1982 Hong Kong Open Clay Flag of Sweden.svg Catrin Jexell 3–6, 5–7
Win1–1Feb 1983 Ridgewood Open, U.S.Carpet (i) Flag of Sweden.svg Catrin Jexell6–4, 6–2
Loss1–2Jun 1983 Birmingham Classic, UKGrass Flag of the United States.svg Billie Jean King 0–6, 5–7
Win2–2Jul 1983 Virginia Slims of Newport, U.S.Grass Flag of the United States.svg Kimberly Shaefer 6–3, 6–2
Loss2–3Aug 1984 Canadian Open Hard Flag of the United States.svg Chris Evert-Lloyd 2–6, 6–7(3–7)

Doubles: 11 (6 titles, 5 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
Virginia Slims, Avon, other (6–5)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–1)
Grass (1–1)
Clay (1–0)
Carpet (1–3)
ResultW-LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Nov 1982 Hong Kong Open Clay Flag of the United States.svg Laura duPont Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Jennifer Mundel
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Yvonne Vermaak
6–2, 4–6, 7–5
Loss1–1Febr 1983 VS Nashville, U.S.Carpet Flag of the United States.svg Paula Smith Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Rosalyn Fairbank
Flag of the United States.svg Candy Reynolds
4–6, 6–7
Win2–1Apr 1983 Atlanta Open, U.S.Hard Flag of the United States.svg Sharon Walsh Flag of the United States.svg Rosemary Casals
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wendy Turnbull
6–3, 7–6(7–1)
Loss2–2Jan 1984 Stanford Classic, U.S.Carpet Flag of the United States.svg Rosemary Casals Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova
Flag of the United States.svg Pam Shriver
2–6, 3–6
Win3–2Aug 1984 Virginia Slims of Newport, U.S.Grass Flag of the United States.svg Paula Smith Flag of the United States.svg Lea Antonoplis
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Beverly Mould
7–5, 7–6(7–2)
Win4–2Oct 1984 Brighton International, UKCarpet Flag of the United States.svg Paula Smith Flag of the United States.svg Barbara Potter
Flag of the United States.svg Sharon Walsh
6–7, 6–3, 7–5
Loss4–3Jun 1985 Birmingham Classic, UKGrass Flag of the United States.svg Elise Burgin Flag of the United States.svg Terry Holladay
Flag of the United States.svg Sharon Walsh
4–6, 7–5, 3–6
Loss4–4Mar 1986 VS Phoenix, U.S.Hard Flag of the United States.svg Linda Gates Flag of the United States.svg Susan Mascarin
Flag of the United States.svg Betsy Nagelsen
3–6, 7–5, 4–6
Win5–4Jul 1986 Berkeley Open, U.S.Hard Flag of the United States.svg Beth Herr Flag of the United States.svg Amy Holton
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Elna Reinach
6–1, 6–2
Win6–4Jul 1986 San Diego Open, U.S.Hard Flag of the United States.svg Beth Herr Flag of the United States.svg Elise Burgin
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Rosalyn Fairbank
5–7, 6–2, 6–4
Loss6–5Oct 1986 Zurich Open, SwitzerlandCarpet Flag of the United States.svg Lori McNeil Flag of Germany.svg Steffi Graf
Flag of Argentina.svg Gabriela Sabatini
6–1, 4–6, 4–6

Grand Slam singles performance timeline

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#DNQANH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Tournament 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 Career SR
Australian Open AAAA 2R 3R 1R 1R NH 2R A0 / 5
French Open AAAAA 2R 1R A 1R AA0 / 3
Wimbledon A 2R 1R A 2R 1R 2R 3R 2R 3R A0 / 8
US Open 1R 2R 1R 3R 3R 2R 1R 4R 2R 1R A0 / 10
SR0 / 10 / 20 / 20 / 10 / 30 / 40 / 40 / 30 / 30 / 30 / 00 / 26
Year-end ranking917011488383119353451NR

References

  1. Johnson, Roy S. (September 2, 1985). "Moulton's studies continue on court". The New York Times . Retrieved October 9, 2015.