Hurricane Tyra Black

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Hurricane Tyra Black
Country (sports)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Born (2001-03-02) March 2, 2001 (age 24)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize moneyUS$ 35,280
Singles
Career record87–44
Career titles5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 331 (November 7, 2022)
Doubles
Career record27–27
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 640 (November 21, 2022)
Last updated on: June 14, 2024.

Hurricane Tyra Black (born March 2, 2001) is an American pickleball player and inactive tennis player. She is the sister of Tornado Alicia Black. [1]

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Early life

Tyra Hurricane and Alicia "Tornado" Black are the children of Sylvester Black, who played for the Jamaican Davis Cup team, and Gayal Black. [2] At the age of three, Black was nicknamed "Hurricane" because her parents attempted to make them more marketable as professional tennis players. [3]

Career

She was coached in tennis by Rick Macci.[ citation needed ]

Despite this her only career title on the ITF Women's World Tennis Tour came on clay in Antalya, Turkey. [4] She won the doubles tournament alongside Swiss tennis player Svenja Ochsner in December 2020. [5] The deciding tiebreaker of the quarterfinal against the Turkish/Croatian duo of Cemre Anil and Ena Kajevica saw Black and Ochsner winning 11–9. [5] In the final, the pair defeated Gergana Topalova and Daniela Vismane in straight sets. [5] This was Black's first ITF title, winning $478 in prize money. [5]

In 2022, Black won two $15k professional singles titles within a span of three weeks, both in Antalya. [6]

ITF finals

Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments

Singles: 7 (5 titles, 2 runner–ups)

ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Nov 2019ITF Hua Hin, Thailand25,000Hard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove 3–6, 4–6
Win1–1Jun 2021ITF Antalya, Turkey15,000Clay Flag of Italy.svg Federica Bilardo 2–6, 6–4, 6–4
Loss1–2Nov 2021ITF Cundinamarca, Colombia15,000Clay Flag of Colombia.svg María Herazo González 6–7(5), 6–3, 6–7(3)
Win2–2Nov 2021ITF Guatemala City15,000Clay Flag of the United States.svg Olivia Lincer7–5, 6–3
Win3–2Jan 2022ITF Antalya, Turkey15,000Clay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Barbora Palicová 6–0, 6–4
Win4–2Feb 2022ITF Antalya, Turkey15,000Clay Flag of Turkey.svg Ilay Yörük6–2, 4–6, 6–4
Win5–2Jun 2022ITF Santo Domingo,
Dominican Republic		25,000Hard Flag of Belarus.svg Jana Kolodynska6–3, 6–3

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

ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Dec 2020ITF Antalya, Turkey15,000Clay Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Svenja Ochsner Flag of Bulgaria.svg Gergana Topalova
Flag of Latvia.svg Daniela Vismane 		7–6(2), 7–5
Win2–0Nov 2021ITF Cundinamarca, Colombia15,000Clay Flag of the United States.svg Rushri Wijesundera Flag of Chile.svg Fernanda Astete
Flag of Colombia.svg Jessica Plazas 		7–6(11), 5–7, [10–4]
Loss2–1Nov 2021ITF Guatemala City15,000Clay Flag of Chile.svg Fernanda Astete Flag of the United States.svg Paris Corley
Flag of the United States.svg Lexington Reed		6–4, 6–7(1), [5–10]
Loss2–2Jan 2023ITF Antalya, Turkey15,000Clay Flag of the United States.svg Qavia Lopez Flag of Russia.svg Daria Lodikova
Flag of Russia.svg Ekaterina Ovcharenko		2–6, 3–6
Loss2–3Jan 2023ITF Antalya, Turkey15,000Clay Flag of Turkey.svg Doga Turkmen Flag of Russia.svg Polina Leykina
Flag of Russia.svg Ekaterina Ovcharenko		2–6, 6–3, [4–10]

References

  1. ↑ "Black History Month: Hurricane Tyra Black". www.usta.com. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
  2. ↑ Courtney Nguyen (September 19, 2013). "Parents of Tornado, Hurricane Black say names are part of marketing strategy". Sports Illustrated . Retrieved January 28, 2023.
  3. ↑ Manfred, Tony. "Tennis Parents Nicknamed Their Babies 'Tornado' And 'Hurricane' So They'd Be More Marketable". Business Insider. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Hurricane Tyra Black clinches first professional title in Antalya". www.itftennis.com. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Hurricane Black Matches | Past Tournaments & More – WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Hurricane Tyra Black overview". www.itftennis.com. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
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