Tornado Alicia Black

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Tornado Alicia Black
2015 US Open Tennis - Qualies - Romina Oprandi (SUI) (22) def. Tornado Alicia Black (USA) (20918192181).jpg
Black at the 2015 US Open
Country (sports)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Born (1998-05-12) May 12, 1998 (age 27)
Prize money$47,348
Singles
Career record33–17
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 404 (February 2, 2015)
Grand Slam singles results
US Open Q2 (2014)
Doubles
Career record6–6
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 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.

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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

Singles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (1–1)
ResultDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
LossJuly 1, 2012ITF Buffalo, United StatesClay Flag of the United States.svg Jamie Loeb 6–7(5), 2–6
WinSeptember 29, 2013ITF Amelia Island, United StatesClay Flag of the United States.svg Alexandra Mueller 4–6, 6–0, 6–0
WinJuly 20, 2014ITF Evansville, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Caitlin Whoriskey 6–4, 4–6, 6–2

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–0)
ResultDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
LossJune 6, 2015ITF Manzanillo, MexicoHard Flag of the United States.svg Dasha Ivanova Flag of Mexico.svg Carolina Betancourt
Flag of Samoa.svg Steffi Carruthers
3–6, 3–6

Junior Grand Slam tournament finals

Singles

ResultYearChampionshipSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss 2013 US Open Hard Flag of Croatia.svg Ana Konjuh 6–3, 4–6, 6–7(6)

References

  1. "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.
  2. Harwitt, Sandra (September 8, 2013). "Coric and Konjuh secure US Open titles". International Tennis Federation . Retrieved February 23, 2014.
  3. "Jovanovski blows past Tornado Black". kora.com. February 25, 2014. Retrieved March 5, 2014.
  4. Isaacson, Melissa (September 18, 2013). "Greatness in forecast for Tornado Black". ESPN . Retrieved February 23, 2014.
  5. David Waldstein (September 5, 2017). "Tornado Black, Tennis Prodigy, Sidelined by an Operation's High Cost". New York Times . Retrieved January 28, 2023.
  6. "Alicia "Tornado" Black hip surgery, organized by Alicia Black".