Did Alycia Parks play tennis in college?

Last Modified Jan 17, 2024 17:05 GMT
Did Alycia Parks play tennis in college?
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Alycia Michelle Parks, born on December 31, 2000, is a professional tennis player from the United States. Her career-high rankings are No. 40 in singles and No. 27 in doubles. She has won one singles and two doubles titles till date, and has won $1,195,301 in prize money.

Parks made her Grand Slam debut at the 2021 US Open, where she tied Venus Williams’ record of the fastest serve (129 mph). Her best Grand Slam performance came at the 2024 Australian, where she reached the tournament's third round defeating Leylah Fernandez.

Her maiden WTA singles title came at the 2023 Lyon Open, where she defeated top seed Caroline Garcia. At the 2023 Madrid Open, Parks defeated the 15th seed Viktoria Azarenka in straight sets, advancing to the third round of a WTA 1000 level event for the first time.

At the 2023 Canadian Open, Parks progressed to the second round before losing to Belinda Bencic. Similarly, at the 2023 Cincinnati Masters, she reached the second round, where she lost to Aliaksandra Sasnovich. In doubles in Cincinnati, Parks teamed up with Taylor Townsend for the first time and emerged victorious, winning the title by defeating Nicole Melichar-Martinez and Ellen Perez in the final.

Name Alycia Parks
Net Worth$600,000
Age 23
Nationality American
Residence Port St Lucie, Florida, USA
Marital StatusSingle
Children None
Source of WealthTennis and endorsements
Prize Money$1,195,301
EndorsementsAsics and Dunlop

Alycia Parks College

Alycia Parks played college tennis at the University of Arizona. She also trained at the USTA Tennis Training Center in Boca Raton. She turned professional in 2018 and forgo many sports scholarships to pursue her professional tennis journey.

Her first appearance in a WTA Tour main draw was at the 2021 MUSC Health Open in Charleston, where she entered through the qualifying rounds as an alternate. She won against Grace Min in the opening round but lost to top seed Ons Jabeur in the second round. In 2017, Parks started her clothing line named Alyciamikay, along with her elder sister Mikayla.

FAQs

A. Alycia Parks is from Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

A. Alycia Parks is 23 years old.

A. Alycia Parks is 1.85 meters or 6 feet 1 inches tall

A. Alycia Parks’ current coach is Rick Macci.

A. Asics and Dunlop sponsors Alycia Parks.

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