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Alycia Parks
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Parks at the 2023 US Open
Full name	Alycia Michelle Parks
Country (sports)	United States
Residence	Port St. Lucie, Florida
Born	(2000-12-31) December 31, 2000 (age 23) Atlanta, Georgia
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Coach	Michael Parks (father)
Prize money	US$ 1,728,160
Career record	176–180 (49.44%)
Career titles	1
Highest ranking	No. 40 (August 14, 2023)
Current ranking	No. 115 (October 14, 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	3R (2024)
French Open	1R (2023)
Wimbledon	2R (2023)
US Open	1R (2021, 2023)
Doubles
Career record	96–104 (48%)
Career titles	2
Highest ranking	No. 27 (September 11, 2023)
Current ranking	No. 80 (October 21, 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	3R (2023)
French Open	2R (2023)
Wimbledon	2R (2024)
US Open	3R (2023)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
US Open	2R (2023, 2024)

Alycia Michelle Parks (born December 31, 2000) is an American professional tennis player. She has a career-high WTA singles ranking of world No. 40, achieved on 14 August 2023, and a career-high doubles ranking of No. 27, set on 11 September 2023.

Career

2021: WTA Tour & Grand Slam debut, fastest serve record

She made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2021 MUSC Health Open in Charleston, having made it through qualifying as an alternate. She defeated qualifier Grace Min in the first round, before losing to top seed Ons Jabeur in the second.

In her first-round match at the US Open, she tied the record by Venus Williams for the fastest serve by a woman that the tournament had ever recorded (129 mph).

2022: Breakthrough, top-10 win & first doubles title, top 75

In 2022, she made her sixth career main-draw appearance advancing to the second round of the German Open in Berlin as a qualifier. As a result, she climbed to a career-high, up 34 spots from 169 to No. 135, on 20 June 2022.

Ranked No. 144 at the Ostrava Open, she defeated as a qualifier former world No. 1, Karolína Plíšková, for her first top-20 win and followed that by defeating world No. 7 and fourth seed, Maria Sakkari, for her first top-10 win to reach her first ever WTA quarterfinal. At the same tournament in doubles, she won her maiden WTA Tour title, partnering Caty McNally. As a result, she made her top 125 debut in singles and top 100 debut in doubles, at No. 79 on 10 October 2022.

In December, she reached the top 75 in singles and top 60 in doubles following two back-to-back WTA Challenger singles titles and one in doubles.

2023: WTA Tour title & top-5 win, top 40 in singles & doubles, WTA 1000 doubles title

As the top seed in the qualifying draw at the 2023 Australian Open, she lost in the second round to Sára Bejlek. At the same tournament, Parks reached the third round in doubles on her debut at this major, partnering with Oksana Kalashnikova. They lost to eventual champions, Barbora Krejčíková and Katerina Siniaková.

At the Lyon Open she reached her first WTA semifinal defeating Julia Grabher, fourth seeded Petra Martić and seventh seeded Danka Kovinić. She defeated Maryna Zanevska to reach her first WTA Tour final. Next, she defeated top seed Caroline Garcia, recording her first top-5 win, to claim her maiden career title. As a result, she moved to new career-highs in the top 50, in doubles of No. 43 on 13 February 2023, and in singles of No. 50 on 27 February 2023. At the Madrid Open, she defeated 15th seed Viktoria Azarenka, in straight sets, to move into the third round for the first time at a WTA 1000 level.

She reached her second WTA Tour doubles final in Birmingham with Storm Hunter. She reached the second round of Wimbledon, before losing to Ana Bogdan. Parks also reached the second rounds of the Canadian Open, losing to Belinda Bencic, and in Cincinnati, losing to Aliaksandra Sasnovich.

In doubles in Cincinnati, Parks paired with Taylor Townsend for the first time. Parks and Townsend won the title, defeating Nicole Melichar-Martinez and Ellen Perez in the final.

2024: Major third round, back to top 100

At the Australian Open, Parks reached the third round of a Grand Slam for the first time in her career with wins over Daria Snigur and 32nd seed Leylah Fernandez, before being eliminated in the third round by fourth-seeded Coco Gauff, in straight sets. Despite this result, she fell out of the top 100 on 5 February 2024, not being able to defend her points from the Lyon Open which was cancelled in the 2024 season.

In doubles, at the Miami Open, she reached the semifinals with Asia Muhammad before losing to second seeds Gabriela Dabrowski and Erin Routliffe. As a result, she returned to the top 30 in the doubles rankings, at No. 29 on 1 April 2024.

Ranked No. 121, she qualified for the main draw of the 2024 Wimbledon Championships. In July, she won her second WTA 125 title for the season at the 2024 Polish Open. As a result, she moved 22 positions up on 29 July 2024 and a week later to No. 99.

At the WTA 1000 2024 China Open she qualified and recorded her first main-draw win at a WTA Tour level (excluding the WTA 125 level), since the Australian Open, over Wang Qiang.

Performance timelines

**Key**
W	F	SF	QF	#R	RR	Q#	A	P	Z#	PO	G	F-S	SF-B	NMS	NH

(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)

To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.''

Singles

Current through the China Open.

Tournament	2021	2022	2023	2024	SR	W–L	Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	Q2	Q2	3R	0 / 1	2–1	67%
French Open	A	Q1	1R	Q2	0 / 1	0–1	0%
Wimbledon	A	Q1	2R	1R	0 / 2	1–2	33%
US Open	1R	Q1	1R	Q2	0 / 2	0–2	0%
Win–loss	0–1	0–0	1–3	2–2	0 / 6	3–6	33%
WTA 1000
Qatar Open	A	A	A	Q1	0 / 0	0–0	–
Dubai	A	A	A	Q1	0 / 0	0–0	–
Indian Wells Open	1R	Q1	1R	Q1	0 / 2	0–2	0%
Miami Open	A	Q2	1R	Q1	0 / 1	0–1	0%
Madrid Open	A	A	3R	Q1	0 / 1	2–1	67%
Italian Open	A	A	1R	Q1	0 / 1	0–1	0%
Canadian Open	A	A	2R		0 / 1	1–1	50%
Cincinnati Open	Q1	A	Q2		0 / 0	0–0	–
Guadalajara Open	NH	Q1	2R		0 / 1	1–1	50%
Wuhan Open	NH				0 / 0	0–0	–
China Open	NH		1R		0 / 1	0–1	0%
Win–loss	0–1	0–0	4–7		0 / 8	4–8	33%
Career statistics
	2021	2022	2023	2024	SR	W–L	Win%
Tournaments	4	3	19		Career total: 26
Titles	0	0	1	0	Career total: 1
Finals	0	0	1	0	Career total: 1
Overall win-loss	2–4	3–3	13–19		1 / 26	18–26	41%
Year–end ranking	237	118	47		$1,082,020

Significant finals

WTA 1000 tournaments

Doubles: 1 (title)

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	2023	Cincinnati Open	Hard	Taylor Townsend	Nicole Melichar-Martinez Ellen Perez	6–7^(1–7), 6–4, [10–6]

WTA Tour finals

Singles: 1 (1 title)

Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
WTA 1000 (0–0)
WTA 500 (0–0)
WTA 250 (1–0)

Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)

Finals by setting
Outdoor (0–0)
Indoor (1–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Feb 2023	Lyon Open, France	WTA 250	Hard (i)	Caroline Garcia	7–6^(9–7), 7–5

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

Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
WTA 1000 (1–0)
WTA 500 (1–0)
WTA 250 (0–1)

Finals by surface
Hard (2–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–1)

Finals by setting
Outdoor (1–1)
Indoor (1–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Oct 2022	Ostrava Open, Czech Republic	WTA 500	Hard (i)	Caty McNally	Alicja Rosolska Erin Routliffe	6–3, 6–2
Loss	1–1	Jun 2023	Birmingham Classic, United Kingdom	WTA 250	Grass	Storm Hunter	Marta Kostyuk Barbora Krejčíková	2–6, 6–7^(7–9)
Win	2–1	Aug 2023	Cincinnati Open, United States	WTA 1000	Hard	Taylor Townsend	Nicole Melichar-Martinez Ellen Perez	6–7^(1–7), 6–4, [10–6]

WTA Challenger finals

Singles: 4 (4 titles)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Dec 2022	Andorrà Open, Andorra la Vella	Hard (i)	Rebecca Peterson	6–1, 6–4
Win	2–0	Dec 2022	Open Angers, France	Hard (i)	Anna-Lena Friedsam	6–4, 4–6, 6–4
Win	3–0	Jun 2024	Veneto Open, Italy	Grass	Bernarda Pera	6–4, 6–1
Win	4–0	Jul 2024	Polish Open, Poland	Hard	Maya Joint	4–6, 6–3, 6–3

Doubles: 4 (3 titles, 1 runner-up)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Nov 2022	Midland Tennis Classic, United States	Hard (i)	Asia Muhammad	Anna-Lena Friedsam Nadiia Kichenok	6–2, 6–3
Win	2–0	Dec 2022	Open Angers, France	Hard (i)	Zhang Shuai	Miriam Kolodziejová Markéta Vondroušová	6–2, 6–2
Loss	2–1	May 2023	Clarins Open Paris, France	Clay	Nadiia Kichenok	Anna Danilina Vera Zvonareva	7–5, 6–7^(2–7), [12–14]
Win	3–0	Jun 2024	Veneto Open, Italy	Grass	Hailey Baptiste	Miriam Kolodziejová Anna Sisková	7–6^(7–4), 6–2

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 6 (1 title, 5 runner-ups)

Legend
$60,000 tournaments (0–2)
$25,000 tournaments (1–2)
$15,000 tournaments (0–1)

Finals by surface
Hard (1–4)
Clay (0–1)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Jun 2019	ITF Shreveport, United States	15,000	Clay	Hsu Chieh-yu	2–6, 3–6
Loss	0–2	Sep 2019	ITF Redding, United States	25,000	Hard	Gabriela Talabă	1–6, 1–6
Win	1–2	Nov 2020	ITF Orlando, United States	25,000	Hard	Robin Montgomery	3–6, 6–4, 6–2
Loss	1–3	Nov 2021	ITF Daytona Beach, United States	25,000	Hard	Irina Fetecău	1–6, 2–6
Loss	1–4	Feb 2022	Georgia's Rome Open, United States	60,000	Hard (i)	Tatjana Maria	4–6, 6–4, 2–6
Loss	1–5	Mar 2022	Arcadia Pro Open, United States	60,000	Hard	Rebecca Marino	6–7⁽⁰⁾, 1–6

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

Legend
$100,000 tournaments (1–0)
$60,000 tournaments (1–1)
$25,000 tournaments (1–1)

Finals by surface
Hard (2–1)
Clay (1–1)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Nov 2020	ITF Orlando, United States	25,000	Hard	Rasheeda McAdoo	Jamie Loeb Erin Routliffe	4–6, 6–1, [11–9]
Loss	1–1	Nov 2021	ITF Daytona Beach, United States	25,000	Hard	Alexandra Osborne	Elysia Bolton Kylie Collins	4–6, 7–6⁽⁵⁾, [5–10]
Win	2–1	Jan 2022	Bendigo International, Australia	60,000+H	Hard	Fernanda Contreras Gómez	Alison Bai Alana Parnaby	6–3, 6–1
Loss	2–2	Apr 2022	Charlottesville Open, United States	60,000	Clay	Valentini Grammatikopoulou	Sophie Chang Angela Kulikov	6–2, 3–6, [4–10]
Win	3–2	Jul 2022	ITF Charleston Pro, United States	100,000	Clay	Sachia Vickery	Tímea Babos Marcela Zacarías	6–4, 5–7, [10–5]

Top 10 wins

Season	2022	2023	Total
Wins	1	1	2

#	Player	Rank	Event	Surface	Rd	Score	APR
2022
1.	Maria Sakkari	No. 7	Ostrava Open, Czech Republic	Hard (i)	2R	5–7, 7–5, 7–5	No. 144
2023
2.	Caroline Garcia	No. 5	Lyon Open, France	Hard (i)	F	7–6^(9–7), 7–5	No. 79