Hurricane Tyra Black

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

Hurricane Tyra Black
Country (sports) United States
Born (2001-03-02) March 2, 2001
PlaysRight-handed
Prize moneyUS$ 35,280
Singles
Career record87–44 (66.4%)
Career titles5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 331 (November 7, 2022)
Current rankingNo. 1032 (August 14, 2023)
Doubles
Career record27–27 (50.0%)
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 640 (November 21, 2022)
Current rankingNo. 825 (August 14, 2023)
Last updated on: August 18, 2023.

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.

In 2016, Black suffered a hip injury.[4]

Despite this her only career title on the ITF Women's World Tennis Tour came on clay in Antalya, Turkey.[5] She won the doubles tournament alongside Swiss tennis player Svenja Ochsner, in December 2020.[6] The deciding tiebreaker of the quarterfinal against the Turkish/Croatian duo of Cemre Anil and Ena Kajevica saw Black and Ochsner winning 11–9.[6] In the final, the pair defeated Gergana Topalova and Daniela Vismane in straight sets.[6] This was Black's first ITF title, winning $478 in prize money.[6]

In 2022, Black won two $15k professional singles titles within a span of three weeks, both in Antalya.[7]

ITF finals
Legend
$60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments

Singles: 7 (5 titles, 2 runner–ups)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Nov 2019 ITF Hua Hin, Thailand 25,000 Hard Netherlands Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove 3–6, 4–6
Win 1–1 Jun 2021 ITF Antalya, Turkey 15,000 Clay Italy Federica Bilardo 2–6, 6–4, 6–4
Loss 1–2 Nov 2021 ITF Cundinamarca, Colombia 15,000 Clay Colombia María Herazo González 6–7(5), 6–3, 6–7(3)
Win 2–2 Nov 2021 ITF Guatemala City 15,000 Clay United States Olivia Lincer 7–5, 6–3
Win 3–2 Jan 2022 ITF Antalya, Turkey 15,000 Clay Czech Republic Barbora Palicová 6–0, 6–4
Win 4–2 Feb 2022 ITF Antalya, Turkey 15,000 Clay Turkey Ilay Yörük 6–2, 4–6, 6–4
Win 5–2 Jun 2022 ITF Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 25,000 Hard Belarus Jana Kolodynska 6–3, 6–3

Doubles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Dec 2020 ITF Antalya, Turkey 15,000 Clay Switzerland Svenja Ochsner Bulgaria Gergana Topalova
Latvia Daniela Vismane		 7–6(2), 7–5
Win 2–0 Nov 2021 ITF Cundinamarca, Colombia 15,000 Clay United States Rushri Wijesundera Chile Fernanda Astete
Colombia Jessica Plazas		 7–6(11), 5–7, [10–4]
Loss 2–1 Nov 2021 ITF Guatemala City 15,000 Clay Chile Fernanda Astete United States Paris Corley
United States Lexington Reed		 6–4, 6–7(1), [5–10]
Loss 2–2 Jan 2023 ITF Antalya, Turkey 15,000 Clay United States Qavia Lopez Russia Daria Lodikova
Russia Ekaterina Ovcharenko		 2–6, 3–6
Loss 2–3 Jan 2023 ITF Antalya, Turkey 15,000 Clay Turkey Doga Turkmen Russia Polina Leykina
Russia Ekaterina Ovcharenko		 2–6, 6–3, [4–10]

References
  1. "Black History Month: Hurricane Tyra Black". www.usta.com. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
  2. Courtney Nguyen (19 September 2013). "Parents of Tornado, Hurricane Black say names are part of marketing strategy". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  3. Manfred, Tony. "Tennis Parents Nicknamed Their Babies 'Tornado' And 'Hurricane' So They'd Be More Marketable". Business Insider. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
  4. Rossingh, Danielle (2017-09-08). "Why US tennis prodigy Tornado Black has to crowdfund her own operation". CNN. Retrieved 2023-02-10.
  5. "Hurricane Tyra Black clinches first professional title in Antalya". www.itftennis.com. Retrieved 2023-02-04.
  6. "Hurricane Black Matches | Past Tournaments & More – WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
  7. "Hurricane Tyra Black overview". www.itftennis.com. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
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