Malika Auger-Aliassime Explained

Malika Auger-Aliassime
Residence:Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Birth Date:28 December 1998
Birth Place:Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Plays:Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Careerprizemoney:US$1,561
Singlestitles:0 WTA, 0 ITF
Doublestitles:0 WTA, 0 ITF
Updated:November 20, 2017

Malika Auger-Aliassime (in French pronounced as /malika oʒe aljasim/; born December 28, 1998) is a Canadian tennis player. She reached a career high junior rank of No. 554 on February 15, 2016.

Early life

Auger-Aliassime was born to Togolese father Sam Aliassime and Quebecker mother Marie Auger in Montreal, Quebec. She was raised in L'Ancienne-Lorette, a suburb of Quebec City. Her younger brother Félix is also a tennis player. She picked up a racquet for the first time at 6 and was a member of the Académie de Tennis Hérisset-Bordeleau in Quebec City in her early years, coached by her father Sam. She is currently living in Montreal.[1]

Tennis career

2015–present

Auger-Aliassime made her professional debut at the 2015 Coupe Banque Nationale in September where she lost in the qualifying first round.[2] She made her WTA Tour debut at the same tournament, having received a wildcard with Charlotte Petrick into the doubles main draw. They were defeated by Barbora Krejčíková and An-Sophie Mestach in the first round.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Le tennis, une histoire de famille chez les Auger-Aliassime. Le Soleil. July 22, 2015.
  2. Web site: Coupe Banque Nationale: les Canadiennes retranchées. Québec Hebdo. September 13, 2015.
  3. Web site: Doubles main draw. WTATennis.com. September 13, 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150921235653/http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/posting/2015/656/MDD.pdf. September 21, 2015.