Tyra Caterina Grant Explained

Tyra Caterina Grant
Birth Date:2008 3, mf=yes
Birth Place:Rome, Italy
Careerprizemoney:$5,992
Singlestitles:1 ITF
Highestsinglesranking:No. 676 (May 27, 2024)
Currentsinglesranking:No. 677 (July 1, 2024)
Usopenresult:Q1 (2024)
Australianopenjuniorresult:3R (2024)
Frenchopenjuniorresult:SF (2024)
Wimbledonjuniorresult:3R (2024)
Usopenjuniorresult:1R (2023)
Doublestitles:1 ITF
Highestdoublesranking:No. 1191 (March 18, 2024)
Currentdoublesranking:No. 1225 (July 1, 2024)
Australianopendoublesjuniorresult:W (2024)
Frenchopendoublesjuniorresult: W (2023)
Wimbledondoublesjuniorresult:W (2024)
Usopendoublesjuniorresult:1R (2023)
Updated:July 14, 2024

Tyra Caterina Grant (born March 12, 2008) is an American tennis player. She won the junior Grand Slam girls' doubles titles at the 2023 French Open, 2024 Australian Open and the 2024 Wimbledon Championships.

Early and personal life

Born and raised in Italy, Grant is the daughter of American former basketball player Tyrone Grant, who relocated to Italy to play basketball, and Cinzia Giovinco, an Italian model.[1] She trained at the Piatti Tennis Center in Bordighera, before later moving to Orlando, Florida to train with the United States Tennis Association.[2] [3] She has a younger brother called Tyson who is also a tennis player.[4] Her mother also acts as her manager.[5]

Junior career

In December 2022, Grant partnered Iva Jovic to win the doubles title at the Orange Bowl in Miami Beach.[6]

She won the final of the girls' doubles draw at the 2023 French Open as a fifteen year-old, alongside partner Clervie Ngounoue against the top seeds Alina Korneeva and Sara Saito.[7] [8]

She reached a career-high ITF junior combined ranking of 12 achieved on 1 January 2024. That month, she won the 2024 Australian Open Girls' doubles title alongside compatriot Iva Jovic.[9] The pair also reached the final of the Girls' doubles at the 2024 French Open.[10]

Grant and Jovic won the Girls' doubles title at the 2024 Wimbledon Championships.[11]

Professional career

She received a wildcard for the qualifying competition at the 2024 US Open.

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 1 (1 title)

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

Junior Grand Slam finals

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

ResultYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win2023French OpenClay Clervie Ngounoue Alina Korneeva
Sara Saito
6–0, 6–4
Win2024Australian OpenHard Iva Jovic Julie Paštiková
Julia Stusek
6–4, 6–1
Loss2024French OpenClay Iva Jovic Renáta Jamrichová
Tereza Valentová
4–6, 4–6
Win2024WimbledonGrass Iva Jovic Mika Stojsavljevic
Mingge Xu
7–6, 4–6, [10–8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: From Campello sul Clitunno to Miami to teach tennis: Massimiliano Rosichetti tells the incredible story of the Grants. Valleumbrasport. 10 June 2023. 20 December 2022.
  2. Web site: Holy Cross: Tyranny of the United States is on stage. 17 May 2023. 10 June 2023. Fitp.it.
  3. Web site: Baby Grant's American Week: Tyra gets better and makes those around her grow. June 3, 2021. 10 June 2023. spaziotennis.com.
  4. Web site: Are the Next Global Tennis Stars Among These Tweens?. New York Times. 10 June 2023. Matthew. Futterman. 1 May 2022.
  5. Web site: Tennis, in the journey of Tyra and Tyson Grant, the important choices of mother Cinzia. news.italy24.press. 10 June 2023. 13 April 2023.
  6. Web site: Top juniors head to USTA National Campus for team event qualifying. usta.com. Victoria. Chiesa. 10 June 2023 . April 18, 2023.
  7. Web site: Four Americans in 2023 French Open Doubles Finals This Weekend. 10 June 2023. amny.com. 9 June 2023.
  8. Web site: Roland Garros 2023: Taylor Townsend, Austin Krajicek reach doubles finals. usta.com. 10 June 2023. Arthur. Kapetanakis . June 9, 2023.
  9. Web site: Americans Sweep Junior Doubles Titles at Aussie Open . Tennis Recruiting . 26 January 2024 . Rhiannon . Potkey . 26 January 2024.
  10. Web site: Walsh . Courtney . Valentova wins all-Czech final to claim Roland Garros girls' title . International Tennis Federation . 13 June 2024 . 8 June 2024.
  11. News: Mimi Xu & Mika Stojsavljevic lose Wimbledon girls' doubles final . 14 July 2024 . BBC Sport . 14 July 2024.