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

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. At the age of three, Black was nicknamed "Hurricane" because her parents attempted to make them more marketable as professional tennis players.

Career

She was coached in tennis by Rick Macci.[citation needed]

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

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

ITF Circuit finals

Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments

Singles: 7 (5 titles, 2 runner-ups)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Nov 2019ITF Hua Hin, Thailand25,000HardNetherlands Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove3–6, 4–6
Win1–1Jun 2021ITF Antalya, Turkey15,000ClayItaly Federica Bilardo2–6, 6–4, 6–4
Loss1–2Nov 2021ITF Cundinamarca, Colombia15,000ClayColombia María Herazo González6–7(5), 6–3, 6–7(3)
Win2–2Nov 2021ITF Guatemala City15,000ClayUnited States Olivia Lincer7–5, 6–3
Win3–2Jan 2022ITF Antalya, Turkey15,000ClayCzech Republic Barbora Palicová6–0, 6–4
Win4–2Feb 2022ITF Antalya, Turkey15,000ClayTurkey Ilay Yörük6–2, 4–6, 6–4
Win5–2Jun 2022ITF Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic25,000HardBelarus Jana Kolodynska6–3, 6–3

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

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Dec 2020ITF Antalya, Turkey15,000ClaySwitzerland Svenja OchsnerBulgaria Gergana Topalova Latvia Daniela Vismane7–6(2), 7–5
Win2–0Nov 2021ITF Cundinamarca, Colombia15,000ClayUnited States Rushri WijesunderaChile Fernanda Astete Colombia Jessica Plazas7–6(11), 5–7, [10–4]
Loss2–1Nov 2021ITF Guatemala City15,000ClayChile Fernanda AsteteUnited States Paris Corley United States Lexington Reed6–4, 6–7(1), [5–10]
Loss2–2Jan 2023ITF Antalya, Turkey15,000ClayUnited States Qavia LopezRussia Daria Lodikova Russia Ekaterina Ovcharenko2–6, 3–6
Loss2–3Jan 2023ITF Antalya, Turkey15,000ClayTurkey Doga TurkmenRussia Polina Leykina Russia Ekaterina Ovcharenko2–6, 6–3, [4–10]

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