Alycia Parks

Alycia Parks (born December 31, 2000) is an American professional tennis player who reached career-high rankings of world No. 40 in singles and No. 27 in doubles in 2023. She first made waves in 2021 by tying Venus Williams' record for the fastest serve at the US Open, blasting a 129 mph serve during her Grand Slam debut. Her 2022 breakthrough included victories over former world No. 1 Karolína Plíšková and No. 7 Maria Sakkari, along with back-to-back WTA 125 titles in Andorra and Angers that lifted her into the top 75. In 2023, she captured her first WTA Tour singles title at the Lyon Open by defeating top seed Caroline Garcia, and also claimed the WTA 1000 doubles title in Cincinnati with Taylor Townsend. At the 2024 Australian Open, she reached the third round of a major for the first time, beating Leylah Fernandez before falling to Coco Gauff. Overall, Parks has won one WTA singles title, two WTA doubles titles, and multiple Challenger events, establishing herself as a rising star with an explosive, serve-driven game.