Tyra Caterina Grant is an American tennis player focused on doubles events. She has a career-best ITF Junior Ranking of world no.4, achieved on 26 August 2024.
Likewise, she ranks world no. 570 in the WTA doubles ranking. She has a career-high WTA doubles ranking of no. 568, achieved on 2 December 2024. She achieved a career-high WTA singles ranking of no. 580 on 9 December 2024.
Tyra Caterina Grant and Iva Jovic won the doubles title at the 2024 Wimbledon Championships in July 2024. (Via Tyra Caterina’s Instagram)
Grant recently won the Girls’ doubles title at the 2024 Wimbledon Championships with fellow American partner Iva Jovic. There, she and Iva defeated the British duo Mika Stojsavljevic and Mingge Xu in the final.
Furthermore, the duo also won the 2024 Australian Open Girls’ doubles title. They even reached the final of the Girls’ doubles at the 2024 French Open. She competed in the 2024 US Open Tennis Championships.
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In 2023, she and Clervie Ngounoue won the final of the girls’ doubles draw at the French Open. The duo defeated the top seeds Alina Korneeva and Sara Saito to claim the title.
Tyra Caterina and her partner Jovic also won the doubles title at the Orange Bowl in Plantation, Florida. Moreover, she has won one singles and one doubles title at the women’s ITF circuit.
So, who are Tyra Caterina Grant’s parents? Explore her family background, ethnicity, wiki, and education details below.
Who Are Tyra Caterina Grant’s Parents?
Tyra Caterina Grant is the daughter of Tyrone Grant and Cinzia Giovinco. Her mother is Italian therefore, she was born and raised in Italy.
Tyra Caterina Grant pictured with her father Tyrone and brother Tyson. (Via Tyrone’s Twitter)
The tennis player has a sports background in her family as her father Tyrone is a former professional basketball player. He has played in Spain, Italy, and Greece with teams such as Mabo Prefabbricati Livorno, De Vizia Avellino, Olympia Larissa, and Leite Río Breogán.
Currently, he serves as the CEO of the non-profit organization Team First Inc, which provides academic and social support services to public schools within New York with a focus on high-poverty communities. Similarly, her mother Cinzia is a former model and now acts as her manager.
Tyra Caterina Grant’s mother is Italian and acts as her manager. (Via Tyra’s Instagram)
Tyra is the eldest child of her parents and has a brother named Tyson Sebastian Grant. Tyson (born in 2011) is also a tennis player and has been learning from his sister.
Tyra Caterina Grant Ethnicity
Grant belongs to a mixed ethnicity. She is of African descent from her father’s side whereas her mother is Italian.
Tyra Caterina Grant Wiki & Age: Where Is She From?
Tyra was born on 12 March 2008 in Rome, Italy. She has reached the age of 16 now.
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The player spent her early life in Bordighera, Italy, and received her early training at the Piatti Tennis Center. Afterward, her parents took her to Orlando, Florida to train with the United States Tennis Association.
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Grant with a height of 5 feet 9 inches also has an experience in modeling. Because of her mother’s modeling background, she has done some modeling when she was a child.
