Alysia May (born January 31, 1971) is a former professional

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player from the United States.

Biography

May, who grew up in California, is the daughter of the late David May II, who was an heir to the

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retail giant. The company, acquired by

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in 2005, was founded by Alysia's great grandfather, German born businessman David May. Her maternal step-grandfather was Hollywood director

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. She is a younger sister of tennis player

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and has another sister Anita, as well as four half-sisters and two adopted brothers. She is also the aunt of ATP pro

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. After attending Westlake High School in Los Angeles, May was recruited by the

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to play collegiate tennis, then in 1990 turned professional. In the early 1990s she competed on the professional tour, most prominently as a doubles player, reaching a top ranking of 58 in the world. She featured in the main draw of the women's doubles at all four grand slam tournaments and won one WTA title, at Schenectady in 1990 partnering

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. As a singles player she was ranked as high as 160. At the 1991 Tokyo Indoor she won a match against

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WTA Tour finals

Doubles (1-0)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:May, Alysia 1971 births Living people American female tennis players UCLA Bruins women's tennis players Tennis players from Los Angeles American people of German descent