Tyra Caterina Grant is an American

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player. She won the girls' doubles titles at the

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and the

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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. She trained at the Riccardo Piatti Academy in

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, before later moving to Orlando, Florida to train with the United States Tennis Association. She has a younger brother called Tyson who is also a tennis player. Her mother also acts as her manager.

Career

In December 2022, Grant partnered Iva Jovic to win the doubles title at the

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in Miami Beach. She won the final of the girls' doubles draw at the

as a fifteen year-old, alongside partner Clervie Ngounoue against the top seeds Alina Korneeva and Sara Saito. She has a career-high ITF junior combined ranking of 12 achieved on 1 January 2024.

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 1 (title)

Doubles: 1 (title)

Junior career finals

Grand Slam tournaments

Doubles: 2 (2 titles)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Grant, Tyra Caterina Living people Year of birth missing (living people) American female tennis players American people of Italian descent Grand Slam (tennis) champions in girls' doubles 21st-century African-American sportspeople 21st-century African-American women Date of birth unknown