Tyra Caterina Grant

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| name = Tyra Caterina Grant

| image = Tyra Caterina Grant (2023 French Open) 01.jpg

| caption = Grant at the 2023 French Open

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| country_represented = {{USA}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|2008|3|12}}

| birth_place = Rome, Italy

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| careerprizemoney = $79,882

| singlesrecord = {{tennis record|won=39|lost=17}}

| singlestitles = 2 ITF

| highestsinglesranking = No. 356 (21 April 2025)

| currentsinglesranking = No. 356 (21 April 2025)

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| USOpenresult = Q1 (2024)

| AustralianOpenjuniorresult = 3R (2024)

| FrenchOpenjuniorresult = SF (2024)

| Wimbledonjuniorresult = 3R (2024)

| USOpenjuniorresult = QF (2024)

| doublesrecord = {{tennis record|won=10|lost=5}}

| doublestitles = 2 ITF

| highestdoublesranking = No. 554 (27 January 2025)

| currentdoublesranking = No. 554 (27 January 2025)

| AustralianOpenDoublesjuniorresult = W (2024)

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| USOpenDoublesresult = 1R (2024)

| FrenchOpenDoublesjuniorresult = W (2023)

| WimbledonDoublesjuniorresult = W (2024)

| USOpenDoublesjuniorresult = 1R (2023)

| USOpenMixedresult = SF (2024)

| updated = 24 April 2025

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Tyra Caterina Grant (born March 12, 2008) is an American tennis player. She won the junior Grand Slam girls' doubles titles at the 2023 French Open, 2024 Australian Open and the 2024 Wimbledon Championships.

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.{{cite web|url= https://www.valleumbrasport.it/da-campello-sul-clitunno-a-miami-per-insegnare-tennis-massimiliano-rosichetti-racconta-lincredibile-storia-del-fratelli-grant/|website=Valleumbrasport|accessdate=10 June 2023|title= From Campello sul Clitunno to Miami to teach tennis: Massimiliano Rosichetti tells the incredible story of the Grants|date=20 December 2022}} She trained at the Piatti Tennis Center in Bordighera, before later moving to Orlando, Florida to train with the United States Tennis Association.{{cite web|url=https://www.fitp.it/Federazione/News/Attivita-giovanili/Santa-Croce-Under-18-tyra-grant|date=17 May 2023|accessdate=10 June 2023|title= Holy Cross: Tyranny of the United States is on stage|website=Fitp.it}}{{cite web|url=https://www.spaziotennis.com/voci-dal-circolo/la-settimana-americana-di-baby-grant-tyra-migliora-e-fa-crescere-chi-le-sta-intorno/58088|title= Baby Grant's American Week: Tyra gets better and makes those around her grow|date=June 3, 2021|accessdate=10 June 2023|website=spaziotennis.com}} She has a younger brother called Tyson who is also a tennis player.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/01/sports/tennis/img-tournament-tennis-teens.html|website=New York Times|accessdate=10 June 2023|title= Are the Next Global Tennis Stars Among These Tweens?|first=Matthew|last=Futterman|date=1 May 2022}} Her mother also acts as her manager.{{cite web|url=https://news.italy24.press/trends/amp/460005|website=news.italy24.press|accessdate=10 June 2023|title= Tennis, in the journey of Tyra and Tyson Grant, the important choices of mother Cinzia|date=13 April 2023}}

Junior career

In December 2022, Grant partnered Iva Jovic to win the doubles title at the Orange Bowl in Plantation, Florida.{{cite web|url=https://www.usta.com/en/home/stay-current/national/top-juniors-head-to-usta-national-campus-for-team-event-qualifyi.html|website=usta.com|title= Top juniors head to USTA National Campus for team event qualifying|first=Victoria|last=Chiesa|accessdate=10 June 2023 |date=April 18, 2023}}

She won the final of the girls' doubles draw at the 2023 French Open as a fifteen year-old, alongside partner Clervie Ngounoue against the top seeds Alina Korneeva and Sara Saito.{{cite web|url=https://www.amny.com/sports/four-americans-in-2023-french-open-doubles-finals/|accessdate=10 June 2023|website=amny.com|title=Four Americans in 2023 French Open Doubles Finals This Weekend|date=9 June 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.usta.com/en/home/pro/pro-media---news/roland-garros-2023-townsend-krajicek-doubles-finals.html|website=usta.com|accessdate=10 June 2023|title= Roland Garros 2023: Taylor Townsend, Austin Krajicek reach doubles finals|first=Arthur|last= Kapetanakis |date=June 9, 2023}}

She reached a career-high ITF junior combined ranking of 12 achieved on 1 January 2024. That month, she won the 2024 Australian Open Girls' doubles title alongside compatriot Iva Jovic.{{cite web |url=https://www.tennisrecruiting.net/article.asp?id=11547&sessionid=5B71601B0580566B |website=Tennis Recruiting |accessdate=26 January 2024 |title= Americans Sweep Junior Doubles Titles at Aussie Open |first=Rhiannon |last=Potkey |date=26 January 2024}}

The pair also reached the final of the Girls' doubles at the 2024 French Open.{{cite web |last1=Walsh |first1=Courtney |title=Valentova wins all-Czech final to claim Roland Garros girls' title |url=https://www.itftennis.com/en/news-and-media/articles/valentova-wins-all-czech-final-to-claim-roland-garros-girls-title/ |website=International Tennis Federation |access-date=13 June 2024 |date=8 June 2024}}

Grant and Jovic won the Girls' doubles title at the 2024 Wimbledon Championships.{{cite news |title=Mimi Xu & Mika Stojsavljevic lose Wimbledon girls' doubles final |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/articles/cv2gvd4l70ro |access-date=14 July 2024 |work=BBC Sport |date=14 July 2024}}