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Alycia Parks caught the attention of the tennis world in early October when she reached the first WTA quarterfinal of her career in Ostrava, scoring her first two Top 20 wins en route against a No. 19-ranked Karolina Pliskova and No. 7-ranked Maria Sakkari.

Now, the 21-year-old is showing that was just the beginning.

Over the last three weeks Parks has caught fire once again, following up a semifinal showing at the $80,000 ITF Women’s Circuit event in Valencia, Spain with back-to-back WTA 125K title runs in Andorra la Vella, Andorra and Angers, France.

She even picked up her third Top 30 win along the way, beating No. 25-ranked Zhang Shuai in the first round in Angers.

Parks went into the three-week stretch at No. 150, rose to No. 134 after Valencia, No. 100 after Andorra and now No. 75 after Angers.

No. 150 to No. 75—cutting it in exactly half—in three weeks.

“I think I was more tired today, but I wanted this title so I had to get into the match, and have the energy to go for it,” Parks told WTATennis.com after her 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 victory over Anna-Lena Friedsam in the final in Angers on Sunday. “I’m going to take some rest before Australia. It’s good to end the season with a title.”

She was scheduled to play the final WTA 125K of the year in Limoges, France this week, but withdrew with a change of schedule.

Parks has won 10 matches in a row to capture back-to-back WTA 125K titles over the last two weeks—and she ripped 118 aces along the way.

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Parks isn’t just a threat in singles—she’s also had a breakthrough year in doubles, winning her first WTA title at Ostrava (alongside Caty McNally), as well as two WTA 125K titles and two ITF titles.

She’s currently up to a career-high No. 56 in doubles.

And her serve has made a lot of noise, too.

At last year’s US Open she tied Venus Williams’ record for fastest recorded serve in tournament history, blasting one at 129mph during her first-round match against Olga Danilovic. She hit 27 aces in her three main draw matches in Ostrava in October, and a total of 118 aces during her back-to-back WTA 125K title runs in the last two weeks—61 in Andorra La Vella, 57 in Angers.

So whether it’s in singles, doubles or the serve leaderboards, watch out for Parks to continue her meteoric rise in 2023.

🏆ALYCIA PARKS 🏆

Elle est la nouvelle tenante du titre à l’Open P2i Angers Arena Loire ! 💪

Après un parcours étincelant tout au long de la semaine, l’Américaine Alycia PARKS 🇺🇸 remporte le tournoi simple de cette édition 2022.

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— Open P2i Angers Arena Loire (@LoireOpen) December 11, 2022

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