Alana Parnaby (born 15 September 1994) is an Australian tennis player.

Alana Parnaby
Country (sports) Australia
ResidenceMelbourne
Born (1994-09-15) 15 September 1994 (age 29)[1]
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$86,907
Singles
Career record157–185 (45.9%)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 428 (22 May 2023)
Current rankingNo. 561 (18 March 2024)
Doubles
Career record125–149 (45.6%)
Career titles5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 201 (28 November 2022)
Current rankingNo. 230 (18 March 2024)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open2R (2023)
Last updated on: 18 March 2024.

Parnaby has a career-high singles ranking by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) of world No. 428 achieved on 22 May 2023 and a doubles ranking of No. 201, achieved on 28 November 2022. She has won five doubles titles at tournaments of the ITF Women's Circuit.

Parnaby made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2022 Sydney International in the doubles draw, where she partnered with Gabriella Da Silva-Fick.[2]

Parnaby is studying a Bachelor of Sport Development at Deakin University.[3]

ITF Circuit finals edit

Doubles: 16 (5 titles, 11 runner–ups) edit

Legend
W60/75 tournaments (0–4)
W25/35 tournaments (4–6)
W10 tournaments (1–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–6)
Clay (1–3)
Grass (1–1)
Carpet (0–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jul 2016 ITF Hong Kong W10 Hard   Nagi Hanatani   Gai Ao
  Zhang Ying
6–4, 4–6, [13–11]
Loss 1–1 Aug 2016 ITF Oldenzaal, Netherlands W10 Clay   Lisa-Marie Mätschke   Déborah Kerfs
  Chiara Scholl
3–6, 4–6
Win 2–1 Mar 2019 ITF Mildura, Australia W25 Grass   Alicia Smith   Olivia Rogowska
  Storm Sanders
3–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Loss 2–2 Jan 2022 Bendigo International, Australia W60+H Hard   Alison Bai   Fernanda Contreras
  Alycia Parks
3–6, 1–6
Loss 2–3 Apr 2022 Clay Court International, Australia W60 Clay   Fernanda Contreras   Ankita Raina
  Arina Rodionova
6–4, 2–6, [9–11]
Win 3–3 May 2022 ITF Nottingham, United Kingdom W25 Grass   Mana Ayukawa   Eudice Chong
  Cody Wong
7–5, 6–4
Loss 3–4 May 2022 ITF Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal W25 Hard   Prarthana Thombare   Francisca Jorge
  Matilde Jorge
3–6, 4–6
Loss 3–5 Jul 2022 ITF Porto, Portugal W25 Hard   Lu Jiajing   Lee Ya-hsuan
  Wu Fang-hsien
7–5, 4–6, [1–10]
Loss 3–6 Jul 2022 ITF Horb, Germany W25 Clay   Jaimee Fourlis   Ekaterina Makarova
  Ekaterina Reyngold
6–2, 4–6, [8–10]
Loss 3–7 Oct 2022 ITF Cairns, Australia W25 Hard   Taylah Preston   Talia Gibson
  Petra Hule
1–6, 4–6
Win 4–7 Nov 2022 ITF Traralgon, Australia W25 Hard   Naiktha Bains   Haruna Arakawa
  Natsuho Arakawa
7–6(4), 6–2
Loss 4–8 May 2023 ITF Fukuoka, Japan W60 Carpet   Ma Yexin   Emina Bektas
  Lina Glushko
5–7, 3–6
Win 5–8 Jul 2023 ITF Darmstadt, Germany W25 Clay   Michaela Bayerlová   Arina Gabriela Vasilescu
  Anastasia Zolotareva
7–5, 6–4
Loss 5–9 Dec 2023 ITF Papamoa, New Zealand W25 Hard   Michaela Bayerlová   Mio Mushika
  Hikaru Sato
4–6, 7–5, [8–10]
Loss 5–10 Feb 2024 Burnie International II, Australia W75 Hard   Ma Yexin   Tang Qianhui
  You Xiaodi
4–6, 5–7
Loss 3–3 Mar 2024 ITF Swan Hill, Australia W35 Grass   Monique Barry   Sakura Hosogi
  Misaki Matsuda
2–6, 2–6

References edit

  1. ^ "Alana Parnaby". www.tennisexplorer.com.
  2. ^ "TOMLJANOVIC ADVANCES AT SYDNEY TENNIS CLASSIC". www.tennis.com.au.
  3. ^ "Elite Athlete Program Profiles". Deakin University. Retrieved 27 August 2023.

External links edit