Alycia Moulton

Alycia Moulton (born February 18, 1961) is a retired American professional tennis player.

Alycia Ann Moulton
Moulton playing in 1983
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceMenlo Park, California
Born (1961-02-18) February 18, 1961
Sacramento, California
Turned pro1982
Retired1988
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Career record134–124
Career titles2
Highest rankingNo. 18 (November 26, 1984)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open3R (1983)
French Open2R (1983)
Wimbledon3R (1985, 1987)
US Open4R (1985)
Doubles
Career record144–115
Career titles5
Highest rankingNo. 28 (May 25, 1987)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian OpenQF (1983, 1985)
French OpenQF (1983, 1986)
WimbledonQF (1982)
US OpenQF (1984)

Career

Moulton won the US Junior Championships in 1979 and was runner-up at the Wimbledon Junior Championships in 1979. She was active on the WTA professional tour from 1978 to 1988. Her powerful game brought her two singles titles in 1983 and five doubles titles. She reached a career high ranking of 18 in singles on November 26, 1984. She won the Ridgewood Open and the Virginia Slims of Newport, Rhode Island.

Moulton achieved immediate success on the professional tour after graduating from Stanford University, where as team captain and four-time All-American, she was an NCAA singles, doubles and team champion.[1] Moulton was selected to represent the United States in Wightman Cup. She played doubles with Chris Evert defeating Great Britain in the Wightman Cup competition.

Moulton served two terms on the Board of Directors of the Women's Tennis Association. She has been inducted into the Sacramento Hall of Fame, the Stanford University Hall of Fame and the Northern California Tennis Hall of Fame.

Moulton was born in Sacramento. Her father, Lee Moulton, is an inventor and engineer born in 1923. Her mother, Eleanor Moulton is a small business owner born in 1932. Moulton has one brother, Gregory Moulton, a computer scientist and founder of Avamar Technologies. After Moulton’s tennis career she started a real estate development company. This led her to attend law school at the University of California at Davis. After graduating, she was married briefly to George Artz, a computer scientist and lifelong friend. Moulton worked for Congressman and former California State Senator, Mike Thompson. She is a real estate attorney and now resides in Menlo Park, California.

WTA Tour finals

Singles: 5 (2–3)
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
Virginia Slims, Avon, Other (2–3)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–1)
Grass (1–1)
Clay (0–1)
Carpet (1–0)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. Nov, 1982 Hong Kong Open, Hong Kong Clay Catrin Jexell 3–6, 5–7
Win 1. Feb 1983 Ridgewood Open, US Carpet Catrin Jexell 6–4, 6–2
Loss 2. Jun 1983 Birmingham Classic, England Grass Billie Jean King 0–6, 5–7
Win 2. Jul 1983 Virginia Slims of Newport, US Grass Kimberly Shaefer 6–3, 6–2
Loss 3. Aug 1984 Canadian Open, Canada Hard Chris Evert-Lloyd 2–6, 6–7(3–7)

Doubles: 10 (5–5)
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
Virginia Slims, Avon, Other (5–5)
Titles by surface
Hard (3–1)
Grass (0–1)
Clay (1–0)
Carpet (1–3)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. Nov 1982 Hong Kong Clay Laura duPont Jennifer Mundel
Yvonne Vermaak		 6–2, 4–6, 7–5
Loss 1. Febr 1983 Nashville, US Carpet Paula Smith Rosalyn Fairbank
Candy Reynolds		 4–6, 6–7
Win 2. Apr 1983 Atlanta, US Hard Sharon Walsh Rosemary Casals
Wendy Turnbull		 6–3, 7–6(7–1)
Loss 2. Jan 1984 Oakland, US Carpet Rosemary Casals Martina Navratilova
Pam Shriver		 2–6, 3–6
Win 3. Oct 1984 Brighton, England Carpet Paula Smith Barbara Potter
Sharon Walsh		 6–7, 6–3, 7–5
Loss 3. Jun 1985 Birmingham, England Grass Elise Burgin Terry Holladay
Sharon Walsh		 4–6, 7–5, 3–6
Loss 4. Mar 1986 Phoenix, US Hard Linda Gates Susan Mascarin
Betsy Nagelsen		 3–6, 7–5, 4–6
Win 4. Jul 1986 Berkeley, US Hard Beth Herr Amy Holton
Elna Reinach		 6–1, 6–2
Win 5. Jul 1986 San Diego, US Hard Beth Herr Elise Burgin
Rosalyn Fairbank		 5–7, 6–2, 6–4
Loss 5. Oct 1986 Zürich, Switzerland Carpet Lori McNeil Steffi Graf
Gabriela Sabatini		 6–1, 4–6, 4–6

Grand Slam singles performance timeline
Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# A NH
(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)
Tournament19781979198019811982198319841985198619871988Career SR
Australian Open A A A A 2R 3R 1R 1R NH 2R A 0 / 5
French Open A A A A A 2R 1R A 1R A A 0 / 3
Wimbledon A 2R 1R A 2R 1R 2R 3R 2R 3R A 0 / 8
US Open 1R 2R 1R 3R 3R 2R 1R 4R 2R 1R A 0 / 10
SR 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 3 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 0 0 / 26
Year End Ranking 91 70 114 88 38 33 19 35 34 51 NR

References
  1. Johnson, Roy S. (September 2, 1985). "Moulton's studies continue on court". The New York Times. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
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