Early Life
Sachia Vickery was born on May 11, 1995, in Florida to Paula Liverpool and Rawle Vickery.
Her parents had both lived in Linden, the second-largest city in Guyana, before moving to the United States.
Tennis Career
Vickery's mother is a school teacher from Guyana who worked multiple jobs to support her daughter's tennis career.
She began training at the IMG Academy and later moved to France to train at the Mouratoglou Tennis Academy.
Junior Career
Vickery had a successful junior career, reaching a career-high ITF junior ranking of No. 6 in the world.
She won both the singles and doubles titles at the USTA Junior National Championship in 2013.
Professional Career
Vickery played her first professional-level match in 2009 and earned a WTA Tour-level win in her first tour-level match in 2013.
She reached the top 100 of the WTA rankings for the first time in March 2018.
Recent Career
Vickery has had success in recent years, reaching the semifinals at the Auckland Open and Monterrey Open in 2018.
She also qualified for the main draw of the Indian Wells Open and defeated world No. 3 Garbiñe Muguruza en route to the third round.
Achievements
Vickery has won three singles titles on the ITF Circuit and reached a career-high ranking of No. 73 in the WTA rankings.
She has also qualified for several major tournaments, including the Australian Open and Wimbledon.