Black Excellence: Taylor Townsend
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taylor_Townsend
Taylor Townsend (born April 16, 1996) is an American professional tennis player. She is the current WTA world No. 1 in doubles, achieved on 28 July 2025.[1][2] Townsend won two major doubles titles, at the 2024 Wimbledon Championships and the 2025 Australian Open, both with Kateřina Siniaková.[3] In addition, she has won eight WTA Tour titles and also reached two other major finals, the 2022 US Open (with Caty McNally) and the 2023 French Open (with Leylah Fernandez). Townsend has a career-high singles ranking of No. 46, achieved on 19 August 2024.