Alana Parnaby is an Australian former professional tennis player from Melbourne, Victoria. An ambidextrous player who began tennis at 11, she competed primarily on the ITF Women's World Tennis Tour and made her WTA Tour and Grand Slam-level debuts in doubles and mixed doubles. Her career-high rankings were No. 428 in singles on 22 May 2023 and No. 201 in doubles on 28 November 2022. The supplied WTA provider identity matches the Australian player named Alana Parnaby, although the publicly index…
Born in Melbourne on 15 September 1994, Alana Parnaby began playing tennis at 11 after participating in a range of sports including softball, netball, baseball, Australian rules football, hockey, swimming and athletics. She developed through Victorian junior competition, representing Eildon Park Tennis Club and later receiving a scholarship to Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club. She also represented school and district teams at state, national and international levels.
Parnaby moved into senior competition through Australian Money Tournaments before entering ITF events. Her professional pathway included extensive competition in Australia and overseas, with international ranking points secured during events in Thailand and China in 2015. She was coached by Adrian Muscillo and was identified by Tennis Australia as an ambidextrous player.
Her strongest period came in doubles. She reached a career-high WTA doubles ranking of No. 201 on 28 November 2022, made eight ITF doubles finals during 2022 according to Tennis Australia, and recorded eight ITF doubles titles in the available career summaries. She made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2022 Sydney International in doubles with Gabriella Da Silva-Fick. At the 2023 Australian Open, she reached the second round of the mixed doubles draw with fellow Australian Andrew Harris, marking her Grand Slam-level debut.
Parnaby's WTA profile records a career-high singles ranking of No. 428 on 22 May 2023. Publicly available 2025 records show limited activity and no listed 2026 WTA singles results. The supplied provider status is Inactive as at 18 August 2026. No reliable source reviewed confirms a formal retirement date, so her current professional status is described conservatively as inactive rather than definitively retired.
Her first clearly documented major breakthrough was her WTA Tour main-draw debut in doubles at the 2022 Sydney International, partnering Gabriella Da Silva-Fick. This was followed by her Grand Slam-level debut at the 2023 Australian Open mixed doubles tournament, where she and Andrew Harris reached the second round.
Career-high WTA singles ranking: No. 428, achieved 22 May 2023. Career-high WTA doubles ranking: No. 201, achieved 28 November 2022. Tennis Australia records eight ITF doubles finals during 2022. Public career summaries credit her with eight ITF doubles titles. ESPN lists career singles results of 182 wins and 209 losses and career prize money of US$103,449 through its available career record. No major tour singles title, Grand Slam title, medal or individual WTA award was verified.
Her defining documented moments were reaching the doubles main draw at the 2022 Sydney International, achieving her career-best doubles ranking of No. 201 in November 2022, and reaching the second round of the 2023 Australian Open mixed doubles draw with Andrew Harris.