Malika Auger-Aliassime is the elder sister of Félix Auger-Aliassime, a Canadian professional tennis player and second-youngest player ranked in the top 10 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), with a career-high singles ranking of No. 8, which he achieved on 21 August 2022, and doubles ranking of No. 60, attained on 1 November 2021.
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Malika, just like Felix, also plays tennis and she reached a career high junior rank of No. 554 on February 15, 2016.
Malika was born on December 28, 1998 and was raised in L’Ancienne-Lorette, a suburb of Quebec City.
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According to reports, Malika played tennis for first time when she was 6 years.
In her early years, she was a member of the Académie de Tennis Hérisset-Bordeleau in Quebec City and she was coached by her father Sam. She currently resides in Montreal.
Malika made her professional debut at the 2015 Coupe Banque Nationale in September where she lost in the qualifying first round.
She made her WTA Tour debut at the same tournament, having received a wildcard with Charlotte Petrick into the doubles main draw but they were defeated by Barbora Krejčíková and An-Sophie Mestach in the first round.
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