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Asia Muhammad
Singles
Muhammad at the 2022 French Open
Country (sports)	United States
Residence	Las Vegas, Nevada
Born	(1991-04-04) April 4, 1991 (age 33) Long Beach, California
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro	2007
Plays	Right (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	US$ 1,879,086
Career record	344–288 (54.43%)
Career titles	0 WTA, 13 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 124 (April 24, 2017)
Current ranking	No. 311 (October 9, 2023)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	Q3 (2023)
French Open	Q2 (2020, 2021)
Wimbledon	Q3 (2017)
US Open	1R (2008, 2018, 2020)
Doubles
Career record	407–220 (64.91%)
Career titles	8 WTA, 4 WTA 125
Highest ranking	No. 26 (January 9, 2023)
Current ranking	No. 47 (October 9, 2023)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	3R (2019)
French Open	QF (2020)
Wimbledon	3R (2021, 2022)
US Open	SF (2020)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open	1R (2021, 2022)
French Open	QF (2023)
Wimbledon	2R (2019, 2021)
US Open	1R (2014, 2019, 2021, 2023)

Asia Muhammad (born April 4, 1991) is an American professional tennis player.

A doubles specialist, Muhammad has won eight doubles titles on the WTA Tour, four doubles titles on WTA Challenger Tour as well as 13 singles and 35 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. She has reached a WTA 1000 final, at the 2022 Indian Wells Open with Ena Shibahara, and the semifinals of a Major, at the 2020 US Open, partnering with Taylor Townsend.

Early career and coaching
Performance timelines
Significant finals
- WTA 1000 tournaments
  - Doubles: 1 (runner-up)
WTA career finals
- Doubles: 10 (8 titles, 2 runner-ups)
WTA Challenger finals
- Doubles: 8 (4 titles, 4 runner-ups)
ITF Circuit finals
- Singles: 18 (14 titles, 4 runner-ups)
- Doubles: 55 (35 titles, 20 runner-ups)
World TeamTennis
Personal life
See also

Early career and coaching

Muhammad is coached by NCAA champion Tim Blenkiron, owner of the NO QUIT Tennis Academy where Asia trains. Blenkiron started coaching her when she was a child in Andre Agassi's TEAM AGASSI tennis and education program in Las Vegas where she developed into one of the best junior players in the world. Her first big break was reaching the finals of the Tennis Channel Open at the age of 16.

Performance timelines

**Key**
W	F	SF	QF	#R	RR	Q#	A	P	Z#	PO	G	F-S	SF-B	NMS	NH

(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)

To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles

Tournament	2007	2008	2009	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	SR	W–L
Australian Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	Q1	Q1	Q2	Q1	Q1	Q2	Q3	0 / 0	0–0
French Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	Q1	A	A	Q2	Q2	Q1	A	0 / 0	0–0
Wimbledon	A	A	A	A	A	Q1	Q3	A	Q1	NH	Q2	Q1	A	0 / 0	0–0
US Open	Q1	1R	Q2	Q1	A	Q3	Q1	1R	Q3	1R	Q1	Q1	A	0 / 3	0–3
Win–loss	0–0	0–1	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–1	0–0	0–1	0–0	0–0	0–0	0 / 3	0–3

Doubles

Tournament	2008	2009	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	SR	W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	A	A	A	1R	A	3R	2R	1R	2R	2R	0 / 6	5–6
French Open	A	A	A	A	1R	1R	A	1R	QF	2R	3R	3R	0 / 7	8–7
Wimbledon	A	A	A	A	A	1R	1R	1R	NH	3R	3R	1R	0 / 6	4–6
US Open	1R	1R	1R	2R	QF	2R	3R	1R	SF	1R	3R	1R	0 / 12	12–12
Win–loss	0–1	0–1	0–1	1–1	3–2	1–4	2–2	2–4	7–3	3–4	7–4	3–4	0 / 31	29–31
WTA 1000
Indian Wells Open	A	A	A	A	A	1R	A	QF	NH	2R	F	1R	0 / 5	6–5
Miami Open	A	A	A	A	A	1R	A	1R	NH	QF	2R	2R	0 / 5	4–5
Madrid Open	A	A	A	A	A	1R	A	A	NH	A	A	A	0 / 1	0–1
Italian Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	QF	2R	A	1R	0 / 3	3–3
Canadian Open	A	A	A	A	SF	1R	A	1R	NH	A	2R	A	0 / 4	4–4
Cincinnati Open	NMS	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	2R	A	A	2R	0 / 2	2–2
Guadalajara	NH										A	SF	0 / 1	3–0
Career statistics
Year-end ranking	660	420	127	89	46	108	62	55	36	44	28

Mixed doubles

Tournament	2014	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	SR	W–L
Australian Open	A	A	A	A	A	1R	1R	A	0 / 2	0–2
French Open	A	A	A	2R	NH	A	1R	QF	0 / 3	3–3
Wimbledon	A	1R	A	2R	NH	2R	1R	A	0 / 4	2–4
US Open	1R	A	A	1R	NH	1R	A	1R	0 / 4	0–4
Win–loss	0–4	0–1	0–0	2–3	0–0	1–3	0–3	2–2	0 / 13	5–13

Significant finals

WTA 1000 tournaments

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

Result	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	2022	Indian Wells Open	Hard	Ena Shibahara	Xu Yifan Yang Zhaoxuan	5–7, 6–7^(4–7)

WTA career finals

Doubles: 10 (8 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam
WTA 1000 (0–1)
WTA 500 (1–0)
WTA 250 (7–1)

Finals by surface
Hard (6–2)
Grass (1–0)
Clay (0–0)
Carpet (1–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Jun 2015	Rosmalen Open, Netherlands	International	Grass	Laura Siegemund	Jelena Janković Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova	6–3, 7–5
Win	2–0	Sep 2016	Guangzhou Open, China	International	Hard	Peng Shuai	Olga Govortsova Vera Lapko	6–2, 7–6^(7–3)
Win	3–0	Sep 2018	Tournoi de Québec, Canada	International	Carpet (i)	Maria Sanchez	Darija Jurak Xenia Knoll	6–4, 6–3
Win	4–0	Apr 2019	Monterrey Open, Mexico	International	Hard	Maria Sanchez	Monique Adamczak Jessica Moore	7–6^(7–2), 6–4
Win	5–0	Jan 2020	Auckland Open, New Zealand	International	Hard	Taylor Townsend	Serena Williams Caroline Wozniacki	6–4, 6–4
Win	6–0	Mar 2021	Monterrey Open, Mexico (2)	WTA 250	Hard	Caroline Dolehide	Heather Watson Zheng Saisai	6–2, 6–3
Win	7–0	Jan 2022	Melbourne Summer Set, Australia	WTA 250	Hard	Jessica Pegula	Sara Errani Jasmine Paolini	6–3, 6–1
Loss	7–1	Mar 2022	Indian Wells Open, United States	WTA 1000	Hard	Ena Shibahara	Xu Yifan Yang Zhaoxuan	5–7, 6–7^(4–7)
Loss	7–2	Sep 2022	Korea Open, South Korea	WTA 250	Hard	Sabrina Santamaria	Kristina Mladenovic Yanina Wickmayer	3–6, 2–6
Win	8–2	Jan 2023	Adelaide International, Australia	WTA 500	Hard	Taylor Townsend	Storm Hunter Kateřina Siniaková	6–2, 7–6^(7–2)

WTA Challenger finals

Doubles: 8 (4 titles, 4 runner-ups)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Nov 2016	Hawaii Open, United States	Hard	Nicole Gibbs	Eri Hozumi Miyu Kato	7–6^(7–3), 3–6, [8–10]
Loss	0–2	Nov 2017	Hawaii Open, United States	Hard	Eri Hozumi	Hsieh Shu-ying Hsieh Su-wei	1–6, 6–7^(3–7)
Loss	0–3	Sep 2018	Chicago Challenger, United States	Hard	Maria Sanchez	Mona Barthel Kristýna Plíšková	3–6, 2–6
Win	1–3	Mar 2020	Indian Wells Challenger, United States	Hard	Taylor Townsend	Caty McNally Jessica Pegula	6–4, 6–4
Win	2–3	Nov 2021	Midland Tennis Classic, United States	Hard (i)	Harriet Dart	Peangtarn Plipuech Aldila Sutjiadi	6–3, 2–6, [10–7]
Win	3–3	Aug 2022	Vancouver Open, Canada	Hard	Miyu Kato	Tímea Babos Angela Kulikov	6–3, 7–5
Win	4–3	Nov 2022	Midland Tennis Classic, United States (2)	Hard (i)	Alycia Parks	Anna-Lena Friedsam Nadiia Kichenok	6–2, 6–3
Loss	4–4	May 2023	Firenze Ladies Open, Italy	Clay	Giuliana Olmos	Vivian Heisen Ingrid Neel	6–1, 2–6, [8–10]

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 18 (14 titles, 4 runner-ups)

Legend
$50/60,000 tournaments (4–2)
$25,000 tournaments (9–2)
$10,000 tournaments (1–0)

Finals by surface
Hard (13–4)
Clay (1–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Jun 2007	ITF Houston, United States	10,000	Hard (i)	Jelena Pandžić	6–3, 4–6, 6–4
W	1–1	Mar 2008	Las Vegas Open, United States	50,000	Hard	Camille Pin	4–6, 1–6
Win	2–1	May 2013	ITF Raleigh, United States	25,000	Clay	Chalena Scholl	6–2, 6–2
Win	3–1	Nov 2015	Canberra International, Australia	50,000	Hard	Eri Hozumi	6–4, 6–3
Loss	3–2	Oct 2016	Bendigo International, Australia	50,000	Hard	Risa Ozaki	3–6, 3–6
Win	4–2	Feb 2017	Burnie International, Australia	60,000	Hard	Arina Rodionova	6–2, 6–1
Loss	4–3	Oct 2017	ITF Brisbane, Australia	25,000	Hard	Kimberly Birrell	6–4, 3–6, 2–6
Loss	4–4	Feb 2018	Launceston International, Australia	25,000	Hard	Gabriella Taylor	3–6, 4–6
Win	5–4	Feb 2018	Rancho Santa Fe Open, United States	25,000	Hard	Kurumi Nara	6–4, 2–6, 7–6⁽³⁾
Win	6–4	Aug 2018	Lexington Challenger, United States	60,000	Hard	Ann Li	7–5, 6–1
Win	7–4	Sep 2018	ITF Templeton Pro, United States	60,000	Hard	Sesil Karatantcheva	2–6, 6–4, 6–3
Win	8–4	Sep 2019	ITF Cairns, Australia	25,000	Hard	Zuzana Zlochová	6–2, 6–2
Win	9–4	Oct 2019	ITF Brisbane, Australia	25,000	Hard	Maddison Inglis	6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Win	10–4	Feb 2020	Launceston International, Australia	25,000	Hard	Destanee Aiava	6–4, 6–3
Win	11–4	Feb 2022	ITF Canberra, Australia	25,000	Hard	Priscilla Hon	6–7⁽⁶⁾, 6–3, 6–2
Win	12–4	Feb 2022	ITF Canberra, Australia	25,000	Hard	Arina Rodionova	6–1, 7–6⁽⁷⁾
Win	13–4	Mar 2022	Bendigo International, Australia	25,000	Hard	Olivia Gadecki	6–2, 6–4
Win	14–4	Jul 2023	ITF Roehampton, United Kingdom	25,000	Hard	Park So-hyun	6–2, 1–0 ret.

Doubles: 55 (35 titles, 20 runner-ups)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments (3–2)
$75/80,000 tournaments (5–1)
$50/60,000 tournaments (18–9)
$25,000 tournaments (9–8)

Finals by surface
Hard (22–9)
Clay (10–9)
Grass (1–2)
Carpet (2–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Jun 2009	ITF Szczecin, Poland	25,000	Clay	Christina McHale	Michaela Paštiková Lenka Tvarošková	2–6, 5–7
Loss	0–2	Apr 2010	ITF Osprey, United States	25,000	Clay	Madison Brengle	María Irigoyen Florencia Molinero	1–6, 6–7⁽³⁾
Win	1–2	Oct 2010	Tennis Classic of Troy, United States	50,000	Hard	Madison Brengle	Alina Jidkova Laura Siegemund	6–2, 6–4
Loss	1–3	May 2011	Raleigh Challenger, United States	50,000	Clay	Beatrice Capra	Marie-Ève Pelletier Sharon Fichman	1–6, 3–6
Win	2–3	May 2011	Carson Challenger, United States	50,000	Hard	Alexandra Mueller	Christina Fusano Yasmin Schnack	6–2, 6–3
Win	3–3	Jul 2011	ITF Waterloo, Canada	50,000	Clay	Alexandra Mueller	Eugenie Bouchard Megan Moulton-Levy	6–3, 3–6, [10–7]
Win	4–3	Sep 2011	ITF Albuquerque, United States	75,000	Hard	Alexa Glatch	Grace Min Melanie Oudin	4–6, 6–3, [10–2]
Loss	4–4	May 2012	ITF Raleigh, United States	25,000	Clay	Alexandra Mueller	Gabriela Dabrowski Marie-Ève Pelletier	4–6, 6–4, [5–10]
Win	5–4	Jun 2012	Sacramento Challenger, United States	50,000	Hard	Yasmin Schnack	Kaitlyn Christian Maria Sanchez	6–3, 7–6⁽⁴⁾
Win	6–4	Sep 2012	ITF Albuquerque, United States	75,000	Hard	Yasmin Schnack	Irina Falconi Maria Sanchez	6–2, 1–6, [12–10]
Win	7–4	Feb 2013	Rancho Santa Fe Open, United States	25,000	Hard	Allie Will	Anamika Bhargava Macall Harkins	6–1, 6–4
Loss	7–5	May 2013	ITF Indian Harbour Beach, United States	50,000	Clay	Allie Will	Jan Abaza Louisa Chirico	4–6, 4–6
Win	8–5	May 2013	ITF Raleigh, United States	25,000	Clay	Allie Will	Jessica Moore Sally Peers	6–3, 6–3
Loss	8–6	Jun 2013	Open de Marseille, France	100,000	Clay	Allie Will	Sandra Klemenschits Andreja Klepač	6–1, 4–6, [5–10]
Loss	8–7	Oct 2013	ITF Rock Hill, United States	25,000	Hard	Allie Kiick	Mariana Duque-Marino María Irigoyen	6–4, 6–7⁽⁵⁾, [10–12]
Loss	8–8	Nov 2013	ITF New Braunfels, United States	50,000	Hard	Taylor Townsend	Anna Tatishvili CoCo Vandeweghe	6–3, 3–6, [11–13]
Loss	8–9	Jan 2014	ITF Daytona Beach, United States	25,000	Clay	Allie Will	Nicole Melichar Teodora Mirčić	7–6⁽⁵⁾, 6–7⁽¹⁾, [1–10]
Win	9–9	Apr 2014	ITF Charlottesville, United States	50,000	Clay	Taylor Townsend	Irina Falconi Maria Sanchez	6–3, 6–1
Win	10–9	May 2014	ITF Indian Harbour Beach, United States	50,000	Clay	Taylor Townsend	Jan Abaza Sanaz Marand	6–2, 6–1
Loss	10–10	Jun 2014	ITF Brescia, Italy	25,000	Clay	Louisa Chirico	Sanaz Marand Florencia Molinero	4–6, 6–4, [8–10]
Win	11–10	Aug 2014	Vancouver Open, Canada	100,000	Hard	Maria Sanchez	Jamie Loeb Allie Will	6–3, 1–6, [10–8]
Loss	11–11	Sep 2014	Las Vegas Open, United States	50,000	Hard	Maria Sanchez	Verónica Cepede Royg María Irigoyen	3–6, 7–5, [9–11]
Loss	11–12	Nov 2014	ITF Captiva Island, United States	50,000	Hard	Maria Sanchez	Gabriela Dabrowski Anna Tatishvili	3–6, 3–6
Win	12–12	Jan 2015	ITF Plantation, United States	25,000	Clay	Irina Khromacheva	Jan Abaza Sanaz Marand	6–2, 6–2
Win	13–12	Feb 2015	Rancho Santa Fe Open, United States	25,000	Hard	Samantha Crawford	İpek Soylu Nina Stojanović	6–0, 6–3
Loss	13–13	Oct 2015	ITF Cairns, Australia	25,000	Hard	Jennifer Elie	Jessica Moore Storm Sanders	0–6, 3–6
Win	14–13	Oct 2015	ITF Brisbane, Australia	25,000	Hard	Lauren Embree	Noppawan Lertcheewakarn Varatchaya Wongteanchai	6–2, 4–6, [11–9]
Loss	14–14	Nov 2015	Canberra International, Australia	50,000	Hard	Lauren Embree	Misa Eguchi Eri Hozumi	6–7⁽¹³⁾, 6–1, [12–14]
Win	15–14	Nov 2015	Bendigo International, Australia	50,000	Hard	Lauren Embree	Natela Dzalamidze Hiroko Kuwata	7–5, 6–3
Win	16–14	Jan 2016	Championships of Maui, United States	50,000	Hard	Maria Sanchez	Jessica Pegula Taylor Townsend	6–2, 3–6, [10–6]
Win	17–14	Feb 2016	Rancho Santa Fe Open, United States	25,000	Hard	Taylor Townsend	Jessica Pegula Carol Zhao	6–3, 6–4
Win	18–14	Apr 2016	ITF Osprey, United States	50,000	Hard	Taylor Townsend	Louisa Chirico Katerina Stewart	6–1, 6–7⁽⁵⁾, [10–4]
Win	19–14	Apr 2016	ITF Pelham, United States	25,000	Clay	Taylor Townsend	Sophie Chang Caitlin Whoriskey	6–2, 6–3
Win	20–14	Apr 2016	Dothan Pro Classic, United States	50,000	Clay	Taylor Townsend	Caitlin Whoriskey Keri Wong	6–0, 6–1
Win	21–14	Apr 2016	ITF Charlottesville, United States	50,000	Clay	Taylor Townsend	Alexandra Panova Shelby Rogers	7–6⁽⁴⁾, 6–0
Loss	21–15	Jun 2016	Eastbourne Trophy, United Kingdom	50,000	Grass	Maria Sanchez	Yang Zhaoxuan Zhang Kailin	6–7⁽⁵⁾, 1–6
Win	22–15	Oct 2016	Bendigo International, Australia	50,000	Hard	Arina Rodionova	Shuko Aoyama Risa Ozaki	6–4, 6–3
Win	23–15	Nov 2017	Canberra International, Australia	60,000	Hard	Arina Rodionova	Jessica Moore Ellen Perez	6–4, 6–4
Loss	23–16	Nov 2017	Bendigo International, Australia	60,000	Hard	Arina Rodionova	Alison Bai Zoe Hives	6–4, 4–6, [8–10]
Win	24–16	May 2018	Fukuoka International, Japan	60,000	Carpet	Naomi Broady	Tara Moore Amra Sadiković	6–2, 6–0
Win	25–16	May 2018	Kurume Cup, Japan	60,000	Carpet	Naomi Broady	Katy Dunne Abigail Tere-Apisah	6–2, 6–4
Loss	25–17	Jun 2018	Manchester Trophy, United Kingdom	100,000	Grass	Naomi Broady	Luksika Kumkhum Prarthana Thombare	6–7⁽⁵⁾, 3–6
Win	26–17	Jun 2018	Ilkley Trophy, United Kingdom	100,000	Grass	Maria Sanchez	Natela Dzalamidze Galina Voskoboeva	4–6, 6–3, [10–1]
Win	27–17	Jul 2018	Berkeley Challenge, United States	60,000	Hard	Nicole Gibbs	Ellen Perez Sabrina Santamaria	6–4, 6–1
Win	28–17	Sep 2018	ITF Templeton Open, United States	60,000	Hard	Maria Sanchez	Quinn Gleason Luisa Stefani	6–7, 6–2, [10–8]
Win	29–17	Nov 2018	Tyler Pro Challenge, United States	80,000	Hard	Nicole Gibbs	Desirea Krawczyk Giuliana Olmos	3–6, 6–3, [14–12]
Win	30–17	Nov 2018	Las Vegas Open, United States	80,000	Hard	Maria Sanchez	Sophie Chang Alexandra Mueller	6–3, 6–4
Win	31–17	Apr 2019	ITF Charlottesville, United States	80,000	Clay	Taylor Townsend	Lucie Hradecká Katarzyna Kawa	4–6, 7–5, [10–3]
Win	32–17	May 2019	ITF Charleston Pro, United States	100,000	Clay	Taylor Townsend	Madison Brengle Lauren Davis	6–2, 6–2
Loss	32–18	Sep 2019	ITF Cairns, Australia	25,000	Hard	Maddison Inglis	Emily Fanning Abbie Myers	6–2, 6–7⁽²⁾, [7–10]
Win	33–18	Nov 2019	Playford International, Australia	60,000	Hard	Storm Sanders	Naiktha Bains Tereza Mihalikova	6–3, 6–4
Loss	33–19	Jan 2020	Burnie International, Australia	60,000	Hard	Desirae Krawczyk	Ellen Perez Storm Sanders	3–6, 2–6
Win	34–19	Feb 2022	ITF Canberra, Australia	25,000	Hard	Arina Rodionova	Alison Bai Jaimee Fourlis	6–3, 3–6, [10–6]
Win	35–19	Feb 2022	ITF Canberra, Australia	25,000	Hard	Arina Rodionova	Alison Bai Jaimee Fourlis	7–6⁽²⁾, 7–6⁽⁵⁾
Loss	35–20	Apr 2023	ITF Zaragoza, Spain	80,000	Clay	Eden Silva	Diane Parry Arantxa Rus	1–6, 6–4, [5–10]

World TeamTennis

Muhammad has played two seasons with the WTT debuting in 2012 with the Sacramento Capitals. In 2019, she was the first-even draft selection by the Vegas Rollers and played a full season with the expansion team. She was set to rejoin her hometown team during the 2020 season set to begin July 12.

Personal life

Muhammad was born in Long Beach, California, to Ron Holmes and Faye Muhammad.

Her younger brother Shabazz Muhammad played for five seasons in the NBA, played for the Shanxi Brave Dragons in the Chinese Basketball Association and most recently for the San Miguel Beermen in the Philippines.