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![]() Muhammad at the 2024 Transylvania Open
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Residence | Las Vegas, Nevada |
Born | Long Beach, California |
April 4, 1991
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Turned pro | 2007 |
Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | US$ 2,347,234 |
Singles | |
Career record | 346–290 (54.4%) |
Career titles | 0 WTA, 14 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 124 (April 24, 2017) |
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 | 447–243 (64.78%) |
Career titles | 11 |
Highest ranking | No. 14 (October 28, 2024) |
Current ranking | No. 14 (October 28, 2024) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (2019, 2025) |
French Open | QF (2020) |
Wimbledon | 3R (2021, 2022, 2024) |
US Open | SF (2020) |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
Australian Open | QF (2025) |
French Open | QF (2023) |
Wimbledon | 2R (2019, 2021, 2024) |
US Open | 1R (2014, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2024) |
Asia Muhammad (born April 4, 1991) is an American professional tennis player who is a doubles specialist. She has been ranked as high as world No. 14 in doubles by the WTA, achieved on 28 October 2024, and No. 124 in singles, achieved on 24 April 2017.
Muhammad has won eleven doubles titles on the WTA Tour, five doubles titles on the Challenger Tour, and 14 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. She also reached the semifinals of a major at the 2020 US Open and won two WTA 500 titles, at the 2023 Adelaide International 1 and the 2024 Washington Open, all partnering with Taylor Townsend. As a result, she reached a new career-high doubles ranking of world No. 24 on 12 August 2024.
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Early life
Muhammad was born in Long Beach, California, to Ron Holmes and Faye Muhammad. Ron Holmes was a 6-foot-5-inch (1.96 m) standout, four-year starting point guard for the USC Trojans men's basketball program in the 1980s. Muhammad's mother, Faye, was a point guard and track star at Long Beach State.
She is the oldest of three children. One brother, Shabazz Muhammad, is a professional basketball player, who played for five seasons in the NBA.
An uncle, Stephone Paige, played nine seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with 377 career receptions. Her aunt, Robin Holmes-Sullivan, was a four-year starter for Cal State Fullerton's basketball team.
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 a top junior player. Her first big break was reaching the finals of the Tennis Channel Open at the age of 16.
Performance timelines
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | A | P | Z# | PO | G | F-S | SF-B | NMS | NH |
Doubles
Tournament | 2008 | 2009 | ... | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L |
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Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 3R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 0 / 7 | 5–7 | |
French Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | QF | 2R | 3R | 3R | 2R | 0 / 8 | 9–8 | |
Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | NH | 3R | 3R | 1R | 3R | 0 / 7 | 6–7 | |
US Open | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | QF | 2R | 3R | 1R | SF | 1R | 3R | 1R | 3R | 0 / 13 | 14–13 | |
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 | 5–4 | 0 / 35 | 34–35 | |
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Indian Wells Open | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | QF | NH | 2R | F | 1R | SF | 0 / 6 | 9–6 | |
Miami Open | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | NH | QF | 2R | 2R | SF | 0 / 6 | 7–6 | |
Madrid Open | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | NH | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | |
Italian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | QF | 2R | A | 1R | 1R | 0 / 4 | 3–4 | |
Canadian Open | A | A | A | A | SF | 1R | A | 1R | NH | A | 2R | A | 2R | 0 / 5 | 4–5 | |
Cincinnati Open | NMS | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | 2R | W | 1 / 3 | 5–2 | |
Guadalajara | NH | A | SF | NMS | 0 / 1 | 3–1 | ||||||||||
Career statistics | ||||||||||||||||
Year-end ranking | 660 | 420 | 127 | 89 | 46 | 108 | 62 | 55 | 36 | 44 | 28 | 50 |
Mixed doubles
Tournament | 2014 | ... | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | SR | W–L |
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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: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)
Result | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 2022 | Indian Wells Open | Hard | ![]() |
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5–7, 6–7(4–7) |
Win | 2024 | Cincinnati Open | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–1, [10–4] |
Loss | 2024 | Wuhan Open | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–7(6–8) |
WTA Tour finals
Doubles: 15 (11 titles, 4 runner-ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Jun 2015 | Rosmalen Open, Netherlands |
International | Grass | ![]() |
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6–3, 7–5 |
Win | 2–0 | Sep 2016 | Guangzhou Open, China |
International | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 7–6(7–3) |
Win | 3–0 | Sep 2018 | Tournoi de Québec, Canada |
International | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–3 |
Win | 4–0 | Apr 2019 | Monterrey Open, Mexico |
International | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(7–2), 6–4 |
Win | 5–0 | Jan 2020 | Auckland Open, New Zealand |
International | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 6–0 | Mar 2021 | Monterrey Open, Mexico (2) |
WTA 250 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–3 |
Win | 7–0 | Jan 2022 | Melbourne Summer Set, Australia |
WTA 250 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–1 |
Loss | 7–1 | Mar 2022 | Indian Wells Open, United States |
WTA 1000 | Hard | ![]() |
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5–7, 6–7(4–7) |
Loss | 7–2 | Sep 2022 | Korea Open, South Korea |
WTA 250 | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 2–6 |
Win | 8–2 | Jan 2023 | Adelaide International, Australia |
WTA 500 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 7–6(7–2) |
Win | 9–2 | Feb 2024 | Transylvania Open, Romania |
WTA 250 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 9–3 | May 2024 | Internationaux de Strasbourg, France | WTA 500 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 4–6, [6–10] |
Win | 10–3 | Aug 2024 | Washington Open, United States | WTA 500 | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(7–0), 6–3 |
Win | 11–3 | Aug 2024 | Cincinnati Open, United States |
WTA 1000 | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–1, [10–4] |
Loss | 11–4 | Oct 2024 | Wuhan Open, China | WTA 1000 | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–7(6–8) |
WTA Challenger finals
Doubles: 9 (5 titles, 4 runner-ups)
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Nov 2016 | Hawaii Open, United States |
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7–6(7–3), 3–6, [8–10] |
Loss | 0–2 | Nov 2017 | Hawaii Open, United States |
Hard | ![]() |
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1–6, 6–7(3–7) |
Loss | 0–3 | Sep 2018 | Chicago Challenger, United States |
Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 2–6 |
Win | 1–3 | Mar 2020 | Indian Wells Challenger, United States |
Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 2–3 | Nov 2021 | Midland Tennis Classic, United States |
Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–3, 2–6, [10–7] |
Win | 3–3 | Aug 2022 | Vancouver Open, Canada |
Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 7–5 |
Win | 4–3 | Nov 2022 | Midland Tennis Classic, United States (2) |
Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–3 |
Loss | 4–4 | May 2023 | Firenze Ladies Open, Italy |
Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 2–6, [8–10] |
Win | 5–4 | May 2024 | Clarins Open, France |
Clay | ![]() |
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7–6(7–3), 4–6, [11–9] |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 18 (14 titles, 4 runner-ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Jun 2007 | ITF Houston, United States | 10,000 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
6–3, 4–6, 6–4 |
W | 1–1 | Mar 2008 | Las Vegas Open, United States | 50,000 | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 1–6 |
Win | 2–1 | May 2013 | ITF Raleigh, United States | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 6–2 |
Win | 3–1 | Nov 2015 | Canberra International, Australia | 50,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 6–3 |
Loss | 3–2 | Oct 2016 | Bendigo International, Australia | 50,000 | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 3–6 |
Win | 4–2 | Feb 2017 | Burnie International, Australia | 60,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–2, 6–1 |
Loss | 4–3 | Oct 2017 | ITF Brisbane International, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 3–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 4–4 | Feb 2018 | Launceston International, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 5–4 | Feb 2018 | Rancho Santa Fe Open, United States | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 2–6, 7–6(3) |
Win | 6–4 | Aug 2018 | Lexington Challenger, United States | 60,000 | Hard | ![]() |
7–5, 6–1 |
Win | 7–4 | Sep 2018 | ITF Templeton Pro, United States | 60,000 | Hard | ![]() |
2–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
Win | 8–4 | Sep 2019 | ITF Cairns, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–2, 6–2 |
Win | 9–4 | Oct 2019 | ITF Brisbane International, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 3–6, 6–3 |
Win | 10–4 | Feb 2020 | Launceston International, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 6–3 |
Win | 11–4 | Feb 2022 | ITF Canberra, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–7(6), 6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 12–4 | Feb 2022 | ITF Canberra, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–1, 7–6(7) |
Win | 13–4 | Mar 2022 | Bendigo International, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–2, 6–4 |
Win | 14–4 | Jul 2023 | ITF Roehampton, United Kingdom | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–2, 1–0 ret. |
Doubles: 55 (35 titles, 20 runner-ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Jun 2009 | ITF Szczecin, Poland | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 0–2 | Apr 2010 | Osprey Challenger, United States | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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1–6, 6–7(3) |
Win | 1–2 | Oct 2010 | Tennis Classic of Troy, United States | 50,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–4 |
Loss | 1–3 | May 2011 | Raleigh Challenger, United States | 50,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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1–6, 3–6 |
Win | 2–3 | May 2011 | Carson Challenger, United States | 50,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–3 |
Win | 3–3 | Jul 2011 | Waterloo Challenger, Canada | 50,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 3–6, [10–7] |
Win | 4–3 | Sep 2011 | Albuquerque Championships, United States | 75,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–3, [10–2] |
Loss | 4–4 | May 2012 | Raleigh Challenger, United States | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–4, [5–10] |
Win | 5–4 | Jun 2012 | Sacramento Challenger, United States | 50,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 7–6(4) |
Win | 6–4 | Sep 2012 | Albuquerque Championships, United States | 75,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 1–6, [12–10] |
Win | 7–4 | Feb 2013 | Rancho Santa Fe Open, United States | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–4 |
Loss | 7–5 | May 2013 | ITF Indian Harbour Beach, United States | 50,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 8–5 | May 2013 | Raleigh Challenger, United States | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–3 |
Loss | 8–6 | Jun 2013 | Open de Marseille, France | 100,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 4–6, [5–10] |
Loss | 8–7 | Oct 2013 | ITF Rock Hill, United States | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–7(5), [10–12] |
Loss | 8–8 | Nov 2013 | ITF New Braunfels, United States | 50,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 3–6, [11–13] |
Loss | 8–9 | Jan 2014 | ITF Daytona Beach, United States | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6(5), 6–7(1), [1–10] |
Win | 9–9 | Apr 2014 | Charlottesville Open, United States | 50,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–1 |
Win | 10–9 | May 2014 | ITF Indian Harbour Beach, United States | 50,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–1 |
Loss | 10–10 | Jun 2014 | ITF Brescia, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–4, [8–10] |
Win | 11–10 | Aug 2014 | Vancouver Open, Canada | 100,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 1–6, [10–8] |
Loss | 11–11 | Sep 2014 | Las Vegas Open, United States | 50,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 7–5, [9–11] |
Loss | 11–12 | Nov 2014 | ITF Captiva Island, United States | 50,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 3–6 |
Win | 12–12 | Jan 2015 | ITF Plantation, United States | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–2 |
Win | 13–12 | Feb 2015 | Rancho Santa Fe Open, United States | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–0, 6–3 |
Loss | 13–13 | Oct 2015 | ITF Cairns, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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0–6, 3–6 |
Win | 14–13 | Oct 2015 | ITF Brisbane International, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 4–6, [11–9] |
Loss | 14–14 | Nov 2015 | Canberra International, Australia | 50,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(13), 6–1, [12–14] |
Win | 15–14 | Nov 2015 | Bendigo International, Australia | 50,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–3 |
Win | 16–14 | Jan 2016 | Championships of Maui, United States | 50,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 3–6, [10–6] |
Win | 17–14 | Feb 2016 | Rancho Santa Fe Open, United States | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 18–14 | Apr 2016 | Osprey Challenger, United States | 50,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–7(5), [10–4] |
Win | 19–14 | Apr 2016 | ITF Pelham, United States | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–3 |
Win | 20–14 | Apr 2016 | Dothan Pro Classic, United States | 50,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–0, 6–1 |
Win | 21–14 | Apr 2016 | Charlottesville Open, United States | 50,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6(4), 6–0 |
Loss | 21–15 | Jun 2016 | Eastbourne Trophy, United Kingdom | 50,000 | Grass | ![]() |
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6–7(5), 1–6 |
Win | 22–15 | Oct 2016 | Bendigo International, Australia | 50,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–3 |
Win | 23–15 | Nov 2017 | Canberra International, Australia | 60,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 23–16 | Nov 2017 | Bendigo International, Australia | 60,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 4–6, [8–10] |
Win | 24–16 | May 2018 | Fukuoka International, Japan | 60,000 | Carpet | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–0 |
Win | 25–16 | May 2018 | Kurume Cup, Japan | 60,000 | Carpet | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–4 |
Loss | 25–17 | Jun 2018 | Manchester Trophy, United Kingdom | 100,000 | Grass | ![]() |
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6–7(5), 3–6 |
Win | 26–17 | Jun 2018 | Ilkley Trophy, United Kingdom | 100,000 | Grass | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–3, [10–1] |
Win | 27–17 | Jul 2018 | Berkeley Challenge, United States | 60,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–1 |
Win | 28–17 | Sep 2018 | ITF Templeton Pro, United States | 60,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7, 6–2, [10–8] |
Win | 29–17 | Nov 2018 | Tyler Pro Challenge, United States | 80,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–3, [14–12] |
Win | 30–17 | Nov 2018 | Las Vegas Open, United States | 80,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 31–17 | Apr 2019 | Charlottesville Open, United States | 80,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 7–5, [10–3] |
Win | 32–17 | May 2019 | ITF Charleston Pro, United States | 100,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–2 |
Loss | 32–18 | Sep 2019 | ITF Cairns, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–7(2), [7–10] |
Win | 33–18 | Nov 2019 | Playford International, Australia | 60,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 33–19 | Jan 2020 | Burnie International, Australia | 60,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 2–6 |
Win | 34–19 | Feb 2022 | ITF Canberra, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 3–6, [10–6] |
Win | 35–19 | Feb 2022 | ITF Canberra, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(2), 7–6(5) |
Loss | 35–20 | Apr 2023 | Zaragoza Open, Spain | 80,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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1–6, 6–4, [5–10] |
See also
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