Asia Muhammad

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Asia Muhammad

Muhammad at the 2019 Wimbledon qualifying
Country (sports)	United States
Residence	Las Vegas, Nevada
Born	(1991-04-04) April 4, 1991 (age 30) Long Beach, California
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro	2007
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	US$ 1,301,210
Singles
Career record	304–259 (54.0%)
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 124 (April 24, 2017)
Current ranking	No. 216 (November 8, 2021)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	Q2 (2019, 2022)
French Open	Q2 (2020, 2021)
Wimbledon	Q3 (2017)
US Open	1R (2008, 2018, 2020)
Doubles
Career record	352–191 (64.8%)
Career titles	7
Highest ranking	No. 31 (August 23, 2021)
Current ranking	No. 43 (November 8, 2021)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	3R (2019)
French Open	QF (2020)
Wimbledon	3R (2021)
US Open	SF (2020)
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Australian Open	1R (2021, 2022)
French Open	2R (2019)
Wimbledon	2R (2019, 2021)
US Open	1R (2014, 2019, 2021)
Last updated on: November 10, 2021.

Asia Muhammad (born April 4, 1991) is an American tennis player who turned professional in 2007.^[1]

Her favorite surface is the hardcourt. She has won seven doubles titles on the WTA Tour, two doubles titles on the WTA Challenger Tour as well as 10 singles and 33 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. Asia is coached by NCAA champion Tim Blenkiron, owner of the NOW 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.

Personal life[]

Her younger brother Shabazz Muhammad currently plays for the Shanxi Brave Dragons in the Chinese Basketball Association.^[2] She is the niece of former Kansas City Chiefs and Minnesota Vikings receiver Stephone Paige. Asia 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. He played under the names of Ronald Muhammad, Ron Shabazz and Rashad Muhammad but settled on Ron Holmes after never finishing his religious conversion to Islam. Muhammad's mother, Faye, was a point guard and track star at Long Beach State.

Performance timelines[]

Singles[]

Doubles[]

Mixed doubles[]

WTA career finals[]

Doubles: 7 (7 titles)[]

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

WTA Challenger finals[]

Doubles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runner-ups)[]

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Nov 2016	WTA 125 Honolulu, United States	Hard	Nicole Gibbs	Eri Hozumi Miyu Kato	7–6(7–3), 3–6, [8–10]
Loss	0–2	Nov 2017	WTA 125 Honolulu, United States	Hard	Eri Hozumi	Hsieh Shu-ying Hsieh Su-wei	1–6, 6–7(3–7)
Loss	0–3	Sep 2018	WTA 125 Chicago, United States	Hard	Maria Sanchez	Mona Barthel Kristýna Plíšková	3–6, 2–6
Win	1–3	Mar 2020	WTA 125 Indian Wells, United States	Hard	Taylor Townsend	Caty McNally Jessica Pegula	6–4, 6–4
Win	2–3	Nov 2021	WTA 125 Midland, United States	Hard (i)	Harriet Dart	Peangtarn Plipuech Aldila Sutjiadi	6–3, 2–6, [10–7]

ITF Circuit finals[]

Singles: 14 (10 titles, 4 runner-ups)[]

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	ITF Las Vegas, 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	ITF Canberra, Australia	50,000	Hard	Eri Hozumi	6–4, 6–3
Loss	3–2	Oct 2016	ITF Bendigo, Australia	50,000	Hard	Risa Ozaki	3–6, 3–6
Win	4–2	Feb 2017	ITF Burnie, 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	ITF Launceston, Australia	25,000	Hard	Gabriella Taylor	3–6, 4–6
Win	5–4	Feb 2018	ITF Rancho Santa Fe, United States	25,000	Hard	Kurumi Nara	6–4, 2–6, 7–6(3)
Win	6–4	Aug 2018	ITF Lexington, United States	60,000	Hard	Ann Li	7–5, 6–1
Win	7–4	Sep 2018	ITF Templeton, 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	ITF Launceston, Australia	25,000	Hard	Destanee Aiava	6–4, 6–3

Doubles: 52 (33 titles, 19 runner-ups)[]

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	ITF Troy, United States	50,000	Hard	Madison Brengle	Alina Jidkova Laura Siegemund	6–2, 6–4
Loss	1–3	May 2011	ITF Raleigh, United States	50,000	Clay	Beatrice Capra	Marie-Ève Pelletier Sharon Fichman	1–6, 3–6
Win	2–3	May 2011	ITF Carson, 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	ITF Sacramento, 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	ITF Rancho Santa Fe, 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	ITF 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	ITF Vancouver, Canada	100,000	Hard	Maria Sanchez	Jamie Loeb Allie Will	6–3, 1–6, [10–8]
Loss	11–11	Sep 2014	ITF Las Vegas, 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	ITF Rancho Santa Fe, 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 Cairns, Australia	25,000	Hard	Lauren Embree	Noppawan Lertcheewakarn Varatchaya Wongteanchai	6–2, 4–6, [11–9]
Loss	14–14	Nov 2015	ITF Canberra, Australia	50,000	Hard	Lauren Embree	Misa Eguchi Eri Hozumi	6–7(13), 6–1, [12–14]
Win	15–14	Nov 2015	ITF Bendigo, Australia	50,000	Hard	Lauren Embree	Natela Dzalamidze Hiroko Kuwata	7–5, 6–3
Win	16–14	Jan 2016	ITF Maui, United States	50,000	Hard	Maria Sanchez	Jessica Pegula Taylor Townsend	6–2, 3–6, [10–6]
Win	17–14	Feb 2016	ITF Rancho Santa Fe, 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	ITF Dothan, 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	ITF Eastbourne, United Kingdom	50,000	Grass	Maria Sanchez	Yang Zhaoxuan Zhang Kailin	6–7(5), 1–6
Win	22–15	Oct 2016	ITF Bendigo, Australia	50,000	Hard	Arina Rodionova	Shuko Aoyama Risa Ozaki	6–4, 6–3
Win	23–15	Nov 2017	ITF Canberra, Australia	60,000	Hard	Arina Rodionova	Jessica Moore Ellen Perez	6–4, 6–4
Loss	23–16	Nov 2017	ITF Bendigo, Australia	60,000	Hard	Arina Rodionova	Alison Bai Zoe Hives	6–4, 4–6, [8–10]
Win	24–16	May 2018	ITF Fukuoka, Japan	60,000	Carpet	Naomi Broady	Tara Moore Amra Sadikovic	6–2, 6–0
Win	25–16	May 2018	ITF Kurume, Japan	60,000	Carpet	Naomi Broady	Katy Dunne Abigail Tere-Apisah	6–2, 6–4
Loss	25–17	Jun 2018	ITF Manchester, United Kingdom	100,000	Grass	Naomi Broady	Luksika Kumkhum Prarthana Thombare	6–7(5), 3–6
Win	26–17	Jun 2018	ITF Ilkley, United Kingdom	100,000	Grass	Maria Sanchez	Natela Dzalamidze Galina Voskoboeva	4–6, 6–3, [10–1]
Win	27–17	Jul 2018	ITF Berkeley, United States	60,000	Hard	Nicole Gibbs	Ellen Perez Sabrina Santamaria	6–4, 6–1
Win	28–17	Sep 2018	ITF Templeton, United States	60,000	Hard	Maria Sanchez	Quinn Gleason Luisa Stefani	6–7, 6–2, [10–8]
Win	29–17	Nov 2018	ITF Tyler, United States	80,000	Hard	Nicole Gibbs	Desirea Krawczyk Giuliana Olmos	3–6, 6–3, [14–12]
Win	30–17	Nov 2018	ITF Las Vegas, 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 Hradecka Katarzyna Kawa	4–6, 7–5 [10–3]
Win	32–17	May 2019	ITF Charleston, 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	ITF Playford, Australia	60,000	Hard	Storm Sanders	Naiktha Bains Tereza Mihalikova	6–3, 6–4
Loss	33–19	Jan 2020	ITF Burnie, Australia	60,000	Hard	Desirae Krawczyk	Ellen Perez Storm Sanders	3–6, 2–6

World TeamTennis[]

Muhammad has played two seasons with the WTT debuting in 2012 with the Sacramento Capitals.^[3] In 2019, she was the first-even draft selection by the Vegas Rollers and played a full season with the expansion team.^[4] She was set to rejoin her hometown team during the 2020 season set to begin July 12.^[5]

References[]

External links[]

• Asia Muhammad at the Women's Tennis Association
• Asia Muhammad at the International Tennis Federation