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Asia Muhammad

Asia Muhammad

American tennis player


Asia Muhammad (born April 4, 1991) is an American professional tennis player.[1]

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A doubles specialist, Muhammad has won nine 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

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.[citation needed]

Performance timelines

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W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
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

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Doubles

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Significant finals

WTA 1000 tournaments

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

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WTA career finals

Doubles: 11 (9 titles, 2 runner-ups)

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WTA Challenger finals

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

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ITF Circuit finals

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

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

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World TeamTennis

Muhammad has played two seasons with the WTT debuting in 2012 with the Sacramento Capitals.[2] In 2019, she was the first-even draft selection by the Vegas Rollers and played a full season with the expansion team.[3] She was set to rejoin her hometown team during the 2020 season set to begin July 12.[4]

Personal life

Muhammad was born in Long Beach, California, to Ron Holmes and Faye Muhammad.[citation needed]

Her younger brother Shabazz Muhammad played for five seasons in the NBA, played for the Shanxi Brave Dragons in the Chinese Basketball Association[5] and most recently for the San Miguel Beermen in the Philippines.

Notes

  1. The WTA International tournaments were reclassified as WTA 250 tournaments in 2021.

References

  1. "Local teen Muhammad ready to turn pro". Las Vegas Review-Journal. February 26, 2007.
  2. "WTT Draft Boasts Big 2019 Lineup For 44th Season". World TeamTennis Official Asia Muhammad Player Page.

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