Asia Muhammad

Asia Muhammad

Country (sports)	United States
Residence	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Born	(1991-04-04) April 4, 1991 Long Beach, United States
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Plays	Right-handed (Double-handed backhand)
Prize money	US$ 407,350
Singles
Career record	209–172
Career titles	0 WTA, 4 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 124 (24 April 2017)
Current ranking	No. 132 (3 July 2017)
Grand Slam Singles results
Wimbledon	Q3 (2017)
US Open	1R (2008)
Doubles
Career record	226–137 (62.26%)
Career titles	2 WTA, 22 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 41 (8 May 2017)
Current ranking	No. 47 (3 July 2017)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	1R (2017)
French Open	1R (2016, 2017)
Wimbledon	Q2 (2016)
US Open	QF (2016)
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
US Open	1R (2014)
Last updated on: 4 July 2017.

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

She has won one doubles title on the WTA tour as well as 4 singles and 16 doubles titles on the ITF circuit.^[1][2]

Muhammad turned professional in 2007.^[3] Her favorite surface is the hard court. She has won two doubles titles on the WTA tour as well as 4 singles and 22 doubles titles on the ITF circuit.

Personal

Her younger brother Shabazz Muhammad currently plays for the Minnesota Timberwolves in the National Basketball Association.^[4] She is the niece of former Kansas City Chiefs and Minnesota Vikings receiver Stephone Paige.

WTA career finals

Doubles: 3 (2 titles)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1.	13 June 2015	Topshelf Open, 's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands	Grass	Laura Siegemund	Jelena Janković Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova	6–3, 7–5
Winner	2.	24 September 2016	Guangzhou International Women's Open, Guangzhou, China	Hard	Peng Shuai	Olga Govortsova Vera Lapko	6–2, 7–6(7–3)

WTA 125 Series Finals

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner–up	1.	25 November 2016	Hawaii Tennis Open, Honolulu, United States	Hard	Nicole Gibbs	Eri Hozumi Miyu Kato	7–6(7–3), 3–6, [8–10]

ITF Finals (26–17)

Singles: 6 (4–2)

Outcome	No.	Date	Category	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	1.	June 3, 2007	$10,000	Houston, United States	Hard (indoor)	Jelena Pandžić	6–3, 4–6, 6–4
Runner–up	1.	March 9, 2008	$50,000	Las Vegas, United States	Hard	Camille Pin	4–6, 1–6
Winner	2.	May 12, 2013	$25,000	Raleigh, United States	Clay	Chalena Scholl	6–2, 6–2
Winner	3.	November 2, 2015	$50,000	Canberra, Australia	Hard	Eri Hozumi	6–4, 6–3
Runner–up	2.	30 October 2016	$50,000	Bendigo, Australia	Hard	Risa Ozaki	3–6, 3–6
Winner	4.	4 February 2017	$60,000	Burnie, Australia	Hard	Arina Rodionova	6–2, 6–1

Doubles (22–15)

Outcome	No.	Date	Category	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	13 June 2009	$25,000	Szczecin, Poland	Clay	Christina McHale	Michaela Paštiková Lenka Tvarošková	2–6, 5–7
Runner-up	2.	18 April 2010	$25,000	Osprey, United States	Clay	Madison Brengle	María Irigoyen Florencia Molinero	1–6, 6–7(3–7)
Winner	1.	17 October 2010	$50,000	Troy, United States	Hard	Madison Brengle	Alina Jidkova Laura Siegemund	6–2, 6–4
Runner-up	3.	15 May 2011	$50,000	Raleigh, United States	Clay	Beatrice Capra	Marie-Ève Pelletier Sharon Fichman	1–6, 3–6
Winner	2.	29 May 2011	$50,000	Carson, United States	Hard	Alexandra Mueller	Christina Fusano Yasmin Schnack	6–2, 6–3
Winner	3.	10 July 2011	$50,000	Waterloo, Canada	Clay	Alexandra Mueller	Eugenie Bouchard Megan Moulton-Levy	6–3, 3–6, [10–7]
Winner	4.	25 September 2011	$75,000	Albuquerque, United States	Hard	Alexa Glatch	Grace Min Melanie Oudin	4–6, 6–3, [10–2]
Runner-up	4.	13 May 2012	$25,000	Raleigh, United States	Clay	Alexandra Mueller	Gabriela Dabrowski Marie-Ève Pelletier	4–6, 6–4, [5–10]
Winner	5.	3 June 2012	$50,000	Sacramento, United States	Hard	Yasmin Schnack	Kaitlyn Christian Maria Sanchez	6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Winner	6.	23 September 2012	$75,000	Albuquerque, United States	Hard	Yasmin Schnack	Irina Falconi Maria Sanchez	6–2, 1–6, [12–10]
Winner	7.	17 February 2013	$25,000	Rancho Santa Fe, United States	Hard	Allie Will	Anamika Bhargava Macall Harkins	6–1, 6–4
Runner-up	5.	5 May 2013	$50,000	Indian Harbour Beach, United States	Clay	Allie Will	Jan Abaza Louisa Chirico	4–6, 4–6
Winner	8.	12 May 2013	$25,000	Raleigh, United States	Clay	Allie Will	Jessica Moore Sally Peers	6–3, 6–3
Runner-up	6.	9 June 2013	$100,000	Marseille, France	Clay	Allie Will	Sandra Klemenschits Andreja Klepač	6–1, 4–6, [5–10]
Runner-up	7.	27 October 2013	$25,000	Rock Hill, United States	Hard	Allie Kiick	Mariana Duque-Marino María Irigoyen	6–4, 6–7(5–7), [10–12]
Runner-up	8.	3 November 2013	$50,000	New Braunfels, United States	Hard	Taylor Townsend	Anna Tatishvili Coco Vandeweghe	6–3, 3–6, [11–13]
Runner-up	9.	January 20, 2014	$25,000	Daytona Beach, United States	Clay	Allie Will	Nicole Melichar Teodora Mirčić	7–6(7–5), 6–7(1–7), [1–10]
Winner	9.	27 April 2014	$50,000	Charlottesville, United States	Clay	Taylor Townsend	Irina Falconi Maria Sanchez	6–3, 6–1
Winner	10.	4 May 2014	$50,000	Indian Harbour Beach, USA	Clay	Taylor Townsend	Jan Abaza Sanaz Marand	6–2, 6–1
Runner-up	10.	June 2, 2014	$25,000	Brescia, Italy	Clay	Louisa Chirico	Sanaz Marand Florencia Molinero	4–6, 6–4, [8–10]
Winner	11.	3 August 2014	$100,000	Vancouver, Canada	Hard	Maria Sanchez	Jamie Loeb Allie Will	6–3, 1–6, [10–8]
Runner–up	11.	28 September 2014	$50,000	Las Vegas, United States	Hard	Maria Sanchez	Verónica Cepede Royg María Irigoyen	3–6, 7–5, [9–11]
Runner–up	12.	9 November 2014	$50,000	Captiva Island, United States	Hard	Maria Sanchez	Gabriela Dabrowski Anna Tatishvili	3–6, 3–6
Winner	12.	17 January 2015	$25,000	Plantation, United States	Clay	Irina Khromacheva	Jan Abaza Sanaz Marand	6–2, 6–2
Winner	13.	28 February 2015	$25,000	Rancho Santa Fe, United States	Hard	Samantha Crawford	İpek Soylu Nina Stojanović	6–0, 6–3
Runner–up	13.	10 October 2015	$25,000	Cairns, Australia	Hard	Jennifer Elie	Jessica Moore Storm Sanders	0–6, 3–6
Winner	14.	24 October 2015	$25,000	Cairns, Australia	Hard	Lauren Embree	Noppawan Lertcheewakarn Varatchaya Wongteanchai	6–2, 4–6, [11–9]
Runner-up	14.	2 November 2015	$50,000	Canberra, Australia	Hard	Lauren Embree	Misa Eguchi Eri Hozumi	6–7(13–15), 6–1, [12–14]
Winner	15.	14 November 2015	$50,000	Bendigo, Australia	Hard	Lauren Embree	Natela Dzalamidze Hiroko Kuwata	7–5, 6–3
Winner	16.	31 January 2016	$50,000	Lahaina, United States	Hard	Maria Sanchez	Jessica Pegula Taylor Townsend	6–2, 3–6, [10–6]
Winner	17.	28 February 2016	$25,000	Rancho Santa Fe, United States	Hard	Taylor Townsend	Jessica Pegula Carol Zhao	6–3, 6–4
Winner	18.	3 April 2016	$50,000	Osprey, United States	Hard	Taylor Townsend	Louisa Chirico Katerina Stewart	6–1, 6–7(5–7), [10–4]
Winner	19.	16 April 2016	$25,000	Pelham, United States	Clay	Taylor Townsend	Sophie Chang Caitlin Whoriskey	6–2, 6–3
Winner	20.	24 April 2016	$50,000	Dothan, United States	Clay	Taylor Townsend	Caitlin Whoriskey Keri Wong	6–0, 6–1
Winner	21.	30 April 2016	$50,000	Charlottesville, United States	Clay	Taylor Townsend	Alexandra Panova Shelby Rogers	7–6(7–4), 6–0
Runner-up	15.	4 June 2016	$50,000	Eastbourne, United Kingdom	Grass	Maria Sanchez	Yang Zhaoxuan Zhang Kailin	6–7(5–7), 1–6
Winner	22.	29 October 2016	$50,000	Bendigo, Australia	Hard	Arina Rodionova	Shuko Aoyama Risa Ozaki	6–4, 6–3

References

External links

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

Women's Tennis Association: Top American female doubles tennis players as of July 24, 2017
1. Bethanie Mattek-Sands (1 ) 2. Raquel Atawo (28 4) 3. Abigail Spears (29 4) 4. Coco Vandeweghe (33 1) 5. Christina McHale (42 )
6. Asia Muhammad (46 1) 7. Nicole Melichar (54 1) 8. Vania King (60 1) 9. Taylor Townsend (83 7) 10. Maria Sanchez (96 16)