Asia Muhammad

Asia Muhammad

Country (sports)	United States
Residence	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Born	April 4, 1991 Long Beach, United States
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Plays	Right-handed (Double-handed backhand)
Prize money	US$ 227,030
Singles
Career record	169–145
Career titles	0 WTA, 3 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 220 (1 February 2016)
Current ranking	No. 221 (21 March 2016)
Grand Slam Singles results
US Open	1R (2008)
Doubles
Career record	168–107
Career titles	1 WTA, 16 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 79 (15 February 2016)
Current ranking	No. 81 (21 March 2016)
Grand Slam Doubles results
US Open	2R (2015)
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
US Open	1R (2014)
Last updated on: 21 March 2016.

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

On 1 February 2016, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 220 while her best doubles ranking was 81 on 1 February 2016. Has won one doubles title on the WTA tour, as well as 3 singles and 16 doubles titles on the ITF circuit in her career.^[1][2]

She turned pro in 2007.^[3] Her favorite surface hard.

She won her first WTA doubles title alongside Laura Siegemund with a victory over Jelena Janković and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the final.

Personal

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

WTA career finals

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

Legend Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) WTA Tour Championships (0–0) Tier I / Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0) Tier II / Premier (0–0) Tier III, IV & V / International (1–0)

Titles by surface Hard (0–0) Grass (1–0) Clay (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

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

ITF Finals (24–15)

Singles (3–1)

Legend $100,000 tournaments $75,000 tournaments $50,000 tournaments $25,000 tournaments $10,000 tournaments

Finals by surface Hard (3–1) Clay (0–0) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	1.	June 3, 2007	Houston, United States	Hard (I)	Jelena Pandžić	6–3 4–6 6–4
Runner–up	1.	March 9, 2008	Las Vegas, United States	Hard (o)	Camille Pin	4–6 1–6
Winner	2.	May 12, 2013	Raleigh, United States	Clay	Chalena Scholl	6–2 6–2
Winner	3.	November 2, 2015	Canberra, Australia	Hard	Eri Hozumi	6–4, 6–3

Doubles (21–14)

Legend $100,000 tournaments $75,000 tournaments $50,000 tournaments $25,000 tournaments $15,000 tournaments $10,000 tournaments

Finals by surface Hard (12–6) Clay (7–8) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

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

References

1. "Asia Muhammed's Biography". International Tennis Federation.
2. "Asia Muhammed's statistics". Women's Tennis Association.
3. "Local teen Muhammad ready to turn pro". Las Vegas Review-Journal. February 26, 2007.
4. "UCLA excited about Shabazz Muhammad". Los Angeles Times. April 12, 2012.

External links

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