Asia Muhammad
![]() Muhammad at the 2024 Transylvania Open | |
Country (sports) | ![]() |
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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 | 2006[1] |
Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) |
Coach | Tim Blenkiron |
Prize money | US$ 2,347,234 |
Singles | |
Career record | 346–290 |
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 |
Career titles | 11 |
Highest ranking | No. 10 (February 24, 2025) |
Current ranking | No. 10 (February 24, 2025) |
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) |
Last updated on: 28 February 2025. |
Asia Muhammad (born April 4, 1991) is an American professional tennis player who is a doubles specialist.[2] She has been ranked as high as world No. 10 in doubles by the WTA, achieved on 24 February 2025, and No. 124 in singles, achieved on 24 April 2017. Muhammad has won eleven doubles titles on the WTA Tour including the 2024 Cincinnati WTA 1000 title with Erin Routliffe.
She also has reached the finals in 2022 Indian Wells with Ena Shibahara and in 2024 Wuhan with Jessica Pegula. In addition Muhammad has won five doubles titles on the Challenger Tour, and 14 singles and 35 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.
Career
[edit]Junior years
[edit]Muhammad has been training at the No Quit Tennis Academy with Tim Blenkiron. He 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.[3] Her first big break was reaching the finals of the Tennis Channel Open at the age of 16.[citation needed]
Senior years
[edit]Muhammad 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.[4] As a result, she reached a new career-high doubles ranking of world No. 24 on 12 August 2024.[5] After winning her biggest title, a WTA 1000 in Cincinnati with Routliffe, Muhammad reached the top 20. Next she reached the final at the WTA 1000 2024 Wuhan Open with Pegula and finished the 2024 season ranked No. 15. Following three round of 16 showings at the 2025 Australian Open, and at the 2025 Qatar TotalEnergies Open and the 2025 Dubai Tennis Championships with new partner Demi Schuurs, Muhammad reached the top 10 in the rankings on 24 February 2025.[6]
Early life
[edit]Muhammad was born in Long Beach, California, to Ron Holmes and Faye Muhammad.[7] 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.[7][8]
She is the oldest of three children. One brother, Shabazz Muhammad, is a professional basketball player, who played for five seasons in the NBA.[7][9][10]
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.[8]
Performance timelines
[edit]W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Doubles
[edit]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 | |
WTA 1000 | ||||||||||||||||
Qatar Open | ||||||||||||||||
Dubai | ||||||||||||||||
Indian Wells | 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 | 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 | ||||||||||
China Open | A | NH | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | ||||||||||
Wuhan | A | NH | F | 0 / 1 | 4–1 | |||||||||||
Career statistics | ||||||||||||||||
Year-end ranking | 660 | 420 | 127 | 89 | 46 | 108 | 62 | 55 | 36 | 44 | 28 | 50 |
Mixed doubles
[edit]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
[edit]WTA 1000 tournaments
[edit]Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)
[edit]Result | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 2022 | Indian Wells Open | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 5–7, 6–7(4–7) |
Win | 2024 | Cincinnati Open | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 6–1, [10–4] |
Loss | 2024 | Wuhan Open | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 6–7(6–8) |
WTA Tour finals
[edit]Doubles: 15 (11 titles, 4 runner-ups)
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WTA Challenger finals
[edit]Doubles: 9 (5 titles, 4 runner-ups)
[edit]Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Nov 2016 | Hawaii Open, United States | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6(7–3), 3–6, [8–10] |
Loss | 0–2 | Nov 2017 | Hawaii Open, United States | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 1–6, 6–7(3–7) |
Loss | 0–3 | Sep 2018 | Chicago Challenger, United States | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 2–6 |
Win | 1–3 | Mar 2020 | Indian Wells Challenger, United States | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 2–3 | Nov 2021 | Midland Tennis Classic, United States | Hard (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 2–6, [10–7] |
Win | 3–3 | Aug 2022 | Vancouver Open, Canada | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 7–5 |
Win | 4–3 | Nov 2022 | Midland Tennis Classic, United States (2) | Hard (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 6–3 |
Loss | 4–4 | May 2023 | Firenze Ladies Open, Italy | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–1, 2–6, [8–10] |
Win | 5–4 | May 2024 | Clarins Open, France | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6(7–3), 4–6, [11–9] |
ITF Circuit finals
[edit]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 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 0–2 | Apr 2010 | Osprey Challenger, United States | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 1–6, 6–7(3) |
Win | 1–2 | Oct 2010 | Tennis Classic of Troy, United States | 50,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 6–4 |
Loss | 1–3 | May 2011 | Raleigh Challenger, United States | 50,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 1–6, 3–6 |
Win | 2–3 | May 2011 | Carson Challenger, United States | 50,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 6–3 |
Win | 3–3 | Jul 2011 | Waterloo Challenger, Canada | 50,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 3–6, [10–7] |
Win | 4–3 | Sep 2011 | Albuquerque Championships, United States | 75,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 6–3, [10–2] |
Loss | 4–4 | May 2012 | Raleigh Challenger, United States | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 6–4, [5–10] |
Win | 5–4 | Jun 2012 | Sacramento Challenger, United States | 50,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 7–6(4) |
Win | 6–4 | Sep 2012 | Albuquerque Championships, United States | 75,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 1–6, [12–10] |
Win | 7–4 | Feb 2013 | Rancho Santa Fe Open, United States | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–1, 6–4 |
Loss | 7–5 | May 2013 | ITF Indian Harbour Beach, United States | 50,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 8–5 | May 2013 | Raleigh Challenger, United States | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–3 |
Loss | 8–6 | Jun 2013 | Open de Marseille, France | 100,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–1, 4–6, [5–10] |
Loss | 8–7 | Oct 2013 | ITF Rock Hill, United States | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–7(5), [10–12] |
Loss | 8–8 | Nov 2013 | ITF New Braunfels, United States | 50,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 3–6, [11–13] |
Loss | 8–9 | Jan 2014 | ITF Daytona Beach, United States | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6(5), 6–7(1), [1–10] |
Win | 9–9 | Apr 2014 | Charlottesville Open, United States | 50,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–1 |
Win | 10–9 | May 2014 | ITF Indian Harbour Beach, United States | 50,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 6–1 |
Loss | 10–10 | Jun 2014 | ITF Brescia, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 6–4, [8–10] |
Win | 11–10 | Aug 2014 | Vancouver Open, Canada | 100,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 1–6, [10–8] |
Loss | 11–11 | Sep 2014 | Las Vegas Open, United States | 50,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 7–5, [9–11] |
Loss | 11–12 | Nov 2014 | ITF Captiva Island, United States | 50,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 3–6 |
Win | 12–12 | Jan 2015 | ITF Plantation, United States | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 6–2 |
Win | 13–12 | Feb 2015 | Rancho Santa Fe Open, United States | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–0, 6–3 |
Loss | 13–13 | Oct 2015 | ITF Cairns, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 0–6, 3–6 |
Win | 14–13 | Oct 2015 | ITF Brisbane International, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 4–6, [11–9] |
Loss | 14–14 | Nov 2015 | Canberra International, Australia | 50,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7(13), 6–1, [12–14] |
Win | 15–14 | Nov 2015 | Bendigo International, Australia | 50,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–5, 6–3 |
Win | 16–14 | Jan 2016 | Championships of Maui, United States | 50,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 3–6, [10–6] |
Win | 17–14 | Feb 2016 | Rancho Santa Fe Open, United States | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 18–14 | Apr 2016 | Osprey Challenger, United States | 50,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–1, 6–7(5), [10–4] |
Win | 19–14 | Apr 2016 | ITF Pelham, United States | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 6–3 |
Win | 20–14 | Apr 2016 | Dothan Pro Classic, United States | 50,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–0, 6–1 |
Win | 21–14 | Apr 2016 | Charlottesville Open, United States | 50,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6(4), 6–0 |
Loss | 21–15 | Jun 2016 | Eastbourne Trophy, United Kingdom | 50,000 | Grass | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7(5), 1–6 |
Win | 22–15 | Oct 2016 | Bendigo International, Australia | 50,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–3 |
Win | 23–15 | Nov 2017 | Canberra International, Australia | 60,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 23–16 | Nov 2017 | Bendigo International, Australia | 60,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 4–6, [8–10] |
Win | 24–16 | May 2018 | Fukuoka International, Japan | 60,000 | Carpet | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 6–0 |
Win | 25–16 | May 2018 | Kurume Cup, Japan | 60,000 | Carpet | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 6–4 |
Loss | 25–17 | Jun 2018 | Manchester Trophy, United Kingdom | 100,000 | Grass | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7(5), 3–6 |
Win | 26–17 | Jun 2018 | Ilkley Trophy, United Kingdom | 100,000 | Grass | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 6–3, [10–1] |
Win | 27–17 | Jul 2018 | Berkeley Challenge, United States | 60,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–1 |
Win | 28–17 | Sep 2018 | ITF Templeton Pro, United States | 60,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7, 6–2, [10–8] |
Win | 29–17 | Nov 2018 | Tyler Pro Challenge, United States | 80,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 6–3, [14–12] |
Win | 30–17 | Nov 2018 | Las Vegas Open, United States | 80,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 31–17 | Apr 2019 | Charlottesville Open, United States | 80,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 7–5, [10–3] |
Win | 32–17 | May 2019 | ITF Charleston Pro, United States | 100,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 6–2 |
Loss | 32–18 | Sep 2019 | ITF Cairns, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 6–7(2), [7–10] |
Win | 33–18 | Nov 2019 | Playford International, Australia | 60,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 33–19 | Jan 2020 | Burnie International, Australia | 60,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 2–6 |
Win | 34–19 | Feb 2022 | ITF Canberra, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 3–6, [10–6] |
Win | 35–19 | Feb 2022 | ITF Canberra, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6(2), 7–6(5) |
Loss | 35–20 | Apr 2023 | Zaragoza Open, Spain | 80,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 1–6, 6–4, [5–10] |
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b The WTA International tournaments were reclassified as WTA 250 tournaments in 2021.
References
[edit]- ^ "Asia Muhammad Bio".
- ^ "Local teen Muhammad ready to turn pro". Las Vegas Review-Journal. February 26, 2007.
- ^ Araton, Harvey (August 26, 2008). "From Tennis's Outer Edge, a Vision for Its Future". The New York Times.
- ^ "Asia Muhammad and Taylor Townsend Secure DC Doubles Title". August 3, 2024. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
- ^ "Asia Muhammad Rankings history".
- ^ "Taylor Townsend is up to a new career-high doubles ranking of No. 2 after winning Dubai". Tennis. February 24, 2025.
- ^ a b c Bensinger, Ken (March 22, 2013). "NCAA to NBA millions: UCLA star's father mapped out a dream". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on May 3, 2013.
- ^ a b Foster, Chris (April 12, 2012). "Shabazz Muhammad looks to add to family history". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on May 28, 2013.
- ^ Bolch, Ben; Holmes, Baxter (April 12, 2012). "There's quite a buzz about Shabazz Muhammad". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Holmes, Baxter (January 2, 2013). "Shabazz Muhammad's 'killer instinct' at play". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 2, 2013.