“I thought I took pretty good use of the opportunities given to me and just tried to play a bit more free and loose than yesterday. I thought it was a pretty good turnaround.”
— Astra Sharma, 3 Mar 2020
» Sharma wins in Monterrey
On court
- Started playing tennis at age five
- Favourite player is Juan Martin del Potro
- Won first professional title in 2015 at the Egyptian ITF event in Sharm El Sheikh
- Debuted on the WTA rankings in October 2012 at No.969
- Earned an Australian Open 2018 doubles wildcard after winning AO Play-off with Belinda Woolcock in December 2017
- Came through the US college system, playing for Vanderbilt University and majoring in medicine, health and society
- Transitioned to ITF circuit in 2018, winning three ITF singles titles and cracking the top 250 in October
- Advanced to the AO2019 Play-off final in December 2018, falling to Kimberly Birrell
- Reached the AO2019 mixed doubles final – her first Grand Slam final – with John-Patrick Smith
- Selected for Australia’s Fed Cup team for the first time in the World Group first round against the US in February 2019
- Stormed to her first WTA final on the clay courts of Bogota in April 2019
- Cracked the world’s top 100 on 22 April 2019
Off court
- Parents are Dev and Susan; siblings named Ashwin and Tara
- Goal is to crack the world’s top 100
Year-end ranking history
| 2018 | 232 |
| 2017 | 440 |
| 2016 | 974 |
| 2015 | 787 |
Titles/Finals
Titles
2019 Irapuato ITF
2018 Baton Rouge ITF, Gatineau ITF, Cairns ITF
2017 Targu Jiu ITF, Graz ITF
2015 Sharm El Sheikh ITF
Finals
2019 Bogota WTA
2018 Orlando ITF
2017 Toowoomba ITF
Astra Sharma in the news
Top Aussie women: Breaking down the barriers
11 March, 2020
Australia's top players have overcome many challenges in their respective journeys to current heights – providing many lessons to players at every level.
Read moreAustralia's top players have overcome many challenges in their respective journeys to current heights – providing many lessons to players at every level.
Sharma wins in Monterrey
3 March, 2020
Astra Sharma takes advantage of a lucky loser main-draw entry into the WTA tournament in Monterrrey, beating Nina Stojanovic to reach the second round.
Read moreAstra Sharma takes advantage of a lucky loser main-draw entry into the WTA tournament in Monterrrey, beating Nina Stojanovic to reach the second round.
Tomljanovic beaten in St Petersburg
13 February, 2020
Ajla Tomljanovic falls in the second round of the WTA event in St Petersburg, yet several other Aussies remain alive at tournaments around the globe.
Read moreAjla Tomljanovic falls in the second round of the WTA event in St Petersburg, yet several other Aussies remain alive at tournaments around the globe.
Australian Open 2020 run ends for Sharma and Smith
31 January, 2020
Astra Sharma and John-Patrick Smith's hopes of reaching a second Australian Open mixed doubles final are dashed by Bethanie-Mattek Sands and Jamie Murray in the semifinal.
Read moreAstra Sharma and John-Patrick Smith's hopes of reaching a second Australian Open mixed doubles final are dashed by Bethanie-Mattek Sands and Jamie Murray in the semifinal.
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