“Hopefully next time around I'll be a bit more settled and comfortable ... a lot of work to be done before US Open but I'm confident that I can come out there and have a better showing.”
— Astra Sharma, 1 Jul 2019
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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
Aussies in action: Hon qualifies in Seoul
5 hours ago
Priscilla Hon joins Ajla Tomljanovic in the main draw in Seoul, while Sam Stosur has been awarded a wildcard into the WTA event in Guangzhou.
Read morePriscilla Hon joins Ajla Tomljanovic in the main draw in Seoul, while Sam Stosur has been awarded a wildcard into the WTA event in Guangzhou.
Biggest movers: McPhee nears top 200, Barty back to No.1
11 September, 2019
Kaylah McPhee continues her stunning rise in the rankings, one of several Aussies making big improvements this week. Ash Barty reclaims her spot at the top of the WTA list.
Read moreKaylah McPhee continues her stunning rise in the rankings, one of several Aussies making big improvements this week. Ash Barty reclaims her spot at the top of the WTA list.
US Open: Kokkinakis, Tomljanovic join Aussie winners’ list
28 August, 2019
Thanasi Kokkinakis scores his first Grand Slam main draw win since 2015 after Ajla Tomljanovic recovers from 6-1 5-2 down against in-form Marie Bouzkova.
Read moreThanasi Kokkinakis scores his first Grand Slam main draw win since 2015 after Ajla Tomljanovic recovers from 6-1 5-2 down against in-form Marie Bouzkova.
Thompson, Popyrin win through at US Open
28 August, 2019
Jordan Thompson and Alexei Popyrin progress to the second round of the US Open thanks to straight-sets wins on Tuesday in New York.
Read moreJordan Thompson and Alexei Popyrin progress to the second round of the US Open thanks to straight-sets wins on Tuesday in New York.
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