“"I hope people can look at my story and see that anything is really possible."”
— Astra Sharma, 13 Aug 2021
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On court
- Started playing tennis at age six
- Favourite player is Juan Martin del Potro
- Debuted on the WTA rankings in October 2012 at No.969
- Won first professional title in 2015 at the Egyptian ITF event in Sharm El Sheikh
- 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 Wildcard 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. She was also a member of team for the 2019 final against France.
- 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
- Won first WTA singles title at Charleston in April 2021, scoring her first top-30 win against Ons Jabeur in the final
- Came through qualifying to reach the main draw at the 2021 US Open
- Qualified for Wimbledon in 2022, pushing eventual semifinalist Tatjana Maria to three sets in the first round.
Off court
- Parents are Dev and Susan; siblings named Ashwin and Tara
- Career goal was to crack the world’s top 100.
Year-end ranking history
2023 | 120 |
2022 | 231 |
2021 | 96 |
2020 | 128 |
2019 | 108 |
2018 | 232 |
2017 | 440 |
2016 | 974 |
2015 | 787 |
Astra Sharma in the news
Ranking movers: Resurgent Aussies achieve major milestones
8 April, 2024
Former top-20 stars Daria Saville and Bernard Tomic are among the biggest movers in the latest world rankings.
Read moreFormer top-20 stars Daria Saville and Bernard Tomic are among the biggest movers in the latest world rankings.
Aussie weekly wrap: Australians make promising start to clay-court season
8 April, 2024
Aussie pair Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson clinched their third doubles title of the season at an ATP 250 tournament in Houston.
Read moreAussie pair Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson clinched their third doubles title of the season at an ATP 250 tournament in Houston.
Vukic claims thriller for first quarterfinal on clay
5 April, 2024
Aleksandar Vukic saves a match point at Marrakech, while Jordan Thompson saves three at Houston.
Read moreAleksandar Vukic saves a match point at Marrakech, while Jordan Thompson saves three at Houston.
Sharma charges into Charleston third round
4 April, 2024
Lucky loser Astra Sharma sweeps past 16th seed at WTA 500 event as Rinky Hijikata stumbles in Houston.
Read moreLucky loser Astra Sharma sweeps past 16th seed at WTA 500 event as Rinky Hijikata stumbles in Houston.