Astra Sharma is a Singapore-born Australian tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of No.91, which she achieved in February 2022. She also has a doubles career-high ranking of No.84, reached in the same period. As a mixed doubles player, she reached the finals of the 2019 Australian Open. She was paired with John-Patrick Smith at the time.
Player Profile
Astra Sharma was born on September 11, 1995, in Singapore. She and her family moved to Perth, Australia in 2005. She is of Singaporean and Indian descent. Sharma stands 178 cm and she is right-handed and has a two-handed backhand.
She is coached by David Taylor. She has earned $1,491,405 in prize money since she became a professional player.
Career
She made her Grand Slam singles main draw debut in 2019. That year, she made it to the second round of the Australian Open women’s singles. She was also in the opening rounds of the other three Grand Slams. The year before, she was in the Aussie Open women’s doubles.
Also in 2019, she made it to the finals of the Australian Open mixed doubles event and ended up as runner-up. The following year, she was in the semifinals of the same grand slam mixed doubles.
In 2021, she got her first WTA 1000 match win. She made it to the second round of the Indian Wells Open. She would do so again in 2022. She has also played in the Miami Open and the Wuhan Open.
Career Record
Singles
- Highest Singles Ranking: 91(February 21, 2022)
- Current Singles Ranking: 117 (July25, 2022)
Best Grand Slam Singles Performances
- Australian Open - 2R (2019)
- French Open - 2R (2020, 2021)
- Wimbledon - 1R (2019, 2021, 2022)
- US Open - 1R (2019, 2020, 2021)
Doubles
- Highest Doubles Ranking: 84(February 21, 2022)
- Current Doubles Ranking: 200 (July25, 2022)
Best Grand Slam Doubles Performances
- Australian Open - 1R (2018, 2019,2020, 2021)
- French Open - 1R (2019, 2020, 2021)
- Wimbledon - 2R (2019)
- US Open - 1R (2021)
Best Grand Slam Mixed Doubles Performances
- Australian Open - F (2019)
