Astra Sharma

Personal

Coached by Mark Macdonald; Daughter to Dev and Susan, sister of Ashwin and Tara
Spent early childhood in Singapore before family emigrated to Perth, Western Australia
Majored in medicine, health and society at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee
Compiled a career singles record at Vanderbilt of 94-28; highest college singles ranking achieved was No.2 in 2017; highest doubles ranking was No.1 w/Emily Smith; 2017 SEC Player of the Year, 2017 All-American (singles & doubles)
Nickname at college was "Roo"
Admires Justine Henin and Juan Martin del Potro
Lists Thierry Henry as her favorite non-tennis athletem

Career Highlights

SINGLES
Winner (1): 2021 - Charleston [250].
Finalist (1): 2019 - Bogotá.

DOUBLES
Winner (3): 2022 - Bogotá (w/Sutjiadi); 2021 - Guadalajara (w/Perez); 2019 - Bogotá (w/Hives).
Finalist (1): 2021 - Hamburg (w/van der Hoek).

WTA 125 Titles - Singles (1): 2023 - Bucharest.

MIXED DOUBLES
Finalist (1): 2019 - Australian Open (w/Smith).

Career in Review

Played mainly ITF in 2023 with best WTA performances at Budapest with 2r (l. Juvan) and winning a WTA 125 title at WTA 125 Bucharest.

Strongest Tour level result of 2022 was QF at Rabat on clay (l. Liu). Also reached 2r at Indian Wells (as qualifier, l. Azarenka).

Lifted maiden WTA title at 2021 Charleston [WTA 250] (d. Jabeur in F)

In 2021 also advanced to QF at Guadalajara (l. eventual champion Sorribes Tormo) and Palermo (l. eventual champion Collins. Also won doubles title at Guadalajara (w/Perez)

Reached 2r twice in 2020, including at Roland Garros (as qualifier, l. Alexandrova)

Contested the main draw at all four Slams in 2019, with her best result coming at Australian Open by reaching 2r (d. Hon, l. Sakkari)

Rose to career-high ranking of No.85 on June 24, 2019

Achieved her best win-by-ranking of her career over No.50 S.Zhang during 2r showing at 2019 Strasbourg

Advanced to career first Tour-level final in 2019 at Bogota (l. Anisimova in F). Lifted first WTA doubles title that same week (w/Hives)

In mixed doubles finished R-Up in mixed doubles at 2019 Australian Open (w/Smith, l. Krejcikova/Ram in F) and made SF in 2020 (w/Smith, l. Mattek-Sands/J.Murray)

Won seventh career ITF singles title and fourth doubles title (w/Hourigan) at 2019 $25K ITF/Irapuato-MEX (d. Cepede Royg in singles F)

Played almost exclusively on ITF Circuit in 2018, posting 37-11 win-loss record and winning three titles

Made WTA qualifying debut at 2018 Hobart, falling at the first hurdle to Nara

Won first professional title in 2015 at $10k Sharm El Sheikh-EGY

Owns seven singles and four doubles titles on ITF Circuit

Played first events of career on ITF Circuit in Australia in 2011

Whilst at Vanderbilt University, earned singles and doubles All-American honors