Asia Muhammad- Bio, Where Is She From? 10 Unknown Details

Asia Muhammad is paying her dues as an athlete who is a professional in tennis. For the reason that she participates in sports, she has gained fame not only in her country United States but in many other parts of the world. With her preferred hard surface, she has appeared in many competitions including the WTA Tour and WTA Challenger Circuit where she earned double titles in both competitions.

Biography of Asia Muhammad

Asia was born an African-American on April 4, 1991, in Long Beach as the first and only female of three siblings.

Probably influenced by her parents who were athletes, Muhammad started playing tennis at the age of 8. Still, in her early years of playing the game, she was trained in Andre Agassi’s TEAM AGASSI tennis and Education program in Las Vegas.  By the time she was 16, she reached the finals of the Tennis Channel Open.

In 2007, Asia turned professional, continues to develop herself in the game, and appeared in many competitions playing her first Tour main draw at San Diego the same year. She additionally competed in ITF women’s Circuit which is also known as ITF Women’s World Tennis Tour.

In the tournament, she competed at different levels winning the ITF Houston: United States, ITF Raleigh: the United States, and ITF Launceston, Australia among other wins. She also appeared in Grand Slams competitions in the Australian Open, Wimbledon, and US Open among others.

In 2017, she reached a career-high of 124 of Top 200, and in March 2020, she was ranked 49 following her highest ranking in 2019 where she ranked number 37. She is currently trained by NCAA Champion Tim Blenkiron, the owner of NO QUIT Tennis Academy.

Where is she from?

The name of the tennis player, Asia Muhammad has always got people questioning if she is Asian. On the contrary, she is African-American. As stated, she was born in Long Beach, California, USA, she is currently a resident of Las Vegas Valley.

Interesting Facts To Know About Her

1. Her parents were basketball players

Asia Muhammad’s father Ron Holmes had a career as a basketball player. In the 80s, he was known for playing for USC Trojans men’s basketball program. Her mother Faye Muhammad also was a point guard and track star at Long Beach State.

2. She is Shabazz and Rashad Muhammad’s older sister

While she became popular as a tennis player, her younger brothers became known for playing basketball. Shabazz is an NBA player who plays professionally for Shenzen Aviators of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) while Rashad played school basketball at Bishop Gorman and San Jose State.

3. Asia Muhammad is Stephone Paige’s niece

Muhammad is niece to former professional American football player Stephone Paige who played for Kansas City Chiefs from 1983 to 1992 and for the Minnesota Vikings in 1993.

4. Her father was sentenced for fraud

In 2000, her father Holmes was sentenced to 6 months under house arrest for a mortgage-related scam, years later, a similar case led to him being sentenced to 37 months and agreed to pay $1.7 million after he pleaded guilty for conspiracy to commit federal fraud.

5. The brother of Asia Muhammad was diagnosed with Tourette syndrome

When Shabazz was 6, he was diagnosed with Tourette syndrome – a neurodevelopmental condition that mostly surfaces in childhood or adolescence, and causes abnormal involuntary movements.

6. Is she married?

While for now, it is clear that she is not married, the wedding bells may soon ring for Asia Muhammad. This is as she got engaged to her boyfriend, Dayne Kelly. Interestingly, Dayne Kelly is an Australian tennis player who was born on 23 July 1990  which makes him a year older than Asia.

When she took to her Instagram to make the announcement, she received congratulations from other tennis stars including Coco Gauff, Jennifer Brady and Sachia Vickery .

7. What is the net worth of Aisa Muhammad?

From tournaments, she has earned thousands of dollars, and although her exact net worth is unknown, it is believed to be above $1.5 million.

As of the start of June 2021, her career prize money was put at $1,149,031. More so, she has also made money from sponsorship deals.

8. Her height: how tall is she?

Muhammad possesses an athletic body with a height of 5 feet 10 inches (1.78). Despite the good height, she seems the shortest of the Muhammad’s with her father standing at 6 feet 5 inches tall. Her two brothers are both 6 feet 6 inches tall.

9. Her father played basketball with aliases the same as his children’s names

While her father was still an active basketball player, he answered different names including Ronald Muhammad. In addition, he also played under the names given to his children – Shabazz and Rashad Muhammad. However, he later continued with Ron Holmes.

10. She is active on social media

On Instagram where her username is asia.muhammad, she has over 13 thousand followers with more than 100 posts of herself, family, and career. On Twitter, she has more than 3 thousand followers and also shares memories on the platform.

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