Akasha Urhobo (born 19 January 2007) is an American tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking by the WTA of world No. 289, achieved on 16 December 2024, and a doubles ranking of No. 730, achieved on 9 December 2024.[2]
Urhobo has a career-high ITF juniors ranking of No. 122, achieved on 1 January 2024.[3]
Career
Urhobo won her first major ITF Circuit title at the 2024 Florida's Sports Coast Open, in the singles draw, defeating Iva Jovic.
She received a wildcard for the qualifying competition at the 2024 US Open. She also received a wildcard to make her WTA main draw singles debut at the 2024 Mérida Open but lost to Renata Zarazúa.[4][5]
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Apr 2024 | ITF Boca Raton, United States | W35 | Clay |  Liv Hovde
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6–3, 4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | May 2024 | Florida's Sports Coast Open, United States | W75 | Clay | Iva Jovic
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6–3, 6–1 |
| Loss | 1–2 | May 2024 | ITF Bethany Beach, United States | W35 | Clay |  Kajsa Rinaldo Persson
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6–4, 3–6, 2–6 |
References
- ^ "Akasha Urhobo 2023 US Open profile". usopen.org.
- ^ "Akasha Urhobo | Rankings History – WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association.
- ^ "Akasha Urhobo junior profile at the ITF". ITF. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ "Photos: Akasha Urhobo and all of 2024's WTA main-draw debuts". WTATennis. 31 October 2024. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- ^ "2024 Merida; Mexican hope Zarazua defeats American teen Urhobo in Merida opener". WTATennis. 30 October 2024.
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