Akasha Urhobo

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Akasha Urhobo
Country (sports)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Born (2007-01-19) January 19, 2007 (age 18) [1]
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$77,276
Singles
Career record70–50
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 282 (March 31, 2025)
Current rankingNo. 426 (July 21, 2025)
Grand Slam singles results
US Open Q1 (2024, 2025)
Doubles
Career record11–14
Highest rankingNo. 527 (May 5, 2025)
Current rankingNo. 546 (July 21, 2025)
Last updated on: July 21, 2025.

Akasha Urhobo (born 19 January 2007) is an American tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking by the WTA of world No. 282, achieved on 31 March 2025, and a doubles ranking of No. 527, achieved on 5 May 2025. [2]

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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: 4 (1 title, 3 runner-ups)

Legend
W75 tournaments (1–0)
W35 tournaments (0–2)
Finals by surface
Clay (1-3)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Apr 2024ITF Boca Raton, United StatesW35Clay Flag of the United States.svg Liv Hovde 6–3, 4–6, 2–6
Win1–1 May 2024 Florida's Sports Coast Open, United StatesW75Clay Flag of the United States.svg Iva Jovic 6–3, 6–1
Loss1–2May 2024ITF Bethany Beach, United StatesW35Clay Flag of Sweden.svg Kajsa Rinaldo Persson 6–4, 3–6, 2–6
Loss1–3Apr 2025ITF Boca Raton, United StatesW35Clay Flag of the United States.svg Whitney Osuigwe 4–6, 3–6

Doubles: 1 (1 titles, 0 runner-ups)

Legend
W25/35 tournaments (1–0)
Finals by surface
Clay (1–0)
ResultW–L   Date   LocationTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Apr 2025ITF Boca Raton, United StatesW35Clay Flag of the United States.svg Rasheeda McAdoo Flag of the United States.svg Victoria Osuigwe
Flag of the United States.svg Alana Smith 		5–7, 7–6(3), [10–7]

References

  1. ↑ "Akasha Urhobo 2023 US Open profile". usopen.org.
  2. ↑ "Akasha Urhobo | Rankings History – WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association.
  3. ↑ "Akasha Urhobo junior profile at the ITF". ITF . Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  4. ↑ "Photos: Akasha Urhobo and all of 2024's WTA main-draw debuts". WTATennis. 31 October 2024. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  5. ↑ "2024 Merida; Mexican hope Zarazua defeats American teen Urhobo in Merida opener". WTATennis. 30 October 2024.
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