Sheena Masuda

Sheena Masuda (born 2 May 2003) is a professional tennis player from Hong Kong. Currently, she competes at the University of Hawai'i Division I.
Masuda has a career high singles and doubles ITF Junior ranking of No. 243, achieved on 4 January 2021.
==Personal Life==
Masuda was born and raised in Hong Kong. Her mother, Fumiko Masuda, was a successful tennis player at Elon University, where she earned All-American honors and achieved a high ranking of No. 2 in the NCAA. Masuda has one younger sister and began her tennis career at three, progressing from an early age. As an Elite Training Grant recipient (ETG), she began training at the Hong Kong Sports Institute in 2016 when she was 13 years old. She was awarded the Sports for Hope Foundation (SFHF) Outstanding Junior Athlete Award in 2018.
Outside of her tennis pursuits, Masuda dedicates her free time to coaching underprivileged children in Hong Kong. Regarding education, she is currently pursuing an undergraduate degree in business management at the University of Hawai'i.
==Juniors==
During her junior career, Masuda achieved recognition both in Hong Kong and on the international stage. She was ranked as the number one junior singles and doubles player in Hong Kong in 5 January 2021. She also achieved a career-high ITF junior ranking of 243. In 2018, she clinched her first ITF singles title by winning the Hong Kong ITF Junior Tournament (G5), defeating teammate Lin Wing Ka with a score of 6-1, 6-3. Masuda also claimed the doubles title in the same tournament, partnering with Lin Wing Ka.
Masuda represented Hong Kong as an alternate at the 2018 Asian Games and was selected for the Panasonic 18 Young Athletes Asian Games Tour. In the same year, Masuda was selected to compete on the Hong Kong team at the 2018 Junior Davis Cup and the Junior Billie Jean King Cup. The girls' team, comprising of Masuda, Wong Hoi-ki, and Wong Hong-yi, placed third at the 2018 Asia/Oceania Qualifying Tournament to qualify for the World Finals.
In 2019, Masuda represented Hong Kong in the 2nd National Youth Gameshttps://www.lcsd.gov.hk/en/nygames/2019/index.html held in Shanxi, China. She achieved notable results, securing a silver medal in the women's doubles category and a bronze medal in the mixed doubles category. In 2020, at the J4 Shenzhen "amino VITAL Cup," Masuda claimed her seventh career ITF girls' doubles title. In 2021, Masuda finished runner-up at the Prudential Hong Kong National Tennis Championships. In the finals, she faced the reigning champion, Eudice Chong, who defeated her with a score of 6-3, 6-3.
==Collegiate years==
Masuda began her college tennis career at Long Beach State during the 2021-2022 season after being recruited and signed by the university. She made her debut in the fall of 2021. Masuda earned All-Big West first-team honors in doubles in her first year alongside partner Justine Dondonay. Together, they achieved an 11-7 overall record and a 5-1 conference record. In 2022, Masuda was named to the All-Big West second team in doubles, this time partnering with Zara Lennon. The duo finished the season with an overall record of 16-6 and an 8-1 record in Big West Conference action. Masuda concluded the season with the second-best overall doubles record of 22-10. At one point in 2022, she achieved a ranking of #47 in ITA doubles. Masuda also received the Terry L. Rhodes Endowed Scholarship Fund award in 2022, amounting to $25,000. She played two seasons at Long Beach State before transferring to the University of Hawai'i, where she continues to compete.
Category:2003 births
Category:Professional tennis players
Category:Hong Kong people