# Lea Ma

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{{Short description|American tennis player (born 2001)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2023}}
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| birth_date             = {{birth date and age|2001|02|01}}
| birth_place            = New York City, U.S.
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| height                 = 5 ft 9 in
| college                = [Georgia Bulldogs](/source/Georgia_Bulldogs_women's_tennis) (2019–2023)
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| plays                  = Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
| careerprizemoney       = $46,395
| singlesrecord          = {{tennis record|won=94|lost=57}}
| singlestitles          = 1 ITF
| highestsinglesranking  = No. 328 (October 6, 2025)
| currentsinglesranking  = No. 344 (October 13, 2025)
| doublesrecord          = {{tennis record|won=3|lost=6}}
| doublestitles          = 0
| highestdoublesranking  = No. 1,170 (August 5, 2019)
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| updated                = October 13, 2025
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'''Lea Ma''' (born February 1, 2001) is an American professional [tennis](/source/tennis) player. She played college tennis for the [Georgia Bulldogs](/source/Georgia_Bulldogs_women's_tennis) and was ranked No. 3 nationally at the end of her college career<!--by the [Intercollegiate Tennis Association](/source/Intercollegiate_Tennis_Association) (ITA)-->.

==Early life and junior career==

Ma grew up in [Dix Hills, New York](/source/Dix_Hills%2C_New_York).<ref name="USTA2018">{{cite news|url=https://www.usta.com/en/home/stay-current/national/orange-bowl-spotlight--lea-ma.html|title=Orange Bowl Spotlight: Lea Ma|first=Arthur|last=Kapetanakis|date=2018-12-05|publisher=[United States Tennis Association](/source/United_States_Tennis_Association)|access-date=2023-11-06}}</ref> She trained at the [USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center](/source/USTA_Billie_Jean_King_National_Tennis_Center) in New York and the [Junior Tennis Champions Center](/source/Junior_Tennis_Champions_Center) in Maryland before moving to [IMG Academy](/source/IMG_Academy) in Florida in the winter of 2017–18.<ref name="USTA2018"/> She played on the [International Tennis Federation](/source/International_Tennis_Federation) (ITF) [Junior Circuit](/source/ITF_Junior_Circuit) from 2014 to 2019, winning one singles title and four doubles titles, and reached a peak junior ranking of No. 19 in July 2018.<ref name="ITFjunior">{{cite web|url=https://www.itftennis.com/en/players/lea-ma/800447395/usa/jt/mx/overview/|title=Lea Ma Tennis Player Profile (Juniors)|publisher=[International Tennis Federation](/source/International_Tennis_Federation)|access-date=June 18, 2023}}</ref> At the junior Grand Slam level, she reached the round of 16 in singles at the [2018 Wimbledon Championships](/source/2018_Wimbledon_Championships_%E2%80%93_Girls'_singles) and [2018 US Open](/source/2018_US_Open_%E2%80%93_Girls'_singles) and the quarterfinals in doubles at the [2019 French Open](/source/2019_French_Open_%E2%80%93_Girls'_doubles) (partnering [Hurricane Tyra Black](/source/Hurricane_Tyra_Black)).<ref name="ITFjunior"/> She represented the United States at the [2018 Summer Youth Olympics](/source/Tennis_at_the_2018_Summer_Youth_Olympics) in Buenos Aires.<ref name="USTA2018"/>

==College career==

Ma committed to the [University of Georgia](/source/University_of_Georgia) in June 2019.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://georgiadogs.com/news/2019/6/10/womens-tennis-georgia-signs-top-recruit-lea-ma|title=Georgia Signs Top Recruit Lea Ma|date=2019-06-10|publisher=[University of Georgia Athletics](/source/Georgia_Bulldogs)|website=georgiadogs.com|access-date=2023-11-06}}</ref> She began playing for Georgia in the fall of 2019, but the spring season was interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref name="UGAbio"/> As a sophomore in 2020–21, she went 17–5 in singles, playing mostly in the team's {{nowrap|No. 2}} spot, and was ranked {{nowrap|No. 30}} nationally at the end of the season.<ref name="UGAbio">{{cite web|url=https://georgiadogs.com/sports/womens-tennis/roster/lea-ma/7066|title=Lea Ma – 2022-23 – Women's Tennis|publisher=[University of Georgia Athletics](/source/Georgia_Bulldogs)|website=georgiadogs.com|access-date=2023-11-06}}</ref> She helped Georgia win the [Southeastern Conference](/source/Southeastern_Conference) (SEC) regular season title and the [SEC Championship](/source/List_of_Southeastern_Conference_champions), receiving All-SEC first team honors and being named SEC Newcomer of the Year.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.redandblack.com/sports/georgia-women-s-tennis-sweeps-texas-a-m-to-win-sec-tournament/article_6d4ec642-a463-11eb-9e9a-47bf948285ee.html|title=Georgia women's tennis sweeps Texas A&M to win SEC Tournament|last=Kite-Powell|first=Sean|date=2021-04-23|newspaper=[The Red & Black](/source/The_Red_%26_Black_(University_of_Georgia))|access-date=2023-11-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.secsports.com/article/31359072/2021-sec-women-tennis-awards-announced|title=2021 SEC Women's Tennis Awards Announced|publisher=[Southeastern Conference](/source/Southeastern_Conference)|date=April 29, 2021|access-date=2023-11-06}}</ref> She finished the next season, 2021–22, with a singles record of 16–8 and a ranking of {{nowrap|No. 38}}, again being named to the All-SEC first team.<ref name="UGAbio"/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.secsports.com/article/33821247/2022-sec-women-tennis-awards-announced|title=2022 SEC Women's Tennis Awards Announced|date=April 28, 2022|publisher=[Southeastern Conference](/source/Southeastern_Conference)|access-date=2023-11-06}}</ref>

In October 2022, Ma won the [Intercollegiate Tennis Association](/source/Intercollegiate_Tennis_Association) (ITA) Southeast Regionals title.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.redandblack.com/sports/lea-ma-wins-ita-southeast-regional-title-for-georgia-womens-tennis/article_e891c9e6-4fd2-11ed-8e7d-97256a018238.html|title=Lea Ma wins ITA Southeast Regional Title for Georgia women's tennis|date=2022-10-19|last=Akers|first=Griffin|newspaper=[The Red & Black](/source/The_Red_%26_Black_(University_of_Georgia))|access-date=2023-11-06}}</ref> She handed {{nowrap|No. 1}} college player [Fiona Crawley](/source/Fiona_Crawley) her first defeat of the season in Georgia's loss to [North Carolina](/source/North_Carolina_Tar_Heels_women's_tennis) in February 2023.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://georgiadogs.com/news/2023/2/1/womens-tennis-bulldogs-fall-to-tar-heels-5-2-ma-tops-no-1-crawley|title=Bulldogs Fall to Tar Heels 5–2, Ma Tops No. 1 Crawley|date=2023-02-01|publisher=[University of Georgia Athletics](/source/Georgia_Bulldogs)|website=georgiadogs.com|access-date=2023-11-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://chapelboro.com/sports/unc-womens-tennis-defeats-no-5-georgia-stays-unbeaten-in-2023|title=UNC Women's Tennis Defeats No. 5 Georgia, Stays Unbeaten in 2023|last=Koh|first=Michael|date=2023-02-02|website=[Chapelboro.com](/source/Chapelboro.com)|access-date=2023-11-06}}</ref> She went 32–8 in singles as a senior, finishing her college career with a national ranking of {{nowrap|No. 3}}, and helped Georgia win the SEC Tournament and reach the [NCAA Championships](/source/2023_NCAA_Division_I_Women's_Tennis_Championships) semifinals.<ref name="Honda2023">{{cite news|url=https://georgiadogs.com/news/2023/6/5/womens-tennis-lea-ma-named-finalist-for-honda-sport-award-for-tennis|title=Lea Ma Named Finalist for Honda Sport Award For Tennis|date=2023-06-05|publisher=[University of Georgia Athletics](/source/Georgia_Bulldogs)|website=georgiadogs.com|access-date=2023-11-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dawgnation.com/other-sports/georgia-womens-tennis-player-lea-ma/2LIC7YI6GFCIVG4LK2D77WA2GA/|title=Get to Know: Georgia women's tennis player Lea Ma|last=Hernandez|first=Savannah|date=2023-05-08|website=DawgNation|access-date=2023-11-06}}</ref> She was named to the All-SEC first team and nominated for the [Honda Sports Award](/source/Honda_Sports_Award) for tennis.<ref name="Honda2023"/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.secsports.com/article/36303498/2023-sec-women-tennis-awards-announced|title=2023 SEC Women's Tennis Awards Announced|date=April 27, 2023|publisher=[Southeastern Conference](/source/Southeastern_Conference)|access-date=2023-11-06}}</ref>

==Professional career==

After graduation, Ma began regularly playing on the ITF Women's World Tennis Tour in mid-2023.<ref name="ITF1">{{cite web|url=https://www.itftennis.com/en/players/lea-ma/800447395/usa/wt/s/activity/#pprofile-info-tabs|title=Lea Ma Tennis Player Profile|publisher=[International Tennis Federation](/source/International_Tennis_Federation)|access-date=2023-11-06}}</ref> She received five ITF tournament wildcards as one of the first recipients of the ITF/WTA College Accelerator Program in September 2023.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://georgiadogs.com/news/2023/9/21/womens-tennis-lea-ma-among-inaugural-recipients-of-new-ita-itf-wta-partnership|title=Lea Ma Among Inaugural Recipients of New ITA & ITF/WTA Partnership|date=2023-09-21|publisher=[University of Georgia Athletics](/source/Georgia_Bulldogs)|website=georgiadogs.com|access-date=2023-11-06}}</ref>

==ITF Circuit finals==

===Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)===
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| <small>1–0</small>
| [Sep 2024](/source/2024_ITF_Women's_World_Tennis_Tour_(July%E2%80%93September))
| style="background:lightblue;"|ITF Redding, United States 
| style="background:lightblue;"|W35
| Hard
| {{flagicon|USA}} [Maria Mateas](/source/Maria_Mateas)
| 6–3, 6–2
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| <small>1–1</small>
| [Oct 2025](/source/2025_ITF_Women's_World_Tennis_Tour_(October%E2%80%93December))
| style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Redding, United States
| style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W35
| Hard
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [Francesca Pace](/source/Francesca_Pace)
| 6–1, 2–6, 4–6
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==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{WTA}}
*{{ITF}}

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Category:Living people
Category:2001 births
Category:People from Dix Hills, New York
Category:Tennis players from New York City
Category:American female tennis players
Category:Georgia Bulldogs women's tennis players
Category:American people of Chinese descent
Category:Sportspeople of Chinese descent
Category:Tennis players at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
Category:21st-century American sportswomen

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