Priscilla Hon
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Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Residence | Brisbane, Australia |
Born | Brisbane | 10 May 1998
Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Coach | Cara Black |
Prize money | US$ 1,282,044 |
Singles | |
Career record | 254–188 |
Career titles | 10 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 118 (14 October 2019) |
Current ranking | No. 199 (6 May 2024) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2020) |
French Open | 2R (2019) |
Wimbledon | Q3 (2021, 2022) |
US Open | 1R (2019, 2024) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 128–104 |
Career titles | 13 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 91 (2 April 2018) |
Current ranking | No. 340 (6 May 2024) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2022, 2023) |
Wimbledon | Q1 (2018) |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (2024) |
Team competitions | |
Fed Cup | F (2022) |
Last updated on: 6 May 2024. |
Priscilla Hon (Chinese: 韓天遇; born 10 May 1998) is an Australian tennis player.
She reached career-high WTA rankings in singles of No. 118 in October 2019, and No. 91 in doubles in April 2018.
Personal life
[edit]Hon was born in Brisbane in 1998 to Chinese parents who immigrated to Australia from Hong Kong in 1966. As a young child, she was encouraged to pursue many different athletic pursuits.[1]
Career
[edit]Juniors
[edit]On the junior circuit, Hon achieved a career-high ranking of No. 13 in the world. She reached the semifinals of the 2014 Wimbledon Championships girls' doubles.
2015
[edit]In January year 2015 at age 16, Hon made her senior Grand Slam main-draw debut at the Australian Open, as one of seven wildcard teams in women's doubles, partnering with fellow Australian Kimberly Birrell who was also age 16. They lost to the fifth-seeded Americans Raquel Kops-Jones and Abigail Spears in straight sets. Hon was also given a wildcard into the singles qualifying draw, but lost in the first round to tenth seed Evgeniya Rodina in straight sets.
In March, Hon won her first ITF tournaments at the $15k event in Mornington where she claimed the singles title defeating Sandra Zaniewska in the final as well as claiming the doubles title alongside Tammi Patterson.
Hon continued her doubles success throughout the year, winning another three titles in Melbourne, Pula and Leipzig, as well as the final of Tweed Heads. She won her second ITF singles title at the $25k event in Brisbane, defeating fellow Australian junior and good friend Kimberly Birrell in the final.
2016
[edit]Hon was given a wildcard into the main draw of the Brisbane International, but she lost to Samantha Crawford, in straight sets. Hon was awarded a main-draw wildcard into the Australian Open, after winning the U-18 National Championships in December 2015.[2] She lost in round one to Annika Beck, in straight sets. In May, Hon won her first title outside of Australia, defeating Jessica Crivelletto in the final of the ITF Santa Margherita di Pula.[3] She ended 2016 with a singles rank of 499.
2017
[edit]In August, Hon qualified for and made the semifinals of the Challenger de Gatineau.[4] In September, she qualified for the Korea Open and won her first WTA Tour match against Karolína Muchová. Hon defeated Arantxa Rus to make the quarterfinals, where was defeated by Richèl Hogenkamp.[5] She ended the year with a singles rank of 227.
2018
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She lost in the final round of qualifying for the Australian Open, and competed on the ITF Circuit with limited success. In May, she lost in the first round of qualifying for the French Open. In June, she reached the semifinals of the Surbiton Trophy.[6] Hon lost in the second round of qualifying for Wimbledon. She ended 2018 with a singles rank of 158.
2019
[edit]Hon commenced at Brisbane, where she was awarded a wildcard and lost to Harriet Dart in round one. At the Sydney International, she defeated Tatjana Maria in round one before losing to Aliaksandra Sasnovich. At the Australian Open, she also was awarded a wildcard[7] but lost in the first round to Astra Sharma.
In February, Hon represented Australia for the first time in Fed Cup partnering with Ashleigh Barty in doubles. The pair won the deciding rubber (6–4, 7–5) against the U.S. team resulting in Australia progressing to the semifinal.
In May, Hon achieved her first main-draw win at a Grand Slam tournament by defeating Tímea Babos in three sets at the French Open, before falling to eventual quarterfinalist Madison Keys, in three sets in the second round.
Hon experienced limited success on grass courts in Europe, falling in the second round of qualifying at Wimbledon.
In August, Hon travelled to North America and reached the quarterfinal of the Vancouver Open. At the US Open, she qualified for the singles main draw, before losing to Margarita Gasparyan in the first round. Hon returned to Australia and reached the semifinal of the Bendigo International. She ended the season with a singles rank of 126.
2020
[edit]Hon commenced 2020 losing the first round in Brisbane and Adelaide. At the Australian Open, she reached the second round for the first time by defeating Kateryna Kozlova.[8] Hon lost in her second round to Angelique Kerber. In February, Hon qualified for the Qatar Open, before losing in the first round to Ajla Tomljanović. In March 2020, Hon lost in the first round of Lyon Open, before the COVID-19 pandemic stopped all tournaments.
During the COVID-19 hiatus, Hon suffered a hip injury which kept her out of action for almost a year. She ended 2020 with a singles rank of 147.
2021
[edit]Hon's first competitive match for 2021 was in the first round of French Open qualifying which she lost.
In June, she finished runner-up in the women's doubles competition of the ITF Nottingham event with Storm Sanders.[9]
Hon reached the final round of Wimbledon qualifying. In September, she qualified for the Columbus Challenger and made the second round. She ended season with a singles rank of 263 and 559 in doubles.
2022-2024: First top 20 win, US Open debut
[edit]Hon commenced 2022 at the Adelaide International, where she scored her first top-20 win defeating world No. 17, Petra Kvitová, in three sets. Following this performance, Hon was awarded a wildcard into the 2022 Australian Open.[10]
She qualified for the main draw of the 2024 US Open making her debut at this major.[11]
Performance timelines
[edit]W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.[12]
Singles
[edit]Current through the 2024 US Open.
Tournament | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L | |
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||
Australian Open | 1R | A | Q3 | 1R | 2R | A | 1R | Q2 | Q3 | 0 / 4 | 1–4 | |
French Open | A | A | Q1 | 2R | A | Q1 | Q2 | Q1 | Q2 | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | |
Wimbledon | A | A | Q2 | Q2 | NH | Q3 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
US Open | A | A | Q1 | 1R | A | A | Q2 | Q2 | 1R | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | |
Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0 / 7 | 2–7 | |
WTA 1000 | ||||||||||||
Dubai / Qatar Open[a] | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |
Indian Wells Open | A | A | A | 1R | NH | Q2 | Q1 | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |
Miami Open | A | A | A | A | NH | A | Q1 | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
Madrid Open | A | A | A | A | NH | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
Italian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
Canadian Open | A | A | A | Q1 | NH | A | Q1 | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
Cincinnati Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | ||
Wuhan Open | A | A | A | A | NH | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |||||
China Open | A | A | A | A | NH | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |||||
Guadalajara Open | NH | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |||||||
Career statistics | ||||||||||||
Tournaments | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | Career total: 28 | ||
Overall win-loss | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 5–10 | 1–5 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0 / 28 | 10–28 | |
Year-end ranking | 499 | 221 | 158 | 126 | 147 | 256 | 151 | 210 | $1,023,480 |
Doubles
[edit]Tournament | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | W–L |
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Australian Open | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2–9 |
French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0–0 |
Wimbledon | A | A | A | Q1 | A | NH | A | A | A | A | 0–0 |
US Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0–0 |
Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–9 |
Career statistics | |||||||||||
Year-end ranking | 325 | 540 | 115 | 110 | 641 | 909 | 550 | 340 | 208 |
ITF Circuit finals
[edit]Singles: 12 (10 titles, 2 runner-ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Mar 2015 | ITF Mornington, Australia | W15 | Clay | ![]() |
5–7, 6–3, 7–6(4) |
Win | 2–0 | Oct 2015 | ITF Brisbane International, Australia | W25 | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 6–3 |
Win | 3–0 | May 2016 | ITF Santa Marherita di Pula, Italy | W10 | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 6–2 |
Win | 4–0 | Oct 2018 | Bendigo International, Australia | W60 | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 4–6, 7–5 |
Loss | 4–1 | Mar 2019 | Clay Court International, Australia | W25 | Clay | ![]() |
6–7(6), 3–6 |
Loss | 4–2 | Feb 2022 | ITF Canberra, Australia | W25 | Hard | ![]() |
7–6, 3–6, 2–6 |
Win | 5–2 | May 2022 | ITF Netanya, Israel | W25 | Hard | ![]() |
6–1, 6–3 |
Win | 6–2 | Jul 2022 | ITF Nottingham, United Kingdom | W25 | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 3–6, 6–3 |
Win | 7–2 | Oct 2022 | ITF Cairns, Australia | W25 | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 7–6(6), 6–4 |
Win | 8–2 | Mar 2023 | Clay Court International, Australia | W60 | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
Win | 9–2 | Sep 2023 | ITF Perth, Australia | W25 | Hard | ![]() |
6–1, 3–6, 6–3 |
Win | 10–2 | Feb 2024 | Burnie International, Australia | W75 | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 6–0 |
Doubles: 19 (13 titles, 6 runner–ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2014 | ITF Toowoomba, Australia | W15 | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 3–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Mar 2015 | ITF Mornington, Australia | W15 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–6(4) |
Win | 2–1 | Apr 2015 | ITF Melbourne, Australia | W15 | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–4, [12–10] |
Win | 3–1 | May 2015 | ITF Santa Margherita die Pula, Italy | W10 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–0, 6–3 |
Win | 4–1 | Aug 2015 | ITF Leipzig, Germany | W15 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–4 |
Loss | 4–2 | Oct 2015 | ITF Tweed Heads, Australia | W15 | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(3), 3–6, [8–10] |
Win | 5–2 | Mar 2017 | ITF Mornington, Australia | W25 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 7–5 |
Win | 6–2 | Jun 2017 | Grado Tennis Cup, Italy | W25 | Clay | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–2 |
Win | 7–2 | Jun 2017 | Internazionali di Brescia, Italy | W60 | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 7–6(4), [10–8] |
Loss | 7–3 | Jun 2017 | Internacional de Barcelona, Spain | W60 | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 8–3 | Jun 2017 | ITF Warsaw, Poland | W25 | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6(3), 6–4 |
Win | 9–3 | Aug 2017 | Lexington Challenger, United States | W60 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 10–3 | Mar 2018 | Clay Court International, Australia | W60 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 4–6, [10–7] |
Loss | 10–4 | Jun 2021 | Nottingham Trophy, UK | W100 | Grass | ![]() |
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5–7, 5–7 |
Loss | 10–5 | Mar 2023 | Clay Court International, Australia | W60 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 5–7, [11–13] |
Win | 11–5 | Apr 2023 | ITF Kashiwa, Japan | W25 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 3–6, [10–7] |
Loss | 11–6 | Apr 2023 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | W60 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 5–7, [11–13] |
Win | 12–6 | Oct 2023 | Playford International, Australia | W60 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–1, 6-2 |
Win | 13–6 | Nov 2023 | ITF Brisbane International, Australia | W60 | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 7–5, [10–5] |
Notes
[edit]- ^ The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Ladies Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009 to 2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
References
[edit]- ^ "Rising tennis stars promote value of sporting opportunities for migrant and refugee children". ABC News. 4 March 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
- ^ "Australian Open 2016: Priscilla Hon happy to play Serena Williams on her grand slam debut". Sydney Morning Herald. 19 December 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ^ "HON WINS FIRST PRO TITLE OVERSEAS". Tennis Australia. 9 May 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ^ "HON ENJOYS IMPRESSIVE RUN IN VANCOUVER". Tennis Australia. 18 August 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ^ "Hon Beats Rus to reach Korea Open Quarters". Tennis Australia. 21 September 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ^ "THREE AUSSIES THROUGH TO SURBITON SEMFINALS". Tennis Australia. 9 June 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
- ^ "Priscilla Hon and Jason Kubler are awarded Australian Open and Brisbane International wildcards". Tennis Australia. 6 December 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
- ^ "Tomljanovic Powers into Australian Open Second Round". Tennis Australia. 21 January 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- ^ "AUSSIES FINDING TOP FORM ON GRASS". Tennis Australia. 20 June 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ^ "PRISCILLA HON RECEIVES AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2022 WILDCARD". Tennis Australia. 7 January 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ^ "A record-breaking six Australians qualify at US Open 2024". 22 August 2024.
- ^ "Priscilla Hon [AUS] | Australian Open". ausopen.com.