Priscilla Hon

Priscilla Hon

Hon at the 2019 Wimbledon Championships
Country (sports)	Australia
Residence	Brisbane, Australia
Born	(1998-05-10) 10 May 1998 (age 23) Brisbane
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Coach	Guillaume Peyre
Prize money	US$696,672
Singles
Career record	166–129 (56.3%)
Career titles	4 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 118 (14 October 2019)
Current ranking	No. 223 (3 January 2022)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	2R (2020)
French Open	2R (2019)
Wimbledon	Q3 (2021)
US Open	1R (2019)
Doubles
Career record	99–80 (55.3%)
Career titles	10 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 91 (2 April 2018)
Current ranking	No. 559 (3 January 2022)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	2R (2022)
Wimbledon	Q1 (2018)
Last updated on: 16 January 2022.

Priscilla Hon (born 10 May 1998) is an Australian tennis player.

She reached a career-high WTA rankings in singles of No. 118 in October 2019, and No. 91 in doubles in April 2018.

Career[]

Juniors[]

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[]

In January 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, 6–4, 6–3.

2016[]

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.^[1] 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.^[2] She ended 2016 with a singles rank of 499.

2017[]

In August, Hon qualified for and made the semifinals of the Challenger de Gatineau.^[3] 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.^[4] She ended the year with a singles rank of 227.

2018[]

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.^[5] Hon lost in the second round of qualifying for Wimbledon. She ended 2018 with a singles rank of 158.

2019[]

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^[6] but lost in the first round to Astra Sharma.

In February, Hon represented Australia for the first time in Fed Cup partnering with Ash 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, 3–6, 6–2, 6–1 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[]

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.^[7] Hon lost in her second round to Angelique Kerber. In February, Hon qualified for the 2020 Qatar Total Open, before losing in the first round to Ajla Tomljanović. In March 2020, Hon lost in the first round of 2020 WTA Lyon Open, before the COVID-19 pandemic stopped all tournaments. Hon ended 2020 with a singles rank of 147.

2021[]

Hon's first competitive match for 2021 was in the first round of 2021 French Open – Women's Singles Qualifying, where she lost in the first round.

In June 2021, Hon finished runners-up in the ITF women's doubles competition in Nottingham with Storm Sanders.^[8]

Hon reached the final round of 2021 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles Qualifying. In September, Hon qualified for and made the second round of the 2021 Columbus Challenger.

Hon ended 2021 with a singles rank of 263 and a doubles ranking of 559.

2022: First top 20 win[]

Hon commenced 2022 at the 2022 Adelaide International 1, where she scored her first top-20 win, defeating world number 17, Petra Kvitová in three sets. Following this performance, Hon was awarded a wildcard into the 2022 Australian Open.^[9]

Grand Slam performance timelines[]

Singles[]

Doubles[]

ITF Circuit finals[]

Singles: 5 (4 titles, 1 runner-up)[]

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Mar 2015	ITF Mornington, Australia	15,000	Clay	Sandra Zaniewska	5–7, 6–3, 7–6(4)
Win	2–0	Oct 2015	ITF Brisbane, Australia	25,000	Hard	Kimberly Birrell	6–4, 6–3
Win	3–0	May 2016	ITF Pula, Italy	10,000	Clay	Jessica Crivelletto	6–2, 6–2
Win	4–0	Oct 2018	Bendigo International, Australia	60,000	Hard	Ellen Perez	6–4, 4–6, 7–5
Loss	4–1	Mar 2019	Canberra International, Australia	25,000	Clay	Olivia Rogowska	6–7(6), 3–6

Doubles: 14 (10 titles, 4 runner–ups)[]

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Oct 2014	ITF Toowoomba, Australia	15,000	Hard	Lizette Cabrera	Jessica Moore Abbie Myers	3–6, 3–6
Win	1–1	Mar 2015	ITF Mornington, Australia	15,000	Clay	Tammi Patterson	Mana Ayukawa Ayaka Okuno	6–4, 7–6(4)
Win	2–1	Apr 2015	ITF Melbourne, Australia	15,000	Clay	Tammi Patterson	Agata Barańska Sandra Zaniewska	2–6, 6–4, [12–10]
Win	3–1	May 2015	ITF Pula, Italy	10,000	Clay	Aliona Bolsova Zadoinov	Cristina Bucșa	6–0, 6–3
Win	4–1	Aug 2015	ITF Leipzig, Germany	15,000	Clay	Jil Teichmann	Pia König Conny Perrin	6–1, 6–4
Loss	4–2	Oct 2015	ITF Tweed Heads, Australia	15,000	Hard	Dalma Gálfi	Kimberly Birrell Tammi Patterson	7–6(3), 3–6, [8–10]
Win	5–2	Mar 2017	ITF Mornington, Australia	25,000	Clay	Fanny Stollár	Jessica Moore Varatchaya Wongteanchai	6–1, 7–5
Win	6–2	Jun 2017	ITF Grado, Italy	25,000	Clay	Julia Glushko	Tereza Mrdeža Conny Perrin	7–5, 6–2
Win	7–2	Jun 2017	Internazionali di Brescia, Italy	60,000	Clay	Julia Glushko	Montserrat González Ilona Kremen	2–6, 7–6(4), [10–8]
Loss	7–3	Jun 2017	ITF Barcelona, Spain	60,000	Clay	Julia Glushko	Montserrat González Sílvia Soler Espinosa	4–6, 3–6
Win	8–3	Jun 2017	ITF Warsaw, Poland	25,000	Clay	Vera Lapko	Katarzyna Kawa Katarzyna Piter	7–6(3), 6–4
Win	9–3	Aug 2017	ITF Lexington, United States	60,000	Hard	Vera Lapko	Hiroko Kuwata Valeria Savinykh	6–3, 6–4
Win	10–3	Mar 2018	Canberra International, Australia	60,000	Clay	Dalila Jakupović	Makoto Ninomiya Miyu Kato	6–4, 4–6, [10–7]
Loss	10–4	Jun 2021	ITF Nottingham, United Kingdom	100,000	Grass	Storm Sanders	Monica Niculescu Elena-Gabriela Ruse	5–7, 5–7

References[]

External links[]

• Priscilla Hon at the Women's Tennis Association
• Priscilla Hon at the International Tennis Federation
• Priscilla Hon at Tennis Australia