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 | 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[]
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | F-S | SF-B | NMS | P | NH |
Singles[]
Tournament | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | W–L |
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Australian Open | 1R | A | Q3 | 1R | 2R | A | 1R | 1–4 |
French Open | A | A | Q1 | 2R | A | Q1 | 1–1 | |
Wimbledon | A | A | Q2 | Q2 | NH | Q3 | 0–0 | |
US Open | A | A | Q1 | 1R | A | A | 0–1 | |
Win–Loss | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–6 |
Career statistics | ||||||||
Year-end ranking | 499 | 221 | 158 | 126 | 147 | 263 |
Doubles[]
Tournament | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | W–L |
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Australian Open | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 2R | 1–7 |
French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0–0 | |
Wimbledon | A | A | A | Q1 | A | NH | A | 0–0 | |
US Open | 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 | 1–7 |
Career statistics | |||||||||
Year-end ranking | 325 | 540 | 115 | 110 | 641 | 909 | 550 |
ITF Circuit finals[]
Singles: 5 (4 titles, 1 runner-up)[]
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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 | 15,000 | Clay | ![]() |
5–7, 6–3, 7–6(4) |
Win | 2–0 | Oct 2015 | ITF Brisbane, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 6–3 |
Win | 3–0 | May 2016 | ITF Pula, Italy | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 6–2 |
Win | 4–0 | Oct 2018 | Bendigo International, Australia | 60,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 4–6, 7–5 |
Loss | 4–1 | Mar 2019 | Canberra International, Australia | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–7(6), 3–6 |
Doubles: 14 (10 titles, 4 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 | 15,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 3–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Mar 2015 | ITF Mornington, Australia | 15,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–6(4) |
Win | 2–1 | Apr 2015 | ITF Melbourne, Australia | 15,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–4, [12–10] |
Win | 3–1 | May 2015 | ITF Pula, Italy | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–0, 6–3 |
Win | 4–1 | Aug 2015 | ITF Leipzig, Germany | 15,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–4 |
Loss | 4–2 | Oct 2015 | ITF Tweed Heads, Australia | 15,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(3), 3–6, [8–10] |
Win | 5–2 | Mar 2017 | ITF Mornington, Australia | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 7–5 |
Win | 6–2 | Jun 2017 | ITF Grado, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–2 |
Win | 7–2 | Jun 2017 | Internazionali di Brescia, Italy | 60,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 7–6(4), [10–8] |
Loss | 7–3 | Jun 2017 | ITF Barcelona, Spain | 60,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 8–3 | Jun 2017 | ITF Warsaw, Poland | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6(3), 6–4 |
Win | 9–3 | Aug 2017 | ITF Lexington, United States | 60,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 10–3 | Mar 2018 | Canberra International, Australia | 60,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 4–6, [10–7] |
Loss | 10–4 | Jun 2021 | ITF Nottingham, United Kingdom | 100,000 | Grass | ![]() |
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5–7, 5–7 |
References[]
- ^ "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.
External links[]
- 1998 births
- Living people
- Australian female tennis players
- Tennis players from Brisbane
- Australian people of Hong Kong descent
- Tennis players at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics