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Priscilla Hon

Hon at the 2022 French Open
Country (sports)	Australia
Residence	Brisbane, Australia
Born	(1998-05-10) 10 May 1998 (age 26) Brisbane
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Coach	Cara Black
Prize money	US$ 1,471,968
Singles
Career record	280–210 (57.14%)
Career titles	10 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 118 (14 October 2019)
Current ranking	No. 217 (21 October 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	133–116 (53.41%)
Career titles	13 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 91 (2 April 2018)
Current ranking	No. 267 (21 October 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)

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

Hon was born in Brisbane in 1998 to Chinese parents who immigrated to Australia from Hong Kong in 1996. As a young child, she was encouraged to pursue many different athletic pursuits.

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 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.

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.

In November, she won her second ITF singles title at the $25k event in Brisbane, defeating fellow Australian Kimberly Birrell in the final.

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. 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.

2017-2018

In August, Hon qualified for and made the semifinals of the 2017 Challenger de Gatineau. In September, she qualified for the 2017 Korea Open and won her first WTA Tour match against Karolína Muchová. Hon defeated Arantxa Rus to make the quarterfinals, where she lost to Richèl Hogenkamp.

Hon at the 2018 Wimbledon Championships.

In June 2018, Hon reached the semifinals of the Surbiton Trophy, where she lost to eventual champion Alison Riske.

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 in three sets. At the Australian Open, she also was awarded a wildcard 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.

In August, at the US Open, she qualified for the singles main draw, before losing to Margarita Gasparyan in the first round.

2020-2021

At the 2020 Australian Open, Hon reached the second round for the first time by defeating Kateryna Kozlova. 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, Hon lost in the first round of Lyon Open to qualifier Jaqueline Cristian.

During the COVID-19 pandemic hiatus, Hon suffered a hip injury which kept her out of action for over a year.

Hon's first competitive match for 2021 was in the first round of French Open qualifying which she lost.

In June 2021, she finished runner-up in the women's doubles competition of the ITF Nottingham event with Storm Sanders.

2022-2024: First top 20 win, US Open debut

Hon started 2022 at the Adelaide International, where she was given a wildcard entry and scored her first top-20 win, defeating world No. 17 Petra Kvitová in three sets. She lost in the second round to Victoria Azarenka. Following this performance, Hon was awarded a wildcard into the Australian Open, losing in the first round to 31st seed Markéta Vondroušová.

She qualified for the main draw at the 2024 US Open to make her debut at this major, but lost in the first round to second seed and eventual champion Aryna Sabalenka.

During the 2024 WTA Asian swing, Hon qualified for the Korea Open and the Pan Pacific Open but lost in the first round at both to Polina Kudermetova and Katie Boulter respectively. At the Hong Kong Tennis Open, she qualified for the main draw and defeated wildcard Eudice Chong, before losing to top seed Diana Shnaider in the second round.

Performance timelines

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.

Singles

Current through the 2024 Wuhan Open.

Doubles

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 12 (10 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Mar 2015	ITF Mornington, Australia	W15	Clay	Sandra Zaniewska	5–7, 6–3, 7–6(4)
Win	2–0	Oct 2015	ITF Brisbane International, Australia	W25	Hard	Kimberly Birrell	6–4, 6–3
Win	3–0	May 2016	ITF Santa Marherita di Pula, Italy	W10	Clay	Jessica Crivelletto	6–2, 6–2
Win	4–0	Oct 2018	Bendigo International, Australia	W60	Hard	Ellen Perez	6–4, 4–6, 7–5
Loss	4–1	Mar 2019	Clay Court International, Australia	W25	Clay	Olivia Rogowska	6–7(6), 3–6
Loss	4–2	Feb 2022	ITF Canberra, Australia	W25	Hard	Asia Muhammad	7–6, 3–6, 2–6
Win	5–2	May 2022	ITF Netanya, Israel	W25	Hard	Yanina Wickmayer	6–1, 6–3
Win	6–2	Jul 2022	ITF Nottingham, United Kingdom	W25	Hard	Maia Lumsden	6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Win	7–2	Oct 2022	ITF Cairns, Australia	W25	Hard	Kimberly Birrell	4–6, 7–6(6), 6–4
Win	8–2	Mar 2023	Clay Court International, Australia	W60	Clay	Olivia Gadecki	4–6, 6–2, 6–4
Win	9–2	Sep 2023	ITF Perth, Australia	W25	Hard	Talia Gibson	6–1, 3–6, 6–3
Win	10–2	Feb 2024	Burnie International, Australia	W75	Hard	Sara Saito	6–3, 6–0

Doubles: 19 (13 titles, 6 runner–ups)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Oct 2014	ITF Toowoomba, Australia	W15	Hard	Lizette Cabrera	Jessica Moore Abbie Myers	3–6, 3–6
Win	1–1	Mar 2015	ITF Mornington, Australia	W15	Clay	Tammi Patterson	Mana Ayukawa Ayaka Okuno	6–4, 7–6(4)
Win	2–1	Apr 2015	ITF Melbourne, Australia	W15	Clay	Tammi Patterson	Agata Barańska Sandra Zaniewska	2–6, 6–4, [12–10]
Win	3–1	May 2015	ITF Santa Margherita die Pula, Italy	W10	Clay	Aliona Bolsova	Cristina Bucșa Eva Guerrero Álvarez	6–0, 6–3
Win	4–1	Aug 2015	ITF Leipzig, Germany	W15	Clay	Jil Teichmann	Pia König Conny Perrin	6–1, 6–4
Loss	4–2	Oct 2015	ITF Tweed Heads, Australia	W15	Hard	Dalma Gálfi	Kimberly Birrell Tammi Patterson	7–6(3), 3–6, [8–10]
Win	5–2	Mar 2017	ITF Mornington, Australia	W25	Clay	Fanny Stollár	Jessica Moore Varatchaya Wongteanchai	6–1, 7–5
Win	6–2	Jun 2017	Grado Tennis Cup, Italy	W25	Clay	Julia Glushko	Tereza Mrdeža Conny Perrin	7–5, 6–2
Win	7–2	Jun 2017	Internazionali di Brescia, Italy	W60	Clay	Julia Glushko	Montserrat González Ilona Kremen	2–6, 7–6(4), [10–8]
Loss	7–3	Jun 2017	Internacional de Barcelona, Spain	W60	Clay	Julia Glushko	Montserrat González Sílvia Soler Espinosa	4–6, 3–6
Win	8–3	Jun 2017	ITF Warsaw, Poland	W25	Clay	Vera Lapko	Katarzyna Kawa Katarzyna Piter	7–6(3), 6–4
Win	9–3	Aug 2017	Lexington Challenger, United States	W60	Hard	Vera Lapko	Hiroko Kuwata Valeria Savinykh	6–3, 6–4
Win	10–3	Mar 2018	Clay Court International, Australia	W60	Clay	Dalila Jakupović	Makoto Ninomiya Miyu Kato	6–4, 4–6, [10–7]
Loss	10–4	Jun 2021	Nottingham Trophy, UK	W100	Grass	Storm Sanders	Monica Niculescu Elena-Gabriela Ruse	5–7, 5–7
Loss	10–5	Mar 2023	Clay Court International, Australia	W60	Clay	Dalila Jakupović	Elysia Bolton Alexandra Bozovic	6–4, 5–7, [11–13]
Win	11–5	Apr 2023	ITF Kashiwa, Japan	W25	Hard	Arianne Hartono	Saki Imamura Naho Sato	6–4, 3–6, [10–7]
Loss	11–6	Apr 2023	ITF Istanbul, Turkey	W60	Clay	Valeriya Strakhova	Dalila Jakupović Irina Khromacheva	6–4, 5–7, [11–13]
Win	12–6	Oct 2023	Playford International, Australia	W60	Hard	Talia Gibson	Kaylah McPhee Astra Sharma	6–1, 6-2
Win	13–6	Nov 2023	ITF Brisbane International, Australia	W60	Hard	Talia Gibson	Destanee Aiava Maddison Inglis	4–6, 7–5, [10–5]

See also

In Spanish: Priscilla Hon para niños