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Priscilla Hon
Hon at the 2022 French Open
Country (sports) Australia
ResidenceBrisbane, Australia
Born (1998-05-10) 10 May 1998 (age 26)
Brisbane
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachCara Black
Prize moneyUS$1,491,92
Singles
Career record287–212
Career titles11 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 118 (14 October 2019)
Current rankingNo. 176 (25 November 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (2020)
French Open2R (2019)
WimbledonQ3 (2021, 2022)
US Open1R (2019, 2024)
Doubles
Career record133–116
Career titles13 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 91 (2 April 2018)
Current rankingNo. 525 (25 November 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (2022, 2023)
WimbledonQ1 (2018)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open1R (2024)
Team competitions
Fed CupF (2022)
Last updated on: 25 November 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

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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.[1]

Career

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Juniors

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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.[citation needed]

2015

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In January year 2015 at age 16, Hon made her senior Grand Slam main-draw debut at the Australian Open.[2], 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.[citation needed]

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.[3]

In November, she won her second ITF singles title at the $25k event in Brisbane, defeating fellow Australian Kimberly Birrell in the final.[4]

2016

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Hon was given a wildcard into the main draw of the Brisbane International, but she lost to Samantha Crawford, in straight sets.[5] Hon was awarded a main-draw wildcard into the Australian Open, after winning the U-18 National Championships in December 2015.[6] She lost in round one to Annika Beck, in straight sets.[7] In May, Hon won her first title outside of Australia, defeating Jessica Crivelletto in the final of the ITF Santa Margherita di Pula.[8]

2017-2018

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In August, Hon qualified for and made the semifinals of the 2017 Challenger de Gatineau.[9] In September, she qualified for the 2017 Korea Open and won her first WTA Tour match against Karolína Muchová.[10] Hon defeated Arantxa Rus[11] to make the quarterfinals, where she lost to Richèl Hogenkamp.[12]

Hon at the 2018 Wimbledon Championships.

In June 2018, Hon reached the semifinals of the Surbiton Trophy,[13] where she lost to eventual champion Alison Riske.[14]

2019

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Hon commenced at Brisbane, where she was awarded a wildcard and lost to Harriet Dart in round one. [15] At the Sydney International, she defeated Tatjana Maria in round one, [16] before losing to Aliaksandra Sasnovich in three sets.[17] At the Australian Open, she also was awarded a wildcard[18] but lost in the first round to Astra Sharma.[19]

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.[20]

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,[21] before falling to eventual quarterfinalist Madison Keys, in three sets in the second round.[22]

In August, at the US Open, she qualified for the singles main draw, before losing to Margarita Gasparyan in the first round.[23]

2020-2021

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At the 2020 Australian Open, Hon reached the second round for the first time by defeating Kateryna Kozlova.[24] Hon lost in her second round to Angelique Kerber.[25] In February, Hon qualified for the 2020 Qatar Total Open, before losing in the first round to Ajla Tomljanović.[26] In March, Hon lost in the first round of Lyon Open to qualifier Jaqueline Cristian.[27]

During the COVID-19 pandemic hiatus, Hon suffered a hip injury which kept her out of action for over a year.[28]

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

In June 2021, she finished runner-up in the women's doubles competition of the ITF Nottingham event with Storm Sanders.[29]

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

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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.[30] She lost in the second round to Victoria Azarenka.[31] Following this performance, Hon was awarded a wildcard into the Australian Open,[32] losing in the first round to 31st seed Markéta Vondroušová.[33]

She qualified for the main draw at the 2024 US Open to make her debut at this major,[34] but lost in the first round to second seed and eventual champion Aryna Sabalenka.[35]

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[36] and Katie Boulter[37] respectively. At the Hong Kong Tennis Open, she qualified for the main draw and defeated wildcard Eudice Chong,[38] before losing to top seed Diana Shnaider in the second round.[39]

Performance timelines

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.[40]

Singles

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Current through the 2024 Wuhan Open.

Tournament 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L
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 A 0 / 0 0–0
Wuhan Open A A A A NH A 0 / 0 0–0
China Open A A A A NH Q2 0 / 0 0–0
Guadalajara Open NH A 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

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Tournament 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 W–L
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

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Singles: 13 (11 titles, 2 runner-ups)

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Legend
W60/75 tournaments
W40/50 tournaments
W25 tournaments
W10/15 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (7–1)
Clay (3–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Mar 2015 ITF Mornington, Australia W15 Clay Poland Sandra Zaniewska 5–7, 6–3, 7–6(4)
Win 2–0 Oct 2015 ITF Brisbane International, Australia W25 Hard Australia Kimberly Birrell 6–4, 6–3
Win 3–0 May 2016 ITF Santa Marherita di Pula, Italy W10 Clay Switzerland Jessica Crivelletto 6–2, 6–2
Win 4–0 Oct 2018 Bendigo International, Australia W60 Hard Australia Ellen Perez 6–4, 4–6, 7–5
Loss 4–1 Mar 2019 Clay Court International, Australia W25 Clay Australia Olivia Rogowska 6–7(6), 3–6
Loss 4–2 Feb 2022 ITF Canberra, Australia W25 Hard United States Asia Muhammad 7–6, 3–6, 2–6
Win 5–2 May 2022 ITF Netanya, Israel W25 Hard Belgium Yanina Wickmayer 6–1, 6–3
Win 6–2 Jul 2022 ITF Nottingham, United Kingdom W25 Hard United Kingdom Maia Lumsden 6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Win 7–2 Oct 2022 ITF Cairns, Australia W25 Hard Australia Kimberly Birrell 4–6, 7–6(6), 6–4
Win 8–2 Mar 2023 Clay Court International, Australia W60 Clay Australia Olivia Gadecki 4–6, 6–2, 6–4
Win 9–2 Sep 2023 ITF Perth, Australia W25 Hard Australia Talia Gibson 6–1, 3–6, 6–3
Win 10–2 Feb 2024 Burnie International, Australia W75 Hard Japan Sara Saito 6–3, 6–0
Win 11–2 Nov 2024 ITF Caloundra, Australia W50 Hard Japan Himeno Sakatsume 6–4, 7–5

Doubles: 19 (13 titles, 6 runner–ups)

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

Notes

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  1. ^ 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

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  1. ^ "Rising tennis stars promote value of sporting opportunities for migrant and refugee children". ABC News. 4 March 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  2. ^ "'I can beat anyone': Wildcard Priscilla Hon ready to turn up the heat at Australian Open". SBS Australia. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Qualifier Hon claims first title in Mornington". Tennis Australia. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Biggest movers: Hon, Birrell make strides". Tennis Australia. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
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  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Australian Open: Sam Groth muscles past Adrian Mannarino, John Millman progresses to second round". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 19 January 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
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  36. ^ "Polina Kudermetova bests Hon, joins sister Veronika in Seoul Round 2". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
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