PLAYER PROFILE

Kaylah McPhee

  • Age26
  • Born 4 February 1998
  • Birth PlaceBrisbane, (Queensland)
  • LivesBrisbane, (Queensland)
  • Height167 cm
  • PlaysRight-handed
  • CoachChris Mahony
“Now I expect myself to do better. I have more confidence. I kind of feel like it’s possible for me to beat most of the players in the draw. I don’t settle with ‘oh well, she’s a good player, it’s OK that I lost’”

— Kaylah McPhee, 20 May 2019

» Confident McPhee a growing force on tour

On court

  • Won the 2011 Wynnum Open, and the 2012 Lismore Open Championships
  • Winner of the 14s events at the 2012 Rod Laver Lead-in Championships and the 2012 Rod Laver QLD Junior Championships
  • Stunned top seed Olivia Rogowska in the first round of the AO 2016 Play-off at Melbourne Park in December 2015
  • Improved her WTA ranking more than 700 places across two years; ended 2016 at No.1092, 2017 at No.717 and 2018 at No.363
  • Won her first professional doubles titles in 2018 at Australian Pro Tour events in Canberra (w/Fetecau) and Brisbane (w/Inglis)
  • Reached her first professional singles final at the Mildura International Pro Tour event in March 2019
  • Reached semifinals of WTA 125K event in Anning, China in April 2019, a result helping her crack the top 250
  • Played Grand Slam qualifying events for the first time in 2019, winning her first-round matches at Australian Open and Wimbledon
  • In April 2023, advanced to first pro singles final in almost four years at ITF 15K event in Telde, Spain.

Off court

  • Tennis heroes are Kim Clijsters, Ana Ivanovic and Roger Federer
  • If not playing tennis, would be a soccer player.

Year-end singles ranking history

2023 513
2022 590
2021 542
2020 256
2019 213
2018 363
2017 717
2016 1092

Kaylah McPhee in the news

Aussie weekly wrap: Celebrating title-winning runs and career-best results
Alex de Minaur in action at 's-Hertogenbosch. Picture: Getty Images
17 June, 2024

Alex de Minaur is the first Australian to win the men's singles title at 's-Hertogenbosch since Lleyton Hewitt in 2001.
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Ranking movers: De Minaur, Ebden return to career-highs
Alex de Minaur and Matt Ebden.
10 June, 2024

Alex de Minaur returns to the world's top 10 in singles, as Matt Ebden reclaims the No.1 ranking in doubles following Roland Garros 2024.
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Aussie weekly wrap: Australian women making mark on the world stage
Kaylah McPhee, Talia Gibson and Petra Hule all featured in ITF finals this week.
3 June, 2024

Rising Australians Kaylah McPhee, Talia Gibson and Petra Hule all featured in finals at ITF World Tour events this week.
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Aussie weekly wrap: Inglis claims biggest singles title of her career
Maddison Inglis celebrates her victory in Tokyo.
29 April, 2024

Maddison Inglis is the first Australian in almost 10 years to win a women's singles title at ITF 100 level.
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