PLAYER PROFILE

Priscilla Hon

  • Age26
  • Born10 May 1998
  • Birth PlaceBrisbane, Australia
  • LivesBrisbane, Australia
  • PlaysRight-handed
FOLLOW
“I’m just taking it match by match but my goal is still to be top 100 by the end of the year.”

— Priscilla Hon, 24 Oct 2019

» Hon on target in title defence

On court

  • started playing tennis at age six
  • favourite surface is clay; dream is to win at Roland Garros
  • thinks Pat Rafter is the greatest Aussie player of all time
  • training base is the National Academy Brisbane at the Queensland Tennis Centre
  • in 2012, won her first ITF junior title at the Swiss Junior Trophy, a Grade 4 event in Oberentfelden
  • won three more junior tournaments in 2013 – Odense, Denmark; Oceania Closed Junior Championships, Fiji; Dunlop Japan Open Junior Championships, Tokyo
  • peaked at a career high ITF junior ranking of No.13 in June 2014
  • was selected as “orange girl” for Australia’s Fed Cup tie against Germany in February 2015
  • in March 2015, won her first professional ITF title at the $15,000 clay-court event in Mornington; won a second at the $25,000 Brisbane Pro Tour event October
  • triumphed at the 18s Australian Championships at the 2015 December Showdown; prize was a wildcard entry into the main draw of Australian Open 2016
  • contested her first WTA main draw at Brisbane International 2016, falling 6-4 6-4 to Samantha Crawford
  • in 2017, reached the quarterfinals of her first WTA tournament in Seoul, Korea at age 19
  • made her Fed Cup debut in February 2019, combining with Ash Barty in the live doubles rubber to deliver Australia a 3-2 victory over the USA – which sent Australia into the World Group semifinals
  • scored first top-20 win against Petra Kvitova at the 2022 Adelaide International
  • won her biggest career singles title at an ITF 75 tournament at Burnie in February 2024
  • Was among a record five Australian women to qualify at US Open 2024

Off court

  • lists her hobbies as friends, shopping, music and the beach

Year-end ranking history

2023 210
2022 151
2021 256
2020 147
2019 126
2018 158
2017 227
2016 499
2015 346
2014 772
2013 948

Titles/Finals

Titles

2023 Canberra ITF

2022 Netanya ITF, Nottingham ITF, Cairns ITF

2018 Bendigo ITF

2016 Santa Margherita Di Pula ITF

2015 Mornington ITF, Brisbane ITF

Finals

2022 Canberra ITF

2019 Canberra ITF

Priscilla Hon in the news

Pro Tour: Aiava and Ellis stand tall in Brisbane
Destanee Aiava and Blake Ellis (Tennis Queensland)
18 November, 2024

Destanee Aiava and Blake Ellis were crowned champions of the Brisbane QTC Tennis International over the weekend.
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Rankings movers: De Minaur climbs into ATP Finals contention
Alex De Minaur has moved into the top eight after his run to the Paris Masters quarterfinals. Photo: Getty Images
5 November, 2024

Alex de Minaur’s run to the Paris Masters quarterfinals has lifted him into the driver’s seat to qualify for the season-ending championships.
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Thompson bags triple treat with top-10 upset at Paris Masters
Jordan Thompson (Getty Images)
30 October, 2024

Jordan Thompson has denied Casper Ruud to reach the third round of the ATP Masters 1000 event, while Alex de Minaur and Alexei Popyrin also advanced.
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Aussies in action: De Minaur’s big week in Paris
Alex de Minaur. (Getty Images)
28 October, 2024

Australian players will fly the flag at tour events on three different continents this week, with Aussie No.1 Alex de Minaur leading the charge at the ATP Paris Masters.
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