PLAYER PROFILE

Tahlia Kokkinis

  • LivesBrisbane, Australia
  • PlaysRight-handed
  • Started playing tennis aged three
  • Says tennis is “a fun sport to play” and she “likes competing and the adrenaline”
  • Represented Australia at the Junior Billie Jean King Cup Finals in 2023
  • Long-term goal is to win a Grand Slam title and become world No.1
  • Names Ash Barty as her biggest inspiration
  • Describes her playing style as “aggressive”
  • Enjoys watching movies in her spare time. The Terminator franchise is her favourite.
  • Would have pursued acting if she wasn’t playing tennis
  • Hopes to one day open a shelter to help animals in need

Tahlia Kokkinis in the news

Australian Open 2025: Jones, Kokkinis progress to final eight at Melbourne Park
Emerson Jones (Getty Images)
22 January, 2025

Emerson Jones and Tahlia Kokkinis advance to the girls' singles quarterfinals at AO 2025, becoming the first Aussie pair to do so at a Grand Slam since 2016.
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AO 2025: Home crowd helps Kokkinis to second-round victory
Tahlia Kokkinis (Hamish Blair/Tennis Australia)
21 January, 2025

Drawing on vibrant crowd support, Tahlia Kokkinis reaches the final 16 of the AO girls' singles tournament after a three-set victory over Japan's Kanon Sawashiro.
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Junior ranking movers: Rising Aussies making mark on world stage
Renee Alame, Ty Host and Tahlia Kokkinis are all rising in the ITF junior rankings. Pictures: Tennis Australia
21 August, 2024

Renee Alame, Ty Host and Tahlia Kokkinis all sit at career-high positions in the latest ITF world junior rankings.
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Australian team qualifies for 2024 Junior Billie Jean King Cup Finals
The Australian team celebrate winning the Junior Billie Jean King Cup 2024 Asia-Oceania qualifying event.
19 May, 2024

The Australian team has qualified for the 16-nation Junior Billie Jean King Cup Finals to be held later this year.
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