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Priscilla Hon
Australian tennis player (born 1998) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Priscilla Hon (Chinese: 韓天遇; born 10 May 1998) is an Australian tennis player.
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She reached career-high WTA rankings in singles of No. 118 in October 2019, and No. 91 in doubles in April 2018.
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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.[1]
Career
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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.[citation needed]
2015
In January 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
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
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]
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In June 2018, Hon reached the semifinals of the Surbiton Trophy,[13] where she lost to eventual champion Alison Riske.[14]
2019
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
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 Qatar Ladies Open, before losing in the first round to Ajla Tomljanović.[26] In March, she 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 doubles competition of the ITF Nottingham event with Storm Sanders.[29]
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.[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 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 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]
2025: Wimbledon debut, Brisbane doubles final
Partnering with Anna Kalinskaya, Hon finished runner-up in the doubles at the Brisbane International, losing to Mirra Andreeva and Diana Shnaider in the final.[40] In February, she won the singles title at the W75 Queensland International, defeating Leonie Küng in the final.[41]
Hon qualified to make her debut at Wimbledon,[42] but lost to 18th seed Ekaterina Alexandrova in the first round.[43]
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Performance timelines
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| 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.[44]
Singles
Current through the 2025 Wimbledon Championships.
Doubles
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WTA Tour finals
Doubles: 1 (runner-up)
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ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 15 (13 titles, 2 runner-ups)
Doubles: 20 (13 titles, 7 runner–ups)
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Notes
- 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.
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