Priscilla Hon

Priscilla Hon

Hon at the 2022 French Open
Country (sports)	Australia
Residence	Brisbane, Australia
Born	(1998-05-10) 10 May 1998 (age 25) Brisbane
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Coach	Cara Black
Prize money	US$ 1,293,757
Singles
Career record	254–188 (57.5%)
Career titles	10 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 118 (14 October 2019)
Current ranking	No. 201 (29 January 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	2R (2020)
French Open	2R (2019)
Wimbledon	Q3 (2021, 2022)
US Open	1R (2019)
Doubles
Career record	128–104 (55.2%)
Career titles	13 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 91 (2 April 2018)
Current ranking	No. 240 (29 January 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	2R (2022, 2023)
Wimbledon	Q1 (2018)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open	1R (2024)
Team competitions
Fed Cup	F (2022)
Last updated on: 29 January 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

Hon was born in Brisbane in 1998 to Chinese parents who immigrated to Australia from Hong Kong in 1966. As a young child, she was encouraged to pursue many different athletic pursuits.^[1]

Career

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.

2015

In January year 2015 at age 16, Hon made her senior Grand Slam main-draw debut at the Australian Open, 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. Hon was also given a wildcard into the singles qualifying draw, but lost in the first round to tenth seed Evgeniya Rodina in straight sets.

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.

Hon continued her doubles success throughout the year, winning another three titles in Melbourne, Pula and Leipzig, as well as the final of Tweed Heads. She won her second ITF singles title at the $25k event in Brisbane, defeating fellow Australian junior and good friend Kimberly Birrell in the final.

2016

Hon was given a wildcard into the main draw of the Brisbane International, but she lost to Samantha Crawford, in straight sets. Hon was awarded a main-draw wildcard into the Australian Open, after winning the U-18 National Championships in December 2015.^[2] She lost in round one to Annika Beck, in straight sets. In May, Hon won her first title outside of Australia, defeating Jessica Crivelletto in the final of the ITF Santa Margherita di Pula.^[3] She ended 2016 with a singles rank of 499.

2017

In August, Hon qualified for and made the semifinals of the Challenger de Gatineau.^[4] In September, she qualified for the Korea Open and won her first WTA Tour match against Karolína Muchová. Hon defeated Arantxa Rus to make the quarterfinals, where was defeated by Richèl Hogenkamp.^[5] She ended the year with a singles rank of 227.

2018

She lost in the final round of qualifying for the Australian Open, and competed on the ITF Circuit with limited success. In May, she lost in the first round of qualifying for the French Open. In June, she reached the semifinals of the Surbiton Trophy.^[6] Hon lost in the second round of qualifying for Wimbledon. She ended 2018 with a singles rank of 158.

2019

Hon commenced at Brisbane, where she was awarded a wildcard and lost to Harriet Dart in round one. At the Sydney International, she defeated Tatjana Maria in round one before losing to Aliaksandra Sasnovich. At the Australian Open, she also was awarded a wildcard^[7] but lost in the first round to Astra Sharma.

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.

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, before falling to eventual quarterfinalist Madison Keys, in three sets in the second round.

Hon experienced limited success on grass courts in Europe, falling in the second round of qualifying at Wimbledon.

In August, Hon travelled to North America and reached the quarterfinal of the Vancouver Open. At the US Open, she qualified for the singles main draw, before losing to Margarita Gasparyan in the first round. Hon returned to Australia and reached the semifinal of the Bendigo International. She ended the season with a singles rank of 126.

2020

Hon commenced 2020 losing the first round in Brisbane and Adelaide. At the Australian Open, she reached the second round for the first time by defeating Kateryna Kozlova.^[8] Hon lost in her second round to Angelique Kerber. In February, Hon qualified for the Qatar Open, before losing in the first round to Ajla Tomljanović. In March 2020, Hon lost in the first round of Lyon Open, before the COVID-19 pandemic stopped all tournaments.

During the COVID-19 hiatus, Hon suffered a hip injury which kept her out of action for almost a year. She ended 2020 with a singles rank of 147.

2021

Hon's first competitive match for 2021 was in the first round of French Open qualifying, where she lost.

In June, she finished runner-up in the women's doubles competition of the ITF Nottingham event with Storm Sanders.^[9]

Hon reached the final round of Wimbledon qualifying. In September, she qualified for the Columbus Challenger and made the second round. She ended season with a singles rank of 263 and 559 in doubles.

2022: First top 20 win

Hon commenced 2022 at the Adelaide International 1, where she scored her first top-20 win, defeating world No. 17, Petra Kvitová, in three sets. Following this performance, Hon was awarded a wildcard into the Australian Open.^[10]

Performance timelines

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.^[11]

Singles

Current through the 2024 Australian Open.

Doubles

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 12 (10 titles, 2 runner-up)

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

Doubles: 19 (13 titles, 6 runner–ups)

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

Notes

References

External links

• Priscilla Hon at the Women's Tennis Association
• Priscilla Hon at the International Tennis Federation
• Priscilla Hon at the Billie Jean King Cup
• Priscilla Hon at ESPN.com
• Priscilla Hon at Olympedia
• Priscilla Hon at Tennis Australia