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Priscilla Hon
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Hon at the 2022 French Open
Country (sports)  Australia
Residence Brisbane, Australia
Born (1998-05-10) 10 May 1998 (age 27)
Brisbane
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Coach Cara Black
Prize money US$1,619,479
Singles
Career record 308–218 (58.56%)
Career titles 13 ITF
Highest ranking No. 118 (14 October 2019)
Current ranking No. 135 (19 May 2025)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 2R (2020)
French Open 2R (2019)
Wimbledon 1R (2025)
US Open 1R (2019, 2024)
Doubles
Career record 139–119 (53.88%)
Career titles 13 ITF
Highest ranking No. 91 (2 April 2018)
Current ranking No. 176 (19 May 2025)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 2R (2022, 2023)
Wimbledon Q1 (2018)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open 2R (2025)
Team competitions
Fed Cup F (2022)

Priscilla Hon (Chinese: 韓天遇) is a professional tennis player from Australia. She was born on May 10, 1998. She has achieved high rankings in her career, reaching No. 118 in singles in October 2019 and No. 91 in doubles in April 2018.

About Priscilla

Priscilla Hon was born in Brisbane, Australia, in 1998. Her parents moved to Australia from Hong Kong in 1996. When she was a young child, her parents encouraged her to try many different sports.

Tennis Journey

Junior Years

As a junior player, Priscilla was very talented. She reached a high ranking of No. 13 in the world for junior players. She also made it to the semifinals in girls' doubles at Wimbledon in 2014.

Starting Professional Tennis (2015-2016)

In January 2015, when she was 16, Priscilla played in her first major tennis tournament, the Australian Open. She played in the women's doubles with another young Australian player, Kimberly Birrell. They were given a special entry, called a wildcard, but lost their first match.

Later in 2015, Priscilla won her first professional tournaments. She won both the singles and doubles titles at an ITF event in Mornington, Australia. She also won another singles title in Brisbane that year. In 2016, she played in the Australian Open singles main draw for the first time. She also won her first title outside Australia in Italy.

Climbing the Ranks (2017-2018)

In 2017, Priscilla started to make her mark on the WTA Tour. She reached the semifinals at the Challenger de Gatineau. She also won her first match on the main WTA Tour at the 2017 Korea Open, reaching the quarterfinals.

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Priscilla Hon at the 2018 Wimbledon Championships.

In June 2018, she reached the semifinals of the Surbiton Trophy.

Grand Slam Wins and Team Play (2019)

The year 2019 was important for Priscilla. She played in the main draws of the Brisbane and Sydney tournaments. At the Australian Open, she received a wildcard entry.

In February, Priscilla proudly represented Australia for the first time in the Fed Cup. She teamed up with Ashleigh Barty in doubles. They won a crucial match against the U.S. team, which helped Australia reach the semifinals.

In May, Priscilla achieved her first main-draw win at a Grand Slam tournament. She won her first-round match at the French Open. She then lost in the second round to a strong player, Madison Keys. She also played in the main draw of the US Open that year.

Injuries and Comeback (2020-2021)

At the 2020 Australian Open, Priscilla reached the second round for the first time in her career. However, during the time when many tournaments were paused due to the COVID-19 pandemic, she suffered a hip injury. This injury kept her from playing for more than a year.

She returned to competition in 2021, playing in the qualifying rounds for the French Open. In June 2021, she was a runner-up in a doubles event in Nottingham, playing with Storm Sanders.

Big Wins and Major Debuts (2022-2024)

Priscilla started 2022 strongly at the Adelaide International. She earned her first win against a top-20 player, defeating world No. 17 Petra Kvitová. She then lost in the second round. After this great performance, she received a wildcard for the Australian Open.

In 2024, Priscilla made her debut at the US Open main draw. She had to play through qualifying matches to get there.

Recent Success (2025)

In 2025, Priscilla continued to have good results. She reached the doubles final at the Brisbane International with her partner Anna Kalinskaya. In February, she won a singles title at the W75 Queensland International.

Priscilla also made her debut in the main draw at Wimbledon in 2025, after successfully playing through the qualifying rounds.

WTA Tour Finals

Doubles: 1 (0 titles, 1 runner-up)

Priscilla has reached one doubles final on the main WTA Tour.

Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jan 2025 Brisbane International, Australia WTA 500 Hard Anna Kalinskaya Mirra Andreeva
Diana Shnaider
6–7(6–8), 5–7

ITF Circuit Finals

Singles: 15 (13 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Priscilla has won 13 singles titles and been a runner-up twice on the ITF Circuit.

Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Mar 2015 ITF Mornington, Australia W15 Clay Poland Sandra Zaniewska 5–7, 6–3, 7–6(4)
Win 2–0 Oct 2015 ITF Brisbane International, Australia W25 Hard Australia Kimberly Birrell 6–4, 6–3
Win 3–0 May 2016 ITF Santa Marherita di Pula, Italy W10 Clay Switzerland Jessica Crivelletto 6–2, 6–2
Win 4–0 Oct 2018 Bendigo International, Australia W60 Hard Australia Ellen Perez 6–4, 4–6, 7–5
Loss 4–1 Mar 2019 Clay Court International, Australia W25 Clay Australia Olivia Rogowska 6–7(6), 3–6
Loss 4–2 Feb 2022 ITF Canberra, Australia W25 Hard United States Asia Muhammad 7–6, 3–6, 2–6
Win 5–2 May 2022 ITF Netanya, Israel W25 Hard Belgium Yanina Wickmayer 6–1, 6–3
Win 6–2 Jul 2022 ITF Nottingham, United Kingdom W25 Hard United Kingdom Maia Lumsden 6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Win 7–2 Oct 2022 ITF Cairns, Australia W25 Hard Australia Kimberly Birrell 4–6, 7–6(6), 6–4
Win 8–2 Mar 2023 Clay Court International, Australia W60 Clay Australia Olivia Gadecki 4–6, 6–2, 6–4
Win 9–2 Sep 2023 ITF Perth, Australia W25 Hard Australia Talia Gibson 6–1, 3–6, 6–3
Win 10–2 Feb 2024 Burnie International, Australia W75 Hard Japan Sara Saito 6–3, 6–0
Win 11–2 Nov 2024 ITF Caloundra, Australia W50 Hard Japan Himeno Sakatsume 6–4, 7–5
Win 12–2 Jan 2025 ITF Brisbane International, Australia W75 Hard Switzerland Leonie Küng 6–4, 4–6, 6–2
Win 13–2 Mar 2025 ITF Târgu Mureș, Romania W75 Hard (i) Netherlands Arianne Hartono 6–3, 6–4

Doubles: 20 (13 titles, 7 runner–ups)

Priscilla has won 13 doubles titles and been a runner-up 7 times on the ITF Circuit.

Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 2014 ITF Toowoomba, Australia W15 Hard Australia Lizette Cabrera Australia Jessica Moore
Australia Abbie Myers
3–6, 3–6
Win 1–1 Mar 2015 ITF Mornington, Australia W15 Clay Australia Tammi Patterson Japan Mana Ayukawa
Japan Ayaka Okuno
6–4, 7–6(4)
Win 2–1 Apr 2015 ITF Melbourne, Australia W15 Clay Australia Tammi Patterson Poland Agata Barańska
Poland Sandra Zaniewska
2–6, 6–4, [12–10]
Win 3–1 May 2015 ITF Santa Margherita die Pula, Italy W10 Clay Spain Aliona Bolsova Spain Eva Guerrero Álvarez
Spain Cristina Bucșa
6–0, 6–3
Win 4–1 Aug 2015 ITF Leipzig, Germany W15 Clay Switzerland Jil Teichmann Switzerland Conny Perrin
Austria Pia König
6–1, 6–4
Loss 4–2 Oct 2015 ITF Tweed Heads, Australia W15 Hard Hungary Dalma Gálfi Australia Tammi Patterson
Australia Kimberly Birrell
7–6(3), 3–6, [8–10]
Win 5–2 Mar 2017 ITF Mornington, Australia W25 Clay Hungary Fanny Stollár Australia Jessica Moore
Thailand Varatchaya Wongteanchai
6–1, 7–5
Win 6–2 Jun 2017 Grado Tennis Cup, Italy W25 Clay Israel Julia Glushko Switzerland Conny Perrin
Croatia Tereza Mrdeža
7–5, 6–2
Win 7–2 Jun 2017 Internazionali di Brescia, Italy W60 Clay Israel Julia Glushko Paraguay Montserrat González
Belarus Ilona Kremen
2–6, 7–6(4), [10–8]
Loss 7–3 Jun 2017 Internacional de Barcelona, Spain W60 Clay Israel Julia Glushko Paraguay Montserrat González
Spain Sílvia Soler Espinosa
4–6, 3–6
Win 8–3 Jun 2017 ITF Warsaw, Poland W25 Clay Belarus Vera Lapko Poland Katarzyna Kawa
Poland Katarzyna Piter
7–6(3), 6–4
Win 9–3 Aug 2017 Lexington Challenger, United States W60 Hard Belarus Vera Lapko Japan Hiroko Kuwata
Russia Valeria Savinykh
6–3, 6–4
Win 10–3 Mar 2018 Clay Court International, Australia W60 Clay Slovenia Dalila Jakupović Japan Makoto Ninomiya
Japan Miyu Kato
6–4, 4–6, [10–7]
Loss 10–4 Jun 2021 Nottingham Trophy, UK W100 Grass Australia Storm Sanders Romania Monica Niculescu
Romania Elena-Gabriela Ruse
5–7, 5–7
Loss 10–5 Mar 2023 Clay Court International, Australia W60 Clay Slovenia Dalila Jakupović Australia Elysia Bolton
Australia Alexandra Bozovic
6–4, 5–7, [11–13]
Win 11–5 Apr 2023 ITF Kashiwa, Japan W25 Hard Netherlands Arianne Hartono Japan Saki Imamura
Japan Naho Sato
6–4, 3–6, [10–7]
Loss 11–6 Apr 2023 ITF Istanbul, Turkey W60 Clay Ukraine Valeriya Strakhova Slovenia Dalila Jakupović
Irina Khromacheva
6–4, 5–7, [11–13]
Win 12–6 Oct 2023 Playford International, Australia W60 Hard Australia Talia Gibson Australia Kaylah McPhee
Australia Astra Sharma
6–1, 6–2
Win 13–6 Nov 2023 ITF Brisbane International, Australia W60 Hard Australia Talia Gibson Australia Destanee Aiava
Australia Maddison Inglis
4–6, 7–5, [10–5]
Loss 13–7 Feb 2025 ITF Prague, Czech Republic W60 Hard (i) Switzerland Rebeka Masarova Czech Republic Jesika Malečková
Czech Republic Miriam Škoch
0–6, 2–6

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