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Priscilla Hon

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.

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	Sandra Zaniewska	5–7, 6–3, 7–6(4)
Win	2–0	Oct 2015	ITF 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	Feb 2024	Burnie International, Australia	W75	Hard	Sara Saito	6–3, 6–0
Win	11–2	Nov 2024	ITF Caloundra, Australia	W50	Hard	Himeno Sakatsume	6–4, 7–5
Win	12–2	Jan 2025	ITF Brisbane International, Australia	W75	Hard	Leonie Küng	6–4, 4–6, 6–2
Win	13–2	Mar 2025	ITF Târgu Mureș, Romania	W75	Hard (i)	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	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	Eva Guerrero Álvarez Cristina Bucșa	6–0, 6–3
Win	4–1	Aug 2015	ITF Leipzig, Germany	W15	Clay	Jil Teichmann	Conny Perrin Pia König	6–1, 6–4
Loss	4–2	Oct 2015	ITF Tweed Heads, Australia	W15	Hard	Dalma Gálfi	Tammi Patterson Kimberly Birrell	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	Conny Perrin Tereza Mrdeža	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	ITF Brisbane International, Australia	W60	Hard	Talia Gibson	Destanee Aiava Maddison Inglis	4–6, 7–5, [10–5]
Loss	13–7	Feb 2025	ITF Prague, Czech Republic	W60	Hard (i)	Rebeka Masarova	Jesika Malečková Miriam Škoch	0–6, 2–6

See also

In Spanish: Priscilla Hon para niños