Country (sports) Australia Career record 42–34 Residence Brisbane, Australia Name Priscilla Hon | Coach(es) Anthony Richardson Role Tennis Player Prize money US $35,975 | |
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Born 10 May 1998 (age 25) Brisbane, Australia ( 1998-05-10 ) Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Similar Petra Kvitová, Maddison Inglis, Kimberly Birrell | ||
Astra Sharma v Priscilla Hon match highlights (1R) | Australian Open 2019
Aliaksandra Sasnovich v Priscilla Hon match highlights (2R) | Sydney International 2019
Priscilla Hon (born 10 May 1998) is an Australian tennis player of Hong Kong descent. Hon has a WTA singles career-high ranking of 322 achieved on 1 February 2016. She also has a WTA doubles career-high ranking of 179 achieved on 3 July 2017.
Contents
- Astra Sharma v Priscilla Hon match highlights 1R Australian Open 2019
- Aliaksandra Sasnovich v Priscilla Hon match highlights 2R Sydney International 2019
- Juniors
- 2015
- 2016
- 2017
- Doubles
- References
Juniors
On the junior circuit, Hon has a career-high ranking of 13 and has reached the semifinals of the 2014 Wimbledon Championships girls' doubles.
2015
In January 2015 at age 16, Hon made her senior Grand Slam main draw debut at the 2015 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 American team of Raquel Kops-Jones and Abigail Spears in straight sets, 3–6, 5–7. Hon was also given a wildcard to the singles qualifying draw, but lost in the first round to qualifying 10th seed Evgeniya Rodina of Russia in straight sets, 6–7(6–8), 2–6.
In March, Hon won her first ITF tournaments at the $15,000 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.
Hon won her second ITF singles title at the $25,000 event in Brisbane, defeating fellow Australian junior and good friend Kimberly Birrell in the final, 6–4, 6–3.
2016
Hon was given a main draw wildcard into the 2016 Brisbane International, but lost to Samantha Crawford in straight sets. Hon was awarded a main draw wildcard into the 2016 Australian Open after winning the 18/u National Championships in December 2015. 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 Santa Margherita Di Pula.
2017
In August, Hon qualified for and made the semi-finals of the 2017 Challenger de Gatineau. In September, Hon qualified for the Korean Open and won her first WTA Tour match against Karolína Muchová. Hon defeated Arantxa Rus to make the quarter finals.
Doubles
Women's Doubles partners: KBKimberly Birrell