Priscilla Hon
Hon at the 2018 Wimbledon Championships | |
Country (sports) |
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Residence | Brisbane, Australia |
Born |
Brisbane, Australia | 10 May 1998
Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Coach | Brett Hunter, Chris Mahony |
Prize money | US $190,768 |
Singles | |
Career record | 113–87 |
Career titles | 3 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 162 (16 July 2018) |
Current ranking | No. 173 (16 July 2018) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (2016) |
French Open | Q1 (2018) |
Wimbledon | Q2 (2018) |
US Open | Q1 (2018) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 91–60 |
Career titles | 9 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 91 (2 April 2018) |
Current ranking | No. 95 (11 June 2018) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018) |
Wimbledon | Q1 (2018) |
Last updated on: 11 June 2018. |
Priscilla Hon (born 10 May 1998) is an Australian tennis player. Hon has a WTA singles career-high ranking of 164 achieved in June 2018. She also has a WTA doubles career-high ranking of 91 in April 2018.
Career
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.[1] 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.[2]
2017
In August, Hon qualified for and made the semi-finals of the 2017 Challenger de Gatineau.[3] 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, where was defeated by Richèl Hogenkamp.[4]
2018
Hon lost in the final round of qualifying for the 2018 Australian Open. Hon competed on the ITF Women's Circuit with limited success. In May, Hon lost in the first round of qualifying for the French Open. In June, Hon reached the semi-final of the Surbiton Trophy.[5] Hon lost in the second round of qualifying for Wimbledon.
ITF finals: 16 (13-3)
Singles finals: 3 (3–0)
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Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 29 March 2015 | Mornington, Australia | Clay | 5–7, 6–3, 7–6(7–4) | |
Winner | 2. | 25 October 2015 | Brisbane, Australia | Hard | 6–4, 6–3 | |
Winner | 3. | 8 May 2016 | Pula, Italy | Clay | 6–2, 6–2 |
Doubles: 13 (10–3)
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Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 18 October 2014 | Toowoomba, Australia | Hard | 3–6, 3–6 | ||
Winner | 1. | 28 March 2015 | Mornington, Australia | Clay | 6–4, 7–6(7–4) | ||
Winner | 2. | 3 April 2015 | Melbourne, Australia | Clay | 2–6, 6–4, [12–10] | ||
Winner | 3. | 9 May 2015 | Pula, Italy | Clay | 6–0, 6–3 | ||
Winner | 4. | 22 August 2015 | Leipzig, Germany | Clay | 6–1, 6–4 | ||
Runner-up | 2. | 2 October 2015 | Tweed Heads, Australia | Hard | 7–6(7–3), 3–6, [8–10] | ||
Winner | 5. | 25 March 2017 | Mornington, Australia | Clay | 6–1, 7–5 | ||
Winner | 6. | 3 June 2017 | Grado, Italy | Clay | 7–5, 6–2 | ||
Winner | 7. | 10 June 2017 | Brescia, Italy | Clay | 2–6, 7–6(7–4), [10–8] | ||
Runner-up | 3. | 16 June 2017 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | 4–6, 3–6 | ||
Winner | 8. | 25 June 2017 | Warsaw, Poland | Clay | 7–6(7–3), 6–4 | ||
Winner | 9. | 6 August 2017 | Lexington, United States | Hard | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
Winner | 10. | 24 March 2018 | Canberra, Australia | Clay | 6-4, 4-6, [10-7] |
Performance timelines
Singles
Tournament | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | W–L | |
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Australian Open | 1R | A | Q3 | 0–1 | |
French Open | A | A | Q1 | 0–0 | |
Wimbledon | A | A | Q2 | 0–0 | |
US Open | A | A | Q1 | 0–0 | |
Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | |
Year-end ranking | 499 | 221 |
Doubles
Tournament | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | Win–Loss | ||||||||||||||
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Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0–4 | ||||||||||||||
French Open | A | A | A | A | 0–0 | ||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | 0–0 | ||||||||||||||
US Open | A | A | A | A | 0–0 | ||||||||||||||
Win–Loss | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–4 | ||||||||||||||
Year-end ranking | 325 | 540 | 115 |
References
- ↑ "Australian Open 2016: Priscilla Hon happy to play Serena Williams on her grand slam debut". Sydney Morning Herald. 19 December 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ↑ "HON WINS FIRST PRO TITLE OVERSEAS". Tennis Australia. 9 May 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ↑ "HON ENJOYS IMPRESSIVE RUN IN VANCOUVER". Tennis Australia. 18 August 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ↑ "Hon Beats Rus to reach Korea Open Quarters". Tennis Australia. 21 September 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ↑ "THREE AUSSIES THROUGH TO SURBITON SEMFINALS". Tennis Australia. 9 June 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2018.