On court

• began playing tennis at the age of six, encouraged by her aunt
• knew she was good enough to pursue a professional career after representing the ACT in Bruce Cup at age 10
• favourite surface is clay
• among her career highlights was representing Australia in the Optus Australian Junior Fed Cup Team in 2006
• feels her game most closely resembles Li Na’s
• Says Shuai Zhang is the toughest opponent she has ever faced
• Wishes she could replay her quarterfinal match at the 2014 Margaret River Pro Tour event (lost to Japan’s Rika Ozaki 3-6 6-4 7-6(0))
• Her dream tennis scenario would be victory over a top 10 player in a night match at Rod Laver Arena
• Professional goal is to be the best she can be, with the aim of being a top 10 player

Off court

• enjoys catching up with friends, shopping, swimming and watching movies, her favourite of which is Sister Act
• father is Jun Bai, a retired public servant while Alison’s mother, Alejandra Benedictors-Bai, died of breast cancer when Alison was 10
• best piece of advice is to just keep going after it
• her perfect day would involve breakfast at a nice cafe followed by a day of pampering (massage, nails), followed by a movie and a quiet dinner
• would have been a lawyer if not a tennis player

Year-end singles ranking history

Titles/Finals

Titles

2015 Mildura ITF

Finals

2018 Changsha ITF

2014 Mildura ITF