
“I’m improving each match this week and everything’s in good nick at the moment.”
— Destanee Aiava, 7 Feb 2020
» Aiava books Launceston semifinal
On court
- Won the singles and doubles events at the 2011 Australian Optus Championships
- In 2012, selected to represent Australia at the Longines Future Tennis Aces tournament in Paris; she went on to win the tournament. Her prize was a opportunity to hit with 22-time Grand Slam Champion Steffi Graf
- Went a sparkling 41-7 on the ITF junior circuit in 2014, winning five titles (including the U18 Canadian World Ranking Event Montreal)
- Reached the third round of the Australian Open junior championships in 2014 and 2015
- Represented Australia in Junior Fed Cup play in 2014 and 2015; both years competed in the competition finals, in San Luis Potosi, Mexico (2014) and Madrid, Spain (2015)
- In just her fourth ever pro tournament, reached the quarterfinals of the $15,000 ITF event in Melbourne.
- Upset No.3 seed Sara Tomic en route to the semifinals of the 18/u Australian Championships in 2015
- Advanced to her first final at the Canberra Claycourt International #1 in March 2016 after beginning the week as a qualifier
- Made her Grand Slam debut at the Australian Open at age 16, becoming the first player to be born in 2000 or later to compete in a major
Off court
- goal is to one day become world No.1 which inspires her to continually improve her game, much like her hero Roger Federer
- mother is a former rugby player; father is the Australian UFC coach
- started out playing soccer but got kicked off her junior team because “I wouldn’t pass the ball”
- nickname is ‘Des’
Year-end singles ranking history
2021 | 310 |
2020 | 214 |
2019 | 197 |
2018 | 249 |
2017 | 150 |
2016 | 382 |
2015 | 674 |
Titles/Finals
Titles
2019 Canberra 25K ITF
2018 Osaka 25K ITF
2017 Perth #2 25K ITF, Mornington 25K ITF
Finals
2020 Launceston 25K ITF
2018 Canberra ITF, Cairns ITF
2016 Canberra ITF, Tweed Heads ITF
Destanee Aiava in the news
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11 January, 2022
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11 January, 2022
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Birrell creates history with Australian Open qualifying victory

10 January, 2022
Australian wildcard Kimberly Birrell has scored a first-round win in the Australian Open 2022 women's qualifying singles competition.
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