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

Titles/Finals

Titles

2019 Canberra ITF

2018 Osaka ITF

2017 Perth #2 ITF, Mornington ITF

Finals

2018 Canberra ITF, Cairns ITF

2016 Canberra ITF, Tweed Heads ITF