PLAYER PROFILE
Kaylah McPhee
- Age24
- Born 4 February 1998
- Birth PlaceBrisbane, (Queensland)
- LivesBrisbane, (Queensland)
- Height167 cm
- PlaysRight-handed
- CoachChris Mahony
“Now I expect myself to do better. I have more confidence. I kind of feel like it’s possible for me to beat most of the players in the draw. I don’t settle with ‘oh well, she’s a good player, it’s OK that I lost’”
— Kaylah McPhee, 20 May 2019
» Confident McPhee a growing force on tour
On court
- Won the 2011 Wynnum Open
- Won the 2012 Lismore Open Championships
- Winner of the 14s events at the 2012 Rod Laver Lead-in Championships and the 2012 Rod Laver QLD Junior Championships
- Stunned top seed Olivia Rogowska in the first round of the AO2016 Play-off at Melbourne Park in December 2015
- Improved her WTA ranking more than 700 places across two years; ended 2016 at No.1092, 2017 at No.717 and 2018 at No.363
- Won her first professional doubles titles in 2018 at Australian Pro Tour events in Canberra (w/Fetecau) and Brisbane (w/Inglis)
- Progressed to her first professional singles final at the Mildura International Pro Tour event in March 2019
- Reached semifinals of WTA 125K event in Anning, China in April 2019, a result helping her crack the top 250
- Played Grand Slam qualifying events for the first time in 2019, winning her first-round matches at Australian Open and Wimbledon
Off court
- Tennis heroes are Kim Clijsters, Ana Ivanovic and Roger Federer
- If not playing tennis, would be a soccer player
Year-end singles ranking history
| 2021 | 542 |
| 2020 | 256 |
| 2019 | 213 |
| 2018 | 363 |
| 2017 | 717 |
| 2016 | 1092 |
Titles/Finals
Finals
2019 Mildura 25K ITF, Jinan 60K ITF
Kaylah McPhee in the news
Seven Australian women advance in Wimbledon qualifying
22 June, 2022
Seven Australians, including Priscilla Hon, have made a winning start in the Wimbledon 2022 ladies' qualifying singles competition.
Read moreSeven Australians, including Priscilla Hon, have made a winning start in the Wimbledon 2022 ladies' qualifying singles competition.
Eleven Aussie women to contest Wimbledon 2022 qualifying
21 June, 2022
Astra Sharma and Maddison Inglis are among 11 Aussie contenders in the Wimbledon 2022 women's qualifying singles competition.
Read moreAstra Sharma and Maddison Inglis are among 11 Aussie contenders in the Wimbledon 2022 women's qualifying singles competition.
Social round-up: Aussie players embracing grass-court season
16 June, 2022
What have Australia's top-ranked players been up to? We've collated tweets and posts from this week to keep fans up to date ...
Read moreWhat have Australia's top-ranked players been up to? We've collated tweets and posts from this week to keep fans up to date ...
Celebrating new ranking highs in 2020
27 December, 2020
As 2020 draws to a close, we take a look at the top-ranked Australian players who set new career-high rankings in the past year.
Read moreAs 2020 draws to a close, we take a look at the top-ranked Australian players who set new career-high rankings in the past year.
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