PLAYER PROFILE

Kaylah McPhee

  • Age25
  • 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, and 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 AO 2016 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)
  • Reached 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
  • In April 2023, advanced to first pro singles final in almost four years at ITF 15K event in Telde, Spain.

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

2023 513
2022 590
2021 542
2020 256
2019 213
2018 363
2017 717
2016 1092

Kaylah McPhee in the news

Ranking movers: Aussies rewarded for impressive late-season form
Ajla Tomljanovic. Picture: Getty Images
27 November, 2023

Ajla Tomljanovic skyrockets back into the world's top 300 this week after winning a WTA 125 tournament in Brazil.
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Aussie weekly wrap: Tomljanovic captures biggest singles title of her career
Ajla Tomljanovic celebrates her title victory in Brazil.
26 November, 2023

Australian Ajla Tomljanovic had a week to remember, winning her first singles title in more than 10 years at a WTA 125 tournament in Brazil.
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Fields set for the 2023 December Showdown
Lily Taylor in action. Picture: Tennis Australia
22 November, 2023

Many of Australia's top-ranked junior players will compete at the annual December Showdown at Melbourne Park next month.
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Aussie weekly wrap: Celebrating maiden titles and new career-firsts
Jeremy Jin won his first professional ITF singles title in America this week.
30 October, 2023

Five Australian players won professional titles this week, including 19-year-old Jeremy Jin who captured his first ITF singles crown.
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