
PLAYER PROFILE
Lily Taylor
- Age16
- Born 2 September 2006
- LivesBrisbane, Queensland
- Height175 cm
- PlaysRight-handed
ON-COURT
- Started playing aged four at Remar Tennis Academy
- Father, Gabriel, was her first coach
- Won 14 and under Australian Clay-court Championships in both singles and doubles in 2021
- Won two ITF World Junior Tour singles titles and two doubles titles during 2021
- Loves “that tennis is an individual sport, so you can’t hide behind a team, but you can also stand out by yourself”
- Favourite shot is a down-the-line backhand
- Favourite player is Aryna Sabalenka
- Dream is to win the Australian Open
OFF-COURT
- Parents are Gabriel and Donna. Names them as her biggest influences because “they have taught me my morals and how to act”
- Has two younger sisters, Ava and Cleo
- Nickname is ‘Lils’
- Favourite foods are pork buns and hot cinnamon donuts
- Favourite musicians are Eminem and Olivia Rodrigo
- Favourite film is Marvel’s Avengers: Infinity War
- Enjoys writing in her spare time
- Female Junior Athlete of the Year finalist at 2021 Australian Tennis Awards
Lily Taylor in the news
Australian juniors qualify for international world finals

4 May, 2022
Australian teams have qualified for the Junior Davis Cup, Junior Billie Jean King Cup and World Junior Tennis finals later this year.
Read moreAustralian teams have qualified for the Junior Davis Cup, Junior Billie Jean King Cup and World Junior Tennis finals later this year.
Australian junior national tennis teams begin competition in India

6 April, 2022
Australia's leading juniors are set to contest Asia-Pacific qualifying tournaments for team events in India this month.
Read moreAustralia's leading juniors are set to contest Asia-Pacific qualifying tournaments for team events in India this month.
Aussie trio advances as Australian Open junior events begin

22 January, 2022
Hayden Jones, Jeremy Jin and Charlotte Kempenaers-Pocz all claimed first-round wins as junior action began at the Australian Open.
Read moreHayden Jones, Jeremy Jin and Charlotte Kempenaers-Pocz all claimed first-round wins as junior action began at the Australian Open.
Aussies embracing home support at Australian Open 2022

22 January, 2022
Aussies Chris O'Connell, Maddison Inglis and Alex de Minaur feature in third-round singles action at Australian Open 2022 today.
Read moreAussies Chris O'Connell, Maddison Inglis and Alex de Minaur feature in third-round singles action at Australian Open 2022 today.