“I think I'm more sure about my game style. I don't really back away from what I know works for me. I don't feel I'm playing the best tennis of my life, but I do feel a lot more a clear.”
— Priscilla Hon, 19 Sep 2019
» Hon wins all-Australian battle to reach Seoul quarters
On court
- started playing tennis at age six
- favourite surface is clay; dream is to win at Roland Garros
- thinks Pat Rafter is the greatest Aussie player of all time
- training base is the National Academy Brisbane at the Queensland Tennis Centre
- in 2012, won her first ITF junior title at the Swiss Junior Trophy, a Grade 4 event in Oberentfelden
- won three more junior tournaments in 2013 – Odense, Denmark; Oceania Closed Junior Championships, Fiji; Dunlop Japan Open Junior Championships, Tokyo
- peaked at a career high ITF junior ranking of No.13 in June 2014
- was selected as “orange girl” for Australia’s Fed Cup tie against Germany in February 2015
- in March 2015, won her first professional ITF title at the $15,000 clay-court event in Mornington; won a second at the $25,000 Brisbane Pro Tour event October
- triumphed at the 18s Australian Championships at the 2015 December Showdown; prize was a wildcard entry into the main draw of Australian Open 2016
- contested her first WTA main draw at Brisbane International 2016, falling 6-4 6-4 to Samantha Crawford
- in 2017, reached the quarterfinals of her first WTA tournament in Seoul, Korea at age 19
- made her Fed Cup debut in February 2019, combining with Ash Barty in the live doubles rubber to deliver Australia a 3-2 victory over the USA — which sent Australia into the World Group semifinals
Off court
- lists her hobbies as friends, shopping, music and the beach
Year-end ranking history
| 2018 | 158 |
| 2017 | 227 |
| 2016 | 499 |
| 2015 | 346 |
| 2014 | 772 |
| 2013 | 948 |
Titles/Finals
Titles
2018 Bendigo ITF
2016 Santa Margherita Di Pula ITF
2015 Mornington ITF, Brisbane ITF
Finals
2019 Canberra ITF
Priscilla Hon in the news
Sanders back with a win in Bendigo
22 October, 2019
Two years after playing her last professional singles match in Bendigo, Storm Sanders is injury-free and back there in the winner’s circle.
Read moreTwo years after playing her last professional singles match in Bendigo, Storm Sanders is injury-free and back there in the winner’s circle.
Vukic and Hon open Brisbane accounts
2 October, 2019
Top seeds Aleksandar Vukic and Priscilla Hon progress to the second round at the Brisbane QTC international.
Read moreTop seeds Aleksandar Vukic and Priscilla Hon progress to the second round at the Brisbane QTC international.
Muchova stops Hon in Seoul quarterfinals
20 September, 2019
Priscilla Hon's four-match unbeaten run ends at the Korea Open in Seoul with defeat to third seed Karolina Muchova.
Read morePriscilla Hon's four-match unbeaten run ends at the Korea Open in Seoul with defeat to third seed Karolina Muchova.
Hon wins all-Australian battle to reach Seoul quarters
19 September, 2019
Qualifier Priscilla Hon notches an impressive three-set victory over countrywoman Alja Tomljanovic for her fourth straight win at the Korea Open in Seoul.
Read moreQualifier Priscilla Hon notches an impressive three-set victory over countrywoman Alja Tomljanovic for her fourth straight win at the Korea Open in Seoul.
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