“I’m just taking it match by match but my goal is still to be top 100 by the end of the year.”
— Priscilla Hon, 24 Oct 2019
» Hon on target in title defence
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
Social round-up: Kyrgios shows his spirit
7 April, 2020
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.
Social round-up: Stars busy working out and avoiding dishes
31 March, 2020
What have Australia's top-ranked players been up to? We've collated tweets and posts from the past 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 the past week to keep fans up to date.
Woodbridge: players can benefit from time at home
26 March, 2020
With professional tennis suspended until early June, Todd Woodbridge believes players can take advantage of extra, and extremely rare, time off.
Read moreWith professional tennis suspended until early June, Todd Woodbridge believes players can take advantage of extra, and extremely rare, time off.
Aussie women: Success breeding success
8 March, 2020
While Ash Barty thrives at world No.1, the camaraderie among Australia’s top players provides another reason to celebrate on International Women’s Day.
Read moreWhile Ash Barty thrives at world No.1, the camaraderie among Australia’s top players provides another reason to celebrate on International Women’s Day.
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