“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
- scored first top-20 win against Petra Kvitova at the 2022 Adelaide International
- won her biggest career singles title at an ITF 75 tournament at Burnie in February 2024
Off court
- lists her hobbies as friends, shopping, music and the beach
Year-end ranking history
2023 | 210 |
2022 | 151 |
2021 | 256 |
2020 | 147 |
2019 | 126 |
2018 | 158 |
2017 | 227 |
2016 | 499 |
2015 | 346 |
2014 | 772 |
2013 | 948 |
Titles/Finals
Titles
2023 Canberra ITF
2022 Netanya ITF, Nottingham ITF, Cairns ITF
2018 Bendigo ITF
2016 Santa Margherita Di Pula ITF
2015 Mornington ITF, Brisbane ITF
Finals
2022 Canberra ITF
2019 Canberra ITF
Priscilla Hon in the news
Ranking movers: Saville closing in on top 100 return
4 March, 2024
Saville's ranking soared 32 places to world No.116 after her latest singles success in San Diego. Alex de Minaur has maintained his place in the ATP top 10 after…
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Aussie weekly wrap: Nine Australian players celebrate title-winning runs
4 March, 2024
Australian players are shining brightly on the world stage, with Ellen Perez and Alex de Minaur among nine Aussies to scoop a title this week.
Read moreAustralian players are shining brightly on the world stage, with Ellen Perez and Alex de Minaur among nine Aussies to scoop a title this week.
Aussie weekly wrap: 14 Australians contest finals across historic week
26 February, 2024
The fast-rising Taylah Preston was among 14 Australian players to contest finals in professional tournaments this week.
Read moreThe fast-rising Taylah Preston was among 14 Australian players to contest finals in professional tournaments this week.
Strong field set as Australian Pro Tour returns to Victoria
19 February, 2024
Li Tu, Priscilla Hon and Omar Jasika are the top seeds at an Australian Pro Tour event in the Victorian town of Traralgon this week.
Read moreLi Tu, Priscilla Hon and Omar Jasika are the top seeds at an Australian Pro Tour event in the Victorian town of Traralgon this week.