“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
Biggest movers: Australian women soar in 2019 rankings
14 November, 2019
In a banner season for Australian women's tennis, 14 of our players enjoyed significant rankings rises to end 2019 in a far higher position than one year earlier.
Read moreIn a banner season for Australian women's tennis, 14 of our players enjoyed significant rankings rises to end 2019 in a far higher position than one year earlier.
Molik on Fed Cup final: “We gave everything today”
10 November, 2019
Alicia Molik says she has “no regrets” about how the Australian team prepared and performed in the Fed Cup final, but that the loss to France “hurts a lot”.
Read moreAlicia Molik says she has “no regrets” about how the Australian team prepared and performed in the Fed Cup final, but that the loss to France “hurts a lot”.
Fed Cup final: Barty prepared for Mladenovic rematch on Day 2
9 November, 2019
Ash Barty hopes victory over Kristina Mladenovic in the first of the reverse singles will put Australia on course for its first Fed Cup title in 45 years.
Read moreAsh Barty hopes victory over Kristina Mladenovic in the first of the reverse singles will put Australia on course for its first Fed Cup title in 45 years.
Sharma, Hon learning from Aussie teammates
7 November, 2019
Astra Sharma and Priscilla Hon, both new to the Australian Fed Cup team in 2019, continue to learn and thrive under the wing of their experienced countrywomen.
Read moreAstra Sharma and Priscilla Hon, both new to the Australian Fed Cup team in 2019, continue to learn and thrive under the wing of their experienced countrywomen.
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