PLAYER PROFILE
Talia Gibson
10
AUSTRALIAN
RANKING
RANKING
206
WTA
RANKING
RANKING
- Age19
- Born18 June 2004
- Birth PlacePerth, WA
- PlaysRight-handed
“Today was up and down. I think that maintaining my focus was the main issue.”
— Talia Gibson, 20 Feb 2020
» Gibson pipped in Perth
On court
- Introduced to tennis at age five by her mother
- First international trip for tennis came in 2017, when she was part of a four-week junior tour in Germany
- Won singles title at 14/u Australian Championships in December 2018
- Finalist at the 12/u National Grasscourt Championships in Adelaide in 2016
- Favourite shot is forehand; favourite surface is hard court
- Goal is to win the Australian Open
- Inspired by Roger Federer and Serena Williams.
Off court
- Favourite foods include tacos and cookies & cream icecream
- Loves going to the beach
- Named Female Junior Athlete of the Year at the 2019 and 2022 Australian Tennis Awards.
Year-end singles rankings history
2023 | 301 |
2022 | 364 |
Talia Gibson in the news
Ranking movers: Fast-rising Aussies climb to new career-highs
18 March, 2024
Promising Australian women Olivia Gadecki, Taylah Preston and Talia Gibson all sit at new career-high rankings this week.
Read morePromising Australian women Olivia Gadecki, Taylah Preston and Talia Gibson all sit at new career-high rankings this week.
Ranking movers: De Minaur, Thompson climb to new career-highs
19 February, 2024
Australia's leading men, Alex de Minaur and Jordan Thompson, rise to unprecedented heights in the latest ATP Tour singles rankings.
Read moreAustralia's leading men, Alex de Minaur and Jordan Thompson, rise to unprecedented heights in the latest ATP Tour singles rankings.
Aussie weekly wrap: De Minaur takes “another big step in the right direction”
19 February, 2024
Australian No.1 Alex de Minaur records a runner-up finish at an ATP 500 tournament in the Netherlands.
Read moreAustralian No.1 Alex de Minaur records a runner-up finish at an ATP 500 tournament in the Netherlands.
Aussie women enjoying best results in 18 years at Australian Open 2024
17 January, 2024
Ajla Tomljanovic and Daria Saville are among nine Aussies to progress to the second round in the Australian Open 2024 women's doubles competition.
Read moreAjla Tomljanovic and Daria Saville are among nine Aussies to progress to the second round in the Australian Open 2024 women's doubles competition.