PLAYER PROFILE

Zoe Hives

“I guess I know what I can do now. If I play well I can get some good results, but I’m not putting too much pressure on myself.”

Champion at the 2011 Optus 14s Spring Nationals and 2012 Queensland Junior Claycourt International #1
Reached career-high ITF junior ranking of world No.95 in January 2013
Won first professional title in 2015, at the 15K Melbourne ITF tournament, part of a purple patch on the Australian Pro Tour during which she went 12-2 and slashed her ranking from No.917 to No.493 in four weeks across March and April
Made her Australian Open debut in 2016, falling in the first round of qualifying
Won three Australian Pro Tour titles in 2018, including the biggest of her career in Canberra (ITF 60K)
Won first WTA main-draw match in Hobart over Johanna Larsson in January 2019
In her Australian Open main-draw debut in 2019, won her first Grand Slam match over Bethanie Mattek-Sands to reach second round
Claimed first WTA doubles title in April 2019 alongside Astra Sharma in Bogota
Played at Wimbledon and US for the first time in 2019, contesting the qualifying rounds
Debuted in top 200 (at No.178) on 28 January 2019; cracked world’s top 150 on 16 September 2019
Made her Wimbledon main draw debut in 2022, earning place in the draw as a qualifier

Has been playing tennis since the age of five; her father built a court at their house made of granite sand
If she wasn’t playing tennis, Zoe says she would be a teacher
Her ideal mixed doubles partner would be Bob Bryan
Favourite player is Roger Federer
Goal is to reach the WTA top 20
Was sidelined during 2020 and 2021 seasons due to glandular fever and POTS (postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome)

2018 Playford 25K ITF, Toowoomba 25K ITF, Canberra 60K ITF

2015 Melbourne Park 15K ITF

2019 Ashland 60K ITF