{"id":14478,"date":"2019-07-25T16:20:22","date_gmt":"2019-07-25T08:20:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/wa\/?p=14478"},"modified":"2019-08-01T12:37:35","modified_gmt":"2019-08-01T04:37:35","slug":"back-to-back-titles-for-was-talia-gibson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/wa\/news\/2019\/07\/25\/back-to-back-titles-for-was-talia-gibson","title":{"rendered":"Back to Back Titles for WA’s Talia Gibson"},"content":{"rendered":"

WA\u2019s rising tennis sensation Talia Gibson<\/strong> (Alfred Cove) continues to prove her position as one of the country\u2019s most promising junior players, claiming back to back Singles titles at the J4 Brisbane<\/strong> and J4 Gold Coast<\/strong> tournaments held earlier this month.<\/p>\n

Ranked as the number one Australian junior player for the 2004 birth year, Gibson, aged just 15, was well composed throughout both events, despite taking to the courts as one of the tournament\u2019s youngest competitors.<\/p>\n

At the J4 Brisbane Tournament, Gibson faced 17 year old Natasha Russell (AUS) in the Quarterfinals, digging deep for a 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 win against the number two seed. Advancing to the Semi-finals, Gibson dominated with a 6-1, 6-2 victory over New Zealand\u2019s Vivian Yang.<\/p>\n

Challenged early in the first set of the Final<\/strong> against 18 year old Sara Nayar (MYS), Gibson found form and fought back from a set down to claim the J4 Brisbane<\/strong> Singles<\/strong> title in three sets; 1-6, 6-4, 6-0.<\/p>\n

Coming off the impressive win in Brisbane, Gibson hit the courts with confidence on the Gold Coast. Up against the event\u2019s number three seed Roopa Bains (AUS) in the Quarterfinals, Gibson stayed on top with a straight sets, 7-5, 6-4 victory. A walk over in the Semifinals sent Gibson straight to the Finals<\/strong> where she faced the number two seed Natasha Russell. Having beaten Russell the week before in the Quarterfinals of the J4 Brisbane, Gibson cemented her dominance claiming the J4 Gold Coast Singles<\/strong> title with a tight three set 6-3, 6-7(3), 7-5 victory in the Final.<\/p>\n

Gibson, who first stepped on the court at age five, has made significant progress this year, slicing her ranking in half since the beginning of the year, thereby securing a career high ITF Junior ranking <\/strong>of 290.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Further evidence of Gibson\u2019s position on the Australian women\u2019s tennis scene is evidenced by the 15 year olds AR<\/strong> (Australian ranking) of 59<\/strong>. Comparable to World Number One Ashleigh Barty<\/strong>, who leads the Australian rankings charge ahead of Ajla Tomljanovic (2)<\/strong> and WA\u2019s Astra Sharma (3)<\/strong>, the young gun is clearly within reach of Australia\u2019s top performing female players.<\/p>\n

Recognising Gibson\u2019s ongoing success and her position as one of Australia\u2019s leading 2004 born female players, Gibson was invited to attend a month long USA ITF tour<\/strong>. The tour, made possible by the Australian Fed Cup Foundation and Tennis Australia, saw seven of Australia\u2019s top female junior player\u2019s contest three junior ITF tournaments whilst taking up residence at the Chris Evert<\/strong> Academy<\/strong> in Boca Raton, Florida. \u00a0Fellow WA junior player, Shanelle Iaconi<\/strong> (North Beach) also joined Gibson on the development tour.<\/p>\n

Gibson\u2019s charge has been evident since her win at the 2018 December Showdown<\/strong> where she claimed the 14\/U Australian Championship Singles Titles<\/strong>.\u00a0 Subsequent success followed for Gibson at the J1 Traralgon ITF Junior International<\/strong> tournament in January where she finished as a competitive Quarterfinalist<\/strong> in the open junior event. Based on her impressive results, Gibson went on to be named in the 16\/U Junior Fed Cup team<\/strong> which travelled to Thailand in April.<\/p>\n

A student of the Applecross Senior High School Tennis Programme<\/strong>, Gibson was named the 2016, 2017 <\/strong>and 2018<\/strong> Player of the Year<\/strong> alongside being awarded the prestigious Shane Smedley<\/strong> award for Elite Performance<\/strong> in 2018<\/strong>. Keeping good company, Gibson joins fellow WA tennis star Astra Sharma as a winner of the schoolwide award.<\/p>\n

Boasting a junior ITF career win loss ratio of 18\/8 Gibson has trained with Brixton Tennis under both Tate and John Roberts since age seven. Tate Roberts says Gibson\u2019s success in Queensland is a fantastic result for the young gun\u2019s determination to improve her game.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve been working together really closely on getting Talia the results that she deserves,\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSeeing Talia come out on top in tight matches is evidence that all of the hard work is paying off,\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cTalia\u2019s results in Queensland are fantastic and I\u2019m incredibly proud to see her doing so well,\u201d Roberts said.<\/p>\n

Supportive of Gibson\u2019s development has been her involvement in the National Academy program at the State Tennis Centre where she was invited to join the Super 10\u2019s program as a seven year old. \u00a0Advancing through the State and National programs, Gibson now trains weekly with the National Academy squad.<\/p>\n

National Academy Manager Tom George<\/strong> says it\u2019s incredibly exciting to watch Talia\u2019s steady progress and that her success is something the whole team are incredibly proud of.<\/p>\n

\u201cTalia continues to prove her position as one of Australia\u2019s top performing junior athletes,\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cShe trains incredibly hard and represents herself to an impeccable standard both on and off the court,\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re incredibly proud of the quality of athletes coming out of WA,\u201d George said.<\/p>\n

Rankings summary<\/strong><\/p>\n

18\/U ITF World Junior Ranking: # 290
\nAustralian Ranking for 2004 birth year: # 1
\nAustralian Open Female Ranking: # 59<\/p>\n

2018\/2019 Results summary<\/strong><\/p>\n

2019 \u2013 J4 Gold Coast \u2013 Singles Winner
\n2019 \u2013 J4 Gold Coast \u2013 Doubles Finalist
\n2019 \u2013 J4 Brisbane \u2013 Winner
\n2019 \u2013 J4 Brisbane \u2013 Doubles Semifinalist
\n2019 \u2013 J1 Traralgon ITF Junior International \u2013 Singles Quarterfinalist
\n2018 \u2013 14\/U Australian Championships \u2013 Singles Winner
\n2018 \u2013 14\/U Australian Championships \u2013 Doubles Semifinalist
\n2018 \u2013 14\/U National Claycourt Championships \u2013 Singles Finalist
\n2018 \u2013 14\/U National Claycourt Championships \u2013 Doubles Semifinalist
\n2018 \u2013 14\/U Australian Grasscourt Championships \u2013 Singles Semifinalist
\n2018 \u2013 14\/U Australian Grasscourt Championships \u2013 Doubles Finalist<\/p>\n

Representative Teams \u2013 National<\/strong><\/p>\n

2019 \u2013 Australian Junior Fed Cup team
\n2017 \u2013 14\/U Australian European Tour team<\/p>\n

Representative Teams \u2013 WA<\/strong><\/p>\n

2018 \u2013 14\/U Australian Teams Championships \u2013 Winners
\n2017\u2013 14\/U Australian Teams Championships \u2013 Finalists
\n2016 \u2013 12\/U Australian Teams Championships
\n2015 \u2013 12\/U Australian Teams Championships
\n2015 \u2013 Melbourne \u2013 National Super 10\u2019s tournament
\n2014 \u2013 Melbourne \u2013 National Super 10\u2019s tournament<\/p>\n

Representative Teams \u2013 School Sport<\/strong><\/p>\n

2019 \u2013 Slazenger Cup \u2013 Winners
\n2019 \u2013 Schools Hopman Cup \u2013 Winners
\n2018 \u2013 Slazenger Cup \u2013 Winners
\n2018 \u2013 Schools Hopman Cup \u2013 Winners
\n2017 \u00ad\u00ad\u2013 Herbert Edwards Cup \u2013 Winners
\n2017 \u2013 Schools Hopman Cup \u2013 Winners
\n2016 \u00ad\u00ad\u2013 Herbert Edwards Cup \u2013 Finalist<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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