Priscilla Hon
Priscilla Hon at the 2016 Australian Open | |
Country (sports) | Australia |
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Residence | Brisbane, Australia |
Born |
Brisbane, Australia | 10 May 1998
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Coach(es) | Chris Johnstone |
Prize money | US $77,676 |
Singles | |
Career record | 42–36 |
Career titles | 2 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 322 (1 February 2016) |
Current ranking | No. 322 (1 February 2016) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (2016) |
French Open Junior | 2R (2015) |
Wimbledon Junior | 1R (2014) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 35–24 |
Career titles | 4 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 302 (19 October 2015) |
Current ranking | No. 340 (1 February 2016) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (2015, 2016) |
French Open Junior | 2R (2014) |
Wimbledon Junior | SF (2014) |
Last updated on: 1 February 2016. |
Priscilla Hon (born 10 May 1998) is an Australian tennis player of Hong Kong descent.[1] Hon has a WTA singles career-high ranking of 322 achieved on 1 February 2016. She also has a WTA doubles career-high ranking of 302 achieved on 19 October 2015.
Career
Juniors
On the junior circuit, Hon has a career-high ranking of 13 and has reached the semifinals of the 2014 Wimbledon Championships girls' doubles.
2015
In January 2015 at age 16, Hon made her senior Grand Slam main draw debut at the 2015 Australian Open, as one of seven wildcard teams in women's doubles, partnering with fellow Australian Kimberly Birrell who was also age 16. They lost to the fifth-seeded American team of Raquel Kops-Jones and Abigail Spears in straight sets, 3–6, 5–7. Hon was also given a wildcard to the singles qualifying draw, but lost in the first round to qualifying 10th seed Evgeniya Rodina of Russia in straight sets, 6–7(6–8), 2–6.
In March, Hon won her first ITF tournaments at the $15,000 event in Mornington where she claimed the singles title defeating Sandra Zaniewska in the final as well as claiming the doubles title alongside Tammi Patterson.
Hon continued her doubles success throughout the year, winning another three titles in Melbourne, Pula and Leipzig, as well as the final of Tweed Heads.
Hon won her second ITF singles title at the $25,000 event in Brisbane, defeating fellow Australian junior and good friend Kimberly Birrell in the final, 6–4, 6–3.
2016
Hon was given a main draw wildcard into the 2016 Brisbane International, but lost to Samantha Crawford in straight sets. Hon was awarded a main draw wildcard into the 2016 Australian Open after winning the 18/u National Championships in December 2015. She lost in round one to Annika Beck in straight sets.
ITF finals: 8 (6-2)
Singles finals: 2 (2–0)
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Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 29 March 2015 | Mornington, Australia | Clay | Sandra Zaniewska | 5–7, 6–3, 7–6(7–4) |
Winner | 2. | 25 October 2015 | Brisbane, Australia | Hard | Kimberly Birrell | 6–4, 6–3 |
Doubles: 6 (4–2)
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Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 18 October 2014 | Toowoomba, Australia | Hard | Lizette Cabrera | Jessica Moore Abbie Myers |
3–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 1. | 28 March 2015 | Mornington, Australia | Clay | Tammi Patterson | Mana Ayukawa Ayaka Okuno |
6–4, 7–6(7–4) |
Winner | 2. | 3 April 2015 | Melbourne, Australia | Clay | Tammi Patterson | Agata Barańska Sandra Zaniewska |
2–6, 6–4, [12–10] |
Winner | 3. | 9 May 2015 | Pula, Italy | Clay | Aliona Bolsova Zadoinov | Cristina Bucșa Eva Guerrero Álvarez |
6–0, 6–3 |
Winner | 4. | 22 August 2015 | Leipzig, Germany | Clay | Jil Teichmann | Pia König Conny Perrin |
6–1, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 2. | 2 October 2015 | Tweed Heads, Australia | Hard | Dalma Gálfi | Kimberly Birrell Tammi Patterson |
7–6(7–3), 3–6, [8–10] |
Performance timelines
Singles
Tournament | 2016 | W–L |
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Australian Open | 1R | 0–1 |
French Open | 0–0 | |
Wimbledon | 0–0 | |
US Open | 0–0 | |
Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–1 |
Doubles
Tournament | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | Win–Loss | |||||||||||||||
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Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | 1RKB | 1RKB | 0–2 | ||||||||||||||||
French Open | 0–0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | 0–0 | ||||||||||||||||||
US Open | 0–0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | |||||||||||||||
Women's Doubles partners: KBKimberly Birrell
References
External links
- Priscilla Hon at the Women's Tennis Association
- Priscilla Hon at the International Tennis Federation
- Tennis Australia profile
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