Priscilla Hon

Priscilla Hon

Priscilla Hon at the 2016 Australian Open
Country (sports)	Australia
Residence	Brisbane, Australia
Born	(1998-05-10) 10 May 1998 Brisbane, Australia
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Coach(es)	Chris Johnstone
Prize money	US $100,983
Singles
Career record	72–60
Career titles	3 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 315 (22 February 2016)
Current ranking	No. 410 (3 July 2017)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	1R (2016)
Doubles
Career record	62–39
Career titles	8 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 179 (3 July 2017)
Current ranking	No. 179 (3 July 2017)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	1R (2015, 2016, 2017)
Last updated on: 10 July 2017.

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 179 achieved on 3 July 2017.

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: 14 (11-3)

Singles finals: 3 (3–0)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
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
Winner	3.	8 May 2016	Pula, Italy	Clay	Jessica Crivelletto	6–2, 6–2

Doubles: 12 (9–3)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
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]
Winner	5.	25 March 2017	Mornington, Australia	Clay	Fanny Stollár	Jessica Moore Varatchaya Wongteanchai	6–1, 7–5
Winner	6.	3 June 2017	Grado, Italy	Clay	Julia Glushko	Tereza Mrdeža Conny Perrin	7–5, 6–2
Winner	7.	10 June 2017	Brescia, Italy	Clay	Julia Glushko	Montserrat González Ilona Kremen	2–6, 7–6(7–4), [10–8]
Runner-up	3.	16 June 2017	Barcelona, Spain	Clay	Julia Glushko	Montserrat González Sílvia Soler Espinosa	4–6, 3–6
Winner	8.	25 June 2017	Warsaw, Poland	Clay	Vera Lapko	Katarzyna Kawa Katarzyna Piter	7–6(7–3), 6–4
Winner	6.	6 August 2017	Lexington, United States	Hard	Vera Lapko	Hiroko Kuwata Valeria Savinykh	6–3, 6–4

Performance timelines

Singles

Doubles

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