Priscilla Hon (Chinese: 韓天遇; born 10 May 1998) is an Australian tennis player. She has achieved career-high WTA rankings of No. 94 in singles on 13 October 2025 and No. 91 in doubles on 2 April 2018.
Personal life Hon was born in Brisbane in 1998 to Hong Kong parents who immigrated to Australia from Hong Kong in 1996. As a young child, she was encouraged to pursue many different athletic pursuits. Hon attended Brisbane's Citipointe Christian College throughout her upbringing.
Career Juniors On the junior circuit, Hon achieved a career-high ranking of No. 13 in the world. She reached the semifinals of the 2014 Wimbledon Championships girls' doubles.
2015 In January 2015 at age 16, Hon made her senior major main-draw debut at the 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 Americans Raquel Kops-Jones and Abigail Spears in straight sets.
In March, Hon won her first ITF tournaments at the $15k 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.
In November, she won her second ITF singles title at the $25k event in Brisbane, defeating fellow Australian Kimberly Birrell in the final.
2016–2018: Major debut Hon was given a wildcard into the main draw of the 2016 Brisbane International, but she lost to Samantha Crawford, in straight sets. Hon was awarded a main-draw wildcard into the 2016 Australian Open, after winning the U-18 National Championships in December 2015. She lost in round one to Annika Beck, in straight sets. In May 2016, Hon won her first title outside of Australia, defeating Jessica Crivelletto in the final of the ITF Santa Margherita di Pula.
In August 2017, Hon made the semifinals at Gatineau after qualifying. In September, she qualified for the 2017 Korea Open and won her first WTA Tour match against Karolína Muchová. Hon defeated Arantxa Rus to make the quarterfinals, where she lost to Richèl Hogenkamp.
In June 2018, Hon reached the semifinals of the Surbiton Trophy, where she lost to eventual champion Alison Riske.
2019–2021: Australian & French Open first wins, US Open debut, injury Hon commenced 2019 at the Brisbane International, where she was awarded a wildcard and lost to Harriet Dart in round one. At Sydney, she defeated Tatjana Maria in round one, before losing to Aliaksandra Sasnovich in three sets. At the Australian Open, she also was awarded a wildcard but lost in the first round to Astra Sharma.
In February 2019, Hon represented Australia for the first time in Fed Cup partnering with Ashleigh Barty in doubles. The pair won the deciding rubber (6–4, 7–5) against the U.S. team resulting in Australia progressing to the semifinal.
In May 2019, Hon achieved her first main-draw win at a major by defeating Tímea Babos in three sets at the French Open, before falling to eventual quarterfinalist Madison Keys, in three sets in the second round. In August, at the 2019 US Open, she qualified for the singles main draw, before losing to Margarita Gasparyan in the first round.
At the 2020 Australian Open, Hon reached the second round for the first time by defeating Kateryna Kozlova. Hon lost in her second round to Angelique Kerber. In February, Hon qualified for the Qatar Ladies Open, before losing in the first round to Ajla Tomljanović. In March, she lost in the first round of Lyon Open to qualifier Jaqueline Cristian.
During the COVID-19 pandemic hiatus, Hon suffered a hip injury which kept her out of action for over a year. In May 2021 Hon's first competitive match for the season was in the first round of French Open qualifying which she lost. In June, she finished runner-up in the doubles competition of the ITF Nottingham event with Storm Sanders.
2022–2024: First top 20 win Hon started 2022 at the Adelaide International, where she was given a wildcard entry and scored her first top-20 win, defeating world No. 17, Petra Kvitová, in three sets. She lost in the second round to Victoria Azarenka. Following this performance, Hon was awarded a wildcard into the Australian Open, losing in the first round to 31st seed Markéta Vondroušová.
She qualified for the main draw at the 2024 US Open, but lost in the first round to second seed and eventual champion, Aryna Sabalenka.
During the 2024 Asian swing, Hon qualified for the Korea Open and the Pan Pacific Open but lost in the first round at both to Polina Kudermetova and Katie Boulter respectively. At the Hong Kong Open, she qualified for the main draw and defeated wildcard Eudice Chong, before losing to top seed Diana Shnaider in the second round.
2025: US Open third round, Wimbledon and top 100 debuts Partnering with Anna Kalinskaya, Hon finished runner-up in the doubles at the Brisbane International, losing to Mirra Andreeva and Diana Shnaider in the final. At the Australian Open, she came runner-up in the inaugural 1 Point Slam, losing to Omar Jasika in the final.
In February, she won the singles title at the W75 Queensland International, defeating Leonie Küng in the final.
Hon qualified to make her debut at Wimbledon, but lost to 18th seed Ekaterina Alexandrova in the first round. She also qualified for the US Open and defeated Léolia Jeanjean to reach the second round for the first time. Hon then defeated 17th seed Liudmila Samsonova in three sets, recording the biggest win of her career by ranking, at which point her run was ended by Ann Li in the third round.
Having made it through qualifying at the China Open, Hon defeated Viktorija Golubic to record her first main-draw win at a WTA 1000 event, before overcoming 22nd seed Jeļena Ostapenko to reach the third round, where she lost to 15th seed Belinda Bencic, in three sets. As a result of her run at the tournament, she reached the top 100 in the singles rankings on 6 October 2025.
Performance timelines
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.
Singles Current through the 2026 Australian Open. Tournament20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026SRW–LGrand Slam tournaments Australian Open1RAQ31R2RA1RQ2Q3Q22R0 / 52–5 French OpenAAQ12RAQ1Q2Q1Q2Q1Q10 / 11–1 WimbledonAAQ2Q2NHQ3Q3Q2Q11RQ10 / 10–1 US OpenAAQ11RAAQ2Q21R3RQ20 / 32–3Win–loss0–10–00–01–31–10–00–10–00–12–21–10 / 105–10WTA 1000DubaiAAAANTIAAAAAQ10 / 00–0Qatar OpenAAAA1RAAAAAQ10 / 10–1Indian Wells OpenAAA1RNHQ2Q1AAAQ20 / 10–1Miami OpenAAAANHAQ1AAAQ10 / 00–0Madrid OpenAAAANHAAAAQ1A0 / 00–0Italian OpenAAAAAAAQ2AAA0 / 00–0Canadian OpenAAAQ1NHAQ1AQ1Q1A0 / 00–0Cincinnati OpenAAAAAAAAAQ2A0 / 00–0China OpenAAAANHQ23R0 / 12–1Wuhan OpenAAAANHAA0 / 00–0Career statisticsTournaments223105041131Career total: 32Overall win-loss0–22–21–35–101–50–01–40–10–14–31–10 / 3215–32Year-end ranking499221158126147256151210193104$1,023,480
Doubles Tournament20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025W–L Australian Open1R1R1R1R1R1RA2R2R1R1R2–10 French OpenAAAAAAAAAAA0–0 WimbledonAAAQ1ANHAAAAA0–0 US OpenAAAAAAAAAAA0–0Win–loss0–10–10–10–10–10–10–01–11–10–00–12–10Career statisticsYear-end ranking32554011511064190955034020837699
WTA Tour finals
Doubles: 1 (runner-up) LegendWTA 500 (0–1)Finals by surfaceHard (0–1)Finals by settingOutdoor (0–1)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss0–1Brisbane International, AustraliaWTA 500Hard Anna Kalinskaya Mirra Andreeva Diana Shnaider6–7(6–8), 5–7
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 15 (13 titles, 2 runner-ups) LegendW60/75 tournamentsW50 tournamentsW25 tournamentsW10/15 tournamentsFinals by surfaceHard (10–1)Clay (3–1)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreWin 1–0 Mar 2015ITF Mornington, AustraliaW15 Clay Sandra Zaniewska 5–7, 6–3, 7–6(4)Win 2–0 Oct 2015Brisbane QTC International, AustraliaW25 Hard Kimberly Birrell 6–4, 6–3Win 3–0 May 2016ITF Santa Marherita di Pula, ItalyW10 Clay Jessica Crivelletto 6–2, 6–2Win 4–0 Oct 2018Bendigo International, AustraliaW60 Hard Ellen Perez 6–4, 4–6, 7–5Loss 4–1 Mar 2019Clay Court International, AustraliaW25 Clay Olivia Rogowska 6–7(6), 3–6Loss 4–2 Feb 2022ITF Canberra, AustraliaW25 Hard Asia Muhammad 7–6, 3–6, 2–6Win 5–2 May 2022ITF Netanya, IsraelW25 Hard Yanina Wickmayer 6–1, 6–3Win 6–2 Jul 2022ITF Nottingham, United KingdomW25 Hard Maia Lumsden 6–3, 3–6, 6–3Win 7–2 Oct 2022ITF Cairns, Australia W25 Hard Kimberly Birrell 4–6, 7–6(6), 6–4Win 8–2 Mar 2023Clay Court International, AustraliaW60 Clay Olivia Gadecki 4–6, 6–2, 6–4Win 9–2 Sep 2023ITF Perth, AustraliaW25 Hard Talia Gibson 6–1, 3–6, 6–3Win 10–2 Feb 2024Burnie International, AustraliaW75 Hard Sara Saito 6–3, 6–0Win 11–2 Nov 2024ITF Caloundra, AustraliaW50 Hard Himeno Sakatsume 6–4, 7–5Win 12–2 Jan 2025Brisbane QTC International, AustraliaW75 Hard Leonie Küng 6–4, 4–6, 6–2Win 13–2 Mar 2025ITF Târgu Mureș, RomaniaW75 Hard (i) Arianne Hartono 6–3, 6–4
Doubles: 20 (13 titles, 7 runner-ups) LegendW100 tournamentsW60/75 tournamentsW25 tournamentsW15 tournamentsFinals by surfaceHard (4–3)Clay (9–3)Grass (0–1)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 0–1 Oct 2014ITF Toowoomba, AustraliaW15 Hard Lizette Cabrera Jessica Moore Abbie Myers 3–6, 3–6Win 1–1 Mar 2015ITF Mornington, AustraliaW15 Clay Tammi Patterson Mana Ayukawa Ayaka Okuno 6–4, 7–6(4)Win 2–1 Apr 2015ITF Melbourne, AustraliaW15 Clay Tammi Patterson Agata Barańska Sandra Zaniewska 2–6, 6–4, [12–10]Win 3–1 May 2015ITF Santa Margherita die Pula, ItalyW10 Clay Aliona Bolsova Eva Guerrero Álvarez Cristina Bucșa 6–0, 6–3Win 4–1 Aug 2015ITF Leipzig, GermanyW15 Clay Jil Teichmann Conny Perrin Pia König 6–1, 6–4Loss 4–2 Oct 2015ITF Tweed Heads, AustraliaW15 Hard Dalma Gálfi Tammi Patterson Kimberly Birrell 7–6(3), 3–6, [8–10]Win 5–2 Mar 2017ITF Mornington, AustraliaW25 Clay Fanny Stollár Jessica Moore Varatchaya Wongteanchai 6–1, 7–5Win 6–2 Jun 2017Grado Tennis Cup, ItalyW25 Clay Julia Glushko Conny Perrin Tereza Mrdeža 7–5, 6–2Win 7–2 Jun 2017Internazionali di Brescia, ItalyW60 Clay Julia Glushko Montserrat González Ilona Kremen 2–6, 7–6(4), [10–8]Loss 7–3 Jun 2017Internacional de Barcelona, SpainW60 Clay Julia Glushko Montserrat González Sílvia Soler Espinosa 4–6, 3–6Win 8–3 Jun 2017ITF Warsaw, PolandW25 Clay Vera Lapko Katarzyna Kawa Katarzyna Piter 7–6(3), 6–4Win 9–3 Aug 2017Lexington Challenger, United StatesW60 Hard Vera Lapko Hiroko Kuwata Valeria Savinykh 6–3, 6–4Win 10–3 Mar 2018Clay Court International, AustraliaW60 Clay Dalila Jakupović Makoto Ninomiya Miyu Kato 6–4, 4–6, [10–7]Loss 10–4 Jun 2021Nottingham Trophy, UKW100 Grass Storm Sanders Monica Niculescu Elena-Gabriela Ruse 5–7, 5–7Loss 10–5 Mar 2023Clay Court International, AustraliaW60 Clay Dalila Jakupović Elysia Bolton Alexandra Bozovic 6–4, 5–7, [11–13]Win 11–5 Apr 2023ITF Kashiwa, JapanW25 Hard Arianne Hartono Saki Imamura Naho Sato 6–4, 3–6, [10–7]Loss 11–6 Apr 2023ITF Istanbul, TurkeyW60 Clay Valeriya Strakhova Dalila Jakupović Irina Khromacheva 6–4, 5–7, [11–13]Win 12–6 Oct 2023Playford International, AustraliaW60 Hard Talia Gibson Kaylah McPhee Astra Sharma 6–1, 6–2Win 13–6 Nov 2023Brisbane QTC International, AustraliaW60 Hard Talia Gibson Destanee Aiava Maddison Inglis 4–6, 7–5, [10–5] Loss 13–7 Feb 2025ITF Prague, Czech RepublicW75 Hard (i) Rebeka Masarova Jesika Malečková Miriam Škoch 0–6, 2–6
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