Kaylah McPhee

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Kaylah McPhee
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Country (sports)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Residence Brisbane, Australia [1]
Born (1998-02-04) 4 February 1998 (age 27)
Brisbane
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$252,435
Singles
Career record178–164
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 199 (16 September 2019)
Current rankingNo. 451 (2 December 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Q2 (2019)
Wimbledon Q2 (2019)
US Open Q1 (2019)
Doubles
Career record87–87
Career titles4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 218 (29 January 2024)
Current rankingNo. 292 (2 December 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 2R (2020)
Last updated on: 2 December 2024.

Kaylah McPhee (born 4 February 1998) is an Australian tennis player.

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She has career-high WTA rankings of 199 in singles, achieved on 16 September 2019, and 218 in doubles, reached on 29 January 2024. She has won one singles and four doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.

McPhee won her biggest ITF title at the 2019 Bendigo Women's International in the doubles event, partnering Maddison Inglis.

Alongside Astra Sharma, she was runner-up in the doubles at the WTA 125 2024 Canberra Tennis International, losing to Veronika Erjavec and Darja Semeņistaja in the final. [2]


WTA Challenger finals

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1 Jan 2024 Canberra International, AustraliaHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Astra Sharma Flag of Slovenia.svg Veronika Erjavec
Flag of Latvia.svg Darja Semeņistaja
2–6, 4–6

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 6 (1 title, 5 runner-ups)

Legend
W60 tournaments (0–1)
W25/35 tournaments (1–1)
W15 tournaments (0–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (1–3)
Grass (0–1)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Mar 2019ITF Mildura, AustraliaW25Grass Flag of Australia (converted).svg Naiktha Bains 4–6, 7–6(5), 2–6
Loss0–2 Sep 2019 Jinan International, ChinaW60Hard Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg You Xiaodi 3–6, 6–7(5)
Loss0–3Apr 2023ITF Telde, SpainW15Clay Flag of Spain.svg Paula Arias Manjón 5–7, 4–6
Loss0–4Jun 2024ITF Kuršumlijska Banja, SerbiaW15Clay Flag of Sweden.svg Caijsa Hennemann 6–2, 4–6, 1–6
Loss0–5Nov 2024ITF Ribeirão Preto, BrazilW15Clay Flag of Brazil.svg Luiza Fullana 4–6, 5–7
Win1–5Dec 2024ITF Joinville, BrazilW35Clay (i) Flag of Argentina.svg Victoria Bosio 6–3, 6–4

Doubles: 11 (4 titles, 7 runner-ups)

Legend
W60 tournaments (1–3)
W25/35 tournaments (2–3)
W10/15 tournaments (1–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–3)
Clay (2–4)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Jul 2016ITF Hong Kong, China SARW10Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alexandra Bozovic Flag of Hong Kong.svg Eudice Chong
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Katherine Ip
2–6, 2–6
Win1–1Apr 2018 Clay Court International, AustraliaW25Clay Flag of Romania.svg Irina Fetecău Flag of Austria.svg Pia König
Flag of Japan.svg Michika Ozeki
6–1, 4–6, [10–5]
Win2–1Oct 2018 ITF Brisbane International, AustraliaW25Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Maddison Inglis Flag of India.svg Rutuja Bhosale
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xu Shilin
7–5, 6–4
Loss2–2Apr 2019ITF Hong Kong, China SARW25Hard (i) [a] Flag of Australia (converted).svg Maddison Inglis Flag of New Zealand.svg Paige Hourigan
Flag of Indonesia.svg Aldila Sutjiadi
3–6, 1–6
Win3–2 Oct 2019 Bendigo International, AustraliaW60Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Maddison Inglis Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Naiktha Bains
Flag of Slovakia.svg Tereza Mihalikova
3–6, 6–2, [10–2]
Loss3–3Apr 2023 Koper Open, SloveniaW60Clay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Suzan Lamens Flag of Romania.svg Irina Bara
Flag of Romania.svg Andreea Mitu
2–6, 3–6
Win4–3Apr 2023ITF Telde, SpainW15Clay Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Marie Mettraux Flag of Slovakia.svg Irina Balus
Flag of Lithuania.svg Patricija Paukštytė
7–5, 6–2
Loss4–4May 2023 Prague Open, Czech RepublicW60Clay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Aneta Kučmová Flag of Poland.svg Maja Chwalińska
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jesika Malečková
0–6, 6–7(5)
Loss4–5 Oct 2023 Playford International, AustraliaW60Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Astra Sharma Flag of Australia (converted).svg Talia Gibson
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Priscilla Hon
1–6, 2–6
Loss4–6Apr 2024ITF Hammamet, TunisiaW35Hard Flag of Colombia.svg María Herazo González Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Julie Štruplová
Flag of Russia.svg Ksenia Zaytseva
4–6, 4–6, [4–10]
Loss4–7May 2024ITF Klagenfurt, AustriaW35Clay Flag of Slovakia.svg Nina Vargová Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Aneta Kučmová
Flag of Slovenia.svg Nika Radišić
3–6, 5–7

Notes

  1. This tournament is an outdoor event, but rain caused the doubles final to be postponed from 13 April and then transferred to an indoor court.

References

  1. "Kaylah McPhee". www.tennis.com.au.
  2. "Champions crowned at Workday Canberra International 2024". Tennis Australia. Retrieved 28 October 2024.