Talia Gibson

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Talia Gibson
Talia Gibson (2024 Cary) 01.jpg
Gibson in 2024
Country (sports)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Born (2004-06-18) 18 June 2004 (age 21) [1]
Perth, Australia
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$726,646
Singles
Career record173–97
Career titles10 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 105 (25 August 2025)
Current rankingNo. 105 (25 August 2025)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 2R (2025)
French Open Q2 (2025)
Wimbledon 1R (2025)
US Open 1R (2025)
Doubles
Career record88–45
Career titles9 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 159 (28 August 2023)
Current rankingNo. 310 (25 August 2025)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 1R (2023, 2024, 2025)
Last updated on: 25 August 2025.

Talia Gibson (born 18 June 2004) is an Australian professional tennis player. She has a best singles ranking by the WTA of world No. 105, achieved on 25 August 2025, and a career-high doubles ranking of No. 159, attained on 28 August 2023. [2]

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Career

2023: WTA and major debuts

Gibson made her WTA Tour debut at the Hobart International as a wildcard entrant, losing to Tatjana Maria in the first round. [3] [4]

She made her first appearance at a Grand Slam tournament at the Australian Open, again as a wildcard, [5] but lost in the first round to Clara Burel. [6]

2024: Back to back ITF titles

Gibson won back to back the ITF W75 singles titles at the Perth Tennis International, defeating Maddison Inglis in the final, [7] and the following week at the Perth Tennis International 2, where she overcame Eri Shimizu in the championship match. [8]

2025: First win at a major

As a wildcard entrant at the Australian Open, Gibson secured her maiden major win and first against a player ranked in the WTA top-100, when she defeated world No. 94 Zeynep Sönmez in the first round. [9] [10] She lost in the second round to Paula Badosa. [11]

She qualified to make her debut at Wimbledon, [12] but lost to Naomi Osaka in the first round. [13] As a qualifier at Tennis in the Land, Gibson recorded her second WTA Tour win by defeating Greet Minnen in the first round, [14] before losing to second seed Wang Xinyu in her next match. [15] She was given a wildcard into the main-draw at the US Open, [16] but lost to 28th seed Magdalena Fręch in the first round. [17]

Grand Slam performance timeline

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#DNQANH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles

Tournament 2023 2024 2025 W–L
Australian Open 1R Q2 2R 1–2
French Open A Q1 Q2 0–0
Wimbledon A Q3 1R 0–1
US Open A Q3 1R 0–1
Win–loss0–10–01–31–4

Doubles

Tournament 2023 2024 2025 W–L
Australian Open 1R 1R 1R 0–3
French Open AAA0–0
Wimbledon AAA0–0
US Open AA0–0
Win–loss0–10–10–10–3

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 17 (10 titles, 7 runner-ups)

Legend
W60/75 tournaments (4–1)
W50 tournaments (1–1)
W25/35 tournaments (2–4)
W15 tournaments (3–1)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Apr 2022ITF Chiang Rai, ThailandW15Hard Flag of Thailand.svg Luksika Kumkhum 0–6, 1–6
Win1–1June 2022 Rancho Santa Fe Open, United StatesW15HardFlag placeholder.svg Maria Kozyreva 7–6(4), 3–6, 7–6(5)
Win2–1Jul 2022ITF Caloundra, AustraliaW15Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Destanee Aiava 7–6(4), 6–4
Win3–1Jul 2022ITF Caloundra, AustraliaW15Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Destanee Aiava6–4, 3–2 ret.
Loss3–2Sep 2022ITF Darwin, AustraliaW25Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alexandra Bozovic 6–3, 3–6, 3–6
Loss3–3Jul 2023ITF Foxhills, United KingdomW25Hard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Katy Dunne 4–6, 6–3, 4–6
Loss3–4Sep 2023ITF Perth, AustraliaW25Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Priscilla Hon 1–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss3–5Sep 2023ITF Perth, AustraliaW25Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Taylah Preston 5–7, 1–6
Win4–5 Dec 2023 Gold Coast International, AustraliaW60Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Olivia Gadecki 7–5, 6–2
Win5–5Dec 2023ITF Papamoa, New ZealandW25Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ivana Popovic 6–3, 6–4
Loss5–6 Mar 2024 Branik Maribor Open, SloveniaW75Hard (i) Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Dominika Šalková 2–6, 4–6
Loss5–7May 2024ITF Montemor-o-Novo, PortugalW50Hard Flag of Italy.svg Lucrezia Stefanini 4–6, 0–6
Win6–7 Sep 2024 Perth International, AustraliaW75Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Maddison Inglis 6–7(5), 6–1, 6–3
Win7–7 Sep 2024 Perth International 2, AustraliaW75Hard Flag of Japan.svg Eri Shimizu 6–2, 6–4
Win8–7Sep 2024ITF Cairns, AustraliaW35Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lizette Cabrera 6–2, 7–6(2)
Win9–7 Mar 2025 Open Nantes Atlantique, FranceW50Hard (i) Flag of Malta.svg Francesca Curmi 3–6, 7–5, 6–1
Win10–7 Jul 2025 Championnats de Granby, CanadaW75Hard Flag of the United States.svg Fiona Crawley 6–3, 6–4

Doubles: 15 (9 titles, 6 runner-ups)

Legend
W60/75 tournaments (5–0)
W50 tournaments (0–1)
W25 tournaments (3–5)
W15 tournaments (1–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Apr 2022ITF Chiang Rai, ThailandW15Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Catherine Aulia Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ma Yexin
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xun Fangying
6–3, 7–6(5)
Win2–0Sep 2022ITF Darwin, AustraliaW25Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Petra Hule Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lisa Mays
Flag of Japan.svg Ramu Ueda
2–6, 7–5, [10–5]
Win3–0Sep 2022ITF Cairns, AustraliaW25Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Petra Hule Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alana Parnaby
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Taylah Preston
6–1, 6–4
Win4–0Oct 2022 Playford International, AustraliaW60Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alexandra Bozovic Flag of South Korea.svg Han Na-lae
Flag of Indonesia.svg Priska Madelyn Nugroho
7–5, 6–4
Win5–0May 2023 Kurume Cup, JapanW60Carpet Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Yafan Flag of Japan.svg Funa Kozaki
Flag of Japan.svg Junri Namigata
6–3, 6–3
Loss5–1May 2023ITF Karuizawa, JapanW25Grass Flag of Japan.svg Akari Inoue Flag of Japan.svg Momoko Kobori
Flag of Japan.svg Ayano Shimizu
6–3, 6–7(6), [5–10]
Loss5–2Jun 2023ITF Tokyo, JapanW25Hard Flag of Japan.svg Natsumi Kawaguchi Flag of Thailand.svg Luksika Kumkhum
Flag of Japan.svg Kanako Morisaki
6–1, 2–6, [3–10]
Win6–2Jul 2023ITF Corroios, PortugalW25Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Petra Hule Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sofia Costoulas
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Lulu Sun
6–3, 3–6, [10–6]
Loss6–3Jul 2023ITF Foxhills,
United Kingdom
W25Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Petra Hule Flag of Australia (converted).svg Destanee Aiava
Flag of India.svg Rutuja Bhosale
2–6, 3–6
Loss6–4Aug 2023ITF Roehampton,
United Kingdom
W25Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Petra Hule Flag of Georgia.svg Mariam Bolkvadze
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Yuriko Miyazaki
5–7, 3–6
Loss6–5Sep 2023ITF Perth, AustraliaW25Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Taylah Preston Flag of Australia (converted).svg Destanee Aiava
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Maddison Inglis
3–6, 6–7(5)
Win7–5 Oct 2023 Playford International, AustraliaW60Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Priscilla Hon Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kaylah McPhee
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Astra Sharma
6–1, 6–2
Win8–5 Nov 2023 Brisbane International, AustraliaW60Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Priscilla Hon Flag of Australia (converted).svg Destanee Aiava
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Maddison Inglis
4–6, 7–5, [10–5]
Win9–5 Sep 2024 Perth International, AustraliaW75Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Maddison Inglis Flag of Japan.svg Erina Hayashi
Flag of Japan.svg Saki Imamura
6–2, 6–4
Loss9–6 Mar 2025 Open Nantes Atlantique, FranceW50Hard (i) Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sofia Costoulas Flag of Poland.svg Martyna Kubka
Flag of Sweden.svg Lisa Zaar
3–6, 2–6

References

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  2. "Talia Gibson | Rankings History – WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association.
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  7. "W75 Perth International - Talia Gibson beats Maddison Inglis to win her first title in WA". The Western Australian. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
  8. "Gibson goes back-to-back in Perth International ITF W75 #2 Win". Tennis Australia. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
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  13. "Osaka overcomes spirited Gibson to reach Wimbledon second round". Reuters. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  14. "Qualifier Gibson defeats Minnen in Cleveland for second tour-level win". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  15. "Over two days, Wang Xinyu pulls off comeback vs. Gibson in Cleveland". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  16. "Schoolkate, Gibson awarded US Open wildcards". Tennis Australia. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  17. "Daria Kasatkina into US Open second round, maiden wins for Adam Walton, Priscilla Hon". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 26 August 2025.