Taylah Preston

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Taylah Preston
Country (sports)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Residence Perth, Australia
Born (2005-10-27) 27 October 2005 (age 18) [1]
Perth
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$212,852
Singles
Career record63–30 (67.7%)
Career titles4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 134 (18 March 2024)
Current rankingNo. 134 (18 March 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 1R (2024)
French Open Q2 (2024)
Wimbledon Q1 (2024)
Doubles
Career record15–16 (48.4%)
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 357 (18 March 2024)
Current rankingNo. 361 (1 April 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 2R (2024)
Last updated on: 4 April 2024.

Taylah Preston (born 27 October 2005) is an Australian professional tennis player. She has a career-high WTA singles ranking of world No. 134 achieved on 18 March 2024.

Contents

She reached a career-high high combined junior ranking of No. 10.

Career

2022: WTA Tour debut

In January 2022, she lost in the second round of the Australian Open qualifying. [2]

Preston made her WTA Tour main-draw debut in doubles at the Melbourne Summer Set 2, where she received a wildcard partnering Alexandra Osborne. She also received a wildcard into the qualifying draw for the Melbourne Summer Set 1, where she defeated former French Open finalist, Sara Errani, in the first round, before falling in the final round. [3] [4]

She made her WTA Tour main-draw debut in singles at the 2022 Rosmalen Grass Court Championships as a qualifier. [5]

2024: Grand Slam debut

She received a wildcard for her Major debut at the 2024 Australian Open. [6]

WTA Challenger finals

Singles: 1 (runner-up)

ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1 Feb 2024 Puerto Vallarta Open, MexicoHard Flag of the United States.svg McCartney Kessler 7–5, 3–6, 0–6

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 5 (4 titles, 1 runner-up)

Legend
$60,000 tournaments (1–0)
$25,000 tournaments (3–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–1)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1 May 2023 ITF Nottingham, UK25,000Hard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Harriet Dart 0–6, 2–6
Win1–1 May 2023 ITF Monastir, Tunisia25,000Hard Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Gabriela Knutson 3-6, 7–6(5), 6–3
Win2–1 Sep 2023 ITF Perth, Australia25,000Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Talia Gibson 7–5, 6–1
Win3–1 Oct 2023 ITF Cairns, Australia25,000Hard Flag of Japan.svg Yuki Naito 6–4, 6–4
Win4–1 Nov 2023 Brisbane International, Australia60,000HardFlag placeholder.svg Darya Astakhova 6–3, 6–4

Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

Legend
$25,000 tournaments (1–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–2)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1 Oct 2022 ITF Cairns, Australia25,000Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alana Parnaby Flag of Australia (converted).svg Talia Gibson
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Petra Hule 		1–6, 4–6
Loss0–2 Sep 2023 ITF Perth, Australia25,000Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Talia Gibson Flag of Australia (converted).svg Destanee Aiava
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Maddison Inglis 		3–6, 6–7(3)
Win1–2 Oct 2023 ITF Cairns, Australia25,000Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Destanee Aiava Flag of Australia (converted).svg Roisin Gilheany
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alicia Smith 		7–6(5), 7–5

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References

  1. ↑ "Taylah Preston". www.tennis.com.au.
  2. ↑ "Australian Open 2022: 14 Aussie Women Set for Qualifying". Tennis Australia . 10 January 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  3. ↑ "BIRRELL MAKES WINNING RETURN AT MELBOURNE SUMMER SET". www.tennis.com.au.
  4. ↑ "DESTANEE AIAVA QUALIFIES AT MELBOURNE SUMMER SET". www.tennis.com.au.
  5. ↑ "Welcome to the tour: All of 2022's WTA debutantes". WTA Tennis. 6 October 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  6. ↑ "Aussie Open 2024's Slam debuts: Korneeva, Seidel, Starodubtseva and more".
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