Taylah Preston

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Taylah Preston
Taylah Preston (2024 DC Open) 02.jpg
Preston at the 2024 Washington Open
Country (sports)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Residence Perth, Australia
Born (2005-10-27) 27 October 2005 (age 19) [1]
Joondalup [2]
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$407,451
Singles
Career record84–51
Career titles4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 134 (18 March 2024)
Current rankingNo. 169 (9 December 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 1R (2024)
French Open Q2 (2024)
Wimbledon Q1 (2024)
US Open 1R (2024)
Doubles
Career record23–20
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 249 (2 December 2024)
Current rankingNo. 250 (9 December 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 2R (2024)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open 1R (2025)
Last updated on: 9 December 2024.

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

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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. [3]

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. [4] [5]

She made her WTA Tour main-draw debut in singles at the 2022 Rosmalen Grass Court Championships as a qualifier. [6]

2024: Grand Slam debut, first WTA 125 final and maiden top 50 win

Preston received a wildcard for her major debut at the 2024 Australian Open [7] but went out in the first round to Elina Svitolina. [8]

In February, she reached her first WTA 125 final at the Puerto Vallarta in Mexico, losing in three sets to McCartney Kessler. [9] Later that month at the San Diego Open, having been given a wildcard entry, she defeated world number 42 Magdalena Fręch to win her first Tour level match and also her first against a player ranked in the Women's Tennis Association top 50. [10] [11] She lost her next match to sixth seed Marta Kostyuk. [12]

Preston was given a wildcard entry to make her maiden appearance at the US Open in August but lost in the first round to 25th seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. [13]

WTA Challenger finals

Singles: 1 (runner-up)

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

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 6 (4 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Legend
W60/75 tournaments (1–1)
W25 tournaments (3–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–2)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1 May 2023 ITF Nottingham, UKW25Hard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Harriet Dart 0–6, 2–6
Win1–1 May 2023 ITF Monastir, TunisiaW25Hard Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Gabriela Knutson 3-6, 7–6(5), 6–3
Win2–1 Sep 2023 ITF Perth, AustraliaW25Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Talia Gibson 7–5, 6–1
Win3–1 Oct 2023 ITF Cairns, AustraliaW25Hard Flag of Japan.svg Yuki Naito 6–4, 6–4
Win4–1 Nov 2023 Brisbane International, AustraliaW60HardFlag placeholder.svg Darya Astakhova 6–3, 6–4
Loss4–2 Oct 2024 2024 NSW Open, AustraliaW75Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Emerson Jones 4-6, 6-7(3)

Doubles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runner-ups)

Legend
W60/75 tournaments (1–1)
W25 tournaments (1–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–3)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1 Oct 2022 ITF Cairns, AustraliaW25Hard 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, AustraliaW25Hard 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, AustraliaW25Hard 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
Loss1–3 Oct 2024 City of Playford Tennis International, AustraliaW75Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lizette Cabrera Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alexandra Bozovic
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Petra Hule		4–6, 3–6
Win2–3 Oct 2024 2024 NSW Open, AustraliaW75Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lizette Cabrera Flag of Australia (converted).svg Destanee Aiava
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Maddison Inglis		6–1, 3–6, [10–8]

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  8. ↑ "Australian Open: Svitolina races past Preston, into round 2". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  9. ↑ "Kessler captures WTA 125 Puerto Vallarta title". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
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  13. ↑ "US Open: Pavlyuchenkova thrashes wildcard Preston to reach second round". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
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