Tyler Wright (surfer)

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Tyler Wright
Personal information
Born (1994-03-31) 31 March 1994 (age 31)
Culburra Beach, New South Wales, Australia
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight149 lb (68 kg)
Surfing career
SportSurfing
Best year1st - WSL World Tour (2016, 2017)
Sponsors Rip Curl, Monster Energy Drink, Pyzel Surfboards, Oakley, Ocean & Earth, Power Base Fins [1]
Major achievements
Surfing specifications
StanceRegular (natural foot)
Medal record
Women's surfing
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
World Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Arecibo Team

Tyler Wright (born 31 March 1994) is an Australian professional surfer on the WSL World Tour. [2] [3] She is a consecutive WSL Women's World Champion (2016, 2017). She qualified for the 2024 Olympic Games.

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Early life

Wright, who is from a close-knit surfing family, grew up at Culburra Beach, a surf spot about two hours south of Sydney near Nowra. [4] Her four siblings are Owen, Kirby, Mikey, and Tim. Her father, Rob, a passionate surfer, and her mother, Fiona, drove the whole family around Australia following the amateur scene. [5]

Career

At the age of 14, Wright overtook a number of champions, some of whom were twice her age, to become the youngest-ever winner of a Championship Tour event, [6] Layne Beachley's Beachley Classic in 2008. Wright joined the World Surf League Women's Championship Tour in 2011, [7] and won World Titles in 2016 [8] and 2017. [9] In 2025, Wright became the first woman to win the Pipe Pro event at the Banzai Pipeline twice, having won it previously in 2020 and then winning it again in 2025. [10] [11]

Media

Australian TV channel ABC featured her in its biographic documentary program Australian Story on national television in March 2017. [6]

Personal life

Wright is bisexual, [12] and has been married to Lilli Baker since 2022; the two had met in Newcastle the previous year while Baker was working at a local cafe and Wright was present for a surfing competition. [13]

In 2018 Wright fell ill with chronic fatigue syndrome after influenza A. [14]

Career victories

WSL World Tour Wins
YearEventVenueCountry
2008 Beachley Classic Manly Beach Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
2010 O'Neill Women's World Cup Sunset Beach, Hawaii Flag of Hawaii.svg Hawaii
2013 Roxy Pro Gold Coast Kirra, Queensland Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
2013 Colgate Plax Girls Rio Pro Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
2014 U.S. Open of Surfing Huntington Beach, California Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
2014 Roxy Pro France Soorts-Hossegor Flag of France.svg  France
2015 Roxy Pro France Soorts-Hossegor Flag of France.svg  France
2016 Roxy Pro Gold Coast Snapper Rocks Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
2016 Drug Aware Pro Margaret River Margaret River Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
2016 Oi Rio Pro Rio de Janeiro Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
2016 Swatch Women's Pro Trestles San Clemente Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
2016 Maui Women's Pro Maui Flag of Hawaii.svg Hawaii
2017 Oi Rio Women's Pro Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
2021 Maui Pro presented by ROXY at Pipeline Banzai Pipeline, Oahu Flag of Hawaii.svg Hawaii
2022 Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach Bells Beach, Victoria Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
2023 Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach Bells Beach, Victoria Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
2025 Lexus Pipe Pro Banzai Pipeline, Oahu Flag of Hawaii.svg Hawaii

WSL World Championship Tour

Tournament 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Roxy Pro Gold Coast 2nd3rd1st5th3rd1st5th
Rip Curl Pro 5th3rd2nd2nd5th5th3rd
Margaret River Pro ——2nd2nd5th1st2nd
Rio Pro 5th9th1st3rd3rd1st1st
Fiji Pro ———9th9th13th3rd
US Open of Surfing 9th9th3rd1st13th3rd5th
Swatch Women's Pro at Trestles ———5th5th1st9th
Cascais Women's Pro ——5th1st9th2nd13th
Roxy Pro France 9th2nd2nd3rd1st2nd3rd
Maui Women's Pro ————5th1st3rd
TSB Bank Women's Surf Festival 3rd5th9th————
Beachley Classic 5th3rd—————
Rank4th4th2nd2nd5th1st1st
Earnings$44,000$47,500$83,000$259,000$171,500$400,500$215,250

References

  1. ↑ "Tyler Wright | Surf News". Archived from the original on 21 December 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  2. ↑ "Shop Surf Apparel, Wetsuits and Watches | Rip Curl Australia".
  3. ↑ "Tyler Wright Surfer Bio | Age, Height, Videos & Results". 3 August 2024.
  4. ↑ "8 Quick Facts About Our Newest, Humblest, World Surfing Champ". Huffington Post Australia.
  5. ↑ James Buckley, article Tyler Wright dedicates the world surfing title to her late uncle. Sydney Morning Herald 13 October 2013
  6. 1 2 "Australian Story". www.abc.net.au. 8 February 2025.
  7. ↑ "Tyler Wright's Unstoppable New Sense Of Purpose". World Surf League. 17 February 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  8. ↑ "Tyler Wright wins maiden WSL Women's Championship Tour title" . Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  9. ↑ "Wright wins 2017 World Surf League title at Honolua Bay, Maui". ABC News. 1 December 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  10. ↑ "Wright makes surfing history with Pipe Pro double". Yahoo News. 9 February 2025.
  11. ↑ "Tyler Wright Wins Lexus Pipe Pro, Her Second Win at The Iconic Venue - Rip Curl". www.ripcurl.com. 10 February 2025.
  12. ↑ Law, Benjamin (17 November 2022). "Not straight, not blonde: Tyler Wright on trumping surfing's monoculture". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  13. ↑ Achenza, Madeleine. "Pro surfer Tyler Wright marries partner in intimate lounge room wedding". news.com.au. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  14. ↑ "Surf champion Tyler Wright reveals struggle with chronic fatigue". The Guardian. 21 November 2018.
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