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.
_02.jpg) Preston at the 2024 Washington Open | |
| Country (sports) |  Australia |
|---|---|
| Residence | Perth, Australia |
| Born | 27 October 2005[1] Joondalup[2] |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $407,451 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 84–51 |
| Career titles | 4 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 134 (18 March 2024) |
| Current ranking | No. 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 record | 23–20 |
| Career titles | 2 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 249 (2 December 2024) |
| Current ranking | No. 250 (9 December 2024) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2024) |
| Last updated on: 9 December 2024. | |
She reached a career-high high combined junior ranking of No. 10.
Career
edit2022: WTA Tour debut
editIn 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
editPreston 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
editSingles: 1 (runner-up)
edit| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Feb 2024 | Puerto Vallarta Open, Mexico |
Hard | McCartney Kessler | 7–5, 3–6, 0–6 |
ITF Circuit finals
editSingles: 6 (4 titles, 2 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | May 2023 | ITF Nottingham, UK | W25 | Hard | Harriet Dart | 0–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | May 2023 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W25 | Hard | Gabriela Knutson | 3-6, 7–6(5), 6–3 |
| Win | 2–1 | Sep 2023 | ITF Perth, Australia | W25 | Hard | Talia Gibson | 7–5, 6–1 |
| Win | 3–1 | Oct 2023 | ITF Cairns, Australia | W25 | Hard | Yuki Naito | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 4–1 | Nov 2023 | Brisbane International, Australia | W60 | Hard | Darya Astakhova | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 4–2 | Oct 2024 | 2024 NSW Open, Australia | W75 | Hard | Emerson Jones | 4-6, 6-7(3) |
Doubles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2022 | ITF Cairns, Australia | W25 | Hard | Alana Parnaby | Talia Gibson Petra Hule |
1–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Sep 2023 | ITF Perth, Australia | W25 | Hard | Talia Gibson | Destanee Aiava Maddison Inglis |
3–6, 6–7(3) |
| Win | 1–2 | Oct 2023 | ITF Cairns, Australia | W25 | Hard | Destanee Aiava | Roisin Gilheany Alicia Smith |
7–6(5), 7–5 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Oct 2024 | City of Playford Tennis International, Australia | W75 | Hard | Lizette Cabrera | Alexandra Bozovic Petra Hule |
4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 2–3 | Oct 2024 | 2024 NSW Open, Australia | W75 | Hard | Lizette Cabrera | Destanee Aiava Maddison Inglis |
6–1, 3–6, [10–8] |
References
edit- ^ "Taylah Preston". www.tennis.com.au.
- ^ Sport Australia Hall of Fame
- ^ "Australian Open 2022: 14 Aussie Women Set for Qualifying". Tennis Australia. 10 January 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ "BIRRELL MAKES WINNING RETURN AT MELBOURNE SUMMER SET". www.tennis.com.au.
- ^ "DESTANEE AIAVA QUALIFIES AT MELBOURNE SUMMER SET". www.tennis.com.au.
- ^ "Welcome to the tour: All of 2022's WTA debutantes". WTA Tennis. 6 October 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
- ^ "Aussie Open 2024's Slam debuts: Korneeva, Seidel, Starodubtseva and more".
- ^ "Australian Open: Svitolina races past Preston, into round 2". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ "Kessler captures WTA 125 Puerto Vallarta title". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ "Preston scores major breakthrough with first top-50 win at San Diego". Tennis Australia. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ "San Diego Open: Preston outlasts Frech". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ "Kostyuk advances past wild card Preston to make San Diego quarters". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ "US Open: Pavlyuchenkova thrashes wildcard Preston to reach second round". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 29 August 2024.