Taylah Preston
Country (sports) Australia
ResidencePerth, Australia
Born (2005-10-27) 27 October 2005[1]
Perth
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$79,463
Singles
Career record54–23 (70.1%)
Career titles4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 202 (4 December 2023)
Current rankingNo. 202 (4 December 2023)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2024)
Doubles
Career record14–15 (48.3%)
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 540 (23 October 2023)
Current rankingNo. 591 (4 December 2023)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (2024)
Last updated on: 4 December 2023.

Taylah Preston (born 27 October 2005) is an Australian professional tennis player. She has a career-high combined junior ranking of No. 10, and a career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 206.

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 at the Melbourne Summer Set 2, where she received a wildcard into the doubles draw 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]

2024: Grand Slam debut

She received a wildcard for her Grand Slam debut at the 2024 Australian Open. [5]

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)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 May 2023 ITF Nottingham, Great Britain 25,000 Hard United Kingdom Harriet Dart 0–6, 2–6
Win 1–1 May 2023 ITF Monastir, Tunisia 25,000 Hard Czech Republic Gabriela Knutson 3-6, 7–6(5), 6–3
Win 2–1 Sep 2023 ITF Perth, Australia 25,000 Hard Australia Talia Gibson 7–5, 6-1
Win 3–1 Oct 2023 ITF Cairns, Australia 25,000 Hard Japan Yuki Naito 6–4, 6–4
Win 4–1 Nov 2023 ITF Brisbane, Australia 60,000 Hard 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)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 2022 ITF Cairns, Australia 25,000 Hard Australia Alana Parnaby Australia Talia Gibson
Australia Petra Hule
1–6, 4–6
Loss 0–2 Sep 2023 ITF Perth, Australia 25,000 Hard Australia Talia Gibson Australia Destanee Aiava
Australia Maddison Inglis
3-6, 6–7(3)
Win 1–2 Oct 2023 ITF Cairns, Australia 25,000 Hard Australia Destanee Aiava Australia Roisin Gilheany
Australia Alicia Smith
7-6(5), 7-5

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. "Aussie Open 2024's Slam debuts: Korneeva, Seidel, Starodubtseva and more".
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