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Taylah Preston

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Taylah Preston
Preston at the 2024 Washington Open
Country (sports) Australia
ResidencePerth, Australia
Born (2005-10-27) 27 October 2005 (age 20)[1]
Joondalup[2]
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Turned pro2020
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachCraig Tyzzer
Prize money$1,087,587
Singles
Career record167–98
Career titles1 WTA 125
Highest rankingNo. 91 (28 September 2026)
Current rankingNo. 91 (28 September 2026)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (2026)
French OpenQ2 (2024)
WimbledonQ1 (2024, 2025, 2026)
US Open2R (2026)
Doubles
Career record38–34
Career titles1 WTA 125
Highest rankingNo. 175 (28 July 2025)
Current rankingNo. 314 (21 September 2026)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (2024, 2026)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open1R (2025, 2026)
Last updated on: 28 September 2026.

Taylah Preston (born 27 October 2005) is an Australian professional tennis player. She has a career-high WTA singles ranking of world No. 91, achieved on 28 September 2026 and a best doubles ranking of No. 175, achieved on 28 July 2025. Preston She has won two WTA 125 titles, one in singles and one in doubles.

As a junior, Preston reached a career-high combined ranking of No. 10.

Career

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2022–2023: WTA Tour debut, first ITF titles

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In January 2022, Preston lost in the second round of the Australian Open qualifying.[3]

She made her WTA Tour main-draw debut in doubles at the 2022 Melbourne Summer Set 2, where she received a wildcard partnering Alexandra Osborne.[citation needed] 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]

Preston made her WTA Tour main-draw debut in singles at the 2022 Rosmalen Grass Court Championships as a qualifier.[6] She lost to wildcard entrant Arianne Hartono in the first round.[7]

In 2023, Preston won four singles titles: at the W25 Monastir, W25 Perth, W25 Cairns tournaments and the W60 Brisbane QTC International.[citation needed]

2024: Major debut, WTA 125 final

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Preston received a wildcard entry for her major debut at the Australian Open[8] but went out in the first round to Elina Svitolina.[9]

In February, she reached her first WTA 125 final at Puerto Vallarta in Mexico, losing in three sets to McCartney Kessler.[10] Later that month at the San Diego Open, having been given a wildcard entry, she defeated world No. 42, Magdalena Fręch, to win her first Tour-level match and also her first against a player ranked in the WTA top 50.[11][12] She lost her next match to sixth seed Marta Kostyuk.[13]

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.[14]

2025: First WTA 125 doubles title

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Preston reached the quarterfinals of the Canberra International but lost to Alexandra Eala.[15]

Partnering Maya Joint, Preston won her first WTA 125 doubles title at the Cancún Open, defeating Aliona Bolsova and Yvonne Cavallé Reimers in the final.[16]

2026: WTA Tour semifinal, WTA 125 singles title, top 100

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Preston received a wildcard entry into the Hobart International in which she reached her first tour-level semifinal,[17] defeating fifth seed Jéssica Bouzas Maneiro[18] and Rebecca Šramková[19] before causing an upset against top seed Emma Raducanu in the quarterfinals. Raducanu, then-ranked No. 29, was Preston's first ever top-30 win and the highest-ranked opponent she had beaten to date.[20][21] Preston lost to third seed Iva Jovic in the semifinal.[22]

Having been given a wildcard entry into the main draw at the Australian Open, Preston defeated Zhang Shuai for her first major match win,[23] before losing to 13th seed Linda Nosková in the second round.[24]

In August, Preston won her first WTA 125 singles title at the Vancouver Open, defeating fellow Australian player Maddison Inglis in the final.[25] She reached a new career high WTA ranking of world No. 100 on 24 August 2026.[26]

Entering the main draw as a wildcard at the US Open,[27] Preston overcame Alycia Parks for her first win at this major,[28] before losing to Taylor Townsend in the second round.[29]

At the Korea Open, she defeated Himeno Sakatsume[30] and top seed Jeļena Ostapenko to make a through to the quarterfinals,[31] where she lost to sixth seed Anna Bondár.[32] The following week at the China Open, Preston recorded wins over Tamara Korpatsch[33] and 22nd seed Diane Parry to reach the third round of a WTA 1000 tournament for the first time,[34] at which point her run was ended by Daria Snigur.[35]

Performance timelines

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WTA 125 finals

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Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

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Result W–L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Feb 2024 Puerto Vallarta Open, Mexico Hard United States McCartney Kessler 7–5, 3–6, 0–6
Win 1–1 Aug 2026 Vancouver Open, Canada Hard Australia Maddison Inglis 7–6(7–5), 6–3

Doubles: 1 (title)

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Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Feb 2025 Cancún Open, Mexico Hard Australia Maya Joint Spain Aliona Bolsova
Spain Yvonne Cavallé Reimers		 6–4, 6–3

ITF Circuit finals

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Singles: 11 (8 titles, 3 runner-ups)

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Legend
W100 tournaments (1–0)
W60/75 tournaments (1–1)
W25/35 tournaments (6–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (8–3)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 May 2023 ITF Nottingham, UK W25 Hard United Kingdom Harriet Dart 0–6, 2–6
Win 1–1 May 2023 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W25 Hard Czech Republic Gabriela Knutson 3-6, 7–6(5), 6–3
Win 2–1 Sep 2023 ITF Perth, Australia W25 Hard Australia Talia Gibson 7–5, 6–1
Win 3–1 Oct 2023 ITF Cairns, Australia W25 Hard Japan Yuki Naito 6–4, 6–4
Win 4–1 Nov 2023 Brisbane QTC International, Australia W60 Hard Russia Darya Astakhova 6–3, 6–4
Loss 4–2 Oct 2024 Sydney Challenger, Australia W75 Hard Australia Emerson Jones 4–6, 6–7(3)
Loss 4–3 Sep 2025 ITF Wagga Wagga, Australia W35 Hard United Kingdom Katie Swan 1–6, 2–6
Win 5–3 Sep 2025 ITF Wagga Wagga, Australia W35 Hard United Kingdom Katie Swan 6–4, 7–6(5)
Win 6–3 Sep 2025 ITF Darwin, Australia W35 Hard Japan Shiho Akita 7–6(3), 6–3
Win 7–3 Oct 2025 Brisbane QTC International, Australia W35 Hard Japan Natsumi Kawaguchi 6–2, 6–4
Win 8–3 Apr 2026 Tokyo Open, Japan W100 Hard Thailand Lanlana Tararudee 6–1, 4–6, 6–4

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

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Legend
W75 tournaments (1–2)
W25 tournaments (1–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–4)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 2022 ITF Cairns, Australia W25 Hard Australia Alana Parnaby Australia Talia Gibson
Australia Petra Hule		 1–6, 4–6
Loss 0–2 Sep 2023 ITF Perth, Australia W25 Hard Australia Talia Gibson Australia Destanee Aiava
Australia Maddison Inglis		 3–6, 6–7(3)
Win 1–2 Oct 2023 ITF Cairns, Australia W25 Hard Australia Destanee Aiava Australia Roisin Gilheany
Australia Alicia Smith		 7–6(5), 7–5
Loss 1–3 Oct 2024 Playford International, Australia W75 Hard Australia Lizette Cabrera Australia Alexandra Bozovic
Australia Petra Hule		 4–6, 3–6
Win 2–3 Oct 2024 Sydney Open, Australia W75 Hard Australia Lizette Cabrera Australia Destanee Aiava
Australia Maddison Inglis		 6–1, 3–6, [10–8]
Loss 2–4 Jan 2025 Queensland International, Australia W75 Hard Australia Lizette Cabrera Australia Petra Hule
Australia Elena Micic		 6–2, 2–6, [6–10]

Exhibition matches

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Singles

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Result    Date    Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win Jan 2024 Kooyong Classic, Australia Hard Czech Republic Linda Fruhvirtová 1–6, 7–6(4), [10–6]

References

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  1. ↑ "Taylah Preston". www.tennis.com.au.
  2. ↑ Sport Australia Hall of Fame
  3. ↑ "Australian Open 2022: 14 Aussie Women Set for Qualifying". Tennis Australia. 10 January 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  4. ↑ "BIRRELL MAKES WINNING RETURN AT MELBOURNE SUMMER SET". www.tennis.com.au.
  5. ↑ "DESTANEE AIAVA QUALIFIES AT MELBOURNE SUMMER SET". www.tennis.com.au.
  6. ↑ "Welcome to the tour: All of 2022's WTA debutantes". WTA Tennis. 6 October 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  7. ↑ "Arianne Hartono Secures Round of 32 Win at Libéma Open". olemisssports.com. Retrieved 4 October 2026.
  8. ↑ "Aussie Open 2024's Slam debuts: Korneeva, Seidel, Starodubtseva and more". Women's Tennis Association.
  9. ↑ "Australian Open: Svitolina races past Preston, into round 2". Tennis Majors. 15 January 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  10. ↑ "Kessler captures WTA 125 Puerto Vallarta title". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  11. ↑ "Preston scores major breakthrough with first top-50 win at San Diego". Tennis Australia. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  12. ↑ "San Diego Open: Preston outlasts Frech". Tennis Majors. 28 February 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  13. ↑ "Kostyuk advances past wild card Preston to make San Diego quarters". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  14. ↑ "US Open: Pavlyuchenkova thrashes wildcard Preston to reach second round". Tennis Majors. 27 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  15. ↑ "Tennis: Alex Eala advances to Canberra International semis". abs-cbn.com/. Retrieved 4 October 2026.
  16. ↑ "Arango prevails in Cancun to claim first career WTA 125 title". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
  17. ↑ "Wild card Preston stuns top seed Raducanu in Hobart for career-best win". WTATennis. 15 January 2026.
  18. ↑ "Wild card Preston upsets Bouzas Maneiro in Hobart; second career WTA win". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
  19. ↑ "Taylah Preston makes Hobart International quarterfinals after upset win over Rebecca Sramkova". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
  20. ↑ Carayol, Tumaini (15 January 2026). "Raducanu stunned by wildcard Preston in Hobart after tough Australian Open draw". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
  21. ↑ "Next Big Thing in Tennis: Taylah Preston makes her mark in Hobart". www.tennis.com.au. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
  22. ↑ "Jovic Survives Preston Test to Book Hobart Final Spot". www.tennis.com.au. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  23. ↑ "Taylah Preston's 'rough' road to surprise AO wildcard... and brutal decision that ignited maiden Grand Slam win". Fox Sports. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
  24. ↑ "Australian Open: WA's Maddison Inglis reaches third round with epic win, but Taylah Preston bows out". The Western Australian. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
  25. ↑ "Preston beats fellow Australian Inglis to win Odlum Brown VanOpen". Tennis Majors. 2 August 2026. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
  26. ↑ "Ranking Movers: Preston earns top-100 breakthrough". Tennis Australia. Retrieved 3 September 2026.
  27. ↑ "'Outstanding' young Aussie set to light up US Open". Nine. Retrieved 3 September 2026.
  28. ↑ "Taylah Preston powers to first US Open triumph". Tennis Australia. Retrieved 3 September 2026.
  29. ↑ "Australians Taylah Preston and Daria Kasatkina bow out of US Open, Alex de Minaur through". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 3 September 2026.
  30. ↑ "Preston rallies past Sakatsume to advance in Seoul". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 26 September 2026.
  31. ↑ "WTA Asia: Gibson, Preston, Birrell, Joint into quarterfinals". Tennis Australia. Retrieved 26 September 2026.
  32. ↑ "Alina Korneeva defeats Taylah Preston at Korea Open 2026 – Quarter-Final". Tennis Temple. Retrieved 26 September 2026.
  33. ↑ "Preston saves two set points, defeats Korpatsch in Beijing opener". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 4 October 2026.
  34. ↑ "China Open: Preston wins again to reach Beijing third round". Tennis Australia. Retrieved 4 October 2026.
  35. ↑ "Snigur routs Preston in 47 minutes in Beijing; into first WTA 1000 Round of 16". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 4 October 2026.
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