Tenika McGiffin

Tenika McGiffin

Country (sports)	Australia
Born	(1999-02-23) February 23, 1999 Brisbane, Australia
Plays	Right (two-handed backhand)
College	Tennessee Lady Volunteers (2017-2022)
Prize money	$31,721
Singles
Career record	37–53
Highest ranking	No. 897 (March 4, 2024)
Current ranking	No. 1,446 (September 28, 2026)
Doubles
Career record	92–61
Career titles	5 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 169 (September 14, 2026)
Current ranking	No. 172 (September 28, 2026)
Last updated on: September 29, 2026.

Tenika McGiffin (born February 23, 1999) is an Australian tennis player. She has a career-high doubles ranking by the WTA of No. 169, achieved on 14 September 2026.

Early life

McGiffin was born in Brisbane, Australia, in 1999. Coming from a family of athletes, Tenika's mother, Leisa, is a former volleyball player, and her father, Peter McGiffin, is an Australian Cricket coach and former player. Her brother, Steve McGiffin, is an Australian cricketer. Between 2017 and 2022, she pursued her college education in the United States and played for the Tennessee Lady Volunteers.

Career

In July 2026, partnering with Gabriella Da Silva-Fick, McGiffin won the W50 event held in Darmstadt, Germany defeating Sandra Samir and Joëlle Steur in the final. She won the first major championship of her career.

ITF Circuit finals

Doubles: 17 (5 titles, 12 runner-ups)

Legend W75 tournaments (0–3) W50 tournaments (1–1) W35 tournaments (2–6) W15 tournaments (2–2)

Finals by surface Hard (3–11) Clay (2–0) Carpet (0–1)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Feb 2024	Traralgon International, Australia	W35	Hard	Destanee Aiava	Yuki Naito Naho Sato	1–6, 3–6
Loss	0–2	Jun 2024	ITF Los Angeles, United States	W15	Hard	Lily Fairclough	Anita Sahdiieva Stefani Webb	5–7, 6–4, [6–10]
Win	1–2	Aug 2024	ITF Huntsville, United States	W15	Clay	Carly Briggs	Karina Miller Emily Sartz-Lunde	6–3, 7–6(3)
Loss	1–3	Sep 2024	ITF Cairns, Australia	W35	Hard (i)	Mia Horvit	Petra Hule Alana Parnaby	2–6, 2–6
Win	2–3	Jul 2025	ITF Monastir, Tunisia	W35	Hard	Elza Tomase	Back Da-yeon Vaidehi Chaudhari	3–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Win	3–3	Aug 2025	ITF Monastir, Tunisia	W15	Hard	Elza Tomase	Martina Lo Pumo Anna Tabunshchyk	6–2, 6–1
Loss	3–4	Aug 2025	ITF Vigo, Spain	W35	Hard	Carol Young Suh Lee	Joy de Zeeuw Vendula Valdmannová	5–7, 2–6
Loss	3–5	Sep 2025	ITF Kayseri, Turkiye	W15	Hard	Esther Adeshina	Savannah Broadus Kaat Coppez	4–6, 6–4, [10–12]
Loss	3–6	Oct 2025	Brisbane QTC International, Australia	W35	Hard	Naho Sato	Lee Ya-hsin Lin Fang-an	7–6(6), 4–6, [8–10]
Loss	3–7	Oct 2025	Brisbane QTC International, Australia	W35	Hard	Naho Sato	Monique Barry Natsumi Kawaguchi	5–7, 3–6
Loss	3–8	Nov 2025	Queensland International 3, Australia	W50	Hard	Gabriella Da Silva-Fick	Destanee Aiava Maddison Inglis	6–7(3), 6–7(7)
Loss	3–9	Feb 2026	Queensland International 2, Australia	W75	Hard	Gabriella Da Silva-Fick	Natsumi Kawaguchi Sara Saito	2–6, 4–6
Win	4–9	Feb 2026	Burnie International, Australia	W35	Hard	Gabriella Da Silva-Fick	Monique Barry Alexandra Osborne	6–4, 6–3
Loss	4–10	Mar 2026	Launceston International, Australia	W35	Hard	Gabriella Da Silva-Fick	Kyōka Okamura Naho Sato	7–5, 5–7, [12–14]
Loss	4–11	Apr 2026	ITF Calvi, France	W75	Hard	Michaela Bayerlová	Aneta Kučmová Aneta Laboutková	4–6, 6–3, [3–10]
Loss	4–12	May 2026	Kurume Cup, Japan	W75	Carpet	Gabriella Da Silva-Fick	Lee Ya-hsin Ye Qiuyu	3–6, 2–6
Win	5–12	Jul 2026	ITF Darmstadt, Germany	W50	Clay	Gabriella Da Silva-Fick	Sandra Samir Joëlle Steur	7–5, 7–6(4)

External links

• Tenika McGiffin at the Women's Tennis Association
• Tenika McGiffin at World Tennis