Australian tennis player (born 2005)
Taylah Preston |
| Country (sports) |  Australia |
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| Residence | Perth, Australia |
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| Born | (2005-10-27)27 October 2005 (age 20)[1]
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| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
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| Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) |
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| Prize money | US$ 552,155 |
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| Singles |
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| Career record | 118–73 |
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| Career titles | 7 ITF |
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| Highest ranking | No. 134 (18 March 2024) |
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| Current ranking | No. 242 (3 November 2025) |
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| Grand Slam singles results |
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| Australian Open | 1R (2024) |
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| French Open | Q2 (2024) |
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| Wimbledon | Q1 (2024,2025) |
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| US Open | 1R (2024) |
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| Doubles |
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| Career record | 34–28 |
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| Career titles | 1 WTA Challenger, 2 ITF |
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| Highest ranking | No. 175 (28 July 2025) |
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| Current ranking | No. 275 (3 November 2025) |
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| Grand Slam doubles results |
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| Australian Open | 2R (2024) |
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| Grand Slam mixed doubles results |
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| Australian Open | 1R (2025) |
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| Last updated on: 7 November 2025. |
Taylah Preston (born 27 October 2005) is an Australian professionaltennis player. She has a career-highWTA singles ranking of No. 134, achieved on 18 March 2024, and a best doubles ranking of No. 175, achieved on 28 July 2025. She has won aWTA Challenger title in doubles.
As a junior, Preston reached a career-high combined ranking of No. 10.
2022: WTA Tour debut
[edit]In January 2022, she lost in the second round of theAustralian Open qualifying.[3]
Preston made herWTA Tour main-draw debut in doubles at theMelbourne Summer Set 2, where she received a wildcard partneringAlexandra Osborne. She also received a wildcard into the qualifying draw for theMelbourne 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 the2022 Rosmalen Grass Court Championships as a qualifier.[6]
2024: Major debut, first WTA 125 final and maiden top 50 win
[edit]Preston received a wildcard for her major debut at the2024 Australian Open[7] but went out in the first round toElina Svitolina.[8]
In February, she reached her firstWTA 125 final at thePuerto Vallarta in Mexico, losing in three sets toMcCartney Kessler.[9] Later that month at theSan 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.[10][11] She lost her next match to sixth seedMarta Kostyuk.[12]
Preston was given a wildcard entry to make her maiden appearance at theUS Open in August but lost in the first round to 25th seedAnastasia Pavlyuchenkova.[13]
2025: First WTA 125 doubles title
[edit]PartneringMaya Joint, Preston won her first WTA 125 doubles title at theCancún Open, defeatingAliona Bolsova andYvonne Cavallé Reimers in the final.[14]
WTA Challenger finals
[edit]Singles: 1 (runner-up)
[edit]Singles: 10 (7 titles, 3 runner-ups)
[edit]| Legend |
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| W60/75 tournaments (1–1) | | W25/35 tournaments (6–2) |
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| Hard (7–3) |
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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 QTC International, Australia | W60 | Hard |  Darya Astakhova | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 4–2 | Oct 2024 | NSW Open Challenger, Australia | W75 | Hard | Emerson Jones | 4–6, 6–7(3) |
| Loss | 4–3 | Sep 2025 | ITF Wagga Wagga, Australia | W35 | Hard | Katie Swan | 1–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 5–3 | Sep 2025 | ITF Wagga Wagga, Australia | W35 | Hard | Katie Swan | 6–4, 7–6(5) |
| Win | 6–3 | Sep 2025 | ITF Darwin, Australia | W35 | Hard | Shiho Akita | 7–6(3), 6–3 |
| Win | 7–3 | Oct 2025 | Brisbane QTC International, Australia | W35 | Hard | Natsumi Kawaguchi | 6–2, 6–4 |
Doubles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runner-ups)
[edit]| Legend |
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| W75 tournaments (1–2) | | W25 tournaments (1–2) |
| | Finals by surface |
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| Hard (2–4) |
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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 | Playford International, Australia | W75 | Hard | Lizette Cabrera | Alexandra Bozovic
Petra Hule | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 2–3 | Oct 2024 | NSW Open Challenger, Australia | W75 | Hard | Lizette Cabrera | Destanee Aiava
Maddison Inglis | 6–1, 3–6, [10–8] |
| Loss | 2–4 | Jan 2025 | Brisbane QTC International, Australia | W75 | Hard | Lizette Cabrera | Petra Hule
Elena Micic | 6–2, 2–6, [6–10] |
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McCartney Kessler
Aliona Bolsova