Priscilla Hon is nearing the highest 150 in each singles and doubles motion after a profitable week on the ITF W75 match in Prague.
Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 25 February 2025 | Jackson Mansell
Ladies’s doubles
Priscilla Hon nears a top-150 return in doubles after her efficiency on the ITF W75 match in Prague this week.
The 26-year-old superior to her second doubles ultimate this season, complementing a finals look on the Brisbane Worldwide final month. Alongside Switzerland’s Rebeka Masarova, the pair defeated two seeds en path to the Prague ultimate.
They gained convincingly in opposition to the second seeds within the first spherical 6-2 6-0, earlier than recording a nail-biting victory over third seeds Anastasia Detiuc and Aneta Kucmova within the semifinals.
Hon climbed 17 spots to world No.158 – her highest rating in nearly six years.
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AUSSIE TOP 10 |
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Participant |
Rating |
Transfer |
|
Ellen Perez |
No.13 |
-4 |
| Olivia Gadecki |
No.76 |
+1 |
|
Storm Hunter |
No.96 |
-43 |
|
Jaimee Fourlis |
No.146 |
+1 |
|
Petra Hule |
No.148 |
+1 |
| Priscilla Hon |
No.158 |
+17 |
| Maya Joint |
No.161 |
0 |
| Kimberly Birrell |
No.175 |
+3 |
| Taylah Preston |
No.199 |
+1 |
| Alexandra Osborne |
No.214 |
+3 |
Ladies’s singles
The enhancements didn’t cease there for Hon, who additionally elevated her singles rating after a robust run in Prague.
Hon reached her second singles semifinal of 2025 the place she succumbed to compatriot Destanee Aiava, having now gained 10 of her 12 matches since Australian Open 2025.
READ: Hon maintains sturdy 2025 type to win Brisbane QTC Tennis Worldwide
A rise of seven spots to world No.158 locations Hon inside placing distance of her first top-150 berth since November 2022.
Aiava, too, loved a notable rise on this week’s rankings replace, leaping 14 locations to world No.155 following her finals look in Prague.
Attaining wonderful type this 12 months, Aiava is now inside eight spots of her career-best rating.
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AUSSIE TOP 10 |
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Participant |
Rating |
Transfer |
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Kimberly Birrell |
No.76 |
-0 |
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Olivia Gadecki |
No.93 |
+5 |
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Maya Joint |
No.103 |
+2 |
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Ajla Tomljanovic |
No.111 |
+1 |
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Daria Saville |
No.121 |
+1 |
| Maddison Inglis |
No.134 |
0 |
| Talia Gibson |
No.139 |
+1 |
| Destanee Aiava |
No.155 |
+14 |
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Priscilla Hon |
No.158 |
+7 |
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Taylah Preston |
No.176 |
-17 |
Males’s singles
Chris O’Connell moved into the Australian prime 5 following his success within the Center East final week.
The 30-year-old defeated the in-form Hady Habib within the opening spherical of the Qatar Open, and climbed seven locations to world No.75.
He then certified for this week’s ATP 500 match in Dubai, which included a straight-sets victory over former top-25 participant Botic Van De Zandschulp.
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AUSSIE TOP 10 |
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Participant |
Rating |
Transfer |
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Alex de Minaur |
No.8 |
0 |
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Alexei Popyrin |
No.27 |
0 |
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Jordan Thompson |
No.37 |
-8 |
| Aleksandar Vukic |
No.66 |
+1 |
| Chris O’Connell |
No.75 |
+7 |
| Rinky Hijikata |
No.82 |
-4 |
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Thanasi Kokkinakis |
No.84 |
-8 |
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James Duckworth |
No.94 |
+2 |
| Adam Walton |
No.97 |
-7 |
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Max Purcell |
No.126 |
-5 |
Males’s doubles
One other Challenger ultimate propels Matthew Romios to a brand new career-high rating of world No.81.
The 25-year-old additionally holds a spot inside Australia’s prime 5 following his efforts with fellow Aussie Blake Bayldon in Pune.
Blake Bayldon and Matthew Romios battle it out and punch their ticket to the finals!@OfficialPMRDA @ATPChallenger @atptour @siyer30 @AITA__Tennis @asian_tennis pic.twitter.com/Xj2Al4hPid
— MSLTA (@msltatennis) February 22, 2025
Romios and Bayldon gained the opening set of their ultimate in opposition to Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan and Vijay Sundar Prashanth, earlier than the highest seeds rallied to triumph in an excellent tiebreak.
Blake Ellis moved contained in the Australian prime 10 after his quarterfinal look with Tristan Schoolkate in Pune. The 26-year-old rose 4 spots to world No.142.
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AUSSIE TOP 10 |
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Participant |
Rating |
Transfer |
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Jordan Thompson |
No.11 |
-2 |
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Max Purcell |
No.13 |
0 |
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Matt Ebden |
No.21 |
-1 |
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John Friends |
No.35 |
-1 |
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Matthew Romios |
No.81 |
+5 |
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John-Patrick Smith |
No.91 |
-8 |
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Rinky Hijikata |
No.107 |
-1 |
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Thomas Fancutt |
No.116 |
-1 |
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Luke Saville |
No.125 |
-3 |
| Blake Ellis |
No.142 |
+4 |
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