| Taylah Preston | |
| Birth Date: | 27 October 2005[1] |
| Birth Place: | Joondalup[2] |
| Residence: | Perth, Australia |
| Height: | 1.70 m |
| Plays: | Right (two-handed backhand) |
| Careerprizemoney: | $406,270 |
| Singlestitles: | 4 ITF |
| Highestsinglesranking: | No. 134 (18 March 2024) |
| Currentsinglesranking: | No. 156 (11 November 2024) |
| Australianopenresult: | 1R (2024) |
| Frenchopenresult: | Q2 (2024) |
| Wimbledonresult: | Q1 (2024) |
| Usopenresult: | 1R (2024) |
| Australianopenjuniorresult: | 2R (2022) |
| Frenchopenjuniorresult: | 3R (2022) |
| Wimbledonjuniorresult: | 3R (2023) |
| Usopenjuniorresult: | 3R (2022) --> |
| Doublestitles: | 2 ITF |
| Highestdoublesranking: | No. 258 (4 November 2024) |
| Currentdoublesranking: | No. 261 (11 November 2024) |
| Australianopendoublesresult: | 2R (2024) |
| Australianopendoublesjuniorresult: | SF (2022) |
| Frenchopendoublesjuniorresult: | 1R (2022) |
| Wimbledondoublesjuniorresult: | 1R (2022) |
| Usopendoublesjuniorresult: | SF (2022) --> |
| Updated: | 11 November 2024 |
Taylah Preston (born 27 October 2005) is an Australian professional tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 134, achieved on 18 March 2024.
She reached a career-high high combined junior ranking of No. 10.
In January 2022, she lost in the second round of the Australian Open qualifying.[3]
Preston made her WTA Tour main-draw debut in doubles at the Melbourne Summer Set 2, where she received a wildcard 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.[4] [5]
She made her WTA Tour main-draw debut in singles at the 2022 Rosmalen Grass Court Championships as a qualifier.[6]
Preston received a wildcard for her major debut at the 2024 Australian Open[7] but went out in the first round to Elina Svitolina.[8]
In February, she reached her first WTA 125 final at the Puerto Vallarta in Mexico, losing in three sets to McCartney Kessler.[9] Later that month at the San Diego Open, having been given a wildcard entry, she defeated world number 42 Magdalena Fręch to win her first Tour level match and also her first against a player ranked in the Women's Tennis Association top 50.[10] [11] She lost her next match to sixth seed Marta Kostyuk.[12]
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.[13]
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 International, Australia | W60 | Hard | Darya Astakhova | 6–3, 6–4 | |
| Loss | 4–2 | Oct 2024 | 2024 NSW Open, Australia | W75 | Hard | Emerson Jones | 4-6, 6-7(3) |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | City of Playford Tennis International, Australia | W75 | Hard | Lizette Cabrera | Alexandra Bozovic Petra Hule | 4–6, 3–6 | |
| Win | 2–3 | Oct 2024 | 2024 NSW Open, Australia | W75 | Hard | Lizette Cabrera | Destanee Aiava Maddison Inglis | 6–1, 3–6, [10–8] |