Priscilla Hon’s run by means of qualifying to the third spherical of a Slam for the primary time has lifted her inside attain of a top-100 debut.
Melbourne, Australia, 9 September 2025 | Dan Imhoff
WOMEN’S SINGLES
5 years after a career-threatening hip harm, Priscilla Hon’s breakout run to the US Open third spherical has delivered a welcome rating surge.
The 27-year-old owned simply two Grand Slam wins in 9 makes an attempt earlier than she arrived at Flushing Meadows, however after 5 wins on the trot – together with three in qualifying and her greatest at a serious over 17th seed Liudmila Samsonova – the Queenslander departed New York at a career-high mark.
Hon climbed 20 spots to world No.106 following her third-round exit to American Ann Li.
READ: Hon chases US Open second week after career-threatening harm
Whereas her qualifying marketing campaign ended within the remaining spherical for the second main in a row, Emerson Jones improved 18 locations to world No.180 – her highest rating.
Jones fell one match in need of a US Open debut after she succumbed to former Australian Open junior champion Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva.
Destanee Aiava climbed two locations to world No.164 after she certified in New York for the second 12 months in succession.
A trio of three-set qualifying victories earlier than a first-round defeat to seventh seed Jasmine Paolini left the 25-year-old 17 spots shy of her greatest rankings.
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AUSSIE TOP 10 |
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Participant |
Rating |
Transfer |
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Daria Kasatkina |
No.16 |
+2 |
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Maya Joint |
No.45 |
-2 |
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Kimberly Birrell |
No.88 |
-5 |
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Ajla Tomljanovic |
No.91 |
-12 |
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Priscilla Hon |
No.106 |
+20 |
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Talia Gibson |
No.107 |
-2 |
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Olivia Gadecki |
No.129 |
-8 |
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Maddison Inglis |
No.138 |
+3 |
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Astra Sharma |
No.143 |
-3 |
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Daria Saville |
No.157 |
-2 |
MEN’S SINGLES
Adam Walton made the largest strides of any Australian man within the prime 300 following his greatest win at a serious over 22nd seed Ugo Humbert within the opening spherical of the US Open.
The 26-year-old fell to Hong Kong’s Coleman Wong, however his second-round end was sufficient to spice up his rating 10 locations to a career-high world No.75.
Bernard Tomic continued his climb again in the direction of the highest 150 after he improved 4 locations to world No.164 following a second spherical US Open qualifying end, whereas James Duckworth inched one spot as much as world No.105 after he contested the primary draw as a fortunate loser.
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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.40 |
-4 |
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Adam Walton |
No.75 |
+10 |
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Jordan Thompson |
No.77 |
-19 |
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Chris O’Connell |
No.89 |
-8 |
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Aleksandar Vukic |
No.95 |
0 |
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Tristan Schoolkate |
No.96 |
0 |
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James Duckworth |
No.105 |
+1 |
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Rinky Hijikata |
No.110 |
-7 |
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Bernard Tomic |
No.164 |
+4 |
WOMEN’S DOUBLES
Storm Hunter has continued her regular climb again up the doubles rankings following a semifinal alongside Brazil’s Laura Pigossi on the Guadalajara WTA 125 occasion.
The last-four end in Mexico was Hunter’s first semifinal at any degree since Birmingham in June and lifted her again as much as world No.74.
Ellen Perez stays the very best ranked of 4 Australians within the prime 100.
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AUSSIE TOP 10 |
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Participant |
Rating |
Transfer |
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Ellen Perez |
No.18 |
0 |
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Olivia Gadecki |
No.60 |
-1 |
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Maya Joint |
No.64 |
-3 |
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Storm Hunter |
No.74 |
+20 |
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Petra Hule |
No.129 |
+4 |
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Kimberly Birrell |
No.144 |
+5 |
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Priscilla Hon |
No.180 |
-2 |
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Taylah Preston |
No.198 |
-22 |
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Destanee Aiava |
No.204 |
+1 |
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Alexandra Osborne |
No.210 |
0 |
MEN’S DOUBLES
John-Patrick Smith has returned to the highest 50 in doubles following a run to the spherical of 16 on the US Open alongside Brazilian Fernando Romboli.
The 36-year-old reached a career-high world No.50 in early August earlier than a quick hiatus.
He has joined Jordan Thompson and John Friends because the third Australian within the prime 50.
The 37-year-old Friends is once more the highest-ranked Aussie in males’s doubles at No.27 after he and American Jackson Withrow reached the US Open second spherical.
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AUSSIE TOP 10 |
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Participant |
Rating |
Transfer |
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John Friends |
No.27 |
0 |
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Jordan Thompson |
No.43 |
-27 |
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John Patrick-Smith |
No.50 |
+1 |
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Matt Ebden |
No.54 |
-4 |
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Rinky Hijikata |
No.60 |
-4 |
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Matthew Romios |
No.80 |
-5 |
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Blake Bayldon |
No.99 |
-4 |
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Max Purcell |
No.105 |
-82 |
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Alexei Popyrin |
No.141 |
-3 |
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Tristan Schoolkate |
No.151 |
+2 |
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