Week 33 WTA pick
Right-handed with a two-handed backhand — the Perth product broke into the WTA top 100 at twenty, reaching No. 100 on 24 August 2026.
Career-High Rank
No. 91
28 SEP 2026
Current Rank
No. 91
28 SEP 2026
Age
20
B. 27 OCT 2005
RTT Pick
Wk 33
RISING STAR
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Twelve years, one coach, one suburban club
She stayed in her own Perth suburb while the rest of the state’s talent flew east, plateaued for four seasons, then moved across the continent and made the top 100 inside a year. Nine pages on the price of geography — and a coaching change nobody has explained.
Country
🇦🇺 Australia
Tour
WTA singles
Plays
Right-handed
Age
20
Born
27 October 2005
Current Rank
No. 91
Career High
No. 91
Career W–L
177–99
2026 W–L
34–21
The Perth product opened 2026 ranked around No. 204 — and announced herself within a fortnight. Handed a wildcard into the Hobart International, she stunned top seed Emma Raducanu 6–2, 6–4 in the quarterfinals on 15 January — her first career top-30 win — to reach her maiden WTA semifinal. The climb kept going through the spring: as 7th seed she won the Ando Securities Open in Tokyo (ITF W100) in April, beating Lanlana Tararudee 6–1, 4–6, 6–4 in the final.
"I don't really know what to say!" — on court after beating Raducanu in Hobart; Sky Sports, 15 January 2026
The payoff came in West Vancouver. At the Odlum Brown VanOpen (WTA 125), 27 July – 1 August, the third seed took out Harriet Dart, second seed Mananchaya Sawangkaew, and finally fellow West Australian Maddison Inglis 7–6(5), 6–3 in an all-Perth final — her maiden WTA 125 title. The trophy fired her 13 spots up the rankings to a career-high No. 106, from No. 204 in January to the top-100 doorstep in seven months. Coached since age eight by Brad Dyer, she was a combined junior world No. 10 before turning her attention to the pro tour.
"My coach and I have been putting in a lot of hard work"
AFTER WINNING THE VANOPEN TITLE · TENNIS TOURTALK, AUG 2026"I'm really excited for what's coming up."
ON HER TOP-100 PUSH · TENNIS TOURTALK, AUG 2026"It was a really tough first set."
ON THE VANOPEN FINAL VS INGLIS · TENNIS TOURTALK, AUG 2026