Kaylah McPhee

Kaylah McPhee
Country (sports) Australia
ResidenceBrisbane, Australia[1]
Born (1998-02-04) 4 February 1998 (age 26)
Brisbane
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$252,435
Singles
Career record178–164
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 199 (16 September 2019)
Current rankingNo. 451 (2 December 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ2 (2019)
WimbledonQ2 (2019)
US OpenQ1 (2019)
Doubles
Career record87–87
Career titles4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 218 (29 January 2024)
Current rankingNo. 292 (2 December 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (2020)
Last updated on: 2 December 2024.

Kaylah McPhee (born 4 February 1998) is an Australian tennis player.

She has career-high WTA rankings of 199 in singles, achieved on 16 September 2019, and 218 in doubles, reached on 29 January 2024. She has won one singles and four doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.

McPhee won her biggest ITF title at the 2019 Bendigo Women's International in the doubles event, partnering Maddison Inglis.

Alongside Astra Sharma, she was runner-up in the doubles at the WTA 125 2024 Canberra Tennis International, losing to Veronika Erjavec and Darja Semeņistaja in the final.[2]


WTA Challenger finals

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

Result W–L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jan 2024 Canberra International, Australia Hard Australia Astra Sharma Slovenia Veronika Erjavec
Latvia Darja Semeņistaja
2–6, 4–6

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 6 (1 title, 5 runner-ups)

Legend
W60 tournaments (0–1)
W25/35 tournaments (1–1)
W15 tournaments (0–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (1–3)
Grass (0–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Mar 2019 ITF Mildura, Australia W25 Grass Australia Naiktha Bains 4–6, 7–6(5), 2–6
Loss 0–2 Sep 2019 Jinan International, China W60 Hard China You Xiaodi 3–6, 6–7(5)
Loss 0–3 Apr 2023 ITF Telde, Spain W15 Clay Spain Paula Arias Manjón 5–7, 4–6
Loss 0–4 Jun 2024 ITF Kuršumlijska Banja, Serbia W15 Clay Sweden Caijsa Hennemann 6–2, 4–6, 1–6
Loss 0–5 Nov 2024 ITF Ribeirão Preto, Brazil W15 Clay Brazil Luiza Fullana 4–6, 5–7
Win 1–5 Dec 2024 ITF Joinville, Brazil W35 Clay (i) Argentina Victoria Bosio 6–3, 6–4

Doubles: 11 (4 titles, 7 runner-ups)

Legend
W60 tournaments (1–3)
W25/35 tournaments (2–3)
W10/15 tournaments (1–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–3)
Clay (2–4)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 2016 ITF Hong Kong, China SAR W10 Hard Australia Alexandra Bozovic Hong Kong Eudice Chong
Hong Kong Katherine Ip
2–6, 2–6
Win 1–1 Apr 2018 Clay Court International, Australia W25 Clay Romania Irina Fetecău Austria Pia König
Japan Michika Ozeki
6–1, 4–6, [10–5]
Win 2–1 Oct 2018 ITF Brisbane International, Australia W25 Hard Australia Maddison Inglis India Rutuja Bhosale
China Xu Shilin
7–5, 6–4
Loss 2–2 Apr 2019 ITF Hong Kong, China SAR W25 Hard (i)[a] Australia Maddison Inglis New Zealand Paige Hourigan
Indonesia Aldila Sutjiadi
3–6, 1–6
Win 3–2 Oct 2019 Bendigo International, Australia W60 Hard Australia Maddison Inglis United Kingdom Naiktha Bains
Slovakia Tereza Mihalikova
3–6, 6–2, [10–2]
Loss 3–3 Apr 2023 Koper Open, Slovenia W60 Clay Netherlands Suzan Lamens Romania Irina Bara
Romania Andreea Mitu
2–6, 3–6
Win 4–3 Apr 2023 ITF Telde, Spain W15 Clay Switzerland Marie Mettraux Slovakia Irina Balus
Lithuania Patricija Paukštytė
7–5, 6–2
Loss 4–4 May 2023 Prague Open, Czech Republic W60 Clay Czech Republic Aneta Kučmová Poland Maja Chwalińska
Czech Republic Jesika Malečková
0–6, 6–7(5)
Loss 4–5 Oct 2023 Playford International, Australia W60 Hard Australia Astra Sharma Australia Talia Gibson
Australia Priscilla Hon
1–6, 2–6
Loss 4–6 Apr 2024 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia W35 Hard Colombia María Herazo González Czech Republic Julie Štruplová
Russia Ksenia Zaytseva
4–6, 4–6, [4–10]
Loss 4–7 May 2024 ITF Klagenfurt, Austria W35 Clay Slovakia Nina Vargová Czech Republic Aneta Kučmová
Slovenia Nika Radišić
3–6, 5–7

Notes

  1. ^ This tournament is an outdoor event, but rain caused the doubles final to be postponed from 13 April and then transferred to an indoor court.

References

  1. ^ "Kaylah McPhee". www.tennis.com.au.
  2. ^ "Champions crowned at Workday Canberra International 2024". Tennis Australia. Retrieved 28 October 2024.