Talia Gibson
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| Country (sports) | |
|---|---|
| Born | 18 June 2004[1] Perth, Australia |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Prize money | $858,396 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 173–97 |
| Career titles | 10 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 105 (25 August 2025) |
| Current ranking | No. 119 (18 January 2026) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2025, 2026) |
| French Open | Q2 (2025) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2025) |
| US Open | 1R (2025) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 88–45 |
| Career titles | 9 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 159 (28 August 2023) |
| Current ranking | No. 310 (25 August 2025) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | QF (2026) |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2026) |
| Last updated on: 25 August 2025. | |
Talia Gibson (born 18 June 2004) is an Australian professional tennis player. She has a best singles ranking by the WTA of world No. 105, achieved on 25 August 2025, and a career-high doubles ranking of No. 159, attained on 28 August 2023.[2]
Career
2023: WTA and major debuts
Gibson made her WTA Tour debut at the Hobart International as a wildcard entrant, losing to Tatjana Maria in the first round.[3][4]
She made her first appearance at a Grand Slam tournament at the Australian Open, again as a wildcard,[5] but lost in the first round to Clara Burel.[6]
2024: Back to back ITF titles
Gibson won back to back the ITF W75 singles titles at the Perth Tennis International, defeating Maddison Inglis in the final,[7] and the following week at the Perth Tennis International 2, where she overcame Eri Shimizu in the championship match.[8]
2025: First win at a major
As a wildcard entrant at the Australian Open, Gibson secured her maiden major win and first against a player ranked in the WTA top-100, when she defeated world No. 94 Zeynep Sönmez in the first round.[9][10] She lost in the second round to Paula Badosa.[11]
She qualified to make her debut at Wimbledon,[12] but lost to Naomi Osaka in the first round.[13] As a qualifier at Tennis in the Land, Gibson recorded her second WTA Tour win by defeating Greet Minnen in the first round,[14] before losing to second seed Wang Xinyu in her next match.[15] She was given a wildcard into the main-draw at the US Open,[16] but lost to 28th seed Magdalena Fręch in the first round.[17]
2026: Australian Open doubles quarterfinal
Partnering with Kimberly Birrell, Gibson reached the quarterfinals in the doubles at the Australian Open, defeating second seeds Sara Errani and Jasmine Paolini in the second round,[18] then 16th seeds Kristina Mladenovic and Guo Hanyu in the third,[19] before losing to Ena Shibahara and Vera Zvonareva in the last eight.[20]
Grand Slam performance timeline
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Singles
| Tournament | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | 1R | Q2 | 2R | 1–2 |
| French Open | A | Q1 | Q2 | 0–0 |
| Wimbledon | A | Q3 | 1R | 0–1 |
| US Open | A | Q3 | 1R | 0–1 |
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–4 |
Doubles
| Tournament | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0–3 |
| French Open | A | A | A | 0–0 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | 0–0 |
| US Open | A | A | 0–0 | |
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 19 (12 titles, 7 runner-ups)
| Legend |
|---|
| W60/75 tournaments (6–1) |
| W50 tournaments (1–1) |
| W25/35 tournaments (2–4) |
| W15 tournaments (3–1) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Apr 2022 | ITF Chiang Rai, Thailand | W15 | Hard | 0–6, 1–6 | |
| Win | 1–1 | June 2022 | Rancho Santa Fe Open, United States | W15 | Hard | 7–6(4), 3–6, 7–6(5) | |
| Win | 2–1 | Jul 2022 | ITF Caloundra, Australia | W15 | Hard | 7–6(4), 6–4 | |
| Win | 3–1 | Jul 2022 | ITF Caloundra, Australia | W15 | Hard | 6–4, 3–2 ret. | |
| Loss | 3–2 | Sep 2022 | ITF Darwin, Australia | W25 | Hard | 6–3, 3–6, 3–6 | |
| Loss | 3–3 | Jul 2023 | ITF Foxhills, United Kingdom | W25 | Hard | 4–6, 6–3, 4–6 | |
| Loss | 3–4 | Sep 2023 | ITF Perth, Australia | W25 | Hard | 1–6, 6–3, 3–6 | |
| Loss | 3–5 | Sep 2023 | ITF Perth, Australia | W25 | Hard | 5–7, 1–6 | |
| Win | 4–5 | Dec 2023 | Gold Coast International, Australia | W60 | Hard | 7–5, 6–2 | |
| Win | 5–5 | Dec 2023 | ITF Papamoa, New Zealand | W25 | Hard | 6–3, 6–4 | |
| Loss | 5–6 | Mar 2024 | Branik Maribor Open, Slovenia | W75 | Hard (i) | 2–6, 4–6 | |
| Loss | 5–7 | May 2024 | ITF Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal | W50 | Hard | 4–6, 0–6 | |
| Win | 6–7 | Sep 2024 | Perth International, Australia | W75 | Hard | 6–7(5), 6–1, 6–3 | |
| Win | 7–7 | Sep 2024 | Perth International 2, Australia | W75 | Hard | 6–2, 6–4 | |
| Win | 8–7 | Sep 2024 | ITF Cairns, Australia | W35 | Hard | 6–2, 7–6(2) | |
| Win | 9–7 | Mar 2025 | Open Nantes Atlantique, France | W50 | Hard (i) | 3–6, 7–5, 6–1 | |
| Win | 10–7 | Jul 2025 | Championnats de Granby, Canada | W75 | Hard | 6–3, 6–4 | |
| Win | 11–7 | Nov 2025 | NSW Open, Australia | W75 | Hard | 6–2, 6–4 | |
| Win | 12–7 | Feb 2026 | Brisbane QTC International, Australia | W75 | Hard | 6–3, 7–6(7) |
Doubles: 15 (9 titles, 6 runner-ups)
| Legend |
|---|
| W60/75 tournaments (5–0) |
| W50 tournaments (0–1) |
| W25 tournaments (3–5) |
| W15 tournaments (1–0) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Apr 2022 | ITF Chiang Rai, Thailand | W15 | Hard | 6–3, 7–6(5) | ||
| Win | 2–0 | Sep 2022 | ITF Darwin, Australia | W25 | Hard | 2–6, 7–5, [10–5] | ||
| Win | 3–0 | Sep 2022 | ITF Cairns, Australia | W25 | Hard | 6–1, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 4–0 | Oct 2022 | Playford International, Australia | W60 | Hard | 7–5, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 5–0 | May 2023 | Kurume Cup, Japan | W60 | Carpet | 6–3, 6–3 | ||
| Loss | 5–1 | May 2023 | ITF Karuizawa, Japan | W25 | Grass | 6–3, 6–7(6), [5–10] | ||
| Loss | 5–2 | Jun 2023 | ITF Tokyo, Japan | W25 | Hard | 6–1, 2–6, [3–10] | ||
| Win | 6–2 | Jul 2023 | ITF Corroios, Portugal | W25 | Hard | 6–3, 3–6, [10–6] | ||
| Loss | 6–3 | Jul 2023 | ITF Foxhills, United Kingdom |
W25 | Hard | 2–6, 3–6 | ||
| Loss | 6–4 | Aug 2023 | ITF Roehampton, United Kingdom |
W25 | Hard | 5–7, 3–6 | ||
| Loss | 6–5 | Sep 2023 | ITF Perth, Australia | W25 | Hard | 3–6, 6–7(5) | ||
| Win | 7–5 | Oct 2023 | Playford International, Australia | W60 | Hard | 6–1, 6–2 | ||
| Win | 8–5 | Nov 2023 | Brisbane International, Australia | W60 | Hard | 4–6, 7–5, [10–5] | ||
| Win | 9–5 | Sep 2024 | Perth International, Australia | W75 | Hard | 6–2, 6–4 | ||
| Loss | 9–6 | Mar 2025 | Open Nantes Atlantique, France | W50 | Hard (i) | 3–6, 2–6 |
References
- ^ "Talia Gibson". Tennis Australia.
- ^ "Talia Gibson | Rankings History – WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association.
- ^ "Photos: The players contesting their first WTA main draw in 2023". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
- ^ "Aussie hopes eliminated at Hobart International". Australian Open. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
- ^ "AO2023's Grand Slam debuts: Brenda Fruhvirtova, Lys, Shnaider and more". Women's Tennis Association.
- ^ "Australian Open: Burel moves into second round". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
- ^ "W75 Perth International - Talia Gibson beats Maddison Inglis to win her first title in WA". The Western Australian. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- ^ "Gibson goes back-to-back in Perth International ITF W75 #2 Win". Tennis Australia. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- ^ "AO 2025: Rising Aussie Talia Gibson scores memorable maiden victory". Tennis Australia. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
- ^ "'Will always remember': 20yo Aussie claims first grand slam win, scores massive $200k AO payday". Fox Sports. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
- ^ "Australian Open: Badosa moves into third round". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
- ^ "Australia to send strongest contingent for 30 years to Wimbledon". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
- ^ "Osaka overcomes spirited Gibson to reach Wimbledon second round". Reuters. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
- ^ "Qualifier Gibson defeats Minnen in Cleveland for second tour-level win". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
- ^ "Over two days, Wang Xinyu pulls off comeback vs. Gibson in Cleveland". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
- ^ "Schoolkate, Gibson awarded US Open wildcards". Tennis Australia. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
- ^ "Daria Kasatkina into US Open second round, maiden wins for Adam Walton, Priscilla Hon". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
- ^ "Kim Birrell and Talia Gibson fought back to beat Jasmine Paolini and Sara Errani and advance in the Australian Open". 7News. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
- ^ "AO 2026: Kubler-Polmans and Birrell-Gibson advance to doubles quarterfinals". Tennis Australia. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
- ^ "Australian Open doubles semis are set, and there will be a new champ". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
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