# Talia Gibson

Talia Gibson (born 18 June 2004) is an Australian professional tennis player. She has a best singles ranking by the WTA of world No. 125, achieved on 11 November 2024, and a career-high doubles ranking of No. 159, attained on 28 August 2023.

## 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.
She made her first appearance at a Grand Slam tournament at the Australian Open, again as a wildcard, but lost in the first round to Clara Burel.

### 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, and the following week at the Perth Tennis International 2, where she overcame Eri Shimizu in the championship match.

### 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. She lost in the second round to Paula Badosa.

## Grand Slam performance timeline

Key :
| 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 | | 0–0 |
| Wimbledon | A | Q3 | | 0–0 |
| US Open | A | Q3 | | 0–0 |
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 |

### Doubles

| Tournament | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | W–L |
| Australian Open | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0–3 |
| French Open | A | A | | 0–0 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | | 0–0 |
| US Open | A | A | | 0–0 |
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 |

## ITF Circuit finals
### Singles: 15 (8 titles, 7 runner-ups)

* Legend
* W60/75 tournaments (3–1)
* W50 tournaments (0–1)
* 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 | Luksika Kumkhum | 0–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | June 2022 | Rancho Santa Fe Open, United States | W15 | Hard | Maria Kozyreva | 7–6$^{(4)}$, 3–6, 7–6$^{(5)}$ |
| Win | 2–1 | Jul 2022 | ITF Caloundra, Australia | W15 | Hard | Destanee Aiava | 7–6$^{(4)}$, 6–4 |
| Win | 3–1 | Jul 2022 | ITF Caloundra, Australia | W15 | Hard | Destanee Aiava | 6–4, 3–2 ret. |
| Loss | 3–2 | Sep 2022 | ITF Darwin, Australia | W25 | Hard | Alexandra Bozovic | 6–3, 3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 3–3 | Jul 2023 | ITF Foxhills, United Kingdom | W25 | Hard | Katy Dunne | 4–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
| Loss | 3–4 | Sep 2023 | ITF Perth, Australia | W25 | Hard | Priscilla Hon | 1–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
| Loss | 3–5 | Sep 2023 | ITF Perth, Australia | W25 | Hard | Taylah Preston | 5–7, 1–6 |
| Win | 4–5 | Dec 2023 | Gold Coast International, Australia | W60 | Hard | Olivia Gadecki | 7–5, 6–2 |
| Win | 5–5 | Dec 2023 | ITF Papamoa, New Zealand | W25 | Hard | Ivana Popovic | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 5–6 | Mar 2024 | Branik Maribor Open, Slovenia | W75 | Hard (i) | Dominika Šalková | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 5–7 | May 2024 | ITF Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal | W50 | Hard | Lucrezia Stefanini | 4–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 6–7 | Sep 2024 | Perth International, Australia | W75 | Hard | Maddison Inglis | 6–7$^{(5)}$, 6–1, 6–3 |
| Win | 7–7 | Sep 2024 | Perth International 2, Australia | W75 | Hard | Eri Shimizu | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 8–7 | Sep 2024 | ITF Cairns, Australia | W35 | Hard | Lizette Cabrera | 6–2, 7–6$^{(2)}$ |

### Doubles: 14 (9 titles, 5 runner-ups)

* Legend
* W60/75 tournaments (5–0)
* 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 | Catherine Aulia | Ma Yexin Xun Fangying | 6–3, 7–6$^{(5)}$ |
| Win | 2–0 | Sep 2022 | ITF Darwin, Australia | W25 | Hard | Petra Hule | Lisa Mays Ramu Ueda | 2–6, 7–5, [10–5] |
| Win | 3–0 | Sep 2022 | ITF Cairns, Australia | W25 | Hard | Petra Hule | Alana Parnaby Taylah Preston | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 4–0 | Oct 2022 | Playford International, Australia | W60 | Hard | Alexandra Bozovic | Han Na-lae Priska Madelyn Nugroho | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Win | 5–0 | May 2023 | Kurume Cup, Japan | W60 | Carpet | Wang Yafan | Funa Kozaki Junri Namigata | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 5–1 | May 2023 | ITF Karuizawa, Japan | W25 | Grass | Akari Inoue | Momoko Kobori Ayano Shimizu | 6–3, 6–7$^{(6)}$, [5–10] |
| Loss | 5–2 | Jun 2023 | ITF Tokyo, Japan | W25 | Hard | Natsumi Kawaguchi | Luksika Kumkhum Kanako Morisaki | 6–1, 2–6, [3–10] |
| Win | 6–2 | Jul 2023 | ITF Corroios, Portugal | W25 | Hard | Petra Hule | Sofia Costoulas Lulu Sun | 6–3, 3–6, [10–6] |
| Loss | 6–3 | Jul 2023 | ITF Foxhills, United Kingdom | W25 | Hard | Petra Hule | Destanee Aiava Rutuja Bhosale | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 6–4 | Aug 2023 | ITF Roehampton, United Kingdom | W25 | Hard | Petra Hule | Mariam Bolkvadze Yuriko Miyazaki | 5–7, 3–6 |
| Loss | 6–5 | Sep 2023 | ITF Perth, Australia | W25 | Hard | Taylah Preston | Destanee Aiava Maddison Inglis | 3–6, 6–7$^{(5)}$ |
| Win | 7–5 | Oct 2023 | Playford International, Australia | W60 | Hard | Priscilla Hon | Kaylah McPhee Astra Sharma | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 8–5 | Nov 2023 | Brisbane International, Australia | W60 | Hard | Priscilla Hon | Destanee Aiava Maddison Inglis | 4–6, 7–5, [10–5] |
| Win | 9–5 | Sep 2024 | Perth International, Australia | W75 | Hard | Maddison Inglis | Erina Hayashi Saki Imamura | 6–2, 6–4 |