Personal

Coached by Anthony Richardson
Mother's name is Maria; father's name is Ronnie; has one sister, Izabo, and one brother, Carl
Parents immigrated to Australia from the Philippines
Began playing tennis at age 4 when she was introduced to the sport by her family and Townsville-based coach Wayne Hannah
Favorite shot is down-the-line forehand
Loves dancing and would have tried to pursue as a career if she didn’t play tennis
Pet dog, a chow chow, is called Amiga

Career in Review

Rose to career-high ranking of No.119 on February 3, 2020, following 1r exit at 2020 Australian Open (as WC, l. Li)

Advanced to QF at 2020 Hobart (as WC, l. eventual champion Rybakina)

Ended 2019 in fine form on the ITF Circuit, winning 14 consecutive matches and lifting her fourth and fifth titles at this level, at $60k ITF/Darwin-AUS and then $60k ITF/Bendigo-AUS

Made US Open debut in 2018, falling in 1r (as WC, l. Tomljanovic)

Ended 2017 campaign by reaching another WTA QF, at Hong Kong (l. Gavrilova) and finishing inside Top 200 for the first time (at No.135)

Reached maiden WTA QF at 2017 Guangzhou (as qualifier, l. Rodina); in terms of ranking, scored best win of her career over No.31 Kontaveit in 2r

Fell 1r on Grand Slam main draw debut at 2017 Australian Open (as WC, l. Vekic)

Reached 2r on WTA main draw debut, at 2017 Hobart (as WC, d. No.42 Doi, l. Fett)

Made WTA qualifying debut at 2013 Brisbane

Owns five singles and three doubles titles on ITF Circuit

Played her first tournaments on the ITF Circuit in Australia in 2012