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

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$248,367
Singles
Career record176–157
Highest rankingNo. 199 (16 September 2019)
Current rankingNo. 337 (22 July 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ2 (2019)
WimbledonQ2 (2019)
US OpenQ1 (2019)
Doubles
Career record86–86
Career titles4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 218 (29 January 2024)
Current rankingNo. 261 (22 July 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (2020)
Last updated on: 23 July 2024.

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 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

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Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

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

ITF Circuit finals

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Singles: 4 (4 runner-ups)

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Legend
W60 tournaments (0–1)
W25 tournaments (0–1)
W15 tournaments (0–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–2)
Grass (0–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Mar 2019 ITF Mildura, Australia W25 Grass   Naiktha Bains 4–6, 7–6(5), 2–6
Loss 0–2 Sep 2019 Jinan International, China W60 Hard   You Xiaodi 3–6, 6–7(5)
Loss 0–3 Apr 2023 ITF Telde, Spain W15 Clay   Paula Arias Manjón 5–7, 4–6
Loss 0–4 Jun 2024 ITF Kuršumlijska Banja, Serbia W15 Clay   Caijsa Hennemann 6–2, 4–6, 1–6

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

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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   Alexandra Bozovic   Eudice Chong
  Katherine Ip
2–6, 2–6
Win 1–1 Apr 2018 Clay Court International, Australia W25 Clay   Irina Fetecău   Pia König
  Michika Ozeki
6–1, 4–6, [10–5]
Win 2–1 Oct 2018 ITF Brisbane International, Australia W25 Hard   Maddison Inglis   Rutuja Bhosale
  Xu Shilin
7–5, 6–4
Loss 2–2 Apr 2019 ITF Hong Kong, China SAR W25 Hard (i)[a]   Maddison Inglis   Paige Hourigan
  Aldila Sutjiadi
3–6, 1–6
Win 3–2 Oct 2019 Bendigo International, Australia W60 Hard   Maddison Inglis   Naiktha Bains
  Tereza Mihalikova
3–6, 6–2, [10–2]
Loss 3–3 Apr 2023 Koper Open, Slovenia W60 Clay   Suzan Lamens   Irina Bara
  Andreea Mitu
2–6, 3–6
Win 4–3 Apr 2023 ITF Telde, Spain W15 Clay   Marie Mettraux   Irina Balus
  Patricija Paukštytė
7–5, 6–2
Loss 4–4 May 2023 Prague Open, Czech Republic W60 Clay   Aneta Kučmová   Maja Chwalińska
  Jesika Malečková
0–6, 6–7(5)
Loss 4–5 Oct 2023 Playford International, Australia W60 Hard   Astra Sharma   Talia Gibson
  Priscilla Hon
1–6, 2–6
Loss 4–6 Apr 2024 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia W35 Hard   María Herazo González   Julie Štruplová
  Ksenia Zaytseva
4–6, 4–6, [4–10]
Loss 4–7 May 2024 ITF Klagenfurt, Austria W35 Clay   Nina Vargová   Aneta Kučmová
  Nika Radišić
3–6, 5–7

Notes

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  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

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