Taylah Preston

In January 2022, she lost in the second round of the Australian Open qualifying.^[3]

Preston made her WTA Tour main-draw debut in doubles at the Melbourne Summer Set 2, where she received a wildcard partnering Alexandra Osborne. She also received a wildcard into the qualifying draw for the Melbourne Summer Set 1, where she defeated former French Open finalist, Sara Errani, in the first round, before falling in the final round.^[4][5]

She made her WTA Tour main-draw debut in singles at the 2022 Rosmalen Grass Court Championships as a qualifier.^[6]

Preston received a wildcard for her major debut at the 2024 Australian Open^[7] but went out in the first round to Elina Svitolina.^[8]

In February, she reached her first WTA 125 final at the Puerto Vallarta in Mexico, losing in three sets to McCartney Kessler.^[9] Later that month at the San Diego Open, having been given a wildcard entry, she defeated world No. 42, Magdalena Fręch, to win her first Tour-level match and also her first against a player ranked in the WTA top 50.^[10][11] She lost her next match to sixth seed Marta Kostyuk.^[12]

Preston was given a wildcard entry to make her maiden appearance at the US Open in August but lost in the first round to 25th seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.^[13]

Partnering Maya Joint, Preston won her first WTA 125 doubles title at the Cancún Open, defeating Aliona Bolsova and Yvonne Cavallé Reimers in the final.^[14]

Preston received a wildcard into the Hobart International in which she reached her first tour-level semifinal,^[15] defeating fifth seed Jéssica Bouzas Maneiro^[16] and Rebecca Šramková^[17] before causing an upset against top seed Emma Raducanu in the quarterfinals. Raducanu, then-ranked No. 29, was Preston's first ever top-30 win and the highest-ranked opponent she had beaten to date.^[18][19] Preston lost to third seed Iva Jovic in the semifinal.^[20]

Having been given a wildcard entry into the main-draw at the Australian Open, Preston defeated Zhang Shuai for her first win at a major,^[21] before losing to 13th seed Linda Nosková in the second round.^[22]