Tahlia Kokkinis, a 15-year-old from Brisbane, was among 10 Australian players to win a professional title this week.
Australia, 18 March 2024 | Leigh Rogers
It’s been a huge week in Australian tennis, with singles triumphs, doubles victories and team success recorded across multiple continents, surfaces, age groups and formats.
There’s no shortage of good news to report – from 15-year-old Tahlia Kokkinis claiming her first ITF professional doubles title at an Australian Pro Tour event, to 83-year-olds Bobbie Reynolds and Mary King featuring among the Australian medal winners at the ITF Masters World Team Championships in Turkey.
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The Australian quad wheelchair team is also performing strongly at the World Team Cup Asian Qualification event in Thailand, with Heath Davidson and Finn Broadbent progressing to a final showdown against Chile later today.
This week’s most outstanding performers include:
Storm Hunter: The 29-year-old became the first Australian in 14 years to advance to a women’s doubles final at Indian Wells (USA). After a runner-up finish at the WTA 1000 tournament, Hunter and Czech partner Katerina Siniakova’s team record this season now stands at 14 wins from 17 matches.
Ellen Perez: The 28-year-old advanced to the doubles semifinals at the WTA 1000 tournament in Indian Wells alongside American Nicole Melichar-Martinez. The in-form duo have now won 10 of their past 12 matches.
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Alex de Minaur: The 25-year-old matched his career-best result at the ATP Masters 1000 tournament at Indian Wells (USA), advancing to the fourth round in singles for the third time in the past four years.
Storm Hunter and Matt Ebden: The Aussie pair won the inaugural Invitational Mixed Doubles event at Indian Wells. This is 36-year-old Ebden’s first mixed doubles title since winning the Australian Open in 2013.
Olivia Gadecki: The 21-year-old teamed with Brit Olivia Nicholls to win the doubles title at an WTA 125 tournament in Charleston (USA). It is their second consecutive title together, extending their winning run to eight matches, and is Gadecki’s 13th career doubles title.
Rinky Hijikata: The 23-year-old was a doubles finalist alongside Brit Henry Patten at an ATP Challenger tournament in Phoenix (USA). This was Hijikata’s second finals appearance of…
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