GB RANKING1
FIP RANKING121
FIP CAREER HIGH
18/11/2024 121
TITLES1
Last updated: 21/11/2024
FAVOURITE
SHOT: Chiquita
COACH
Juan Alday and Alejandro Grilo
AGE33
HEIGHT160 cm
PLAYSRight-handed
TURNED PRO2023
FAVOURITE
SHOT:Chiquita
COACH
Juan Alday and Alejandro Grilo
Get to know
About
Quick-fire facts
- Place of birth: Harold Wood
- Lives: Essex
- Trains: Stratford Padel Club (UK)/Barcelona BPI Academy
- Family: Mother works in the NHS, father worked for a car breakdown company
- Padel idols: Paula Jose Maria and Gemma Triay
- Favourite tournament: Loved watching the world padel tour event in Paris
- Hobbies/interests: Going to the cinema, enjoying good food and being around friends and family
Padel beginnings
Gibson first started playing Padel in Dubai at the end of 2022. She found it a really fun and social game but also very competitive and she loves testing and learning more about the sport.
Gibson's love for the game and eagerness to keep improving and learning more led her to pick up titles in England, which gave her the confidence to turn professional.
Tennis Career
Highlights
- Cemented her spot inside the world's top 200 after achieving a career-high of No.121
- Won her first FIP Rise title at the event in Manila with fellow Brit Victoria Nicholas without dropping a set
- Finished runner-up at the FIP Rise Ciudad de Ceuta
- Won her first pro-level title at the FIP Promotion Cairo alongisde Spain's Paula Canivell Varona. The pair defeated top seeds Denise Hoefer and Victoria Kurz 6-3, 6-2 in the final.
Results
Tournament | Round |
November | |
FIP Rise Manila | Champion |
FIP Gold Potosi | Quater-finals |
September | |
FIP Rise Sassuolo | Round of 16 |
FIP Rise Ciudad de Ceuta | Runner-up |
August | |
FIP Rise Hop London | Round of 16 |
FIP Rise Mol | Semi-finals |
July | |
European Padel Championships | 10th place |
June | |
FIP Rise Biella | Round of 16 |
FIP Rise Cordenons | Runner-up |
FIP Rise Riyadh | Quarter-final |
May | |
FIP Rise Cairo | Semi-final |
April | |
FIP Rise Doha | Round of 16 |
March | |
FIP Rise Rocks Lane (With Paula Canivell Varona) | Round of 32 |
FIP Rise Dubai (with Paula Canivell Varona) | Quarter-final |
FIP Promotion EPF I Cairo | Winner |
February | |
FIP Rise Betsson Sweden II |
Round of 16 |
- Won her first pro-level title at the FIP Promotion Cairo alongisde Spain's Paula Canivell Varona. The pair defeated top seeds Denise Hoefer and Victoria Kurz 6-3, 6-2 in the final
- Winning six LTA Grade 1 events with no losses
- Gaining an international ranking in one year