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Taylor was born on March 7, 1998 in ], to a British father and a ] mother. She moved to ] in ] at the age of 14 to further her tennis career and to ] at 19.
Taylor was born on March 7, 1998 in ], to a British father and a ] mother. She moved to ] in ] at the age of 14 to further her tennis career and to ] at 19.
In 2016, Taylor achieved her best juniors grand slam result in her sole junior grand slam appearance at ]. She reached the quarterfinals before having to retire in a match against ].<ref>{{cite web|title=Gabriella Taylor: Tennis player in hospital after retiring from Wimbledon with virus|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/36763096|website=BBC Sport|accessdate=10 April 2018|date=11 July 2016}}</ref> Taylor contracted a bacterial infection called ], which would keep her from playing tennis for a month. Initially she was thought to have been poisoned while her bag was left unoccupied, however, medical experts declared this to be highly unlikely.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Ross|first1=Alice|last2=MacInnes|first2=Paul|title=Tennis player Gabriella Taylor 'highly unlikely' to have been poisoned|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/aug/11/gabriella-taylor-tennis-player-highly-unlikely-to-have-been-poisoned|website=the Guardian|accessdate=24 March 2018|language=en|date=11 August 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Bodkin|first1=Henry|last2=Dean|first2=Sam|last3=Wilkinson|first3=Nazrin|title='It was like the world was shutting down': Gabriella Taylor talks for the first time about her Wimbledon 'poisoning' ordeal|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/08/11/it-was-like-the-world-was-shutting-down-gabriella-taylor-talks-f/|website=The Telegraph|accessdate=10 April 2018|date=11 August 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Dearden|first1=Lizzie|title=British tennis player ‘poisoned’ at Wimbledon|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/police-investigating-claim-british-tennis-player-gabriella-taylor-was-poisoned-during-wimbledon-a7184491.html|website=The Independent|accessdate=10 April 2018|date=11 August 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Experts cast doubt on tennis 'poisoning'|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-37051318|website=BBC News|accessdate=10 April 2018|date=11 August 2016}}</ref> Police later concluded that there was no evidence of deliberate poisoning.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Rumsby|first1=Ben|title='Poisoned' Wimbledon player Gabriella Taylor granted wildcard|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tennis/2017/06/21/poisoned-wimbledon-player-gabriella-taylor-granted-wildcard/|website=The Telegraph|accessdate=10 April 2018|date=21 June 2017}}</ref>
=== 2016 - Wimbledon Juniors 'poisoning' incident and recovery ===
In 2016, Taylor achieved her best juniors grand slam result in her sole junior grand slam appearance at ]. She reached the quarterfinals before having to retire in a match against ].<ref>{{cite web|title=Gabriella Taylor: Tennis player in hospital after retiring from Wimbledon with virus|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/36763096|website=BBC Sport|accessdate=10 April 2018|date=11 July 2016}}</ref> Taylor contracted a bacterial infection called ], which would keep her from playing tennis for a month. Initially she was thought to have been poisoned while her bag was left unoccupied, however, medical experts declared this to be highly unlikely.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Ross|first1=Alice|last2=MacInnes|first2=Paul|title=Tennis player Gabriella Taylor 'highly unlikely' to have been poisoned|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/aug/11/gabriella-taylor-tennis-player-highly-unlikely-to-have-been-poisoned|website=the Guardian|accessdate=24 March 2018|language=en|date=11 August 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Bodkin|first1=Henry|last2=Dean|first2=Sam|last3=Wilkinson|first3=Nazrin|title='It was like the world was shutting down': Gabriella Taylor talks for the first time about her Wimbledon 'poisoning' ordeal|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/08/11/it-was-like-the-world-was-shutting-down-gabriella-taylor-talks-f/|website=The Telegraph|accessdate=10 April 2018|date=11 August 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Dearden|first1=Lizzie|title=British tennis player ‘poisoned’ at Wimbledon|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/police-investigating-claim-british-tennis-player-gabriella-taylor-was-poisoned-during-wimbledon-a7184491.html|website=The Independent|accessdate=10 April 2018|date=11 August 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Cops think Wimbledon player might’ve been poisoned by rat pee|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/more-sports/cops-wimbledon-player-poisoned-rat-pee-article-1.2747328|website=NY Daily News|language=en|date=11 August 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Smith|first1=Alexander|title=Family Claims Rising Tennis Star Was Poisoned at Wimbledon|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/sports/british-tennis-player-gabriella-taylor-was-poisoned-wimbledon-family-n628021|website=NBC News|accessdate=15 April 2018|date=11 August 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Experts cast doubt on tennis 'poisoning'|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-37051318|website=BBC News|accessdate=10 April 2018|date=11 August 2016}}</ref> Police later concluded that there was no evidence of deliberate poisoning.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Rumsby|first1=Ben|title='Poisoned' Wimbledon player Gabriella Taylor granted wildcard|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tennis/2017/06/21/poisoned-wimbledon-player-gabriella-taylor-granted-wildcard/|website=The Telegraph|accessdate=10 April 2018|date=21 June 2017}}</ref>
Taylor recovered sufficently to reach three consective ITF finals at Heraklion, ] in Octoer and November although unfortunately failing to win any.<ref>{{cite web|title=Gabriella Taylor p12|url=http://www.tennisforum.com/218-strawberries-cream/458187-gabriella-taylor-12.html|website=www.tennisforum.com|accessdate=15 April 2018|language=en|date=13 November 2016}}</ref>
=== 2017 ===
In May, as sixth seed, she won her first 25k ITF tournament, beating third seed ] 6-2 6-2 in the final.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Furness|first1=Glenys|title=Gabriella Taylor claims first 25K title in Changwon {{!}} Britwatch Sports|url=http://www.britwatchsports.com/gabriella-taylor-claims-first-25k-title-changwon/|website=www.britwatchsports.com|accessdate=15 April 2018|date=15 May 2017}}</ref> In November she began working with coaches Xavier Budo and David Sunyer, which she credits with changing her mindset, leading to her most sucessful period to date.<ref name = BBCgabi />
=== 2018 ===
After three ITF title wins in February and March, Taylor broke into the top 200 rankings for the first time.<ref>{{cite web|title=Gabriella Taylor: British tennis player looks forward to breaking into top 200|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/43217553|website=BBC Sport|accessdate=15 April 2018|date=27 February 2018}}</ref> She was subsequently chosen to represent ] in the ] team alongside ], ] and ] for the World Group II play-off tie in Japan.<ref name = BBCgabi>{{cite web|title=Gabi Taylor: Fed Cup first selection could open door to first Grand Slam|url=http://www.bbc.com/sport/amp/tennis/43738813|website=BBC Sport|accessdate=15 April 2018|date=12 April 2018}}</ref>
Gabriella Taylor (born 7 March 1998) is a Britishtennis player.
Taylor has won six singles and two doubles titles on the ITF tour in her career. On 2 April 2018, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 174. She attained her best doubles ranking of world No. 479 on 19 March 2018.
Early life
Taylor was born on March 7, 1998 in Southampton, to a British father and a Bulgarian mother. She moved to Marbella in Spain at the age of 14 to further her tennis career and to Barcelona at 19.
Career
2016 - Wimbledon Juniors 'poisoning' incident and recovery
In 2016, Taylor achieved her best juniors grand slam result in her sole junior grand slam appearance at Wimbledon. She reached the quarterfinals before having to retire in a match against Kayla Day. Taylor contracted a bacterial infection called leptospirosis, which would keep her from playing tennis for a month. Initially she was thought to have been poisoned while her bag was left unoccupied, however, medical experts declared this to be highly unlikely. Police later concluded that there was no evidence of deliberate poisoning.
Taylor recovered sufficently to reach three consective ITF finals at Heraklion, Greece in Octoer and November although unfortunately failing to win any.
2017
In May, as sixth seed, she won her first 25k ITF tournament, beating third seed Danielle Lao 6-2 6-2 in the final. In November she began working with coaches Xavier Budo and David Sunyer, which she credits with changing her mindset, leading to her most sucessful period to date.
2018
After three ITF title wins in February and March, Taylor broke into the top 200 rankings for the first time. She was subsequently chosen to represent Great Britain in the Fed Cup team alongside Johanna Konta, Heather Watson and Anna Smith for the World Group II play-off tie in Japan.
Great Britain
Naomi Totka
Valeria Savinykh
Ioana Pietroiu
Danielle Lao
Diāna Marcinkēviča
Myrtille Georges
Estrella Cabeza Candela 
Mia Eklund
Maria Masini 
Alexandra Bozovic
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