Hailey Baptiste (born November 3, 2001) is an American professional tennis player. On 18 March 2024, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 96. She has won one doubles title on the WTA Tour with two doubles titles on the WTA Challenger Tour. Her highest doubles ranking is No. 92, achieved on 22 July 2024. She has also won four singles and four doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.
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Born | Washington, D.C., United States | November 3, 2001
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $1,188,441 |
Singles | |
Career record | 184–126 |
Career titles | 4 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 96 (March 18, 2024) |
Current ranking | No. 105 (August 12, 2024) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2022) |
French Open | 2R (2021, 2024) |
Wimbledon | Q2 (2024) |
US Open | 1R (2020, 2021) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 67–50 |
Career titles | 1 WTA, 2 WTA Challengers |
Highest ranking | No. 92 (July 22, 2024) |
Current ranking | No. 96 (August 12, 2024) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
French Open | 1R (2024) |
Wimbledon | 2R (2024) |
US Open | 2R (2022) |
Last updated on: August 15, 2024. |
Career
editJuniors
editOn the junior tour, she reached a career-high ranking of No. 38 on January 29, 2018. She ended runner-up at the US Open junior doubles' tournament in 2018.
2019-2022: WTA Tour, WTA 1000 and major debuts and first wins
editBaptiste made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at her hometown tournament, the 2019 Washington Open, beating Grand Slam finalist and former top-ten player, Madison Keys in the first round.[1]
She made her Grand Slam debut at the 2020 US Open as a wildcard.
She made her WTA 1000 debut at the 2021 Miami Open after reaching the main draw having received a wildcard for the qualifying competition.[2]
On her debut at the 2021 French Open, she qualified for the main draw and recorded her first win at a major over Anna Blinkova.
2023-2024: First WTA 1000 wins, top 100
editShe received a wildcard for the main draw at the 2023 Miami Open.[3]
At the WTA 1000 Guadalajara Open, she defeated wildcard player Lya Isabel Fernández Olivares and 16th seed Karolína Plíšková for the second time in the season having prevailed also earlier at the Washington Open, [4] to reach the third round of a WTA 1000 for the first time.
Following her first round main-draw win as a qualifier at the 2024 Indian Wells Open over fellow American qualifier Robin Montgomery, she reached the top 100 in the rankings on 18 March 2024. She received a wildcard for the main draw at the Miami Open.
At the 2024 French Open, she entered the main draw as a lucky loser[5] and defeated Kayla Day for her second win at this major.
World Team Tennis
editBaptiste made her World TeamTennis debut in 2020 with the Vegas Rollers as an alternate, later ending up on the roster for the New York Empire in the 2020 season at The Greenbrier.[6]
Performance timelines
editW | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.[7]
Singles
editCurrent through the 2024 Australian Open.
Tournament | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L | Win% |
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | Q2 | Q2 | 2R | Q1 | Q3 | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
French Open | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | 2R | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | 40% |
Wimbledon | A | A | NH | A | A | A | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
US Open | A | Q2 | 1R | 1R | Q1 | Q1 | Q3 | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0 / 6 | 3–6 | 33% |
WTA 1000 | ||||||||||
Qatar Open[a] | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||
Dubai[a] | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||
Indian Wells Open | A | A | NH | Q1 | 1R | 2R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% | |
Miami Open | A | A | NH | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 4 | 0–4 | 0% |
Madrid Open | A | A | NH | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |
Italian Open | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
Canadian Open | A | A | NH | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||
Cincinnati Open | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||
Guadalajara Open | NH | A | 3R | NMS | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 67% | |||
Wuhan Open | A | A | NH | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||
China Open | A | A | NH | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||
Career statistics | ||||||||||
Tournaments | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 6 | Career total: 25 | ||
Overall win–loss | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–6 | 3–7 | 4–4 | 2–5 | 0 / 25 | 13–24 | 35% |
Year-end ranking | 457 | 285 | 231 | 160 | 181 | 131 | $670,753 |
Doubles
editTournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | W–L |
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Grand Slam tournaments | |||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | A | 0–0 |
French Open | A | A | A | A | 0–0 |
Wimbledon | A | NH | A | A | 0–0 |
US Open | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1–2 |
Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 |
WTA 1000 | |||||
Qatar Open[a] | A | A | A | A | 0–0 |
Dubai[a] | A | A | A | A | 0–0 |
Indian Wells Open | A | NH | A | A | 0–0 |
Miami Open | A | NH | 1R | A | 0–1 |
Madrid Open | A | NH | A | A | 0–0 |
Italian Open | A | A | A | A | 0–0 |
Canadian Open | A | NH | A | A | 0–0 |
Cincinnati Open | A | A | A | A | 0–0 |
Wuhan Open | A | NH | 0–0 | ||
China Open | A | NH | 0–0 | ||
Mexican Open | NMS/NH | 0–0 |
WTA Tour finals
editDoubles: 1 (title)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Apr 2021 | Charleston Open, United States |
WTA 250 | Clay | Caty McNally | Ellen Perez Storm Sanders |
6–7(4), 6–4, [10–6] |
WTA Challenger finals
editDoubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
editResult | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Aug 2023 | Golden Gate Open, United States |
Hard | Claire Liu | Jodie Burrage Olivia Gadecki |
6–7(4), 7–6(6), [8–10] |
Win | 1–1 | Nov 2023 | Midland Tennis Classic, US | Hard (i) | Whitney Osuigwe | Sophie Chang Ashley Lahey |
2–6, 6–2, [10–1] |
Win | 2–1 | Jun 2024 | Veneto Open, Italy | Grass | Alycia Parks | Miriam Kolodziejová Anna Sisková |
7–6(7–4), 6–2 |
ITF Circuit finals
editSingles: 6 (4 titles, 2 runner-ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Jan 2019 | ITF Plantation, United States | W25 | Clay | Anna Bondár | 7–5, 6–7(6), 6–2 |
Win | 2–0 | Jun 2019 | ITF Sumter, United States | W25 | Hard | Victoria Duval | 6–2, 7–5 |
Win | 3–0 | Nov 2019 | ITF Tucson, United States | W25 | Hard | Marcela Zacarías | 4–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
Loss | 3–1 | Apr 2023 | ITF Boca Raton, United States | W25 | Clay | Caroline Dolehide | 4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 4–1 | Jun 2023 | Internazionali di Caserta, Italy | W60 | Clay | Raluca Șerban | 6–3, 6–2 |
Loss | 4–2 | Feb 2024 | ITF Morelia, Mexico | W50 | Hard | Jéssica Bouzas Maneiro | 7–6(11), 1–6, 6–7(1) |
Doubles: 9 (4 titles, 5 runner-ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Jan 2019 | ITF Daytona Beach, United States |
W25 | Clay | Emina Bektas | Anna Bondár Ulrikke Eikeri |
3–6, 7–5, [9–11] |
Loss | 0–2 | Feb 2020 | Kentucky Open, US | W100 | Hard (i) | Whitney Osuigwe | Quinn Gleason Catherine Harrison |
5–7, 2–6 |
Win | 1–2 | Jan 2022 | ITF Orlando Pro, US | W60 | Hard | Whitney Osuigwe | Angela Kulikov Rianna Valdes |
7–6(7), 7–5 |
Loss | 1–3 | Jan 2023 | Canberra International, Australia |
W60 | Hard | Robin Anderson | Irina Khromacheva Anastasia Tikhonova |
4–6, 5–7 |
Win | 2–3 | Mar 2023 | ITF Boca Raton, US | W25 | Hard | Whitney Osuigwe | Francesca Di Lorenzo Makenna Jones |
6–2, 6–2 |
Win | 3–3 | Nov 2023 | ITF Charleston Pro, US | W100 | Clay | Whitney Osuigwe | Nigina Abduraimova Carole Monnet |
6–4, 3–6, [13–11] |
Loss | 3–4 | Jan 2024 | Vero Beach Open, US | W75+H | Clay | Whitney Osuigwe | Allura Zamarripa Maribella Zamarripa |
3–6, 6–3, [4–10] |
Loss | 3–5 | Jan 2024 | Georgia's Rome Open, US | W75 | Hard (i) | Whitney Osuigwe | Angela Kulikov Jamie Loeb |
walkover |
Win | 4–5 | Feb 2024 | Guanajuato Open, Mexico | W100 | Hard | Whitney Osuigwe | Ann Li Rebecca Marino |
7–5, 6–4 |
Junior Grand Slam finals
editDoubles: 1 (runner-up)
editResult | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 2018 | US Open | Hard | Dalayna Hewitt | Caty McNally Coco Gauff |
3–6, 2–6 |
Head-to-head records
editRecord against top 10 players
edit- She has a 0–3 (0%) record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.
Result | W–L | Opponent | Rank | Event | Surface | Round | Score | Rank | H2H |
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Loss | 0–1 | Sofia Kenin | No. 5 | French Open, France | Clay | 2R | 5–7, 3–6 | No. 203 | 0–1 |
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Loss | 0–2 | Jessica Pegula | No. 7 | Washington Open, United States | Hard | 1R | 2–6, 2–6 | No. 148 | 0–1 |
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Loss | 0–3 | Coco Gauff | No. 7 | Washington Open, United States | Hard | 2R | 1–6, 4–6 | No. 204 | 0–1 |
Notes
edit- ^ a b c d The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Ladies Open since 2009 until 2024. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009 to 2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
References
edit- ^ "'I knew every other person in the crowd': Hometown teen Baptiste advances at Citi Open". 30 July 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
- ^ "Player of the Day: Baptiste secures main-draw spot". 23 March 2021.
- ^ "Erika Andreeva, Brenda Fruhvirtova awarded Miami Open wild cards". 14 March 2023.
- ^ "Baptiste saves match point to upset Pliskova; Azarenka rolls in Mexico".
- ^ "Qualifying at Roland Garros: The grueling journey that can change careers". 25 May 2024.
- ^ "2020 Teams". WTT.com. July 25, 2020.
- ^ "Hayley Baptiste [USA]- Australian Open". ausopen.com.