Alison Bai (born 18 January 1990) is an Australian former tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is No. 305, which she reached on 2 November 2015. Her career-high in doubles is 125, set on 20 January 2020.

Alison Bai
Country (sports) Australia
ResidenceCanberra, Australia
Born (1990-01-18) 18 January 1990 (age 34)
Canberra
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Turned pro2005
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$214,084
Singles
Career record266–297
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 305 (2 November 2015)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (2007, 2008)
Doubles
Career record266–262
Career titles13 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 125 (20 January 2020)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (2019)

On the ITF Circuit, Bai won her first singles title in 2015 at the $15k event on grass in Mildura having reached the final the previous year. In 2018, she reached the final of the $25k event in Changsha, China, defeating top seed Zhu Lin in the second round.

She has also won thirteen doubles titles on the ITF Circuit, including two titles at $60k tournaments in Canberra (with Zoe Hives in 2017) and Baotou (with Aleksandrina Naydenova in 2018). In 2018, she achieved her best result on the WTA Tour, reaching the doubles semifinal of the Hobart International, partnering Lizette Cabrera.

ITF Circuit finals

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Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

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Legend
$25,000 tournaments (0–1)
$15,000 tournaments (1–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Grass (1–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Mar 2014 ITF Mildura, Australia 15,000 Grass   Jang Su-jeong 1–6, 3–6
Win 1–1 Mar 2015 ITF Mildura, Australia 15,000 Grass   Kimberly Birrell 6–3, 6–3
Loss 1–2 Jun 2018 ITF Changsha, China 25,000 Hard   Han Xinyun 5–7, 6–0, 4–6

Doubles: 34 (13 titles, 21 runner-ups)

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Legend
$50/$60,000 tournaments (2–6)
$25,000 tournaments (7–10)
$15,000 tournaments (0–1)
$10,000 tournaments (4–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (9–18)
Clay (4–1)
Grass (0–1)
Carpet (0–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 2005 ITF Lyneham, Australia 25,000 Clay   Jenny Swift   Casey Dellacqua
  Daniella Jeflea
4–6, 3–6
Loss 0–2 Oct 2007 ITF Rockhampton, Australia 25,000 Hard   Jessica Moore   Courtney Nagle
  Robin Stephenson
4–6, 3–6
Loss 0–3 Mar 2008 ITF Hamilton, New Zealand 10,000 Hard   Emelyn Starr   Maki Arai
  Yurina Koshino
6–7(3), 6–7(2)
Loss 0–4 Mar 2009 ITF North Shore City, New Zealand 10,000 Hard   Renee Binnie   Kim So-jung
  Ayaka Maekawa
5–7, 6–7(4)
Loss 0–5 Aug 2009 ITF Qianshan, China 10,000 Hard   Sacha Jones   Liang Chen
  Sun Shengnan
2–6, 4–6
Loss 0–6 Sep 2010 ITF Alice Springs, Australia 25,000 Hard   Emelyn Starr   Erika Sema
  Yurika Sema
5–7, 1–6
Win 1–6 Oct 2010 ITF Mount Gambier, Australia 25,000 Hard   Ana Clara Duarte   Ayu Fani Damayanti
  Jessy Rompies
w/o
Loss 1–7 Sep 2012 ITF Salisbury, Australia 10,000 Hard   Sally Peers   Ayu Fani Damayanti
  Lavinia Tananta
6–7(5), 0–6
Win 2–7 Mar 2013 ITF Sydney, Australia 10,000 Hard   Tyra Calderwood   Anja Dokic
  Jessica Moore
7–6(3), 6–4
Win 3–7 Aug 2014 ITF Nottingham, UK 10,000 Hard   Mari Tanaka   Katie Boulter
  Freya Christie
6–4, 6–3
Win 4–7 Aug 2014 ITF Oldenzaal, Netherlands 10,000 Clay   Lu Jiajing   Elyne Boeykens
  Jainy Scheepens
3–6, 6–4, [10–6]
Win 5–7 Aug 2014 ITF Rotterdam, Netherlands 10,000 Clay   Cornelia Lister   Brandy Mina
  Jainy Scheepens
7–5, 6–4
Loss 5–8 Oct 2014 ITF Cairns, Australia 15,000 Hard   Ayaka Okuno   Jessica Moore
  Abbie Myers
2–6, 2–6
Loss 5–9 Feb 2016 ITF Perth, Australia 25,000 Hard   Abbie Myers   Ashleigh Barty
  Jessica Moore
6–3, 4–6, [8–10]
Loss 5–10 Jun 2016 Surbiton Trophy, UK 50,000 Grass   Robin Anderson   Sanaz Marand
  Melanie Oudin
4–6, 5–7
Win 6–10 Oct 2016 ITF Cairns, Australia 25,000 Hard   Lizette Cabrera   Katarzyna Kawa
  Sandra Zaniewska
7–5, 5–7, [12–10]
Loss 6–11 Oct 2016 Canberra International, Australia 50,000 Hard   Lizette Cabrera   Jessica Moore
  Storm Sanders
3–6, 4–6
Loss 6–12 Feb 2017 Burnie International, Australia 60,000 Hard   Varatchaya Wongteanchai   Riko Sawayanagi
  Barbora Štefková
6–7(6), 6–4, [7–10]
Loss 6–13 Feb 2017 ITF Clare, Australia 25,000 Hard   Erika Sema   Beatriz Haddad Maia
  Genevieve Lorbergs
4–6, 3–6
Win 7–13 Jun 2017 ITF Wuhan, China 25,000 Hard   Lu Jiajing   Jiang Xinyu
  Tang Qianhui
6–2, 7–6(3)
Win 8–13 Nov 2017 Bendigo International, Australia 60,000 Hard   Zoe Hives   Asia Muhammad
  Arina Rodionova
4–6, 6–4, [10–8]
Loss 8–14 Feb 2018 ITF Perth, Australia 25,000 Hard   Lu Jiajing   Jessica Moore
  Olivia Tjandramulia
5–7, 7–6(8), [9–11]
Win 9–14 May 2018 ITF Baotou, China 60,000 Clay   Aleksandrina Naydenova   Natalija Kostić
  Nika Kukharchuk
6–4, 0–6, [10–6]
Loss 9–15 Jun 2018 ITF Luzhou, China 25,000 Hard   Andreea Roșca   Han Xinyun
  Lu Jingjing
3–6, 3–6
Win 10–15 Mar 2019 Clay Court International, Australia 25,000 Clay   Jaimee Fourlis   Naiktha Bains
  Tereza Mihalíková
6–2, 6–2
Loss 10–16 May 2019 Fukuoka International, Japan 60,000 Carpet   Kristie Ahn   Naomi Broady
  Heather Watson
w/o
Win 11–16 Jul 2019 ITF Corroios, Portugal 25,000 Hard   Paige Hourigan   Francisca Jorge
  Olga Parres Azcoitia
3–6, 6–2, [14–12]
Loss 11–17 Sep 2019 Darwin International, Australia 60,000 Hard   Jaimee Fourlis   Destanee Aiava
  Lizette Cabrera
4–6, 6–2, [3–10]
Loss 11–18 Oct 2019 ITF Brisbane, Australia 25,000 Hard   Paige Hourigan   Destanee Aiava
  Naiktha Bains
3–6, 3–6
Win 12–18 Jan 2020 Canberra International, Australia[a] 25,000 Hard   Jaimee Fourlis   Anna Bondár
  Pemra Özgen
5–7, 6–4, [10–8]
Win 13–18 Feb 2020 Launceston International, Australia 25,000 Hard   Jaimee Fourlis   Alicia Smith
  Abigail Tere-Apisah
7–6(4), 6–3
Loss 13–19 Jan 2022 Bendigo International, Australia 60,000+H Hard   Alana Parnaby   Fernanda Contreras
  Alycia Parks
3–6, 1–6
Loss 13–20 Feb 2022 ITF Canberra, Australia 25,000 Hard   Jaimee Fourlis   Asia Muhammad
  Arina Rodionova
3–6, 6–3, [6–10]
Loss 13–21 Feb 2022 ITF Canberra, Australia 25,000 Hard   Jaimee Fourlis   Asia Muhammad
  Arina Rodionova
6–7(2), 6–7(5)

Notes

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  1. ^ Tournament was moved from Canberra to Bendigo due to the smoke affecting Canberra from the 2019–20 Australian bushfire season.

References

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