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 one doubles title on the WTA Challenger Tour. She has also won four singles and four doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.

Hailey Baptiste
Baptiste at the 2022 French Open
Country (sports) United States
Born (2001-11-03) November 3, 2001 (age 22)
Washington, D.C., United States
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$990,199
Singles
Career record176–118 (59.9%)
Career titles4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 96 (March 18, 2024)
Current rankingNo. 107 (April 15, 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (2022)
French Open2R (2021)
US Open1R (2020, 2021)
Doubles
Career record63–46 (57.8%)
Career titles1 WTA, 1 WTA Challenger
Highest rankingNo. 122 (February 12, 2024)
Current rankingNo. 125 (April 15, 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open2R (2022)
French Open Junior1R (2017)
Wimbledon Junior1R (2017)
US Open JuniorF (2018)
Last updated on: April 17, 2024.

Career edit

Juniors edit

On 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, major and WTA 1000 debuts edit

Baptiste 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]

Baptiste 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.[2]

She made her WTA 1000 debut at the 2021 Miami Open after reaching the main draw having received a wildcard for the qualifying competition.[3]

2023-2024: Top 100 debut edit

She received a wildcard for the main draw at the 2023 Miami Open.[4]

At the WTA 1000 Guadalajara Open, she defeated 16th seed Karolína Plíšková for the second time in the season having prevailed also earlier at the Washington Open. [5]

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.

Performance timelines edit

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

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.[6]

Singles edit

Current through the 2023 Australian Open.

Tournament 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A Q2 Q2 2R Q1 0 / 1 1–1 50%
French Open A A A 2R 1R A 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Wimbledon A A NH A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
US Open A Q2 1R 1R Q1 Q1 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–2 1–2 0–0 0 / 5 2–5 29%
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 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Miami Open A A NH 1R 1R 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Madrid Open A A NH A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Italian Open A A A A A 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 0 / 0 0–0  – 
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 0 Career total: 15
Overall win–loss 0–0 1–1 0–1 3–6 3–7 0–0 0 / 15 7–15 32%
Year-end ranking 457 285 231 160 181 $670,753

Doubles edit

Tournament 2019 2020 2021 2022 W–L
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 edit

Doubles: 1 (title) edit

Legend
Grand Slam
WTA 1000
WTA 500
WTA 250 (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (1–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
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 edit

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up) edit

Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
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,
United States
Hard (i)   Whitney Osuigwe   Sophie Chang
  Ashley Lahey
2–6, 6–2, [10–1]

ITF Circuit finals edit

Singles: 6 (4 titles, 2 runner-ups) edit

Legend
W60 tournaments (1–0)
W40/50 tournaments (0–1)
W25 tournaments (3–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–1)
Clay (2–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
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) edit

Legend
W100 tournaments (2–1)
W60/75 tournaments (1–3)
W25 tournaments (1–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–3)
Clay (1–2)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
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,
United States
W100 Hard (i)   Whitney Osuigwe   Quinn Gleason
  Catherine Harrison
5–7, 2–6
Win 1–2 Jan 2022 ITF Orlando Pro,
United States
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,
United States
W25 Hard   Whitney Osuigwe   Francesca Di Lorenzo
  Makenna Jones
6–2, 6–2
Win 3–3 Nov 2023 ITF Charleston Pro,
United States
W100 Clay   Whitney Osuigwe   Nigina Abduraimova
  Carole Monnet
6–4, 3–6, [13–11]
Loss 3–4 Jan 2024 Vero Beach Open,
United States
W75+H Clay   Whitney Osuigwe   Allura Zamarripa
  Maribella Zamarripa
3–6, 6–3, [4–10]
Loss 3–5 Jan 2024 Georgia's Rome Open,
United States
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 edit

Doubles: 1 (runner-up) edit

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2018 US Open Hard   Dalayna Hewitt   Caty McNally
  Coco Gauff
3–6, 2–6

Head-to-head records edit

Record 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
2021
Loss 0–1   Sofia Kenin No. 5 French Open, France Clay 2R 5–7, 3–6 No. 203 0–1
2022
Loss 0–2   Jessica Pegula No. 7 Washington Open, United States Hard 1R 2–6, 2–6 No. 148 0–1
2023
Loss 0–3   Coco Gauff No. 7 Washington Open, United States Hard 2R 1–6, 4–6 No. 204 0–1

Notes edit

  1. ^ 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

  1. ^ "'I knew every other person in the crowd': Hometown teen Baptiste advances at Citi Open". 30 July 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  2. ^ "2020 Teams". WTT.com. July 25, 2020.
  3. ^ "Player of the Day: Baptiste secures main-draw spot". 23 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Erika Andreeva, Brenda Fruhvirtova awarded Miami Open wild cards". 14 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Baptiste saves match point to upset Pliskova; Azarenka rolls in Mexico".
  6. ^ "Hayley Baptiste [USA]- Australian Open". ausopen.com.

External links edit