Gilles-Arnaud Bailly

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Gilles-Arnaud Bailly
Country (sports)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Born (2005-09-19) 19 September 2005 (age 19)
Hasselt, Belgium
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS $52,780
Singles
Career record0–2 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 468 (13 November 2023)
Current rankingNo. 621 (24 February 2025)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open  JuniorF (2022)
US Open  JuniorF (2022)
Doubles
Career record0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 1723 (27 February 2023)
Last updated on: 24 February 2025.

Gilles-Arnaud Bailly (born 19 September 2005) is a Belgian tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 468, achieved on 13 November 2023 and a doubles ranking of No. 1723, achieved on 27 February 2023. [1]

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Bailly had a ITF junior combined ranking of No. 1, achieved on 28 November 2022. [2]

Career

Juniors

Bailly was a runner-up at the 2022 French Open and the 2022 US Open in the boys' singles competition. [3] [4]

2022-2025: ATP debut

He made his debut at the 2022 European Open where he received a main draw wildcard but lost in the first round to compatriot David Goffin despite playing for more than three hours and winning the second set. [5] [6]

He also received a wildcard for the qualifying competition at the 2023 European Open in Antwerp. [7]

He qualified for his second ATP main draw at his home tournament, the 2024 European Open but lost to Daniel Altmaier. [8]

ITF World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 5 (3 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Legend
ITF WTT (3–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (2–1)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Mar 2023M15 Antalya, TurkeyWTTClay Flag of Sweden.svg Dragoș Nicolae Mădăraș 3–6, 1–6
Win1–1Mar 2023M15 Antalya, TurkeyWTTClay Flag of Germany.svg Peter Heller6–3, 4–6, 7–5
Win2–1Sep 2023M15 Santa Margherita di Pula, ItalyWTTClay Flag of Italy.svg Enrico dalla Valle6–1, 6–2
Loss2–2Jan 2025M15 Monastir, TunisiaWTTHard Flag of Tunisia.svg Moez Echargui 6–3, 4–6, 5–7
Win3–2Feb 2025M15 Monastir, TunisiaWTTHard Flag of Serbia.svg Branko Djurić 6–4, 6–2

Junior Grand Slam finals

Singles: 2 (2 runner-ups)

ResultYearTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss 2022 French Open Clay Flag of France.svg Gabriel Debru 6–7(5–7), 3–6
Loss 2022 US Open Hard Flag of Spain.svg Martín Landaluce 6–7(3–7), 7–5, 2–6

Awards

References

  1. "Gilles Arnaud Bailly | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Archived from the original on 2022-09-12. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
  2. "BAILLY BECOMES FIRST BELGIAN MALE TO BE CROWNED AN ITF WORLD CHAMPION". ITF. Archived from the original on 2022-12-16. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
  3. "Landaluce US Open 2022 Boys Singles Champion | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Archived from the original on 2022-12-03. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
  4. "Junior Wrap: Alexandra Eala, Martin Landaluce win 2022 US Open titles". Archived from the original on 2023-04-19. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
  5. "Highlights: Goffin Edges Bailly In All-Belgian Antwerp Matchup | Video Search Results | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Archived from the original on 2019-04-05. Retrieved 2022-10-19.
  6. "Tennis, ATP – European Open 2022: Goffin upends Gilles Arnaud Bailly". Tennis Majors. October 18, 2022. Archived from the original on April 19, 2023. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
  7. "BLOCKX, BAILLY AND ONCLIN ONE STEP CLOSER TO MAIN DRAW AFTER WINS". Europeanopen.be. 15 October 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  8. "DE MINAUR LIVES UP TO STATUS, BAILLY ENDS UP WITH HONOURABLE FINISH". 16 October 2024. Retrieved 29 December 2024.