Hailey Baptiste

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Hailey Baptiste
Hailey Baptiste (2024 DC Open) 01 (cropped).jpg
Country (sports)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Born (2001-11-03) November 3, 2001 (age 23)
Washington, D.C., US
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachEric Hechtman, Franklin Tiafoe [1]
Prize money$2,141,984
Singles
Career record218–147
Career titles4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 47 (25 August 2025)
Current rankingNo. 47 (25 August 2025)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 2R (2022)
French Open 4R (2025)
Wimbledon 3R (2025)
US Open 2R ( 2025 )
Doubles
Career record72–56
Career titles1 WTA, 2 WTA Challengers
Highest rankingNo. 92 (July 22, 2024)
Current rankingNo. 130 (16 June 2025)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 1R (2025)
French Open 1R (2024, 2025)
Wimbledon 2R (2024)
US Open 2R (2022)
Last updated on: 16 July 2025.

Hailey Baptiste (born November 3, 2001) is an American professional tennis player. She reached her best singles ranking of world No. 47 on 25 August 2025. She has won one WTA Tour and two WTA Challenger Tour doubles titles. 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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Career

Juniors

On the junior tour, she reached a career-high ranking of No. 38 on 29 January 2018. She ended runner-up at the US Open junior doubles' tournament in 2018.

2019–2022: Major, WTA Tour, and WTA 1000 debuts

Baptiste made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at her hometown tournament, the 2019 Washington Open, and defeated major finalist and former top-ten player, Madison Keys. [2]

She made her major debut at the 2020 US Open as a wildcard player.

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]

On her debut at the French Open, she qualified for the main draw and recorded her first win at a major over Anna Blinkova.

2023–2024: First WTA 500 & 1000 wins, top 100

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

At the WTA 1000 2023 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 2023 Washington Open, [5] 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 [6] and defeated Kayla Day for her second win at this major.

At the WTA 500 Korea Open, she defeated compatriot Sloane Stephens in straight sets. [7] [8] At the WTA 1000 China Open where she qualified for the main draw, she also recorded a first round victory over Varvara Gracheva. With her second round win over seventh seed Barbora Krejčíková at the 2024 Wuhan Open as a qualifier, Baptiste became the first player ranked outside the top 100 (at No. 102) to defeat a top-10 since the inception of the tournament. Krejčíková led 5-3, 40-0 in the second set before Baptiste won in straight sets, recording her first top 10 win and reaching her second third round at a 1000-level in her career. [9]

2025: French Open fourth round, Wimbledon third round, BJK Cup debut

Baptiste made her debut for the United States Billie Jean King Cup team in the 2025 qualifying round held in Bratislava, defeating Rebecca Munk Mortensen [10] and Renáta Jamrichová [11] in wins over Denmark and Slovakia respectively as her country topped the group to make it through to the finals.

At the 2025 French Open, she reached the fourth round of a Grand Slam for the first time in her career with wins over 23rd seed Beatriz Haddad Maia, Nao Hibino, and Jéssica Bouzas Maneiro. [1] [12] Despite losing to compatriot and reigning Australian Open champion Madison Keys in straight sets, Baptiste climbed to a new career-high ranking of world No. 58.

Baptiste made her main draw debut at Wimbledon, where she reached the third round before falling to the sixth seed Mirra Andreeva in straight sets. As a result, her ranking climbed inside the top 50 for the first time to No. 48.

World Team Tennis

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. [13]

Performance timelines

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#P#DNQAZ#POGSBNMSNTIPNH
(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. [14]

Singles

Current through the 2025 Wimbledon Championships.

Tournament 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 SRW–LWin%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open AA Q2 Q2 2R Q1 Q3 1R 0 / 21–233%
French Open AAA 2R 1R A 2R 4R 0 / 45–456%
Wimbledon AANHAAA Q2 3R 0 / 12–167%
US Open A Q2 1R 1R Q1 Q1 Q3 0 / 20–20%
Win–loss0–00–00–11–21–20–01–15–30 / 98–947%
WTA 1000
Qatar Open [a] ANTIANTIANTIAA0 / 00–0  
Dubai [a] NTIANTIANTIAAA0 / 00–0  
Indian Wells Open AANH Q1 1R A 2R 2R 0 / 32–340%
Miami Open AANH 1R 1R 1R 1R 3R 0 / 52–529%
Madrid Open AANHAAA 1R 2R 0 / 21–233%
Italian Open AAAAAA Q1 3R 0 / 12–167%
Canadian Open AANHAAAA0 / 00–0  
Cincinnati Open AAAA Q1 A Q1 0 / 00–0  
Guadalajara Open NHA 3R NTI0 / 12–167%
Wuhan Open AANH 3R 0 / 12–167%
China Open AANHA 2R 0 / 11–150%
Career statistics
Tournaments011674615Career total: 40
Overall win–loss0–01–10–13–63–74–42–519–150 / 4032–3945%
Year-end ranking45728523116018113193$2,141,984

Doubles

Tournament 2019 2020 2021 2022 W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open AAAA0–0
French Open AAAA0–0
Wimbledon ANHAA0–0
US Open 1R 1R 1R 2R 1–2
Win–loss0–10–10–11–11–4
WTA 1000
Qatar Open [a] AAAA0–0
Dubai [a] AAAA0–0
Indian Wells Open ANHAA0–0
Miami Open ANH 1R A0–1
Madrid Open ANHAA0–0
Italian Open AAAA0–0
Canadian Open ANHAA0–0
Cincinnati Open AAAA0–0
Wuhan Open ANH0–0
China Open ANH0–0
Mexican Open NMS/NH0–0

WTA Tour finals

Doubles: 1 (title)

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)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0 Apr 2021 Charleston Open, United StatesWTA 250Clay Flag of the United States.svg Caty McNally Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ellen Perez
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Storm Sanders
6–7(4), 6–4, [10–6]

WTA Challenger finals

Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

ResultW–L   Date   TournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1 Aug 2023 Golden Gate Open, USHard Flag of the United States.svg Claire Liu Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jodie Burrage
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Olivia Gadecki
6–7(4), 7–6(6), [8–10]
Win1–1 Nov 2023 Midland Tennis Classic, USHard (i) Flag of the United States.svg Whitney Osuigwe Flag of the United States.svg Sophie Chang
Flag of the United States.svg Ashley Lahey
2–6, 6–2, [10–1]
Win2–1 Jun 2024 Veneto Open, ItalyGrass Flag of the United States.svg Alycia Parks Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Miriam Kolodziejová
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Anna Sisková
7–6(4), 6–2

ITF Circuit finals

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

Legend
W60 tournaments (1–0)
W50 tournaments (0–1)
W25 tournaments (3–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–1)
Clay (2–1)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Jan 2019ITF Plantation, United StatesW25Clay Flag of Hungary.svg Anna Bondár 7–5, 6–7(6), 6–2
Win2–0Jun 2019ITF Sumter, United StatesW25Hard Flag of the United States.svg Victoria Duval 6–2, 7–5
Win3–0Nov 2019ITF Tucson, United StatesW25Hard Flag of Mexico.svg Marcela Zacarías 4–6, 6–4, 6–3
Loss3–1Apr 2023ITF Boca Raton, United StatesW25Clay Flag of the United States.svg Caroline Dolehide 4–6, 4–6
Win4–1Jun 2023Internazionali di Caserta, ItalyW60Clay Flag of Cyprus.svg Raluca Șerban 6–3, 6–2
Loss4–2Feb 2024ITF Morelia, MexicoW50Hard Flag of Spain.svg Jéssica Bouzas Maneiro 7–6(11), 1–6, 6–7(1)

Doubles: 9 (4 titles, 5 runner-ups)

Legend
W100 tournaments (2–1)
W60/75 tournaments (1–3)
W25 tournaments (1–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–3)
Clay (1–2)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Jan 2019ITF Daytona Beach, USW25Clay Flag of the United States.svg Emina Bektas Flag of Hungary.svg Anna Bondár
Flag of Norway.svg Ulrikke Eikeri
3–6, 7–5, [9–11]
Loss0–2 Feb 2020 Kentucky Open, USW100Hard (i) Flag of the United States.svg Whitney Osuigwe Flag of the United States.svg Quinn Gleason
Flag of the United States.svg Catherine Harrison
5–7, 2–6
Win1–2 Jan 2022 ITF Orlando Pro, USW60Hard Flag of the United States.svg Whitney Osuigwe Flag of the United States.svg Angela Kulikov
Flag of the United States.svg Rianna Valdes
7–6(7), 7–5
Loss1–3 Jan 2023 Canberra International,
Australia
W60Hard Flag of the United States.svg Robin Anderson Flag placeholder.svg Irina Khromacheva
Flag placeholder.svg Anastasia Tikhonova
4–6, 5–7
Win2–3Mar 2023ITF Boca Raton, USW25Hard Flag of the United States.svg Whitney Osuigwe Flag of the United States.svg Francesca Di Lorenzo
Flag of the United States.svg Makenna Jones
6–2, 6–2
Win3–3 Nov 2023 ITF Charleston Pro, USW100Clay Flag of the United States.svg Whitney Osuigwe Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Nigina Abduraimova
Flag of France.svg Carole Monnet
6–4, 3–6, [13–11]
Loss3–4Jan 2024Vero Beach Open, USW75+HClay Flag of the United States.svg Whitney Osuigwe Flag of the United States.svg Allura Zamarripa
Flag of the United States.svg Maribella Zamarripa
3–6, 6–3, [4–10]
Loss3–5Jan 2024 Georgia's Rome Open, USW75Hard (i) Flag of the United States.svg Whitney Osuigwe Flag of the United States.svg Angela Kulikov
Flag of the United States.svg Jamie Loeb
walkover
Win4–5Feb 2024 Guanajuato Open, MexicoW100Hard Flag of the United States.svg Whitney Osuigwe Flag of the United States.svg Ann Li
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Rebecca Marino
7–5, 6–4

Junior Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

ResultYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss 2018 US Open Hard Flag of the United States.svg Dalayna Hewitt Flag of the United States.svg Caty McNally
Flag of the United States.svg Coco Gauff
3–6, 2–6

Head-to-head records

Record against top 10 players

ResultW–LOpponentRankEventSurfaceRoundScoreRankH2H
2021
Loss0–1 Flag of the United States.svg Sofia Kenin No. 5 French Open, FranceClay2R5–7, 3–6No. 203 0–1
2022
Loss0–2 Flag of the United States.svg Jessica Pegula No. 7 Citi Open, United StatesHard1R2–6, 2–6No. 148 0–2
2023
Loss0–3 Flag of the United States.svg Coco Gauff No. 7 Citi Open, United StatesHard2R1–6, 4–6No. 204 0–1
2024
Win1–3 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Barbora Krejčíková No. 10 Wuhan Open, ChinaHard2R6–3, 7–5No. 102 1–1
2025
Loss1–4 Flag of the United States.svg Madison Keys No. 8 French Open, FranceClay4R3–6, 5–7No. 70 1–3

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 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

  1. 1 2 Baptiste fuelled by Tiafoe connection
  2. "'I knew every other person in the crowd': Hometown teen Baptiste advances at Citi Open". July 30, 2019. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
  3. "Player of the Day: Baptiste secures main-draw spot". March 23, 2021.
  4. "Erika Andreeva, Brenda Fruhvirtova awarded Miami Open wild cards". March 14, 2023.
  5. "Baptiste saves match point to upset Pliskova; Azarenka rolls in Mexico".
  6. "Qualifying at Roland Garros: The grueling journey that can change careers". May 25, 2024.
  7. "2024 Seoul; Baptiste defeats Stephens in Seoul after coming through first-set thriller". September 17, 2024.
  8. "Former US Open champion Sloane Stephens loses in first round in South Korea". AP News. September 17, 2024.
  9. @OptaAce (October 9, 2024). "102 - Hailey Baptiste has become the first player ranked outside the top-100 (World No. 102) to defeat a top-10 at the Wuhan Open (Krejcikova, #10) since the inception of the event in 2014. Upset.#wuhanopen @wuhanopentennis @WTA @WTA_insider" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  10. "USA 3-0 Denmark: Impressive Pera shines on debut to complete emphatic win". billiejeankingcup.com. Retrieved April 14, 2025.
  11. "Slovakia 1-2 USA: Pera books American team's spot at Shenzhen showpiece". billiejeankingcup.com. Retrieved April 14, 2025.
  12. "With a Tiafoe in her corner, Hailey Baptiste's game is surging in Paris". The Washington Post . May 31, 2025.
  13. "2020 Teams". WTT.com. July 25, 2020.
  14. "Hayley Baptiste [USA]- Australian Open". ausopen.com.