Hayley Carter

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Hayley Carter
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Carter at the 2021 French Open
Full nameHayley Nicole Carter [1]
Country (sports)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Born (1995-05-17) May 17, 1995 (age 28)
Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S.
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Turned pro2012
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
College University of North Carolina
Prize money$353,552
Singles
Career record62–44 (58.5%)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 438 (July 29, 2019)
Doubles
Career record124–56 (68.9%)
Career titles2 WTA, 2 WTA 125
Highest rankingNo. 25 (June 14, 2021)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 3R (2020, 2021)
French Open 3R (2020)
Wimbledon 1R (2021)
US Open QF (2020)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open QF (2021)
Wimbledon 3R (2021)
US Open 1R (2021)

Hayley Nicole Carter (born May 17, 1995) is an American former professional tennis player. She has a career-high WTA doubles ranking of No. 25, which she achieved on 14 June 2021. Carter is primarily a doubles player. Over her career, she won two WTA Tour and two WTA 125 doubles titles, with nine titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.

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Junior career

Carter played at the Smith Stearn's Tennis Academy growing up. She also won a record 14 South Carolina state championships. Between 2009 and 2012, she won three ITF Junior Circuit singles titles and one doubles title.

Carter played collegiate tennis for the North Carolina Tar Heels, where she earned All-American honors each of the four years she competed. She is the Atlantic Coast Conference's all-time leader in women's tennis singles victories with 168. [2]

Professional career

2019: New partnership with Stefani, first WTA Tour title

In September 2019, with Luisa Stefani as partner, she reached her first doubles final on the WTA Tour at the Korea Open, and the following week, they won their first WTA Tour title at the Tashkent Open. Thereafter, Carter established a fixed partnership with Stefani.

2020: Top 40 debut

The Carter/Stefani duo reached the third round for the first time at a major at the 2020 Australian Open where they were defeated by sixth seeded duo Gabriela Dabrowski/Jeļena Ostapenko. [3]

They won the title at the Newport Beach Challenger, which was the second year in a row that Carter had won this event (with Ena Shibahara in 2019). [4] They also reached the Dubai Tennis Championships quarterfinals in February, and won the Lexington Open in August. With that, they entered the top 40 for the first time.

At the Italian Open, they had another great tournament reaching the semifinals and losing only to the top seeds Hsieh/Strycová. [5]

The pair's best result at a Grand Slam championship came at the US Open where they reached the quarterfinals, defeating the No. 6 seeds, Japan duo of Shuko Aoyama and Ena Shibahara, in the round of 16. [6]

2021: WTA 1000 doubles final and top 25, coaching

Carter reached her best result at the WTA 1000 level by becoming a doubles finalist alongside Stefani in Miami, where they were defeated by the fifth-seeded duo Aoyama/Shibahara. Following Wimbledon, she joined the coaching staff of the Vanderbilt Commodores college team in July 2021. [7] Through the rest of the year, she took part in three WTA tournaments in the US: the Cincinnati Open with Sabrina Santamaria, the US Open with Astra Sharma, and Indian Wells Open with Dabrowski.

2023

Carter returned to the University of North Carolina as an assistant coach in July 2023. [8]

Grand Slam 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.

Women's doubles

Tournament 2019 2020 2021 SRW–L
Australian Open A 3R 3R 0 / 24–2
French Open A 3R 1R 0 / 22–2
Wimbledon ANH 1R 0 / 10–1
US Open 1R QF 1R 0 / 33–3
Win–loss0–17–32–40 / 89–8

Mixed doubles

Tournament 2019 2020 2021 SRW–L
Australian Open AA QF 0 / 12–1
French Open ANHA0 / 00–0
Wimbledon ANH 3R 0 / 11–1
US Open 2R NH 1R 0 / 21–2
Win–loss1–10–03–30 / 44–4

Significant finals

WTA 1000 tournaments

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

ResultDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss 2021 Miami Open Hard Flag of Brazil.svg Luisa Stefani Flag of Japan.svg Shuko Aoyama
Flag of Japan.svg Ena Shibahara
2–6, 5–7

WTA Tour finals

Doubles: 8 (2 titles, 6 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments
Premier M & Premier 5 / WTA 1000 (0–1)
Premier / WTA 500 (0–2)
International / WTA 250 (2–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–4)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (0–2)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1 Apr 2019 Copa Colsanitas, ColombiaInternationalClay Flag of Japan.svg Ena Shibahara Flag of Australia (converted).svg Zoe Hives
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Astra Sharma
1–6, 2–6
Loss0–2 Sep 2019 Korea Open, South KoreaInternationalHard Flag of Brazil.svg Luisa Stefani Flag of Spain.svg Lara Arruabarrena
Flag of Germany.svg Tatjana Maria
6–7(7–9), 6–3, [7–10]
Win1–2 Sep 2019 Tashkent Open, UzbekistanInternationalHard Flag of Brazil.svg Luisa Stefani Flag of Slovenia.svg Dalila Jakupović
Flag of the United States.svg Sabrina Santamaria
6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Win2–2 Aug 2020 Lexington Open, United StatesInternationalHard Flag of Brazil.svg Luisa Stefani Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Marie Bouzková
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jil Teichmann
6–1, 7–5
Loss2–3 Sep 2020 Internationaux de Strasbourg, FranceInternationalClay Flag of Brazil.svg Luisa Stefani Flag of the United States.svg Nicole Melichar
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Demi Schuurs
4–6, 3–6
Loss2–4 Jan 2021 Abu Dhabi Open,
United Arab Emirates
WTA 500Hard Flag of Brazil.svg Luisa Stefani Flag of Japan.svg Shuko Aoyama
Flag of Japan.svg Ena Shibahara
6–7(5–7), 4–6
Loss2–5 Feb 2021 Adelaide International, AustraliaWTA 500Hard Flag of Brazil.svg Luisa Stefani Flag of Chile.svg Alexa Guarachi
Flag of the United States.svg Desirae Krawczyk
7–6(7–4), 4–6, [3–10]
Loss2–6 Apr 2021 Miami Open, United StatesWTA 1000Hard Flag of Brazil.svg Luisa Stefani Flag of Japan.svg Shuko Aoyama
Flag of Japan.svg Ena Shibahara
2–6, 5–7

WTA Challenger finals

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

ResultW–L   Date   TournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0 Jan 2019 Newport Beach Challenger,
United States
Hard Flag of Japan.svg Ena Shibahara Flag of the United States.svg Taylor Townsend
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Yanina Wickmayer
6–3, 7–6(1)
Win2–0 Feb 2020 Newport Beach Challenger,
United States (2)
Hard Flag of Brazil.svg Luisa Stefani Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Marie Benoît
Flag of France.svg Jessika Ponchet
6–1, 6–3
Loss1–2 May 2021 Open de Saint-Malo,
France
Clay Flag of Brazil.svg Luisa Stefani Flag of the United States.svg Kaitlyn Christian
Flag of the United States.svg Sabrina Santamaria
6–7(4), 6–4, [5–10]

ITF Circuit finals

Legend
$60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 2 (2 runner–ups)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1May 2013ITF Hilton Head, United States10,000Hard Flag of Russia.svg Yana Koroleva5–7, 4–6
Loss0–2Aug 2014ITF Fort Worth, United States10,000Hard Flag of Germany.svg Tatjana Maria 1–6, 1–6

Doubles: 14 (9 titles, 5 runner–ups)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Oct 2012ITF Florence,
United States
25,000Hard Flag of the United States.svg Brooke Austin Flag of Norway.svg Ulrikke Eikeri
Flag of Japan.svg Akiko Omae
1–6, 1–6
Loss0–2May 2013ITF Hilton Head,
United States
10,000Hard Flag of the United States.svg Josie Kuhlman Flag of the United States.svg Kristy Frilling
Flag of the United States.svg Alexandra Mueller
3–6, 4–6
Win1–2Jul 2014ITF Fort Worth,
United States
10,000Hard Flag of Singapore.svg Stefanie Tan Flag of the United States.svg Catherine Harrison
Flag of the United States.svg Mary Weatherholt
6–3, 6–3
Win2–2Jun 2018ITF Baton Rouge,
United States
25,000Hard Flag of the United States.svg Ena Shibahara Flag of Australia (converted).svg Astra Sharma
Flag of Romania.svg Gabriela Talabă
6–3, 6–4
Win3–2 Aug 2018 Lexington Challenger,
United States
60,000Hard Flag of the United States.svg Ena Shibahara Flag of the United States.svg Sanaz Marand
Flag of Mexico.svg Victoria Rodríguez
6–3, 6–1
Loss3–3Sep 2018ITF Lubbock,
United States
25,000Hard Flag of Montenegro.svg Vladica Babić Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Naomi Broady
Flag of Argentina.svg Nadia Podoroska
6–3, 6–4
Win4–3 Oct 2018 Stockton Challenger,
United States
60,000Hard Flag of the United States.svg Ena Shibahara Flag of the United States.svg Quinn Gleason
Flag of Brazil.svg Luisa Stefani
7–5, 5–7, [10–7]
Win5–3Feb 2019 Rancho Santa Fe Open,
United States
25,000Hard Flag of the United States.svg Ena Shibahara Flag of the United States.svg Francesca Di Lorenzo
Flag of the United States.svg Caty McNally
7–5, 6–2
Win6–3Jun 2019ITF Bethany Beach,
United States
25,000Clay Flag of the United States.svg Usue Maitane Arconada Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Dea Herdželaš
Flag of Slovakia.svg Tereza Mihalíková
6–4, 6–4
Loss6–4Jun 2019ITF Sumter,
United States
25,000Hard Flag of Montenegro.svg Vladica Babić Flag of the United States.svg Brynn Boren
Flag of the United States.svg Caitlin Whoriskey
4–6, 4–6
Win7–4Jun 2019ITF Denver,
United States
25,000Hard Flag of Montenegro.svg Vladica Babić Flag of the United States.svg Brynn Boren
Flag of the United States.svg Gail Brodsky
6–2, 6–3
Win8–4 Jul 2019 Championships of Honolulu, United States60,000Hard Flag of the United States.svg Jamie Loeb Flag of the United States.svg Usue Maitane Arconada
Flag of the United States.svg Caroline Dolehide
6–4, 6–4
Loss9–4 Aug 2019 Landisville Tennis Challenge,
United States
60,000Hard Flag of the United States.svg Jamie Loeb Flag of the United States.svg Vania King
Flag of the United States.svg Claire Liu
6–4, 2–6, [5–10]
Win9–5 Nov 2019 Copa Santiago,
Chile
60,000Clay Flag of Brazil.svg Luisa Stefani Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Anna Danilina
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Conny Perrin
5–7, 6–3, [10–6]

World TeamTennis

Carter made her World TeamTennis debut in 2020. [9]

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