Sebastián Báez

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Sebastián Báez
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Báez at the 2022 French Open
Country (sports)Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina
Residence Buenos Aires, Argentina
Born (2000-12-28) 28 December 2000 (age 24)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Turned pro2018
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachSebastián Gutiérrez
Prize moneyUS$4,378,610
Singles
Career record92–89
Career titles6
Highest rankingNo. 18 (24 June 2024)
Current rankingNo. 31 (27 January 2025) [1]
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 3R (2024)
French Open 2R (2022, 2024)
Wimbledon 2R (2022)
US Open 3R (2023)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games 3R (2024)
Doubles
Career record9–28
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 189 (29 July 2024)
Current rankingNo. 202 (6 January 2025)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 1R (2023, 2024, 2025)
French Open 2R (2024)
Wimbledon 3R (2024)
US Open 1R (2022, 2023)
Medal record
Men's tennis
Representing Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina  (ARG)
Summer Youth Olympics
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Buenos Aires Doubles
Last updated on: 6 January 2025.

Sebastián Báez (Spanish pronunciation: [seβasˈtjamˈbaes] ; [a] born 28 December 2000) is an Argentine professional tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 18 achieved on 24 June 2024 and doubles ranking of world No. 189 achieved on 29 July 2024. He is the current Argentine No. 1. [2] Báez has won six ATP singles titles.

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He has also won six ATP Challengers, and five ITF singles and one doubles titles. Báez became the top-ranked junior in the ITF combined ranking on 12 March 2018.

Career

2021: ATP debut, six Challenger titles, NextGen finals & top 100

Báez made his ATP debut at the 2021 Chile Open where he lost to 2019 Junior French Open champion Holger Rune in straight sets.

He earned his first tour-level win at the 2021 Hamburg European Open, where he defeated Frenchman Corentin Moutet in the first round.

Baez became the youngest player in history to claim five ATP Challenger Tour titles in a season, lifting the trophy in Concepción (d. F. Cerundolo), Santiago (d. Barrios Vera), Zagreb (d. Varillas), Santiago-3 (d. Meligeni Rodrigues Alves) and Buenos Aires (d. Monteiro). He qualified for the 2021 Next Generation ATP Finals in Milan after the withdrawal of Jenson Brooksby due to an abdominal injury. [3] Baez advanced to the semifinals with wins over third seed Lorenzo Musetti and eighth seed Hugo Gaston. He lost in the semifinals against top seed Carlos Alcaraz. [4] [5] [6]

He reached the top 100 for the first time in his career at World No. 97 in the ATP year-end rankings on 22 November 2021 after winning his sixth Challenger in Campinas, Brazil. [7]

2022: Major debut & first wins, Maiden title & Top-10 win, Top 35 debut

Baez started the year in the 2022 Melbourne Summer Set 1 where he lost in the final round of qualifying and got in the main draw as a lucky loser. He was defeated by Emil Ruusuvuori in straight sets on the first round. The following week at the 2022 Sydney International, Baez got entry as a qualifier and defeated Christopher O'Connell in three sets. He lost in the second round to Lorenzo Sonego.

On his debut at the 2022 Australian Open he defeated Albert Ramos Viñolas for his first Grand Slam win in his career. In the second round he faced a top-10 opponent for the first time in his career, World No. 4 Stefanos Tsitsipas. He lost in four sets in a hard-fought match. As a result, he entered the top 80 at World No. 77 on 31 January 2022.

He reached his first ATP-level quarterfinal at the 2022 Córdoba Open, defeating Fernando Verdasco and World No. 18 and third seed Cristian Garín. [8] Baez received a wildcard in his hometown tournament, the 2022 Argentina Open, where he defeated Holger Rune and lost again to Lorenzo Sonego in the second round. The following week at the 2022 Rio Open, he surpassed the qualyifing stages with three-set wins against Nikola Milojević and Yannick Hanfmann. He was defeated by Thiago Monteiro in the first round.

At the 2022 Chile Open Baez was the 7th seed, the first time he was seeded in an ATP tournament. He reached his maiden ATP Tour final, defeating Juan Pablo Varillas, fellow countryman Juan Ignacio Londero, Thiago Monteiro and Albert Ramos Viñolas in the semifinals. [9] He lost to Pedro Martínez in the final. As a result, he reached the top 60 on 7 March 2022.

At the 2022 Estoril Open Baez reached the second semifinal of the season defeating third seed Marin Čilić and Richard Gasquet en route. [10] As a result of reaching the semifinals, he debuted in the top 50. [11] [12] Next he defeated Albert Ramos Viñolas to reach his second final of the season and of his career. [13] He won his maiden title defeating third seed Frances Tiafoe and moved into the top 40 on 2 May 2022. [14]

He made his debut at the 2022 French Open and at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships and won his first match at each of the Majors defeating Dušan Lajović and Taro Daniel respectively.

He reached his third final at the 2022 Swedish Open in Båstad with a win over second seed, top-10 player Andrey Rublev, [15] where he lost to compatriot Francisco Cerúndolo. [16] He reached a career-high ranking of No. 32 on 18 July 2022.

In October seeded sixth, he defeated No. 50 Lorenzo Sonego at the 2022 Tennis Napoli Cup and snapped an 11-match losing streak. [17]

2023: Three ATP titles, top 30, US Open third round

In February, he won the second title of his career at the Córdoba Open in Argentina, defeating Luciano Darderi, Tomás Barrios Vera, Hugo Dellien, and compatriot Federico Coria on clay. [18]

He reached the top 30 in the rankings on 17 April 2023 following the 2023 Monte-Carlo Masters.

In August, Báez won the third and fourth titles of his career as part of a ten-match winning streak. He won the singles title at the Austrian Open Kitzbühel on clay, defeating Dominic Thiem in the final in straight sets. [19] [20] Next, he won the singles title at the 2023 Winston-Salem Open on hard courts, defeating Jiří Lehečka in the final also in straight sets. [21] [22]

At the US Open he reached the third round of a Major for the first time defeating 27th seed Borna Ćorić and Felipe Meligeni Alves [23] before losing to eventual finalist and third seed Daniil Medvedev. [24]

2024: First ATP 500 title, Latin American No. 1, top 20

Following the 2024 Australian Open where he reached a Grand Slam third round for the second time in his career, he moved to a new career-high into the top 25 in the singles rankings.

As the defending champion, at the 2024 Córdoba Open, he reached the semifinals for a second consecutive year [25] but lost to qualifier Luciano Darderi. Seeded fifth, he reached the biggest final of his career at the 2024 Rio Open defeating fourth seed and compatriot Francisco Cerúndolo. [26] [27] He won his fifth and biggest title defeating qualifier and first time ATP finalist, compatriot Mariano Navone. [28] As a result he moved to a new career-high ranking of world No. 21 on 26 February 2024. The following week, at the 2024 Chile Open he won his second title of the season defeating home favorite Alejandro Tabilo. As a result he became the Latin American No. 1 player when he moved into the top 20 in the rankings at world No. 19. [29] [30]

ATP Tour finals

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

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP 500 (1–0)
ATP 250 (5–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (5–2)
Grass (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (6–2)
Indoor (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1 Feb 2022 Chile Open, ChileATP 250Clay Flag of Spain.svg Pedro Martínez 6–4, 4–6, 4–6
Win1–1 Apr 2022 Estoril Open, PortugalATP 250Clay Flag of the United States.svg Frances Tiafoe 6–3, 6–2
Loss1–2 Jul 2022 Swedish Open, SwedenATP 250Clay Flag of Argentina.svg Francisco Cerúndolo 6–7(4–7), 2–6
Win2–2 Feb 2023 Córdoba Open, ArgentinaATP 250Clay Flag of Argentina.svg Federico Coria 6–1, 3–6, 6–3
Win3–2 Aug 2023 Austrian Open, AustriaATP 250Clay Flag of Austria.svg Dominic Thiem 6–3, 6–1
Win4–2 Aug 2023 Winston-Salem, United StatesATP 250Hard Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jiří Lehečka 6–4, 6–3
Win5–2 Feb 2024 Rio Open, BrazilATP 500Clay Flag of Argentina.svg Mariano Navone 6–2, 6–1
Win6–2 Mar 2024 Chile Open, ChileATP 250Clay Flag of Chile.svg Alejandro Tabilo 3–6, 6–0, 6–4

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: Challenger (6–3), ITF (5–3)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (6–3)
ITF WTT (5–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (10–6)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0 Feb 2021 Concepción, ChileChallengerClay Flag of Argentina.svg Francisco Cerúndolo 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–5)
Win2–0 Mar 2021 Santiago, ChileChallengerClay Flag of Chile.svg Marcelo Tomás Barrios Vera 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Win3–0 May 2021 Zagreb, CroatiaChallengerClay Flag of Peru.svg Juan Pablo Varillas 3–6, 6–3, 6–1
Loss3–1 June 2021 Bratislava, SlovakiaChallengerClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tallon Griekspoor 6–7(6–8), 3–6
Loss3–2 Sep 2021 Kyiv, UkraineChallengerClay Flag of Italy.svg Franco Agamenone 5–7, 2–6
Loss3–3 Oct 2021 Santiago, ChileChallengerClay Flag of Peru.svg Juan Pablo Varillas4–6, 5–7
Win4–3 Oct 2021 Santiago, ChileChallengerClay Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Meligeni Alves 3–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–1
Win5–3 Oct 2021 Buenos Aires, ArgentinaChallengerClay Flag of Brazil.svg Thiago Monteiro 6–4, 6–0
Win6–3 Nov 2021 Campinas, BrazilChallengerClay Flag of Brazil.svg Thiago Monteiro6–1, 6–4
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Apr 2019M15 Buenos Aires, ArgentinaWTTClay Flag of Argentina.svg Agustín Velotti 6–4, 6–0
Win2–0Jun 2019M15 Tabarka, TunisiaWTTClay Flag of Italy.svg Alexander Weis6–2, 6–4
Loss2–1Jul 2019M15 Tabarka, TunisiaWTTClay Flag of Italy.svg Enrico Dalla Valle 6–3, 4–6, 4–6
Win3–1Jul 2019M15 Tabarka, TunisiaWTTClay Flag of Italy.svg Alexander Weis6–2, 6–2
Loss3–2Sep 2019M15 Santiago, ChileWTTClay Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Manuel Cerúndolo 1–6, 6–2, 3–6
Win4–2Oct 2019M25 Rio de Janeiro, BrazilWTTClay Flag of Argentina.svg Tomás Martín Etcheverry 4–6, 6–4, 4–1 RET
Win5–2Jan 2020M15 Monastir, TunisiaWTTHard Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Gauthier Onclin 6–1, 6–2
Loss5–3Sep 2020M25 Prague, Czech RepublicWTTClay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jiří Lehečka 6–3, 3–6, 4–6

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

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
ITF Futures/WTT (1–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (1–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Apr 2018Turkey F3, AntalyaFuturesClay Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Pablo Paz Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Vít Kopřiva
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jaroslav Pospíšil
2–6, 0–6
Loss0–2Jun 2019M15 Tabarka, TunisiaWTTClay Flag of Spain.svg Nikolás Sánchez Izquierdo Flag of Argentina.svg Nicolas Bianchi
Flag of Argentina.svg Genaro Alberto Olivieri
4–6, 7–5, [4–10]
Win1–2Sep 2020M25 Prague, Czech RepublicWTTClay Flag of Argentina.svg Pedro Cachín Flag of Austria.svg Lucas Miedler
Flag of Poland.svg Jan Zieliński
7–6(7–4), 6–1

Junior Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

ResultYearTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss 2018 French Open Clay Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Tseng Chun-hsin 6–7(5–7), 2–6

Performance timeline

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#DNQANH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (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.

Singles

Current through the 2025 Auckland Open.

Tournament 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A 2R 1R 3R 1R 0 / 43–443%
French Open Q1 2R 1R 2R 0 / 32–340%
Wimbledon Q1 2R 1R 1R 0 / 31–325%
US Open Q3 1R 3R 2R 0 / 33–350%
Win–loss0–03–42–44–40–10 / 139–1341%
National representation
Summer Olympics ANH 3R NH0 / 12–167%
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters A 1R 3R 3R 0 / 32–340%
Miami Open A 1R 2R 2R 0 / 30–30%
Monte-Carlo Masters A 1R 1R 1R 0 / 30–30%
Madrid Open AA 3R 3R 0 / 22–250%
Italian Open A 2R 2R 4R 0 / 34–357%
Canadian Open A 1R AA0 / 10–10%
Cincinnati Masters A 1R A 2R 0 / 21–233%
Shanghai Masters NH 3R 2R 0 / 21–233%
Paris Masters A 1R 1R 1R 0 / 30–30%
Win–loss0–01–74–75–80–00 / 2210–2231%
Career statistics
Tournaments2282928188
Titles013206
Finals033208
Overall win–loss3–326–3031–2631–280–191–88
Win Percentage50%46%54%53%0%50.84%
Year-end ranking97432827$4,378,610

Wins over top 10 players

Season2022202320242025Total
Wins10001
#PlayerRankEventSurfaceRdScoreSBRRef
2022
1.Flag placeholder.svg Andrey Rublev 8 Swedish Open, SwedenClaySF6–2, 6–434 [32]

Longest winning streaks

12-match win streak (2023)

No.TournamentTierStart dateSurfaceRoundOpponentvsRankScore
Hamburg Open ATP 50023 July 2023Clay1R Flag of Norway.svg Casper Ruud (1)43–6, 6–1, 3–6
1 Generali Open Kitzbühel ATP 25031 July 2023Clay1R Flag of Serbia.svg Hamad Medjedovic (Q)1686–4, 6–2
22R Flag of Spain.svg Roberto Carballés Baena 646–1, 6–2
3QF Flag of Slovakia.svg Alex Molčan 816–4, 6–3
4SF Flag of Argentina.svg Tomás Martín Etcheverry (1)347–6(7–5), 3–6, 6–4
5F Flag of Austria.svg Dominic Thiem (WC)946–3, 6–1
Winston-Salem Open ATP 25020 August 2023Hard1RBye
62R Flag of Colombia.svg Daniel Elahi Galán 673–6, 6–4, 6–4
73R Flag of Australia (converted).svg Aleksandar Vukic (9)486–4, 4–6, 6–4
8QF Flag of Serbia.svg Laslo Djere (4)346–3, 6–0
9SF Flag of Croatia.svg Borna Ćorić (1)166–3, 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–2)
10F Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jiří Lehečka (5)356–4, 6–3
11 US Open Grand Slam28 August 2023Hard1R Flag of Croatia.svg Borna Ćorić (27)237–5, 7–5, 6–1
122R Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Meligeni Alves (Q)1686–7(7–9), 6–4, 6–4, ret.
3RFlag placeholder.svg Daniil Medvedev (3)32–6, 2–6, 6–7(6–8)
Sources: [33]

10-match win streak (2024)

No.TournamentTierStart dateSurfaceRoundOpponentvsRankScore
Argentina Open ATP 25012 February 2024ClayQF Flag of Argentina.svg Federico Coria (SE)1061–6, 4–6
1 Rio Open ATP 50019 February 2024Clay1R Flag of France.svg Corentin Moutet (Q)1476–4, 6–3
22R Flag of Argentina.svg Facundo Díaz Acosta 597–6(7–1), 6–1
3QF Flag of Brazil.svg Thiago Monteiro (WC)1176–4, 1–6, 6–2
4SF Flag of Argentina.svg Francisco Cerúndolo (4)227–5, 6–0
5F Flag of Argentina.svg Mariano Navone (Q)1136–2, 6–1
Chile Open ATP 25024 February 2024Clay1RBye
62R Flag of Peru.svg Juan Pablo Varillas 1194–6, 6–4, 6–2
7QF Flag of Spain.svg Jaume Munar 706–4, 6–4
8SF Flag of Spain.svg Pedro Martínez 1016–4, 6–2
9F Flag of Chile.svg Alejandro Tabilo (4)513–6, 6–0, 6–4
Indian Wells Masters ATP 10006 March 2024Hard1RBye
102R Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Fognini (WC)1087–5, 6–3
3R Flag of the United States.svg Taylor Fritz (12)122–6, 2–6
Sources: [34]

Notes

  1. In isolation, Sebastián is pronounced [seβasˈtjan] .

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