# Hailey Baptiste

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 two doubles titles on the WTA Challenger Tour. 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.

## Career
### Juniors

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, WTA 1000 and major debuts and first wins

Baptiste made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at her hometown tournament, the 2019 Washington Open and defeated Grand Slam finalist and former top-ten player, Madison Keys.
She made her Grand Slam debut at the 2020 US Open as a wildcard.
She made her WTA 1000 debut at the 2021 Miami Open after reaching the main draw having received a wildcard for the qualifying competition.
On her debut at the 2021 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.
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, 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 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. 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.

## 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.

## Performance timelines

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
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.

### Singles

Current through the 2024 Australian Open.
| Tournament | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L | Win% |
| Grand Slam tournaments |||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | Q2 | Q2 | 2R | Q1 | Q3 | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| French Open | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | 2R | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | 40% |
| Wimbledon | A | A | NH | A | A | A | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| US Open | A | Q2 | 1R | 1R | Q1 | Q1 | Q3 | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0 / 6 | 3–6 | 33% |
| WTA 1000 |||||||||||
| Qatar Open | A | A | A | A | A | | | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Dubai | A | A | A | A | A | | | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Indian Wells Open | A | A | NH | Q1 | 1R | A | 2R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% |
| Miami Open | A | A | NH | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 4 | 0–4 | 0% |
| Madrid Open | A | A | NH | A | A | | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Italian Open | A | A | A | A | A | | Q1 | 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 | NH | NH | NH | A | 3R | NMS | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 67% |
| Wuhan Open | A | A | NH | NH | NH | NH | | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| China Open | A | A | NH | NH | NH | | | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Career statistics |||||||||||
| Tournaments | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 6 | Career total: 25 | Career total: 25 | Career total: 25 |
| Overall win–loss | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–6 | 3–7 | 4–4 | 2–5 | 0 / 25 | 13–24 | 35% |
| Year-end ranking | 457 | 285 | 231 | 160 | 181 | 131 | | $670,753 | $670,753 | $670,753 |

### Doubles

| 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 | 0–0 |
| Dubai | 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 | NH | NH | 0–0 |
| China Open | A | NH | NH | NH | 0–0 |
| Mexican Open | NMS/NH | NMS/NH | NMS/NH | | 0–0 |

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

| 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] |
| Win | 2–1 | Jun 2024 | Veneto Open, Italy | Grass | Alycia Parks | Miriam Kolodziejová Anna Sisková | 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 6–2 |

## ITF Circuit finals
### Singles: 6 (4 titles, 2 runner-ups)

* 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)

* 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, US | W100 | Hard (i) | Whitney Osuigwe | Quinn Gleason Catherine Harrison | 5–7, 2–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | Jan 2022 | ITF Orlando Pro, US | 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, US | W25 | Hard | Whitney Osuigwe | Francesca Di Lorenzo Makenna Jones | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 3–3 | Nov 2023 | ITF Charleston Pro, US | W100 | Clay | Whitney Osuigwe | Nigina Abduraimova Carole Monnet | 6–4, 3–6, [13–11] |
| Loss | 3–4 | Jan 2024 | Vero Beach Open, US | W75+H | Clay | Whitney Osuigwe | Allura Zamarripa Maribella Zamarripa | 3–6, 6–3, [4–10] |
| Loss | 3–5 | Jan 2024 | Georgia's Rome Open, US | 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
### Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

| 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
### Record against top 10 players

* She has a 1–3 (25%) record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.
| # | Player | Rk | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | Rk | Ref |
| 2024 |||||||||
| 1. | Barbora Krejčíková | 10 | Wuhan Open | Hard | 2R | 6–3, 7–5 | 102 | |