Hailey Baptiste (born November 3, 2001) is an American professional tennis player. She has a career-high WTA singles ranking of world No. 25, achieved on May 4, 2026 and a best in doubles of No. 92, reached on July 22, 2024.
Baptiste has won one doubles title on the WTA Tour and two titles on the WTA Challenger Tour. 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 29 January 2018. She ended runner-up at the US Open junior doubles' tournament in 2018.
2019–2022: WTA Tour, US Open debut 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.
She made her major debut at the 2020 US Open as a wildcard player.
Baptiste 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 French Open, she qualified for the main draw and recorded her first win at a major over Anna Blinkova.
2023–24: First WTA 1000 match win, top 100 Baptiste 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 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 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, Baptiste 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 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.
2025: Wimbledon third round, top 50 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 and Renáta Jamrichová 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.Baptiste fuelled by Tiafoe connection 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 on 9 June 2025.
Baptiste made her main-draw debut at Wimbledon where she reached the third round for the first time, defeating lucky loser Victoria Mboko, before falling to another teenager, sixth seed Mirra Andreeva, in straight sets. As a result, her ranking climbed inside the top 50 for the first time to No. 48 on 14 July 2025.
2026: Madrid SF, win over No. 1, top 25 & injury at the French Open In January, Baptiste reached the third round of the 2026 Australian Open for the first time, defeating Taylor Townsend and Storm Hunter before falling to longtime friend Coco Gauff. In Abu Dhabi, she advanced to the WTA 500 event semifinals with wins over compatriot Emma Navarro and Liudmila Samsonova, before losing in three sets to world No. 11, Ekaterina Alexandrova. As a result, she reached a new career-high of No. 39 on 9 February 2026.
At the Miami Open, Baptiste defeated three top-30 players in a row, 19th seed Liudmila Samsonova again, ninth seed Elina Svitolina (also her second top-10 win) and 25th seed Jelena Ostapenko to reach her first WTA 1000 quarterfinal.
At the Madrid Open, Baptiste reached the semifinals of a WTA 1000 for the first time with a defeat of the world No. 1 and defending champion, Aryna Sabalenka, after saving six match points. As a result, she reached the top 25 in the singles rankings. She lost in her semifinal match to Mirra Andreeva.
During her second-round match at the French Open, Baptiste suffered a serious knee injury and was forced to retire in tears against Wang Xiyu.
According to reports confirmed by her agent, Jill Smoller, Baptiste sustained injuries to the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and meniscus in her left knee. She was expected to undergo surgery and could remain sidelined for at least six months.
The injury occurred late in the opening set when Baptiste landed awkwardly while attempting to return a shot near the baseline. Unable to continue, she retired from the match while trailing 5–4. She later left the court in a wheelchair and subsequently withdrew from the women’s doubles event, where she had been scheduled to partner Venus Williams.
The setback interrupted what had been the best season of her career. Earlier in 2026, Baptiste reached a career-high ranking of world No. 25 after strong performances at WTA 1000 tournaments in Miami and Madrid, including a semifinal run in Madrid, highlighted by a victory over world No. 1 Sabalenka. She also recorded a first-round victory over former Roland Garros champion Barbora Krejčíková at the tournament.
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.
Personal life Baptiste is of Haitian descent.
Performance timelines
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 2026 French Open.
Tournament201820192020202120222023202420252026Win%Grand Slam tournamentsAustralian OpenAAQ2Q22RQ1Q31R3R0 / 33–3French OpenAAA2R1RA2R4R2R0 / 56–5WimbledonAANHAAAQ23RA0 / 12–1US OpenAQ21R1RQ1Q1Q32RA0 / 31–3Win–loss0–00–00–11–21–20–01–16–43–20 / 1212–12WTA 1000 tournamentsQatar OpenANTIANTIANTIAQ1A0 / 00–0DubaiNTIANTIANTIAAA1R0 / 10–1Indian Wells OpenAANHQ11RA2R2R2R0 / 43–4Miami OpenAANH1R1R1R1R3RQF0 / 66–6Madrid OpenAANHAAA1R2RSF0 / 35–3Italian OpenAAAAAAQ13R3R0 / 23–2Canadian OpenAANHAAAA2RA0 / 11–1Cincinnati OpenAAAAQ1AQ11RA0 / 10–1Guadalajara OpenNHA3RNTIA0 / 12–1China OpenAANHA2R1R0 / 21–2Wuhan OpenAANH3R2R0 / 23–2Career statisticsTournaments011674121911Career total: 61Overall win–loss0–01–10–13–63–74–47–1222–1916–110 / 6156–61Year-end ranking4572852311601811319361$3,633,200
Doubles Tournament20192020202120222023202420252026W–LGrand Slam tournaments Australian OpenAAAA1R3R2–2 French OpenAAAA1R1RA0–2 WimbledonANHAA2R1RA1–2 US Open1R1R1R2R1R1RA1–6Win–loss0–10–10–11–11–30–42–14–12WTA 1000 tournamentsQatar OpenAAAAA0–0DubaiAAAAA0–0Indian WellsANHAA1R2R1–2Miami OpenANH1RA1R0–2Madrid OpenANHAAA0–0Italian OpenAAAA1R0–1Canadian OpenANHAAA0–0Cincinnati OpenAAAAA2RA1–1Mexican OpenNHNTI0–0China OpenANH0–0Wuhan OpenANH0–0
WTA Tour finals
Doubles: 1 (title) LegendWTA 250 (1–0)Finals by surfaceClay (1–0)Finals by settingOutdoor (1–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin1–0Apr 2021Charleston Open, United StatesWTA 250Clay Caty McNally Ellen Perez Storm Sanders6–7(4), 6–4, [10–6]
WTA 125 finals
Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up) ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss0–1Aug 2023Golden Gate Open, United StatesHard Claire Liu Jodie Burrage Olivia Gadecki6–7(4), 7–6(6), [8–10]Win1–1Nov 2023Midland Tennis Classic, United StatesHard (i) Whitney Osuigwe Sophie Chang Ashley Lahey2–6, 6–2, [10–1]Win2–1Veneto Open, ItalyGrass Alycia Parks Miriam Kolodziejová Anna Sisková7–6(4), 6–2
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 6 (4 titles, 2 runner-ups) LegendW60 tournaments (1–0)W50 tournaments (0–1)W25 tournaments (3–1)Finals by surfaceHard (2–1)Clay (2–1)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore Win 1–0 Jan 2019 ITF Plantation, US W25 Clay Anna Bondár 7–5, 6–7(6), 6–2 Win 2–0 Jun 2019 ITF Sumter, US W25 Hard Victoria Duval 6–2, 7–5 Win 3–0 Nov 2019 ITF Tucson, US W25 Hard Marcela Zacarías 4–6, 6–4, 6–3 Loss 3–1 Apr 2023 ITF Boca Raton, US 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) LegendW100 tournaments (2–1)W60/75 tournaments (1–3)W25 tournaments (1–1)Finals by surfaceHard (3–3)Clay (1–2)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore Loss 0–1 Jan 2019 ITF Daytona Beach, US 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 tournament finals
Doubles: 1 (runner-up) ResultYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss2018US OpenHard Dalayna Hewitt Caty McNally Coco Gauff3–6, 2–6
Head-to-head records
Record against top 10 players Baptiste has a 4–5 record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.
#W–LOpponentRankEventSurfaceRoundScore20241.1–3 Barbora KrejčíkováNo. 10Wuhan Open, ChinaHard2R6–3, 7–5No. 10220262.2–4 Elina SvitolinaNo. 8Miami Open, USHard3R6–3, 7–5No. 453.3–5 Jasmine PaoliniNo. 9Madrid Open, SpainClay3R7–5, 6–3No. 324.4–5 Aryna SabalenkaNo. 1Madrid Open, SpainClayQF2–6, 6–2, 7–6(8–6)No. 32
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