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 one doubles title on the WTA Challenger Tour. Her highest doubles ranking is No. 95, achieved on 15 July 2024. She has also won four singles and four doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.

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, beating Grand Slam finalist and former top-ten player, Madison Keys in the first round.

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 1000 wins, top 100
She received a wildcard for the main draw at the 2023 Miami Open.

At the WTA 1000 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 2024 French Open, she entered the main draw as a lucky loser and defeated Kayla Day for her second win at this major.

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
''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.

Record against top 10 players

 * She has a 0–3 record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.