Hailey Baptiste (born November 3, 2001) is an American professional

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player.

Career

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. Baptiste made her

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main-draw debut at the 2019 Washington Open, beating Grand Slam finalist and former top-ten player

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in the first round. She has won three singles titles on the

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. Baptiste made her

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debut in 2020 with the

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as an alternate, later ending up on the roster for the New York Empire in the 2020 season at

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. On 7 March 2022, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 119.

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 after the 2023 Australian Open.''

Doubles

WTA career finals

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 3 (3 titles)

Doubles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner-ups)

Junior Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

Notes

References

External links

* * Living people 2001 births African-American female tennis players American female tennis players Tennis players from Washington, D.C. 21st-century African-American sportspeople 21st-century African-American women {{US-tennis-bio-stub