Hailey Baptiste vs Aryna Sabalenka — Madrid Quarter-final
Madrid · WTA · Quarter-final
USA30#33WTA
1844ELO
1771Clay ELO
$1.1MYTD
$3.6MCAREER
24 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Tuesday, 21 April 2026 ·
clay
BLR1#1WTA
2220ELO
2103Clay ELO
$5.1MYTD
$50MCAREER
28 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Baptiste H.2-6 6-2 7-6
Sabalenka A.
Baptiste H.
2672
Sabalenka A.
6261
Hailey Baptiste defeated Aryna Sabalenka 2-6 6-2 7-6 in the Madrid quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Aryna Sabalenka came in ranked #1, leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending the title. Hailey Baptiste claimed a first win over Aryna Sabalenka in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.
Key context
- Match story: Hailey Baptiste dropped the opening set before beating Aryna Sabalenka 2–6 6–2 7–6.
Head to head
0–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-17 | Miami | QF | hard | Aryna Sabalenka | 6-4 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
72%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
54%
Service points won·Slight edge
61%
66%
Return points won·Even
41%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
58%
65%
Aces / match·Slight edge
5.5
4.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.7
1.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (30 vs 38). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
66
100
Break points saved·Clear edge
71
93
Break points won·Dominant
66
99
Deciding sets·Slight edge
86
97
Tiebreaks·Dominant
49
100
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
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59
Sabalenka A.: played today · 4 matches, 76 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast