American young star Hailey Baptiste has been one of the rising talents in the WTA. Here's what to know about her career, ranking, and more.

Kevin Durant attended Venus Williams and Hailey Baptiste's doubles match at the 2025 Mubadala Citi DC Open. On Monday afternoon, Venus Williams played her first professional tennis match in over a year. Williams teamed up with Hailey Baptiste in doubles at the 2025 Mubadala Citi DC Open.

Venus Williams just made WTA history again. At 45, she became the oldest player in over 20 years to win a singles match on tour

With the highest world ranking of her career and her best record to date, Hailey Baptiste is looking to make a run at her hometown DC Open.

'The Princess Diaries' Inspired Tennis Legend's Signature Wave originally appeared on Parade. Tennis superstar Venus Williams delivered an interesting revelation as she returned to the tour for the Citi DC Open.

Hailey Baptiste knew some extra responsibility would be coming her way this summer at the DC Open, her hometown tennis tournament, even if it would be a stretch to say she wanted it. She was asked to be the player representative during the tournament’s main draw — and after a strong European swing yielded the best ranking of her career,

Venus Williams has made a winning return to tennis after being sidelined for 16 months as she and Hailey Baptiste ousted Eugenie Bouchard and Clervie Ngounoue 6-3 6-1 in the Washington doubles first round.