Fixture: (Q) Hailey Baptiste vs (10) Anna KalinskayaDate: September 27, 2024Tournament: 2024 China OpenRound: Second Round (Round of 64)Venue: National Tennis Center, Beijing, ChinaCategory: WTA 1000Surface: HardPrize Money: $8,955,610Live Telecast: USA – Tennis Channel | UK – Sky Sports | Canada – TSN
Hailey Baptiste will square off against 10th seed Anna Kalinskaya in the second round of the 2024 China Open on Friday, September 27.
Baptiste enters this encounter with a 33-23 match record on tour this year, having primarily competed on the ITF circuit. Her best results on the WTA tour include reaching the second rounds at Indian Wells and the French Open. She last featured at the Korea Open a week ago, where she defeated fellow American Sloane Stephens in the opening round before losing to top seed Daria Kasatkina.Baptiste began her Beijing campaign in the qualifiers, beating Ruien Zhang and Priscilla Hon to secure her spot in the main draw. She breezed through her opener against Varvara Gracheva, dropping just three games in a dominant 6-0, 6-3 victory.
Kalinskaya, meanwhile, enters Beijing with an impressive 33-16 match record this year. She has made it to two finals so far in Dubai, where she lost to Jasmine Paolini, and in Berlin, where she lost to Jessica Pegula. Additionally, she reached the quarterfinals of the Australian Open and the fourth round at Wimbledon.During her North American hardcourt swing, Kalinskaya reached the third round in Toronto and the second round in Cincinnati. However, she suffered a disappointing defeat in the third round of the US Open against 22nd seed Beatriz Haddad Maia, winning only four games in a lopsided match.
Hailey Baptiste vs Anna Kalinskaya head-to-head
Anna Kalinskaya leads Hailey Baptiste 1-0 in their head-to-head matchup. She won their only encounter 7-6 (4), 4-6, 7-6 (5) at the WTA 125 event in Midland last year.