Hayley Carter

Hayley Carter (born May 17, 1995) is an American tennis player. She has a career high WTA doubles ranking of No. 31, which she achieved on September 21, 2020.

Hayley Carter

Country (sports)	United States
Born	17 May 1995 Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Turned pro	2012
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
College	University of North Carolina
Prize money	$180,152
Singles
Career record	62–44 (58.5%)
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 438 (July 29, 2019)
Current ranking	No. 684 (September 21, 2020)
Doubles
Career record	99–36 (73.3%)
Career titles	2
Highest ranking	No. 31 (September 21, 2020)
Current ranking	No. 31 (September 21, 2020)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	3R (2020)
French Open	3R (2020)
US Open	QF (2020)
Last updated on: September 23, 2020.

Junior career

Carter played at the Smith Stearn's Tennis Academy growing up. She also won a record 14 South Carolina state championships. Between 2009 and 2012, she won three ITF Junior Circuit singles titles, as well as one doubles title.

Carter played collegiate tennis for the North Carolina Tar Heels, where she earned All-American honors each of the four years she competed. She is the Atlantic Coast Conference's all-time leader in women's tennis singles victories with 168.[1]

Professional career

Carter is primarily a doubles player. She won her first WTA doubles title at the 2019 Tashkent Open with Luisa Stefani. She has also won two doubles titles on the WTA 125K series, as well as nine on the ITF Circuit. Her most recent victory came at the 2020 Oracle Challenger Series – Newport Beach, which was the second year in a row she won the event.[2] Her best result at a Grand Slam tournament came at the 2020 Australian Open, where she reached the third round, partnering with Stefani.[3] She achieved a career-high doubles ranking of No. 31 on 21 September 2020.

Grand Slam performance timelines

Key

W

F

SF

QF

#R

RR

Q#

A

P

Z#

PO

G

F-S

SF-B

NMS

NH

(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (P) postponed; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)

To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Doubles

Tournament	2019	2020	2021	SR	W–L
Australian Open	A	3R		0 / 1	2–1
French Open	A	3R		0 / 1	2–1
Wimbledon	A	NH		0 / 0	0–0
US Open	1R	QF		0 / 2	2–2
Win–Loss	0–1	6–3	0–0	0 / 4	6–4

WTA career finals

Doubles: 6 (2 title, 4 runner-ups)

Winner – Legend Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) WTA Tour Championships (0–0) Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0) Premier/WTA 500 (0–1) International (2–3)

Finals by surface Hard (2–2) Grass (0–0) Clay (0–2) Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Apr 2019	Copa Colsanitas, Colombia	International	Clay	Ena Shibahara	Zoe Hives Astra Sharma	1–6, 2–6
Loss	0–2	Sep 2019	Korea Open, South Korea	International	Hard	Luisa Stefani	Lara Arruabarrena Tatjana Maria	6–7^(7–9), 6–3, [7–10]
Win	1–2	Sep 2019	Tashkent Open, Uzbekistan	International	Hard	Luisa Stefani	Dalila Jakupović Sabrina Santamaria	6–3, 7–6^(7–4)
Win	2–2	Aug 2020	Lexington Open, United States	International	Hard	Luisa Stefani	Marie Bouzková Jil Teichmann	6–1, 7–5
Loss	2–3	Sep 2020	Internationaux de Strasbourg, France	International	Clay	Luisa Stefani	Nicole Melichar Demi Schuurs	4–6, 3–6
Loss	2–4	Jan 2021	Abu Dhabi Open, United Arab Emirates	WTA 500	Hard	Luisa Stefani	Shuko Aoyama Ena Shibahara	6–7^(5–7), 4–6

WTA 125K series finals

Doubles: 2 (2 titles)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Jan 2019	WTA Newport Beach, United States	Hard	Ena Shibahara	Taylor Townsend Yanina Wickmayer	6–3, 7–6^(7–1)
Win	2–0	Feb 2020	WTA Newport Beach, United States (2)	Hard	Luisa Stefani	Marie Benoît Jessika Ponchet	6–1, 6–3

ITF Circuit finals

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$80,000 tournaments
$60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 2 (2 runner–ups)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	May 2013	ITF Hilton Head, United States	10,000	Hard	Yana Koroleva	5–7, 4–6
Loss	0–2	Aug 2014	ITF Fort Worth, United States	10,000	Hard	Tatjana Maria	1–6, 1–6

Doubles: 14 (9 titles, 5 runner–ups)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Oct 2012	ITF Florence, United States	25,000	Hard	Brooke Austin	Ulrikke Eikeri Akiko Omae	1–6, 1–6
Loss	0–2	May 2013	ITF Hilton Head, United States	10,000	Hard	Josie Kuhlman	Kristy Frilling Alexandra Mueller	3–6, 4–6
Win	1–2	Jul 2014	ITF Fort Worth, United States	10,000	Hard	Stefanie Tan	Catherine Harrison Mary Weatherholt	6–3, 6–3
Win	2–2	Jun 2018	ITF Baton Rouge, United States	25,000	Hard	Ena Shibahara	Astra Sharma Gabriela Talabă	6–3, 6–4
Win	3–2	Aug 2018	ITF Lexington, United States	60,000	Hard	Ena Shibahara	Sanaz Marand Victoria Rodríguez	6–3, 6–1
Loss	3–3	Sep 2018	ITF Lubbock, United States	25,000	Hard	Vladica Babić	Naomi Broady Nadia Podoroska	6–3, 6–4
Win	4–3	Oct 2018	ITF Stockton, United States	60,000	Hard	Ena Shibahara	Quinn Gleason Luisa Stefani	7–5, 5–7, [10–7]
Win	5–3	Feb 2019	ITF Rancho Santa Fe, United States	25,000	Hard	Ena Shibahara	Francesca Di Lorenzo Caty McNally	7–5, 6–2
Win	6–3	Jun 2019	ITF Bethany Beach, United States	25,000	Clay	Usue Maitane Arconada	Dea Herdželaš Tereza Mihalíková	6–4, 6–4
Loss	6–4	Jun 2019	ITF Sumter, United States	25,000	Hard	Vladica Babić	Brynn Boren Caitlin Whoriskey	4–6, 4–6
Win	7–4	Jun 2019	ITF Denver, United States	25,000	Hard	Vladica Babić	Brynn Boren Gail Brodsky	6–2, 6–3
Win	8–4	Jul 2019	ITF Honolulu, United States	60,000	Hard	Jamie Loeb	Usue Maitane Arconada Caroline Dolehide	6–4, 6–4
Loss	9–4	Aug 2019	ITF Landisville, United States	60,000	Hard	Jamie Loeb	Vania King Claire Liu	6–4, 2–6, [5–10]
Win	9–5	Nov 2019	ITF Colina, Chile	60,000	Clay	Luisa Stefani	Anna Danilina Conny Perrin	5–7, 6–3, [10–6]

World TeamTennis

Carter will be making her World TeamTennis debut in 2020, and will be joining the Springfield Lasers when the WTT season begins on July 12 at The Greenbrier.[4]

References

1. "Hayley Carter Bio". Go Heels. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
2. "Voegele sets up final showdown with Brengle at Newport Beach". WTA Tennis. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
3. "Canada's Milos Raonic moves on to Australian Open quarterfinals". Sportsnet. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
4. "World TeamTennis Adds Stars Tiafoe, Puig, Roanic, Bouchard, & Sock As Rosters Set For 2020". WTT.com. June 16, 2020.

External links

• Hayley Carter at the Women's Tennis Association
• Hayley Carter at the International Tennis Federation
• Profile on North Carolina's website