Player of the Day: Baptiste secures main-draw spot

Qualifier Hailey Baptiste is making the most of her time in Miami. The world No. 239 needed, who needed a wild card just to gain entry into the event's qualifying draw, secured her spot in the WTA 1000 main-draw event on Monday for the first time in her young career.

Baptiste Wins Through in Miami

American Hailey Baptiste needed a wildcard to get into the qualifying event in Miami, and she has made the most of it. The 19 yo won 6-3, 6-4 over Greet Minnen of Belgium.

Baptiste now moves into the main draw.

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The American defeated qualifying's top seed Misaki Doi in her opening round, before posting a pretty solid 6-3, 6-4 score over 16th seed Greet Minnen.

Baptiste is fresh off a solid semifinal run at Boca Raton's 25k event. She defeated Varvara Flink, Robin Montgomery and Tereza Mrdeza at the Florida tournament.

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Now, she will have another great opportunity when she faces world No. 149 Kristina Kucova for a spot in the second round.

Quick Facts:

2019

Baptiste claimed her last ITF tournament in 2019 at Tuscon, Arizona's 25k event

236

Current ranking

Total number of ITF events claimed