Hailey Baptiste def. Jasmine Paolini 7-5, 6-3 — Madrid Open 2026 R32

Match recap

Hailey Baptiste defeated Jasmine Paolini 7-5, 6-3 in the R32 of the Madrid Open 2026.

Hailey Baptiste, ranked No. 32, flipped the seeding gap by winning 73% of her first-serve points to Jasmine Paolini's 60% — the 13-point edge that carried the upset. Baptiste fired 14 aces to Paolini's two and took 40% of her first-return points (21 of 53), enough cushion to absorb six double faults. The No. 9 seed couldn't generate a counterpunch, dropping 13 of 21 games and falling in the pair's second career meeting to even their head-to-head at 1-1.

Match stats

Hailey Baptiste: 14 aces, 58% first serves, 6 double faults. Jasmine Paolini: 2 aces, 62% first serves, 1 double fault.

Profiles: Hailey Baptiste · Jasmine Paolini — Madrid Open 2026

Head-to-head

Hailey Baptiste and Jasmine Paolini have met 2 times, splitting the head-to-head 1–1.

• French Open 2024 R64 — Jasmine Paolini won 6-4, 7(8)-6(6)