Gilles-Arnaud Bailly (born 19 September 2005) is a Belgian tennis player.

Gilles-Arnaud Bailly
Country (sports) Belgium
Born (2005-09-19) 19 September 2005 (age 19)
Hasselt, Belgium
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS $48,652
Singles
Career record0–2 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 468 (13 November 2023)
Current rankingNo. 794 (28 October 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open JuniorF (2022)
US Open JuniorF (2022)
Doubles
Career record0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 1723 (27 February 2023)
Last updated on: 2 November 2024.

Bailly has a career high ATP singles ranking of No. 468 achieved on 13 November 2023. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 1723 achieved on 27 February 2023.[1] He had a career high ITF junior combined ranking of No. 1 achieved on 28 November 2022 and ended the 2022 season as No. 1, winning the ITF Junior World Champion title.[2]

Career

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Bailly was a runner-up at the 2022 French Open and the 2022 US Open in the boys' singles competition.[3][4]

2022: ATP debut

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He made his debut at the 2022 European Open in Antwerp where he received a wildcard for the main draw competition. He lost in the first round to David Goffin despite playing for more than three hours and winning the second set.[5][6]

2023

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He received a wildcard for the qualifying competition at the Antwerp Open.

ITF World Tennis Tour finals

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Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

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Legend
ITF WTT (1–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Mar 2023 M15 Antalya, Turkey WTT Clay   Dragoș Nicolae Mădăraș 3–6, 1–6
Win 1–1 Mar 2023 M15 Antalya, Turkey WTT Clay   Peter Heller 6–3, 4–6, 7–5

Junior Grand Slam finals

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Singles: 2 (2 runner-ups)

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Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 2022 French Open Clay   Gabriel Debru 6–7(5–7), 3–6
Loss 2022 US Open Hard   Martín Landaluce 6–7(3–7), 7–5, 2–6

References

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  1. ^ "Gilles Arnaud Bailly | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Archived from the original on 2022-09-12. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
  2. ^ "BAILLY BECOMES FIRST BELGIAN MALE TO BE CROWNED AN ITF WORLD CHAMPION". ITF. Archived from the original on 2022-12-16. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
  3. ^ "Landaluce US Open 2022 Boys Singles Champion | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Archived from the original on 2022-12-03. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2023-04-19. Retrieved 2023-04-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ "Highlights: Goffin Edges Bailly In All-Belgian Antwerp Matchup | Video Search Results | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Archived from the original on 2019-04-05. Retrieved 2022-10-19.
  6. ^ "Tennis, ATP – European Open 2022: Goffin upends Gilles Arnaud Bailly". Tennis Majors. October 18, 2022. Archived from the original on April 19, 2023. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
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