Alison Bai

Alison Bai (born 18 January 1990) is an Australian former tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is No. 305, which she reached on 2 November 2015. Her career-high in doubles is 125, set on 20 January 2020.

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Country (sports)
(1990-01-18) 18 January 1990Canberra
1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
2005
Right (two-handed backhand)
$214,084
266–297
1 ITF
No. 305 (2 November 2015)
Q1 (2007, 2008)
266–262
13 ITF
No. 125 (20 January 2020)
2R (2019)

Alison Bai (born 18 January 1990) is an Australian former tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is No. 305, which she reached on 2 November 2015. Her career-high in doubles is 125, set on 20 January 2020.

Bai first began playing tennis at age 6. By age 9, she had won her first tournament. That year, her mother died of cancer.

On the ITF Circuit, Bai won her first singles title in 2015 at the $15k event on grass in Mildura having reached the final the previous year. In 2018, she reached the final of the $25k event in Changsha, China, defeating top seed Zhu Lin in the second round.

She has also won thirteen doubles titles on the ITF Circuit, including two titles at $60k tournaments in Canberra (with Zoe Hives in 2017) and Baotou (with Aleksandrina Naydenova in 2018). In 2018, she achieved her best result on the WTA Tour, reaching the doubles semifinal of the Hobart International, partnering Lizette Cabrera. In 2019, she played her sixth Australian Open. There, she won the doubles wildcard.

In 2021, Bai became the full-time carer for her father, who had become ill after suffering a series of strokes while accompanying her on tour. In November 2021, Bai took a position as Women and Girls Lead at Tennis ACT.

In 2020, paired with Jaimee Fourlis, Bai won the women’s doubles title at the Apis Canberra International (Bendigo).

LegendFinals by surface
$25,000 tournaments (0–1)
$15,000 tournaments (1–1)
Hard (0–1)
Grass (1–1)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Mar 2014ITF Mildura, Australia15,000GrassJang Su-jeong1–6, 3–6
Win1–1Mar 2015ITF Mildura, Australia15,000GrassKimberly Birrell6–3, 6–3
Loss1–2Jun 2018ITF Changsha, China25,000HardHan Xinyun5–7, 6–0, 4–6
LegendFinals by surface
$50/$60,000 tournaments (2–6)
$25,000 tournaments (7–10)
$15,000 tournaments (0–1)
$10,000 tournaments (4–4)
Hard (9–18)
Clay (4–1)
Grass (0–1)
Carpet (0–1)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Oct 2005ITF Lyneham, Australia25,000ClayJenny SwiftCasey Dellacqua Daniella Jeflea4–6, 3–6
Loss0–2Oct 2007ITF Rockhampton, Australia25,000HardJessica MooreCourtney Nagle Robin Stephenson4–6, 3–6
Loss0–3Mar 2008ITF Hamilton, New Zealand10,000HardEmelyn StarrMaki Arai Yurina Koshino6–7(3), 6–7(2)
Loss0–4Mar 2009ITF North Shore City, New Zealand10,000HardRenee BinnieKim So-jung Ayaka Maekawa5–7, 6–7(4)
Loss0–5Aug 2009ITF Qianshan, China10,000HardSacha JonesLiang Chen Sun Shengnan2–6, 4–6
Loss0–6Sep 2010ITF Alice Springs, Australia25,000HardEmelyn StarrErika Sema Yurika Sema5–7, 1–6
Win1–6Oct 2010ITF Mount Gambier, Australia25,000HardAna Clara DuarteAyu Fani Damayanti Jessy Rompiesw/o
Loss1–7Sep 2012ITF Salisbury, Australia10,000HardSally PeersAyu Fani Damayanti Lavinia Tananta6–7(5), 0–6
Win2–7Mar 2013ITF Sydney, Australia10,000HardTyra CalderwoodAnja Dokic Jessica Moore7–6(3), 6–4
Win3–7Aug 2014ITF Nottingham, UK10,000HardMari TanakaKatie Boulter Freya Christie6–4, 6–3
Win4–7Aug 2014ITF Oldenzaal, Netherlands10,000ClayLu JiajingElyne Boeykens Jainy Scheepens3–6, 6–4, [10–6]
Win5–7Aug 2014ITF Rotterdam, Netherlands10,000ClayCornelia ListerBrandy Mina Jainy Scheepens7–5, 6–4
Loss5–8Oct 2014ITF Cairns, Australia15,000HardAyaka OkunoJessica Moore Abbie Myers2–6, 2–6
Loss5–9Feb 2016ITF Perth, Australia25,000HardAbbie MyersAshleigh Barty Jessica Moore6–3, 4–6, [8–10]
Loss5–10Jun 2016Surbiton Trophy, UK50,000GrassRobin AndersonSanaz Marand Melanie Oudin4–6, 5–7
Win6–10Oct 2016ITF Cairns, Australia25,000HardLizette CabreraKatarzyna Kawa Sandra Zaniewska7–5, 5–7, [12–10]
Loss6–11Oct 2016Canberra International, Australia50,000HardLizette CabreraJessica Moore Storm Sanders3–6, 4–6
Loss6–12Feb 2017Burnie International, Australia60,000HardVaratchaya WongteanchaiRiko Sawayanagi Barbora Štefková6–7(6), 6–4, [7–10]
Loss6–13Feb 2017ITF Clare, Australia25,000HardErika SemaBeatriz Haddad Maia Genevieve Lorbergs4–6, 3–6
Win7–13Jun 2017ITF Wuhan, China25,000HardLu JiajingJiang Xinyu Tang Qianhui6–2, 7–6(3)
Win8–13Nov 2017Bendigo International, Australia60,000HardZoe HivesAsia Muhammad Arina Rodionova4–6, 6–4, [10–8]
Loss8–14Feb 2018ITF Perth, Australia25,000HardLu JiajingJessica Moore Olivia Tjandramulia5–7, 7–6(8), [9–11]
Win9–14May 2018ITF Baotou, China60,000ClayAleksandrina NaydenovaNatalija Kostić Nika Kukharchuk6–4, 0–6, [10–6]
Loss9–15Jun 2018ITF Luzhou, China25,000HardAndreea RoșcaHan Xinyun Lu Jingjing3–6, 3–6
Win10–15Mar 2019Clay Court International, Australia25,000ClayJaimee FourlisNaiktha Bains Tereza Mihalíková6–2, 6–2
Loss10–16May 2019Fukuoka International, Japan60,000CarpetKristie AhnNaomi Broady Heather Watsonw/o
Win11–16Jul 2019ITF Corroios, Portugal25,000HardPaige HouriganFrancisca Jorge Olga Parres Azcoitia3–6, 6–2, [14–12]
Loss11–17Sep 2019Darwin International, Australia60,000HardJaimee FourlisDestanee Aiava Lizette Cabrera4–6, 6–2, [3–10]
Loss11–18Oct 2019ITF Brisbane, Australia25,000HardPaige HouriganDestanee Aiava Naiktha Bains3–6, 3–6
Win12–18Jan 2020Canberra International, Australia25,000HardJaimee FourlisAnna Bondár Pemra Özgen5–7, 6–4, [10–8]
Win13–18Feb 2020Launceston International, Australia25,000HardJaimee FourlisAlicia Smith Abigail Tere-Apisah7–6(4), 6–3
Loss13–19Jan 2022Bendigo International, Australia60,000+HHardAlana ParnabyFernanda Contreras Alycia Parks3–6, 1–6
Loss13–20Feb 2022ITF Canberra, Australia25,000HardJaimee FourlisAsia Muhammad Arina Rodionova3–6, 6–3, [6–10]
Loss13–21Feb 2022ITF Canberra, Australia25,000HardJaimee FourlisAsia Muhammad Arina Rodionova6–7(2), 6–7(5)

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  • Alison Bai at the Women's Tennis Association
  • Alison Bai at the International Tennis Federation
  • Alison Bai at Tennis Australia
  • Alison Bai at ESPN.com

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