Storm Hunter vs Hailey Baptiste predictions, Jan 20, 2026

Yuriy Borshchenko

8 months ago

WTA Australian Open, on Tuesday, 7:00 pm ET

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As the WTA Australian Open approaches, a compelling matchup is on the horizon: Storm Hunter will face Hailey Baptiste on January 20, 2026, at Hunter’s home venue.

Recent form indicates a stark contrast between the two players. Storm Hunter enters this contest with an impressive winning streak, having secured victories in all of their last five matches. This momentum, paired with home-court advantage, enhances their confidence and overall game dynamics. Hunter’s aggressive baseline play and consistency make her a formidable opponent, particularly in front of a supportive crowd.

On the other hand, Hailey Baptiste has struggled recently, managing to win only once in her last four outings. Despite her powerful serve and potential for explosive shots, her recent form suggests potential vulnerabilities, particularly in maintaining focus during crucial points.

Bookmakers have set the odds at 2.34 for Hunter’s victory and 1.59 for Baptiste. While Hunter’s current form appears favorable, Baptiste’s capability to upset on her best day cannot be overlooked. As the match unfolds, it promises to be a fascinating encounter filled with tactical intrigue and skilled performances.

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Hunter
40.7%

Baptiste
59.3%

Prediction (the most likely score): 0:2

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Betting Odds

1	2
2.35	1.6
2.39	1.59	Watch and Bet
2.34	1.59
2.28	1.6

Latest Results

18.01.26 Storm Hunter – Jessica Bouzas Maneiro – 2:0
14.01.26 Taylor Townsend – Storm Hunter – 0:2
14.01.26 Storm Hunter – Lola Radivojevic – 2:0
12.01.26 Storm Hunter – Ekaterine Gorgodze – 2:0
03.01.26 Storm Hunter – Malene Helgo – 2:0

17.01.26 Hailey Baptiste – Marketa Vondrousova – Canceled
17.01.26 Hailey Baptiste – Taylor Townsend – 2:1
11.01.26 Renata Zarazua – Hailey Baptiste – 2:1
04.01.26 Karolina Pliskova – Hailey Baptiste – Canceled
17.10.25 Elena Gabriela Ruse – Hailey Baptiste – Canceled

Facts

Hunter is ranked WTA: 363. Baptiste is ranked WTA: 66.

Hunter has shown excellent form with a series of wins in recent matches (last 5 games: 5 wins).

Baptiste may face physical challenges compared to their opponent, as they have played more matches in recent days.

Baptiste will hold a modest advantage in this match.

We predict that Hunter will win today’s game, with odds of 2.33.

In the last 1 head-to-head match, Hunter won 0 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 1 match, and goals 0:2.

Latest Head To Head

05.05.25 Hailey Baptiste – Storm Hunter – 2:0

Standings

Draw

Singles – Main

1/64-finals

1	Sabalenka A. (1)	Rakotomanga Rajaonah T. (WC)	2 : 0
2	Pavlyuchenkova A.	Bai Z. (Q)	1 : 2
3	Lamens S.	Potapova A.	1 : 2
4	Sawangkaew M.	Raducanu E. (28)	0 : 2
5	Mboko V. (17)	Jones E. (WC)	2 : 0
6	McNally C.	Sakatsume H. (Q)	2 : 0
7	Kudermetova P.	Maristany G. (Q)	2 : 0
8	Galfi D.	Tauson C. (14)	0 : 2
9	Alexandrova E. (11)	Sonmez Z. (Q)	1 : 2
10	Bondar A.	Mandlik E. (WC)	2 : 0
11	Putintseva Y.	Haddad Maia B.	2 : 1
12	Jacquemot E.	Kostyuk M. (20)	2 : 1
13	Jovic I. (29)	Volynets K.	2 : 0
14	Hon P. (WC)	Stakusic M. (RET.) (Q)	1 : 1
15	Erjavec V.	Frech M.	0 : 2
16	Sasnovich A. (Q)	Paolini J. (7)	0 : 2
17	Gauff C. (3)	Rakhimova K.	2 : 0
18	Danilovic O.	Williams V. (WC)	2 : 1
19	Hunter S. (Q)	Bouzas Maneiro J.	2 : 0
20	Baptiste H.	Townsend T. (LL)	2 : 1
21	Muchova K. (19)	Cristian J.	2 : 0
22	Parks A.	Eala A.	2 : 1
23	Li A.	Osorio C.	2 : 1
24	Linette M.	Navarro E. (15)	2 : 1
25	Svitolina E. (12)	Bucsa C.	2 : 0
26	Klimovicova L. (Q)	Jones F. (RET.)	1 : 0
27	Gibson T. (WC)	Blinkova A.	2 : 0
28	Krejcikova B.	Shnaider D. (23)	1 : 2
29	Yastremska D. (26)	Ruse G.	0 : 2
30	Starodubtseva Y. (Q)	Tomljanovic A.	1 : 2
31	Sakkari M.	Jeanjean L.	2 : 0
32	Vekic D.	Andreeva M. (8)	1 : 2
33	Pegula J. (6)	Zakharova A.	2 : 0
34	Arango E.	Kessler M.	0 : 2
35	Selekhmeteva O.	Seidel E.	2 : 1
36	Diyas Z. (WC)	Badosa P. (25)	0 : 2
37	Fernandez L. (22)	Tjen J.
38	Pliskova Ka.	Stephens S. (Q)
39	Krueger A.	Bejlek S.
40	Oliynykova O.	Keys M. (9)
41	Noskova L. (13)	Semenistaja D.	2 : 0
42	Zhang S.	Preston T. (WC)
43	Wang Xin.	Kalinina A. (Q)
44	Sramkova R.	Ostapenko J. (24)
45	Kenin S. (27)	Stearns P.	0 : 2
46	Marcinko P.	Maria T.	2 : 0
47	Udvardy P.	Siniakova K.
48	Waltert S.	Anisimova A. (4)	0 : 2
49	Rybakina E. (5)	Juvan K.
50	Gracheva V.	Golubic V.
51	Sun L.	Fruhvirtova L. (Q)
52	Valentova T.	Joint M. (30)
53	Mertens E. (21)	Tararudee L. (Q)	2 : 0
54	Sierra S.	Uchijima M.	0 : 2
55	Kasatkina D.	Bartunkova N. (Q)
56	Boulter K.	Bencic B. (10)
57	Osaka N. (16)	Ruzic A.
58	Cirstea S.	Lys E.
59	Inglis M. (Q)	Birrell K.
60	Siegemund L.	Samsonova L. (18)
61	Kalinskaya A. (31)	Kartal S.
62	Grabher J.	Cocciaretto E.
63	Zarazua R.	Bouzkova M.	0 : 2
64	Yuan Y. (Q)	Swiatek I. (2)	0 : 2

1/32-finals

1	Sabalenka A. (1)	Bai Z.
2	Potapova A.	Raducanu E. (28)
3	Mboko V. (17)	McNally C.
4	Kudermetova P.	Tauson C. (14)
5	Sonmez Z.	Bondar A.
6	Putintseva Y.	Jacquemot E.
7	Jovic I. (29)	Hon P.
8	Frech M.	Paolini J. (7)
9	Gauff C. (3)	Danilovic O.
10	Hunter S.	Baptiste H.
11	Muchova K. (19)	Parks A.
12	Li A.	Linette M.
13	Svitolina E. (12)	Klimovicova L.
14	Gibson T.	Shnaider D. (23)
15	Ruse G.	Tomljanovic A.
16	Sakkari M.	Andreeva M. (8)
17	Pegula J. (6)	Kessler M.
18	Selekhmeteva O.	Badosa P. (25)
19	TBD #37	TBD #38
20	TBD #39	TBD #40
21	Noskova L. (13)	TBD #42
22	TBD #43	TBD #44
23	Stearns P.	Marcinko P.
24	TBD #47	Anisimova A. (4)
25	TBD #49	TBD #50
26	TBD #51	TBD #52
27	Mertens E. (21)	Uchijima M.
28	TBD #55	TBD #56
29	TBD #57	TBD #58
30	TBD #59	TBD #60
31	TBD #61	TBD #62
32	Bouzkova M.	Swiatek I. (2)

1/16-finals

1	TBD #1	TBD #2
2	TBD #3	TBD #4
3	TBD #5	TBD #6
4	TBD #7	TBD #8
5	TBD #9	TBD #10
6	TBD #11	TBD #12
7	TBD #13	TBD #14
8	TBD #15	TBD #16
9	TBD #17	TBD #18
10	TBD #19	TBD #20
11	TBD #21	TBD #22
12	TBD #23	TBD #24
13	TBD #25	TBD #26
14	TBD #27	TBD #28
15	TBD #29	TBD #30
16	TBD #31	TBD #32

1/8-finals

1	TBD #1	TBD #2
2	TBD #3	TBD #4
3	TBD #5	TBD #6
4	TBD #7	TBD #8
5	TBD #9	TBD #10
6	TBD #11	TBD #12
7	TBD #13	TBD #14
8	TBD #15	TBD #16

Quarter-finals

1	TBD #1	TBD #2
2	TBD #3	TBD #4
3	TBD #5	TBD #6
4	TBD #7	TBD #8

Semi-finals

1	TBD #1	TBD #2
2	TBD #3	TBD #4

Final

TBD #1

TBD #2

WTA Australian Open Outrights

1. Sabalenka Aryna: 2.5 (26.12%)

2. Rybakina Elena: 7 (9.33%)

3. Swiatek Iga: 7 (9.33%)

4. Anisimova Amanda: 8 (8.16%)

5. Gauff Coco: 8.5 (7.68%)

6. Andreeva Mirra: 15 (4.35%)

7. Osaka Naomi: 23 (2.84%)

8. Bencic Belinda: 29 (2.25%)

9. Keys Madison: 29 (2.25%)

10. Muchova Karolina: 34 (1.92%)

11. Pegula Jessica: 34 (1.92%)

12. Mboko Victoria: 34 (1.92%)

13. Paolini Jasmine: 51 (1.28%)

14. Svitolina Elina: 51 (1.28%)

15. Raducanu Emma: 67 (0.97%)

16. Samsonova Liudmila: 67 (0.97%)

17. Shnaider Diana: 81 (0.81%)

18. Noskova Linda: 81 (0.81%)

19. Badosa Paula: 81 (0.81%)

20. Tauson Clara: 126 (0.52%)

21. Krejcikova Barbora: 126 (0.52%)

22. Jovic Iva: 126 (0.52%)

23. Eala Alexandra: 126 (0.52%)

24. Fernandez Leylah: 126 (0.52%)

25. Navarro Emma: 151 (0.43%)

26. Mertens Elise: 201 (0.32%)

27. Valentova Tereza: 251 (0.26%)

28. Sakkari Maria: 251 (0.26%)

29. Kalinskaya Anna: 251 (0.26%)

30. Lys Eva: 301 (0.22%)

31. Kenin Sofia: 351 (0.19%)

32. Siniakova Katerina: 401 (0.16%)

33. Putintseva Yulia: 451 (0.14%)

34. Parks Alycia: 501 (0.13%)

35. Sramkova Rebecca: 501 (0.13%)

36. Cocciaretto Elisabetta: 501 (0.13%)

37. Gibson Talia: 501 (0.13%)

38. Cristian Jaqueline: 501 (0.13%)

39. Bondar Anna: 501 (0.13%)

40. Semenistaja Darja: 501 (0.13%)

41. Joint Maya: 501 (0.13%)

42. Potapova Anastasia: 501 (0.13%)

43. Arango Emiliana: 501 (0.13%)

44. Volynets Katie: 501 (0.13%)

45. Zhang Shuai: 501 (0.13%)

46. Cirstea Sorana: 501 (0.13%)

47. Ruse Elena Gabriela: 501 (0.13%)

48. Galfi Dalma: 501 (0.13%)

49. Gracheva Varvara: 501 (0.13%)

50. Seidel Ella: 501 (0.13%)

51. Ruzic Antonia: 501 (0.13%)

52. Jacquemot Elsa: 501 (0.13%)

53. Linette Magda: 501 (0.13%)

54. Kartal Sonay: 501 (0.13%)

55. Frech Magdalena: 501 (0.13%)

56. Bouzkova Marie: 501 (0.13%)

57. Pliskova Karolina: 501 (0.13%)

58. Stearns Peyton: 501 (0.13%)

59. Selekhmeteva Oksana: 501 (0.13%)

60. Tomljanovic Ajla: 501 (0.13%)

61. Preston Taylah: 501 (0.13%)

62. Tjen Janice: 501 (0.13%)

63. Bouzas Maneiro Jessica: 501 (0.13%)

64. Hon Priscilla: 501 (0.13%)

65. Osorio Camila: 501 (0.13%)

66. Sun Lulu: 501 (0.13%)

67. Sierra Solana: 501 (0.13%)

68. Kessler McCartney: 501 (0.13%)

69. Ostapenko Jelena: 501 (0.13%)

70. Boulter Katie: 501 (0.13%)

71. Baptiste Hailey: 501 (0.13%)

72. Grabher Julia: 501 (0.13%)

73. Juvan Kaja: 501 (0.13%)

74. Rakhimova Kamilla: 501 (0.13%)

75. Birrell Kimberly: 501 (0.13%)

76. Siegemund Laura: 501 (0.13%)

77. Udvardy Panna: 501 (0.13%)

78. Li Ann: 501 (0.13%)

79. Zarazua Renata: 501 (0.13%)

80. Bejlek Sara: 501 (0.13%)

81. Waltert Simona: 501 (0.13%)

82. Maria Tatjana: 501 (0.13%)

83. Uchijima Moyuka: 501 (0.13%)

84. Oliynykova Oleksandra: 501 (0.13%)

85. Krueger Ashlyn: 501 (0.13%)

86. McNally Caty: 501 (0.13%)

87. Jones Francesca: 501 (0.13%)

88. Mandlik Elizabeth: 501 (0.13%)

89. Kasatkina Daria: 501 (0.13%)

90. Marcinko Petra: 501 (0.13%)

91. Kudermetova Polina: 501 (0.13%)

92. Danilovic Olga: 501 (0.13%)

93. Vekic Donna: 501 (0.13%)

94. Wang Xinyu (2001): 501 (0.13%)

95. Golubic Viktorija: 501 (0.13%)

96. Diyas Zarina: 501 (0.13%)

97. Stephens Sloane: 501 (0.13%)

98. Kalinina Anhelina: 501 (0.13%)

99. Fruhvirtova Linda: 501 (0.13%)

100. Starodubtseva Yuliia: 501 (0.13%)

101. Stakusic Marina: 501 (0.13%)

102. Zakharova Anastasia: 501 (0.13%)

103. Inglis Maddison: 501 (0.13%)

104. Sonmez Zeynep: 501 (0.13%)

105. Erjavec Veronika: 501 (0.13%)

106. Yuan Yue (1998): 501 (0.13%)

107. Bartunkova Nikola: 501 (0.13%)

108. Tararudee Lanlana: 501 (0.13%)

109. Hunter Storm: 501 (0.13%)

110. Klimovicova Linda: 501 (0.13%)

111. Bai Zhuoxuan: 501 (0.13%)

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