| Birth date | 18 January 1990 (age 36) |
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| Birth place | Canberra |
| Height | 1.69 m |
| Turnedpro | 2005 |
| Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) |
| Careerprizemoney | $214,084 |
| Singlestitles | 1 ITF |
| Highestsinglesranking | No. 305 (2 November 2015) |
| Australianopenresult | Q1 (2007, 2008) |
| Doublestitles | 13 ITF |
| Highestdoublesranking | No. 125 (20 January 2020) |
| Australianopendoublesresult | 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.[1] By age 9, she had won her first tournament.[1] That year, her mother died of cancer.[1]
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).[2] 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.[3][4][5] There, she won the doubles wildcard.[6]
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.[1] In November 2021, Bai took a position as Women and Girls Lead at Tennis ACT.[7]
In 2020, paired with Jaimee Fourlis, Bai won the women’s doubles title at the Apis Canberra International (Bendigo).[8]
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Mar 2014 | ITF Mildura, Australia | 15,000 | Grass | Jang Su-jeong | 1–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Mar 2015 | ITF Mildura, Australia | 15,000 | Grass | Kimberly Birrell | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Jun 2018 | ITF Changsha, China | 25,000 | Hard | Han Xinyun | 5–7, 6–0, 4–6 |
Doubles: 34 (13 titles, 21 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2005 | ITF Lyneham, Australia | 25,000 | Clay | Jenny Swift | Casey Dellacqua Daniella Jeflea | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Oct 2007 | ITF Rockhampton, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | Jessica Moore | Courtney Nagle Robin Stephenson | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 0–3 | Mar 2008 | ITF Hamilton, New Zealand | 10,000 | Hard | Emelyn Starr | Maki Arai Yurina Koshino | 6–7(3), 6–7(2) |
| Loss | 0–4 | Mar 2009 | ITF North Shore City, New Zealand | 10,000 | Hard | Renee Binnie | Kim So-jung Ayaka Maekawa | 5–7, 6–7(4) |
| Loss | 0–5 | Aug 2009 | ITF Qianshan, China | 10,000 | Hard | Sacha Jones | Liang Chen Sun Shengnan | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–6 | Sep 2010 | ITF Alice Springs, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | Emelyn Starr | Erika Sema Yurika Sema | 5–7, 1–6 |
| Win | 1–6 | Oct 2010 | ITF Mount Gambier, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | Ana Clara Duarte | Ayu Fani Damayanti Jessy Rompies | w/o |
| Loss | 1–7 | Sep 2012 | ITF Salisbury, Australia | 10,000 | Hard | Sally Peers | Ayu Fani Damayanti Lavinia Tananta | 6–7(5), 0–6 |
| Win | 2–7 | Mar 2013 | ITF Sydney, Australia | 10,000 | Hard | Tyra Calderwood | Anja Dokic Jessica Moore | 7–6(3), 6–4 |
| Win | 3–7 | Aug 2014 | ITF Nottingham, UK | 10,000 | Hard | Mari Tanaka | Katie Boulter Freya Christie | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 4–7 | Aug 2014 | ITF Oldenzaal, Netherlands | 10,000 | Clay | Lu Jiajing | Elyne Boeykens Jainy Scheepens | 3–6, 6–4, [10–6] |
| Win | 5–7 | Aug 2014 | ITF Rotterdam, Netherlands | 10,000 | Clay | Cornelia Lister | Brandy Mina Jainy Scheepens | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Loss | 5–8 | Oct 2014 | ITF Cairns, Australia | 15,000 | Hard | Ayaka Okuno | Jessica Moore Abbie Myers | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 5–9 | Feb 2016 | ITF Perth, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | Abbie Myers | Ashleigh Barty Jessica Moore | 6–3, 4–6, [8–10] |
| Loss | 5–10 | Jun 2016 | Surbiton Trophy, UK | 50,000 | Grass | Robin Anderson | Sanaz Marand Melanie Oudin | 4–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 6–10 | Oct 2016 | ITF Cairns, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | Lizette Cabrera | Katarzyna Kawa Sandra Zaniewska | 7–5, 5–7, [12–10] |
| Loss | 6–11 | Oct 2016 | Canberra International, Australia | 50,000 | Hard | Lizette Cabrera | Jessica Moore Storm Sanders | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 6–12 | Feb 2017 | Burnie International, Australia | 60,000 | Hard | Varatchaya Wongteanchai | Riko Sawayanagi Barbora Štefková | 6–7(6), 6–4, [7–10] |
| Loss | 6–13 | Feb 2017 | ITF Clare, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | Erika Sema | Beatriz Haddad Maia Genevieve Lorbergs | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 7–13 | Jun 2017 | ITF Wuhan, China | 25,000 | Hard | Lu Jiajing | Jiang Xinyu Tang Qianhui | 6–2, 7–6(3) |
| Win | 8–13 | Nov 2017 | Bendigo International, Australia | 60,000 | Hard | Zoe Hives | Asia Muhammad Arina Rodionova | 4–6, 6–4, [10–8] |
| Loss | 8–14 | Feb 2018 | ITF Perth, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | Lu Jiajing | Jessica Moore Olivia Tjandramulia | 5–7, 7–6(8), [9–11] |
| Win | 9–14 | May 2018 | ITF Baotou, China | 60,000 | Clay | Aleksandrina Naydenova | Natalija Kostić Nika Kukharchuk | 6–4, 0–6, [10–6] |
| Loss | 9–15 | Jun 2018 | ITF Luzhou, China | 25,000 | Hard | Andreea Roșca | Han Xinyun Lu Jingjing | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 10–15 | Mar 2019 | Clay Court International, Australia | 25,000 | Clay | Jaimee Fourlis | Naiktha Bains Tereza Mihalíková | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 10–16 | May 2019 | Fukuoka International, Japan | 60,000 | Carpet | Kristie Ahn | Naomi Broady Heather Watson | w/o |
| Win | 11–16 | Jul 2019 | ITF Corroios, Portugal | 25,000 | Hard | Paige Hourigan | Francisca Jorge Olga Parres Azcoitia | 3–6, 6–2, [14–12] |
| Loss | 11–17 | Sep 2019 | Darwin International, Australia | 60,000 | Hard | Jaimee Fourlis | Destanee Aiava Lizette Cabrera | 4–6, 6–2, [3–10] |
| Loss | 11–18 | Oct 2019 | ITF Brisbane, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | Paige Hourigan | Destanee Aiava Naiktha Bains | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 12–18 | Jan 2020 | Canberra International, Australia[a] | 25,000 | Hard | Jaimee Fourlis | Anna Bondár Pemra Özgen | 5–7, 6–4, [10–8] |
| Win | 13–18 | Feb 2020 | Launceston International, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | Jaimee Fourlis | Alicia Smith Abigail Tere-Apisah | 7–6(4), 6–3 |
| Loss | 13–19 | Jan 2022 | Bendigo International, Australia | 60,000+H | Hard | Alana Parnaby | Fernanda Contreras Alycia Parks | 3–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 13–20 | Feb 2022 | ITF Canberra, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | Jaimee Fourlis | Asia Muhammad Arina Rodionova | 3–6, 6–3, [6–10] |
| Loss | 13–21 | Feb 2022 | ITF Canberra, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | Jaimee Fourlis | Asia Muhammad Arina Rodionova | 6–7(2), 6–7(5) |
Notes
- ^ Tournament was moved from Canberra to Bendigo due to the smoke affecting Canberra from the 2019–20 Australian bushfire season.
References
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- ^ Tiernan, Eamonn (2019-01-16). "Tennis veteran Alison Bai plays for love, not money". The Age. Retrieved 2025-08-15.
- ^ Helmers, Caden (2016-12-13). "Canberra tennis player Alison Bai moves closer to Australian Open wildcard spot". www.canberratimes.com.au. Retrieved 2025-08-15.
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- ^ "Tennis ACT welcome Alison Bai and Emily Burns to the team". Tennis ACT. Retrieved 2025-08-15.
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