Hayley Carter
Hayley Carter is an American tennis player. She has a career high WTA doubles ranking of No. 43, which she achieved on February 24, 2020.
Junior career
Carter played at the Smith Stearn's Tennis Academy growing up. She also won a record 14 South Carolina state championships. Between 2009 and 2012, she won three ITF Junior Circuit singles titles, as well as one doubles title.Carter played collegiate tennis for the North Carolina Tar Heels, where she earned All-American honors each of the four years she competed. She is the Atlantic Coast Conference's all-time leader in women's tennis singles victories with 168.
Professional career
Carter is primarily a doubles player. She won her first WTA doubles title at the 2019 Tashkent Open with Luisa Stefani. She has also won two doubles titles on the WTA 125K series, as well as nine on the ITF Circuit. Her most recent victory came at the 2020 Oracle Challenger Series – Newport Beach, which was the second year in a row she won the event. Her best result at a Grand Slam tournament came at the 2020 Australian Open, where she reached the third round, partnering with Stefani. She achieved a career-high doubles ranking of No. 46 on February 17, 2020.Grand Slam performance timelines
Doubles
WTA finals
Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | 2019 Copa Colsanitas – Doubles| | Copa Colsanitas, Colombia | International | Clay |  Ena Shibahara |  Zoe Hives Astra Sharma | 1–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | 2019 Korea Open – Doubles| | Korea Open, South Korea | International | Hard |  Luisa Stefani |  Lara Arruabarrena  Tatjana Maria | 6–7, 6–3, |
| Win | 1–2 | 2019 Tashkent Open – Doubles| | Tashkent Open, Uzbekistan | International | Hard | Luisa Stefani |  Dalila Jakupović Sabrina Santamaria | 6–3, 7–6 |