Sebastián Báez
Sebastián Báez is an Argentine right-hander born in Buenos Aires on 28 December 2000. He turned professional in 2018 and reached a career-high of World No. 18 on 24 June 2024.
He has won seven ATP singles titles. The first came in Estoril in 2022. He added Córdoba, Kitzbühel and Winston-Salem in 2023, then Rio de Janeiro and Santiago in 2024. In 2025 he defended his Rio title, beating Alexandre Müller 6-2, 6-3 in the final. Six of his seven titles came on clay.
His 2026 season began with a run to the Auckland final, where he beat top seed Ben Shelton before losing to Jakub Menšík 6-3, 7-6(7). He reached the semi-finals in Buenos Aires and Santiago, losing both to Luciano Darderi, and won the Prostějov Challenger on clay in June. In the rankings of 19 October 2026 he is World No. 49 on 1,044 points.
Player Profile
| Full name | Sebastián Báez |
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| Date of birth | 28 December 2000 |
| Nationality | Argentine |
| Height | 5ft 7in / 1.70m |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Sebastián Gutiérrez |
| Highest ranking | World No. 18 (June 2024) |
| Best Grand Slam result | Third round, US Open (2023) and Australian Open (2024) |
| ATP titles | 7 |
| Grand Slam titles | 0 |
Current Ranking & Recent Form
| Shanghai Masters 2026 | Second round: beat Marcos Girón 1-6, 6-3, 6-4, then lost to Valentin Vacherot 6-4, 7-6(5) |
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| Indian Wells 2026 | Third round: beat Jiří Lehečka 6-4, 6-1, then lost to Daniil Medvedev 6-4, 6-0 |
| Chile Open, Santiago 2026 | Semi-finallost to Luciano Darderi 6-4, 6-3 |
| ASB Classic, Auckland 2026 | Runner-upbeat Ben Shelton 7-5, 6-3 in the quarter-final, lost to Jakub Menšík 6-3, 7-6(7) in the final |
| Rio Open 2025 | Championbeat Alexandre Müller 6-2, 6-3 in the final to defend his title |
Playing Style & Strengths
Báez is 1.70m tall and right-handed with a two-handed backhand. Clay is his best surface: six of his seven ATP titles came on it, along with back-to-back Rio Open titles at ATP 500 level in 2024 and 2025. He can also win on hard courts. He won the Winston-Salem title in 2023 and reached the 2026 Auckland final, beating Ben Shelton on the way. At Grand Slam level his best results are third-round runs at the 2023 US Open and the 2024 Australian Open.
Báez Betting Tips & Predictions
Báez is at his most reliable on outdoor clay, where he has won six titles and two ATP 500 events. His hard-court results in the second half of 2026 were thin, with early exits in Chengdu, Beijing and at the US Open. Matches against Luciano Darderi deserve caution: Darderi beat him three times in 2026, at the Australian Open, in Buenos Aires and in Santiago. On clay he is a stronger proposition than on hard courts.
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