Bella Payne

Bella Payne
Country (sports) United States
Born (2007-09-15) September 15, 2007 (age 19)
Singles
Career titles0
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open1R (2026)

Bella Payne (born 15 September 2007) is an American tennis player.

Career

From Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, she was later based in Bradenton, Florida. She won the USTA Girls' 14 National Championship singles title in 2022. Having trained at the Van Der Meer Tennis Academy, she signed with the University of Georgia in 2025, having won the U18 Easter Bowl that year, the year after winning both singles and doubles titles at the U16 Easter Bowl in 2024.

She received a wildcard into the 2026 US Open doubles, partnering with Sara Shumate, after they won the USTA Billie Jean King Girls' 18s National Championships, defeating Welles Newman and Jordyn Hazelitt in the final.

References

  1. ↑ "Bella Payne". ESPN. Retrieved 27 August 2026.
  2. ↑ "Bella Payne". WTA. Retrieved 27 August 2026.
  3. ↑ "Team VDM is Headed to the US Open". vandermeertennis.com. Retrieved 27 August 2026.
  4. ↑ "Georgia Signs Three in 2026 Class". Georgiadogs.com. November 12, 2025. Retrieved 27 August 2026.
  5. ↑ Dearth, Sonny (17 August 2022). "Payne Caps Dominant Run with Girls 14s Gold Ball". Tennisrecruiting.net. Retrieved 27 August 2026.
  6. ↑ John, Andrew (30 March 2025). "SEC committed juniors Nikolas Stoot and Bella Payne win Easter Bowl 18s titles". Desert Sun. Retrieved 27 August 2026.
  7. ↑ "2024 Girls' 16s Singles And Doubles Champion Bella Payne Returns In 18s At 2025 FILA Easter Bowl". Easter Bowl. 22 March 2025. Retrieved 27 August 2026.
  8. ↑ Kapetanakis, Arthur (26 August 2026). "Serena and Venus Williams receive 2026 US Open doubles wild card". usopen. Retrieved 27 August 2026.
  9. ↑ "Payne & Shumate Punch Their Ticket to the US Open with USTA Junior National Doubles Title; Other Top Finishers at Junior Nationals". ustaflorida.com. August 20, 2026. Retrieved 27 August 2026.