Play to Clinch — Malcolm Baird

🇺🇸 Malcolm Baird USA

Class of 2026 · Born Houston, PA · Dec 3 · ★1-Star

STR

36.6

current (projection)

StrikePrediction · favourite to commit: Swarthmore 52% 2 offers

Rankings

Recruiting board (consensus)	#678
Pennsylvania	#18
Ranking points (58 pts · 20 events)	#958
STR	36.6
Junior STR (singles)	36.2
Doubles STR (results-based)	36.6

Junior Badges titles & ranking milestones

STATETop 25

Junior Results tournament history

DATETOURNAMENT LEVELRESULT

Wk 2 Užice Invitational State R16

Wk 4 Rotterdam Classic State R32

Wk 5 Sydney Open State R32

Wk 7 Melbourne Invitational State Quarterfinalist

Wk 9 Dallas Open State R16

Wk 11 Rio de Janeiro Invitational State Quarterfinalist

Wk 13 Curitiba Classic State Semifinalist

Wk 14 Córdoba Open State R16

Wk 16 Osijek Classic State R32

Wk 18 Croydon Classic State R16

Wk 20 Nettuno Invitational State Semifinalist

Wk 22 Yokohama Cup State R32

Wk 23 Porto Alegre Classic State R32

Wk 25 Brisbane Cup State R32

Wk 27 Čačak Invitational State Semifinalist

Wk 29 Guangzhou Invitational State R16

Wk 31 Phoenix Cup State R32

Wk 32 Užice Cup State R16

Wk 34 Nagoya Invitational State R32

Wk 36 Hyderabad Cup State R16

Junior Doubles ¼ weight into the combined ranking

DATETOURNAMENT LEVELPARTNERRESULT

Wk 29 Guangzhou Invitational State Tres Gress Quarterfinalist

Wk 32 Užice Cup State Aleksandar Gray Champion

Wk 34 Nagoya Invitational State Carles Sarriegi Champion

Junior Match Record every opponent was a fellow recruit

DATETOURNAMENT W/LOPPONENTSCORE

Wk 2 Užice Invitational Round of 32 W Nathan Shank 6-4 6-4

Wk 2 Užice Invitational Round of 16 L Prakash Zheng 6-7 6-4 5-10

Wk 4 Rotterdam Classic Round of 32 L Bill Blair 1-6 1-6

Wk 5 Sydney Open Round of 32 L Yury Lapushchenkova 3-6 6-7

Wk 7 Melbourne Invitational Round of 32 W Kacper Krol 6-0 6-1

Wk 7 Melbourne Invitational Round of 16 W Turlough Flynn 6-3 6-4

Wk 7 Melbourne Invitational Quarterfinals L Toby Hines 4-6 6-7

Wk 9 Dallas Open Round of 32 W Pablo Bolton 6-2 6-4

Wk 9 Dallas Open Round of 16 L Alfred McCargo 6-4 2-6 7-10

Wk 11 Rio de Janeiro Invitational Round of 32 W Filippo Cascarino 6-4 7-5

Wk 11 Rio de Janeiro Invitational Round of 16 W Brendan Gueye 6-4 7-6

Wk 11 Rio de Janeiro Invitational Quarterfinals L Wade Todd 4-6 5-7

Wk 13 Curitiba Classic Round of 32 W Blake Bouwmeester 6-2 3-6 10-4

Wk 13 Curitiba Classic Round of 16 W Ellsworth Chatman 7-6 1-6 10-6

Wk 13 Curitiba Classic Quarterfinals W Corey Couts 6-2 6-3

Wk 13 Curitiba Classic Semifinals L Barry Gamble 2-6 6-4 11-13

Wk 14 Córdoba Open Round of 32 W Leonid Timofeeva 6-4 3-6 14-12

Wk 14 Córdoba Open Round of 16 L Augusto Barros 1-6 6-7

Wk 16 Osijek Classic Round of 32 L Leon Donnelly 3-6 6-4 8-10

Wk 18 Croydon Classic Round of 32 W Nathan Shank 7-5 3-6 12-10

Wk 18 Croydon Classic Round of 16 L Doug Shepherd 1-6 6-7

Wk 20 Nettuno Invitational Round of 32 W Vincent Molenaar 1-6 7-5 10-7

Wk 20 Nettuno Invitational Round of 16 W Collin Wright 6-3 6-3

Wk 20 Nettuno Invitational Quarterfinals W Wilmer Ojeda 3-6 6-2 10-8

Wk 20 Nettuno Invitational Semifinals L Gavin Forood 5-7 2-6

Wk 22 Yokohama Cup Round of 32 L Adhithya Grimsley 6-4 4-6 3-10

Wk 23 Porto Alegre Classic Round of 32 L Filippo Fagioli 6-7 0-6

Wk 25 Brisbane Cup Round of 32 L Denis Zhurbin 6-7 3-6

Wk 27 Čačak Invitational Round of 32 W Vincent Molenaar 7-6 1-6 10-2

Wk 27 Čačak Invitational Round of 16 W Filippo Cascarino 4-6 6-2 11-9

Wk 27 Čačak Invitational Quarterfinals W Dani Guijarro 7-5 6-4

Wk 27 Čačak Invitational Semifinals L Floyd Gloria 6-7 6-4 5-10

Wk 29 Guangzhou Invitational Round of 32 W Callum Bíró 6-3 1-6 11-9

Wk 29 Guangzhou Invitational Round of 16 L Mark Dort 4-6 6-7

Wk 31 Phoenix Cup Round of 32 L Carles Sarriegi 2-6 4-6

Wk 32 Užice Cup Round of 32 W Vincent Molenaar 6-1 6-3

Wk 32 Užice Cup Round of 16 L Nicholas Salvai 2-6 6-7

Wk 34 Nagoya Invitational Round of 32 L Jordan Smeltz 4-6 6-4 5-10

Wk 36 Hyderabad Cup Round of 32 W Luke Irving 6-2 6-2

Wk 36 Hyderabad Cup Round of 16 L Ken Pyburn 3-6 5-7

College List 2 offers

SCHOOLOFFERINTEREST SCHOL.STRIKEPRED.STATUS

Swarthmore ✓ Hot ⅙ 52% Finalist

Rochester ✓ Hot ⅙ 48% Finalist

Dreamsheet schools this recruit dreams of

Stanford Virginia North Carolina

Scouting two independent ceiling reads (±fog)

Shared service (consensus)	56.6
Your department	41.8
4-year projection	37.5

Ranking History junior progression

DATE	NATIONAL	STATE	STR
Early 2026	#590	#21	36.5
Mid 2026	#590	#22	36.6
Late 2026	#599	#22	36.4
Final 2026	#613	#22	36.1

Attributes visible current grades (20–80)

Serve Power	31
Serve Accuracy	35
Return	35
Forehand	31
Backhand	34
Consistency	25
Net Play	34
Speed	31
Stamina	30
Composure	33
Clutch	35

Recruiting

Intended major	Architecture
Junior tier	Local Competitive
Origin	Domestic
Commitment	Uncommitted

Recruiting Timeline

Received interest from Rochester	early_contact Wk 3
Received interest from Swarthmore	early_contact Wk 5
Offered by Swarthmore	offers Wk 8
Offered by Rochester	offers Wk 13
Official visit to Rochester	visits Wk 18
Official visit to Swarthmore	visits Wk 19