WNBA Basketball player Tiffany Hayes is unmarried at 35. She has been private when it comes to her love life.
Tiffany Hayes has kept her personal life quite private; hence, as of now, she hasn’t publicly confirmed her relationship status.
While there have been quite a few dating rumors, Hayes remains relatively low-key about her relationships.
Meanwhile, her focus appears to be on her basketball career. Despite announcing her retirement from the Connecticut Suns on December 13, 2023, Tiffany Hayes returned to the WNBA in May 2024.
She made the retirement announcement on the “Counted Me Out” podcast, citing reasons such as wanting to explore other interests.
Hayes joined back the league, signing with the Las Vegas Aces out of retirement on May 31, 2024.
Unfortunately, she suffered a knee injury during a game against the Chicago Sky in August 2024 when a teammate accidentally fell on her while going for a rebound.
Nonetheless, she has bounced back and proved her worth through her outstanding performances.
Recently, Hayes earned the Golden Lace award as the player of the game on January 24, 2025, against the Vinyl Basketball Club.
Tiffany Hayes Was Previously Linked to Connecticut Suns Center Olivia Nelson-Ododa!
The rumors began circulating after a fan posted a photo of the Connecticut Suns’ star Olivia Nelson-Ododa in a stunning all-black fit, suggesting Tiffany Hayes might have some competition.
Ahead of Game 3 of the Connecticut Suns second-round series against Minnesota Lynx, Nelson-Ododa shared a picture adorning all-black outfit from head to toe.
A fan stunned by her fashion sense and aura wrote on Twitter:
Can Tiffany Haynes fight???😭😭 CAUSE DAMNNNN ONO IS SO STUNNINGGG!!!🫠🫠
Can Tiffany Haynes fight???😭😭
— Daya (@__deardaya) October 4, 2024
CAUSE DAMNNNN ONO IS SO STUNNINGGG!!!🫠🫠 pic.twitter.com/TpQCYISbpt
Connecticut Sun center Nelson-Ododa came forward to clarify the prevailing rumors about her love life by quote-tweeting the post, writing:
Hi! we are NOT dating. hope this helps!
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Nelson-Ododa made it clear through the tweet that there was no romantic relationship between her and Hayes.
Amid this, Los Angeles Sparks star Dearica Hamby sarcastically chimed in, writing, “Lmao tell them you’re also in my meetings 😂😂😂😂.“
Lmao tell them you’re also in my meetings 😂😂😂😂
— Dearica Marie Hamby (@dearicamarie) October 5, 2024
Although the Suns‘ player confirmed they aren’t romantically related, it remains unknown where the rumors of Hayes and Nelson-Ododa dating ignited.
Besides this, little to no information about Hayes’ rumored or potential connection is available online.
In Case You Didn’t Know
- Tiffany Hayes was born to parents Dorothy and Renard Hayes on September 20, 1989.
- She played collegiate basketball for the Connecticut Huskies. During her time at Huskies, she played for the 2009 and 2010 NCAA National Championships.
- The Atlanta Dream selected her in 14th overall in the 2012 WNBA Draft.
- Tiffany Hayes made a record as the seventh fastest player to achieve at least 4,000 points, 1,000 rebounds, 750 assists, 300 steals, and 350 three-point field goals in WNBA history, accomplishing this feat in just 307 games.
