Paula Badosa

Paula Badosa Gibert (Catalan: [ˈpawlə βəˈðozə ʒiˈβɛɾt]) (born 15 November 1997) is a tennis player from Spain. She won the 2015 French Open girls' singles title by defeating Anna Kalinskaya in the final. On 12 October 2020, Badosa reached her best singles ranking of world No. 69. On 29 July 2019, she peaked at No. 475 in the doubles rankings. As a junior, she won 2015 French Open in girls' singles event.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Badosa and the second or maternal family name is Gibert.
Paula Badosa Gibert
Country (sports) Spain
ResidenceBegur, Spain
Born (1997-11-15) 15 November 1997
New York, United States
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$869,558
Singles
Career record231–133 (63.5%)
Career titles7 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 67 (18 January 2021)
Current rankingNo. 67 (18 January 2021)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open2R (2020)
French Open4R (2020)
Wimbledon1R (2019)
US Open1R (2019)
Doubles
Career record7–11 (38.9%)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 475 (29 July 2019)
Current rankingNo. 645 (18 January 2021)
Grand Slam Doubles results
French Open1R (2020)
French Open JuniorQF (2014)
Wimbledon Junior1R (2014)
US Open Junior2R (2014)
Last updated on: 23 November 2020.

Personal life and background

Paula Badosa was born in Manhattan to Mireia Gibert and Josep Badosa. Both of her parents worked in the world of fashion.[1] At the age of 7, they moved to Barcelona. She then started playing tennis, at the club named Playa de Aro. At the age of 14, she moved to Valencia in order to progress more in tennis. At the age of 17, she returned to Barcelona.[2]

She speaks Spanish, Catalan, English and a little bit of French. She has been studying high school for about four years at a distance. Her idol growing up was Maria Sharapova.[1] Her favourite tournament is US Open.[3] She is supporter of Barça. When she was a child she aspired to be a model, and followed her parent's path.[4] She struggled with depression and anxiety.[5]

Junior career

Badosa Gibert is former junior world No. 8. She made her debut at the ITF Junior Circuit in September 2012 at the age of 14. playing at the Fed Cup for Spain. In February 2014, she won her first ITF junior singles title at the Grade 1 Mediterranee Avenir in Casablanca. She then in April 2014, won another Grade 1 tournament, the Trofeo Juan Carlos Ferrero in Villena, but this time also in doubles. In May 2014, she reached semifinal of the Grade A Trofeo Bonfiglio in doubles. At the 2014 French Open, she made her Grand Slam debut and also reached quarterfinals in both singles and doubles. She then continued with success, reaching another Grand Slam quarterfinal at the 2014 Wimbledon, also in singles. More progress came in July, when she finished as runner-up at the European Junior Championships in singles, losing there to compariot Sara Sorribes Tormo. There she also finished as runner–up in doubles.[6] She finished her junior career with participation at the 2015 French Open, where she won the girls' singles title.[7] As a junior, she has won three singles and one doubles titles on the ITF Junior Circuit in total.[6]

Professional career

2012–17: First steps

Badosa Giberta made her debut at the ITF Women's Circuit in May 2012 at the $10K event in Getxo. In November 2013, she won her first ITF title at the $10K event in Sant Jordi.[8] In March 2015, she received wild card for playing in the main-draw at the Premier Mandatory Miami Open, where she recorded her first two wins on the WTA Tour. In the third round, she lost to seed No. 14 Karolína Plíšková. Later, she reached main-draw of the Madrid Open through qualifications, but then lost to Sara Errani in the first round after the retirement.[9]

2018–19: Breakthrough, top 100
Badosa Gibert in 2018

Her first breakthrough was at the 2018 Morocco Open, where she reached quarterfinal, but then lost to Aleksandra Krunić.[10] Later, in September, she won $60K Open de Valencia, defeating compariot Aliona Bolsova in the final.[8] At the 2019 Australian Open, she made her main-draw Grand Slam debut, after she passed qualifications. There she lost to wild card Kimberly Birrel in the first round. In July, she reached her first WTA semifinal at the 2019 Palermo International, but then lost to world No. 5 Kiki Bertens. She followed this with semifinal of the WTA Challenger Karlsruhe.[9] After that. she debuted in the top 100.[11] At the 2019 Korea Open, she reached quarterfinal, but then lost to Wang Yafan.[9]

2020: Continued with progress

In the early season, Badosa Gibert recorded her first Grand Slam win at the Australian Open, defeating qualifier Johanna Larsson in the first round. She then lost to world No. 7 Petra Kvitová.[12] In September, she reached semifinal at the İstanbul Cup, where she lost to Eugenie Bouchard.[13] Her biggest result of the year was at the French Open, where she reached her first Grand Slam round of 16.[14] There she defeated two former Grand Slam champions, Sloane Stephens and Jeļena Ostapenko.[15][16]

Playing style

Badosa Gibert consider herself an aggressive tennis player. She likes to dominate and play short points.[1] Her favourite shot is serve.[3]

Performance timelines
Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# A P Z# PO G F-S SF-B NMS NH
(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (P) postponed; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup and Olympic Games are included in win/loss records.[17]

Singles

Current after 2021 Abu Dhabi Women's Tennis Open.

Tournament 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A 1R 2R A 0 / 2 1–2 33%
French Open A A A A Q1 4R 0 / 1 3–1 75%
Wimbledon A A A Q1 1R NH 0 / 1 0–1 0%
US Open Q2 A A Q2 1R 1R 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–3 4–3 0–0 0 / 5 4–6 17%
WTA 1000
Qatar / Dubai Open A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Indian Wells Open A A A A Q1 NH 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Miami Open 3R 1R 1R A Q1 NH 0 / 3 1–3 25%
Madrid Open 1R 1R Q1 Q1 A NH 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Italian Open A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Canadian Open A A A A A NH 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Cincinnati Open A A A A A Q2 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Wuhan Open A A A A A NH 0 / 0 0–0  – 
China Open A A A A Q1 NH 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Career statistics
Tournaments 3 3 1 2 9 4 1 Career total: 23
Titles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Career total: 0
Finals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Career total: 0
Overall Win–Loss 2–3 0–3 0–1 2–2 7–9 7–4 2–1 0 / 23 20–23 47%
Year-end ranking 220 314 247 143 97 $869,558

Junior Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 (1 title)
Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 2015 French Open Clay Anna Kalinskaya 6–3, 6–3

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 15 (7 titles, 8 runner–ups)
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$80,000 tournaments
$60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (4–3)
Clay (2–4)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Nov 2013 ITF Sant Jordi, Spain (Balearic Islands) 10,000 Hard Lucía Cervera Vázquez 7–5, 6–0
Loss 1–1 Oct 2014 ITF Ciudad Victoria, Mexico 25,000 Hard Diāna Marcinkēviča 7–6(2), 3–6, 1–6
Win 2–1 Jul 2015 ITF Denain, France 25,000 Clay Irina Ramialison 7–5, 6–0
Loss 2–2 Apr 2016 ITF Jackson, United States 25,000 Clay Grace Min 6–1, 2–6, 4–6
Loss 2–3 May 2017 ITF Caserta, Italy 25,000 Clay Claire Liu 3–6, 3–6
Win 3–3 Aug 2017 ITF El Espinar, Spain 25,000 Hard Ayla Aksu 6–2, 6–4
Win 4–3 Feb 2018 Pro-Series Glasgow, Great Britain 25,000 Hard Maia Lumsden 2–6, 6–1, 6–3
Win 5–3 May 2018 ITF Les Franqueses del Valles, Spain 25,000 Hard Margarita Gasparyan 6–4, 3–6, 6–2
Win 6–3 Sep 2018 Valencia Open, Spain 60,000+H Clay Aliona Bolsova 6–1, 4–6, 6–2
Loss 6–4 Oct 2018 ITF Oslo, Norway 25,000 Clay Harriet Dart 2–6, 0–1 ret.
Loss 6–5 Jan 2019 Burnie International, Australia 60,000 Hard Belinda Woolcock 6–7(3), 6–7(4)
Loss 6–6 May 2019 ITF Les Franqueses del Vallès, Spain 60,000 Hard Katy Dunne 5–7, 3–6
Loss 6–7 Jun 2019 Essen Open, Germany 25,000 Clay Tereza Martincová 2–6, 6–7(4)
Win 7–7 Oct 2019 ITF Makinohara, Japan 25,000 Carpet Nagi Hanatani 7–5, 6–1
Loss 7–8 Oct 2019 ITF Hamamatsu, Japan 25,000 Carpet Eri Hozumi 6–7(1–7), 5–4 ret.

References
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