Jasmine Paolini

Jasmine Paolini (Italian pronunciation: [dʒaˈzmin paoˈliːni];[1] born 4 January 1996) is an Italian professional tennis player. She has career-high WTA rankings of world No. 12 in singles achieved on 6 May 2024 and No. 37 in doubles achieved in April 2024.

Jasmine Paolini
Paolini at the 2022 Transylvania Open
Country (sports) Italy
ResidenceBagni di Lucca, Italy
Born (1996-01-04) 4 January 1996
Castelnuovo di Garfagnana
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Turned pro2011
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
CoachRenzo Furlan
Prize moneyUS$ 3,865,916
Singles
Career record359–258 (58.2%)
Career titles2
Highest rankingNo. 12 (6 May 2024)
Current rankingNo. 12 (6 May 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open4R (2024)
French Open2R (2020, 2021, 2023)
Wimbledon1R (2021, 2022, 2023)
US Open2R (2021)
Doubles
Career record57–62 (47.9%)
Career titles3
Highest rankingNo. 37 (1 April 2024)
Current rankingNo. 39 (6 May 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open3R (2021, 2024)
French Open2R (2020, 2023)
Wimbledon1R (2022, 2023)
US Open1R (2021, 2023)
Team competitions
Fed Cup8–13 (38.1%)
Last updated on: 6 May 2024.

Paolini has won two singles and three doubles titles on the WTA Tour, including a WTA 1000 singles title at the 2024 Dubai Tennis Championships. She has also won two singles titles on the WTA Challenger Tour along with nine titles in singles and one doubles title on the ITF Circuit. She is the current Italian No. 1 female player.

Personal life

Paolini was born to an Italian father and a mother of Ghanaian and Polish descent.[2]

Professional career

2015: WTA Tour doubles debut

Paolini was given a wildcard into the main draw of the doubles tournament at the Italian Open, partnering with Nastassja Burnett.

2018: First WTA Tour wins

After failing to qualify for the Australian Open, Paolini joined the Italian team in the Fed Cup on two occasions.

On 1 May 2018, at the Prague Open, she won her second WTA Tour career match as a lucky loser over a top-20 player when she beat Daria Kasatkina[3] and the following day, she defeated Anna Karolína Schmiedlová.

2021: First WTA Tour singles & doubles titles

Entering the US Open unseeded, Paolini defeated Yaroslava Shvedova in the first round 6–3, 6–4, but then fell to 18th seed Victoria Azarenka.

She won her first titles in doubles and singles, respectively, at the Hamburg European Open in July, and at the Slovenia Open in Portoroz in September, defeating three seeded players en route. As a result, she moved in the rankings to world No. 64, on 20 September 2021.

In October, she reached for the first time the third round of a WTA 1000 tournament at the Indian Wells Open as a lucky loser where she defeated 14th seed Elise Mertens in the second round.

2022: Top 50 debut, first top-10 win
Paolini at the 2022 Transylvania Open

She repeated the feat at the Indian Wells Open reaching again the third round, defeating second seed Aryna Sabalenka for the first top-10 win in her career.[4] As a result, she entered the WTA 1000 tournaments, the Madrid Open and her home one in Rome, directly into the main draw.[5]

2023: WTA 1000 quarterfinal, Italian No. 1 & top 30

She again entered directly the WTA Tour tournament in Rome where she lost to world No. 6, seventh seed and eventual champion Elena Rybakina in the second round.

She won the WTA 125 in Florence with a victory over Taylor Townsend.[6] Also in her homeland, she reached the final at the Palermo Ladies Open defeating world No. 11 and top seed Daria Kasatkina and Sara Sorribes Tormo, before losing to first time champion Zheng Qinwen.[7]

She reached the quarterfinals of a WTA 1000 in Cincinnati as a qualifier for the first time in her career, defeating this time fourth seed Elena Rybakina after retirement due to injury. This was the second top-10 win of her career.[8] At the WTA 1000 Guadalajara Open, she reached the semifinals in doubles, partnering Mayar Sherif.

On her debut at the next WTA 1000, the China Open, she advanced to the third round of a WTA 1000 for the third time in 2023, defeating 15th seed Beatriz Haddad Maia, her third top-20 win of the season,[9] and Yue Yuan. As a result, she climbed to world No. 31 and became the Italian No. 1 player. At the WTA 500 Zhengzhou Open, she reached the quarterfinals saving four match points, with a win over sixth seed Caroline Garcia for her second top-10 win of the season and third in her career.[10][11] Next, she defeated qualifier Laura Siegemund to reach her first WTA 500 semifinal.

Jasmine reached her second WTA Tour final of the season at the Jasmin Open in Monastir but lost to defending champion Elise Mertens. But she won her second doubles title there, with compatriot Sara Errani.

2024: WTA 1000 title, top 15

At Melbourne, she reached the fourth round for the first time in her career, having never previously been past the second round of a major, with wins over Diana Shnaider, Tatjana Maria[12] and Anna Blinkova.[13] She was then defeated by first-time fourth rounder Anna Kalinskaya. Despite the loss, she moved to a new career-high ranking in the top 25.[14] At Dubai, she reached her second quarterfinal at the WTA 1000 level, defeating eleventh seed Beatriz Haddad Maia, Leylah Fernandez[15] and eight seed Maria Sakkari. She reached her first final at this level, following a withdrawal from fourth seed Elena Rybakina[16] and a win over Sorana Cîrstea. She won her first WTA 1000 title defeating qualifier Anna Kalinskaya, avenging her Australian Open loss earlier in the season. As a result, she moved into the top 15 in the rankings on 26 February 2024.[17][18]

At the next WTA 1000, the Indian Wells Open, she reached the fourth round defeating Tatjana Maria and 21st seed Anna Kalinskaya again, before losing to 28th seed Anastasia Potapova.

She reached a new career-high ranking of No. 13 after a quarterfinal showing at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, where she defeated compatriot Sara Errani and seventh seed Ons Jabeur.[19][20]

Performance timelines
Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
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, Billie Jean King Cup, United Cup, Hopman Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.[21]

Singles

Current through the 2024 Indian Wells Open.

Tournament20152016201720182019 20202021 2022 2023 2024SRW–LWin%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A Q1 Q1 Q1 1R 1R 1R 1R 4R 0 / 5 3–5 38%
French Open A A Q1 Q1 1R 2R 2R 1R 2R 0 / 5 3–5 38%
Wimbledon A A Q2 Q1 Q1 NH 1R 1R 1R 0 / 3 0–3 0%
US Open A A Q2 Q2 Q2 1R 2R 1R 1R 0 / 4 1–4 20%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–3 2–4 0–4 1–4 3–1 0 / 17 7–17 29%
National representation
Summer Olympics NH A NH 1R NH 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Billie Jean King Cup[lower-alpha 1] A A WG2 PO WG2 PO[lower-alpha 2] RR F 0 / 2 6–7 46%
WTA 1000
Qatar Open NMS A NMS A NMS Q1 NMS 1R NMS 1R 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Dubai Championships A NMS A NMS A NMS A NMS 1R W[lower-alpha 3] 1 / 2 5–1 83%
Indian Wells Open A A A A A NH 3R 3R 1R 4R 0 / 4 6–4 57%
Miami Open A A A A A NH Q1 1R 1R 3R 0 / 3 2–3 40%
Madrid Open A A A A A NH Q1 1R 1R 4R 0 / 3 2–3 40%
Italian Open Q1 A A A 1R 2R A 1R 2R 0 / 4 2–4 33%
Canadian Open A A A A A NH A A 3R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Cincinnati Open A A A A A Q1 1R Q1 QF 0 / 2 3–2 60%
Guadalajara Open NH A 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
China Open A A A A A NH 3R 0 / 1 2–1 67%
Wuhan Open A A A A A NH 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–1 2–2 2–5 8–9 9–3 1 / 22 22–21 51%
Career statistics
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L Win%
Tournaments 0 0 2 5 9 8 20 20 23 8 Career total: 95
Titles 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Career total: 2
Finals 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 Career total: 5
Overall win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–2 3–7 6–10 4–8 20–20 22–21 27–25 14–8 2 / 95 96–101 49%
Win (%)  –   –  0% 30% 38% 33% 50% 51% 52% 64% Career total: 49%
Year-end ranking[lower-alpha 4] 581 245 137 190 117 95 53 59 30 $3,607,241

Doubles

Current through the 2023 US Open.

Tournament 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A A A 3R 2R 1R 0 / 3 3–3 50%
French Open A A A A A 2R 1R 1R 2R 0 / 4 2–4 33%
Wimbledon A A A A A NH A 1R 1R 0 / 2 0–2 0%
US Open A A A A A A 1R A 1R 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 2–3 1–3 0–1 0 / 8 4–8 33%
WTA 1000
Qatar Open[lower-alpha 5] A A A A A A A 1R A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Dubai Championships[lower-alpha 5] A A A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Miami Open A A A A A NH A 1R A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Italian Open 1R A A A 1R 2R A 2R 1R 0 / 5 2–5 29%
Guadalajara Open NH A SF 0 / 1 3–1 75%
Career statistics
Tournaments 1 0 0 0 3 3 7 9 10 Career total: 33
Titles 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Career total: 2
Finals 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 Career total: 3
Overall win–loss 0–1 0–0 1–0 0–2 0–3 3–3 7–6 8–10 12–10 2 / 25 48–57 46%
Year-end ranking n/a 939 n/a 758 938 263 166 141 97

Significant finals

Singles: 1 (title)
Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 2024 Dubai Tennis Championships Hard Anna Kalinskaya 4–6, 7–5, 7–5

WTA Tour finals

Singles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runner-ups)
Legend
Grand Slam
WTA 1000 (1–0)
WTA 500
WTA 250 (1–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–2)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (2–2)
Indoor (0–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Sep 2021 Slovenia Open, Slovenia WTA 250 Hard United States Alison Riske 7–6(7–4), 6–2
Loss 1–1 Oct 2022 Transylvania Open, Romania WTA 250 Hard (i) Anna Blinkova 2–6, 6–3, 2–6
Loss 1–2 Jul 2023 Palermo Ladies Open, Italy WTA 250 Clay China Zheng Qinwen 4–6, 6–1, 1–6
Loss 1–3 Oct 2023 Jasmin Open, Tunisia WTA 250 Hard Belgium Elise Mertens 3–6, 0–6
Win 2–3 Feb 2024 Dubai Championships, UAE WTA 1000 Hard Anna Kalinskaya 4–6, 7–5, 7–5

Doubles: 4 (3 titles, 1 runner-up)
Legend
Grand Slam
WTA 1000
WTA 500 (1–0)
WTA 250 (2–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–1)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (2–1)
Indoor (1–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jul 2021 Hamburg European Open, Germany WTA 250 Clay Switzerland Jil Teichmann Australia Astra Sharma
Netherlands Rosalie van der Hoek		 6–0, 6–4
Loss 1–1 Jan 2022 Melbourne Summer Set, Australia WTA 250 Hard Italy Sara Errani United States Asia Muhammad
United States Jessica Pegula		 3–6, 1–6
Win 2–1 Oct 2023 Jasmin Open, Tunisia WTA 250 Hard Italy Sara Errani Japan Mai Hontama
Serbia Natalija Stevanović		 2–6, 7–6(7–4), [10–6]
Win 3–1 Feb 2024 Ladies Linz, Austria WTA 500 Hard (i) Italy Sara Errani United States Nicole Melichar-Martinez
Australia Ellen Perez		 7–5, 4–6, [10–7]

WTA Challenger finals

Singles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups)
Result W–L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 May 2021 Open de Saint-Malo, France Clay Switzerland Viktorija Golubic 1–6, 3–6
Win 1–1 Jun 2021 Bol Ladies Open, Croatia Clay Netherlands Arantxa Rus 6–2, 7–6(7–4)
Win 2–1 May 2023 Firenze Ladies Open, Italy Clay United States Taylor Townsend 6–3, 7–5
Loss 2–2 Jun 2023 Makarska International, Croatia Clay Egypt Mayar Sherif 6–2, 6–7(6–8), 5–7

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 16 (9 titles, 7 runner–ups)
Legend
$100,000 tournaments (2–1)
$60,000 tournaments (1–0)
$25,000 tournaments (3–5)
$10,000 tournaments (3–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–2)
Clay (7–5)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jun 2013 ITF Rome, Italy 10,000 Clay Italy Martina Caregaro 2–6, 3–6
Win 1–1 Aug 2013 ITF Locri, Italy 10,000 Clay France Jade Suvrijn 6–1, 7–5
Win 2–1 Jul 2014 ITF Viserba, Italy 10,000 Clay Italy Anna Remondina 6–1, 6–0
Loss 2–2 Sep 2014 Telavi Open, Georgia 25,000 Clay Russia Daria Kasatkina 1–6, 6–4, [7–10]
Win 3–2 Apr 2016 ITF Pula, Italy 10,000 Clay France Tessah Andrianjafitrimo 1–0 ret.
Loss 3–3 Aug 2016 ITF Bad Saulgau, Germany 25,000 Clay Germany Tamara Korpatsch 2–6, 3–6
Loss 3–4 Sep 2016 ITF Mamaia, Romania 25,000 Clay Italy Jessica Pieri 3–6, 4–6
Loss 3–5 Oct 2016 ITF Clermont-Ferrand, France 25,000 Hard (i) Netherlands Richèl Hogenkamp 4–6, 2–6
Win 4–5 Nov 2016 Open de Valencia, Spain 25,000 Clay Netherlands Quirine Lemoine 6–1, 2–6, 6–4
Win 5–5 Jun 2017 Open de Marseille, France 100,000 Clay Germany Tatjana Maria 6–4, 2–6, 6–1
Win 6–5 Aug 2017 ITF Woking, United Kingdom 25,000 Hard Romania Mihaela Buzărnescu 6–4, 1–6, 6–4
Loss 6–6 Sep 2018 ITF Bagnatica, Italy 25,000 Clay Slovenia Kaja Juvan 7–6(8), 1–6, 5–7
Win 7–6 Mar 2019 ITF Curitiba, Brazil 25,000 Clay Hungary Anna Bondár 4–6, 6–4, 6–2
Win 8–6 Jun 2019 ITF Brescia, Italy 60,000 Clay Latvia Diāna Marcinkeviča 6–2, 6–1
Loss 8–7 Nov 2019 ITF Tokyo Open, Japan 100,000 Hard China Zhang Shuai 3–6, 5–7
Win 9–7 Oct 2022 ITF Les Franqueses del Vallès, Spain 100,000 Hard Ukraine Kateryna Baindl 6–4, 6–4

Doubles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner–ups)
Legend
$25,000 tournaments (0–1)
$10,000 tournaments (1–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (1–3)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jun 2013 ITF Rome, Italy 10,000 Clay Italy Claudia Giovine Romania Bianca Hîncu
Italy Martina di Giuseppe		 1–6, 3–6
Win 1–1 Sep 2013 ITF Pula, Italy 10,000 Clay Italy Giorgia Marchetti Australia Alexandra Nancarrow
Germany Laura Schaeder		 7–6(3), 7–6(3)
Loss 1–2 Mar 2016 ITF Weston, US 10,000 Clay Argentina Julieta Estable United States Katerina Stewart
Switzerland Tess Sugnaux		 6–7(2), 3–6
Loss 1–3 Sep 2018 ITF Bagnatica, Italy 25,000 Clay Italy Deborah Chiesa Italy Giorgia Marchetti
Italy Camilla Rosatello		 4–6, 6–4, [8–10]

Top 10 wins
Season 2022 2023 2024 Total
Wins 1 2 1 4
# Player Rank Event Surface Rd Score JPR
2022
1. Aryna Sabalenka No. 3 Indian Wells Open, US Hard 2R 2–6, 6–3, 6–3 No. 46
2023
2. Kazakhstan Elena Rybakina No. 4 Cincinnati Open, US Hard 3R 4–6, 5–2, ret. No. 43
3. France Caroline Garcia No. 10 Zhengzhou Open, China Hard 2R 3–6, 6–4, 7–5 No. 31
2024
4. Tunisia Ons Jabeur 9 Stuttgart Open, Germany Clay (i) 2R 7–6(10–8), 6–4 No. 14

Notes
  1. Formerly known as Fed Cup until 2020.
  2. Edition is split into the two years due to COVID-19.
  3. Paolini advanced via walkover in her quarterfinal match, is not counted as a win.
  4. 2013: WTA ranking–624, 2014: WTA ranking–327.
  5. The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Ladies Open from 2009 until 2024. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009 to 2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.

References
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    https://www.noitv.it/2021/09/trionfo-di-jasmine-paolini-al-torneo-di-portorose-398671/
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bm4aybAELmg
    Luciano Canepari. "Paolini". DiPI Online (in Italian). Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  2. "Camilla Cataldo, Jasmine Paolini, avanza il nuovo: "Il mio sogno è Wimbledon"". Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 9 February 2017.
  3. "Kasatkina exits Prague to Paolini, under injury cloud". 1 May 2018.
  4. "Paolini stuns Sabalenka in Indian Wells for first Top 10 win; Sakkari, Kvitova advance".
  5. "Jasmine Paolini ready for the spotlight at home".
  6. "Paolini defeats Townsend to claim Florence 125 title".
  7. "Zheng Qinwen beats Paolini in Palermo to capture first career title". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  8. "Gauff cruises in Cincinnati; Paolini advances past injured Rybakina". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  9. "Paolini upsets Haddad Maia in three hours for third Top 20 win of 2023". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  10. "ZHENG QINWEN GETS FIRST WIN OVER MARIA SAKKARI TO REACH ZHENGZHOU OPEN QUARTERS, JASMINE PAOLINI BEATS CAROLINE GARCIA".
  11. "Paolini saves four match points to defeat Garcia for first time". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  12. ""Finally": Paolini ready for elusive third round".
  13. "Dodin, Kalinskaya and Paolini break through into Week 2 in Melbourne".
  14. "Rankings Watch: the Zheng makes Top 10 debut; Mertens back to No.1 in doubles".
  15. "Canada's Leylah Fernandez falls to Jasmine Paolini in second round at Dubai Open". The Globe and Mail. 20 February 2024.
  16. "Rybakina withdraws from Dubai; Paolini to face Cirstea in semifnals".
  17. "Paolini overcomes Kalinskaya at WTA 1000 Dubai, wins second career title". 25 February 2024.
  18. "Jasmine Paolini rallies to top Anna Kalinskaya in all-unseeded WTA 1000 final in Dubai".
  19. "Rybakina survives Kudermetova in Stuttgart; Paolini upsets Jabeur". 17 April 2024.
  20. "Rankings Watch: Raducanu climbs more than 80 spots; Kostyuk makes leap". 22 April 2024.
  21. "Jasmine Paolini [ITA] | Australian Open". ausopen.com.
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