History of Jasmine Paolini in Timeline

Jasmine Paolini is a highly accomplished Italian professional tennis player. Her career highlights include achieving a world No. 4 ranking in singles, jointly the highest for an Italian woman, and No. 3 in doubles. Paolini secured a major doubles title at the 2025 French Open, partnering with Sara Errani. Furthermore, she represented Italy at the 2024 Paris Olympics, winning a gold medal in doubles, also alongside Errani, solidifying her position as a top player.

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Full Timeline Career & Achievements Success & Recognition

1985: Raffaella Reggi

In May, Jasmine Paolini won her third title becoming the second Italian woman in the Open Era, after Raffaella Reggi in 1985 to win the tournament. Raffaella Reggi won in 1985

1990: Monica Seles win

In May, Jasmine Paolini become the first Italian woman to win both the singles and doubles titles at the tournament in the same year since Raffaella Reggi in 1985, and the first woman to win both the singles and doubles titles at the tournament in the same year since Monica Seles in 1990.

2001: Introduction to Tennis

In 2001, at the age of 5, Jasmine Paolini was introduced to tennis by her father and uncle and began training at the Mirafiume Tennis Club.

January 2013: Wilson ITF Junior Classic Title

In January 2013, Jasmine Paolini secured her only junior title at the J4 Wilson ITF Junior Classic in Bergheim.

January 2014: Third Round at Australian Open

In January 2014, Jasmine Paolini reached the third round of the Australian Open junior tournament.

May 2015: Italian Open Doubles Main Draw Wildcard

In May 2015, Jasmine Paolini and her partner Nastassja Burnett received a wildcard into the main draw of the doubles tournament at the Italian Open, but they lost in the first round.

2016: First woman to reach both the French Open and Wimbledon finals in the same season

She became the first woman to reach both the French Open and Wimbledon finals in the same season since Serena Williams in 2016.

June 2017: First 100k Title at Marseille

In June 2017, Jasmine Paolini won her first 100k title at Marseille, defeating several players including top seed Tatjana Maria.

April 2018: First WTA Tour Win at Copa Colsanitas

In April 2018, Jasmine Paolini secured her first WTA Tour win at the Copa Colsanitas against Lizette Cabrera.

May 2019: WTA 1000 Singles Debut at Italian Open

In May 2019, Jasmine Paolini made her WTA 1000 singles debut as a wildcard entrant at the Italian Open, but lost in the first round. She also qualified for her first Grand Slam tournament at the French Open.

November 2019: Career-High Ranking of World No. 96

In November 2019, after reaching the final of the Tokyo Open, Jasmine Paolini achieved a new career-high ranking of world No. 96, becoming the first Italian to reach the top 100 since 2012.

2019: US Open Champion Bianca Andreescu Defeated

Jasmine Paolini reached a major quarterfinal for the first time with wins over Daria Saville, Hailey Baptiste, 2019 US Open champion Bianca Andreescu, and Elina Avanesyan.

2020: First WTA 1000 Level Win and First Major Win

In 2020, Jasmine Paolini recorded her first WTA 1000 level win at the Italian Open. At the French Open, she achieved her first major win in singles and doubles.

2020: Longtime Coach Start Date

In 2020, Jasmine Paolini started with longtime coach Renzo Furlan

February 2021: WTA 500 Third Round at Gippsland Trophy

In February 2021, Jasmine Paolini reached her first WTA 500 third round at the Gippsland Trophy, defeating Wang Qiang, before losing to Karolína Muchová.

2023: Second WTA 125 Title at Firenze Ladies Open

In 2023, Jasmine Paolini won her second WTA 125 title at the Firenze Ladies Open and reached the final at the Palermo Ladies Open.

February 2024: First WTA 1000 Title and Top 15 Ranking

In February 2024, Jasmine Paolini won her first WTA 1000 title in Dubai and moved into the top 15 of the rankings.

May 2024: WTA 1000 Doubles Title and Top 25 in Doubles

In May 2024, Jasmine Paolini and Sara Errani won the WTA 1000 doubles title at the Italian Open, leading Paolini to reach the top 25 in doubles. She also reached her first major quarterfinal at the French Open.

July 2024: Wimbledon Finalist and Career-High Ranking

In July 2024, Jasmine Paolini reached the final at Wimbledon, becoming the first Italian woman to reach the semifinals in the Open Era. Following her run, she reached a new career-high ranking of world No. 5.

October 2024: China Open Doubles Title and Top 10 Ranking

In October 2024, Jasmine Paolini and Sara Errani won the doubles title at the China Open, making them the first Italian doubles champions at the tournament. Paolini also reached the top 10 in doubles and tied the record for the highest-ranked Italian singles female player.

2024: Olympic Gold Medal in Doubles

In 2024, Jasmine Paolini and Sara Errani secured an Olympic gold medal in doubles at the Paris Olympics, representing Italy.

2024: Major Finalist and Billie Jean King Cup Champion

In 2024, Jasmine Paolini reached the singles and doubles finals of the French Open, and the singles final of the Wimbledon Championships. She also led Italy to the Billie Jean King Cup title and won the Heart Award for the same year.

2024: Victory against Rybakina in 2024 French Open quarterfinal

Their most significant encounter came at the 2024 French Open quarterfinal, where Jasmine Paolini scored one of the biggest wins of her career by defeating Rybakina in three sets to reach her first major semifinal.

2024: 2024 Wimbledon semifinal

Their rivalry produced one of Jasmine Paolini’s career highlights at the 2024 Wimbledon semifinals, where she came from behind to defeat Jabeur and advance to her first major final.

2024: 2024 French Open final against Iga Świątek

They played in 2024 the 2024 French Open final.

Apr 2025: Semifinals at Stuttgart Open and Change of Coach

In April 2025, Jasmine Paolini reached the semifinals at the Stuttgart Open and then changed tennis coaches. She broke with Renzo Furlan and joined Marc López.

2025: Victory against Iga Świątek in 2025 Wuhan Open

In 2025 Jasmine Paolini defeated Iga Świątek in the quarterfinals of the Master 1000 Wuhan Open.

2025: Billie Jean King Cup Title

In 2025, Jasmine Paolini led Italy to win the Billie Jean King Cup title, marking a significant achievement in her career.

2025: French Open Doubles Champion

In 2025, Jasmine Paolini, partnering with Sara Errani, won the French Open doubles title, marking a major career achievement.

2025: Victory against Garcia at 2025 Qatar Ladies Open

Jasmine Paolini most recently defeated Garcia at the 2025 Qatar Ladies Open second round, winning 6 - 3, 6 - 4, extending her strong record in this rivalry.