History of Paula Badosa in Timeline

Paula Badosa is a Spanish professional tennis player who achieved a career-high ranking of world No. 2 in singles. She has won four WTA Tour singles titles, highlighted by a WTA 1000 victory at Indian Wells. Badosa reached a Grand Slam semifinal at the 2025 Australian Open solidifying her place among the top players in the sport.

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1991: Martina Navratilova Defended Indian Wells Title

In 1991, Martina Navratilova defended the Indian Wells title, a feat that had not been repeated until Paula Badosa's attempt.

November 1997: Paula Badosa Gibert Born

On November 1997, Paula Badosa Gibert was born. She is a Spanish professional tennis player.

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May 2012: ITF Women's Circuit Debut

In May 2012, Paula Badosa made her debut on the ITF Women's Circuit in Getxo.

September 2012: ITF Junior Circuit Debut

In September 2012, at the age of 14, Paula Badosa made her debut at the ITF Junior Circuit.

November 2013: First Title in Sant Jordi

In November 2013, Paula Badosa won her first title in Sant Jordi.

February 2014: First Junior Singles Title

In February 2014, Paula Badosa won her first junior singles title at the Grade-1 Mediterranee Avenir in Casablanca.

April 2014: Doubles Title at Trofeo Juan Carlos Ferrero

In April 2014, Paula Badosa won the doubles title at the Grade-1 Trofeo Juan Carlos Ferrero tournament in Villena.

May 2014: Semifinals at Trofeo Bonfiglio

In May 2014, Paula Badosa reached the semifinals of the Grade-A Trofeo Bonfiglio in doubles.

2014: Quarterfinals at French Open and Wimbledon Juniors

In 2014, Paula Badosa reached the quarterfinals in both singles and doubles at the French Open junior division. She also reached the quarterfinals in singles at Wimbledon in the juniors division. Additionally, she finished runner-up at the European Junior Championships in singles and doubles.

March 2015: Miami Open Breakthrough

In March 2015, Paula Badosa had her first breakthrough at the Miami Open, where she recorded her first two match wins on the WTA Tour after receiving a wildcard for the main draw. She lost to Karolína Plíšková in the third round.

2015: French Open Girls' Singles Title

In 2015, Paula Badosa completed her junior career by winning the girls' singles title at the French Open.

2015: French Open Junior Champion

In 2015, Paula Badosa won the French Open junior title.

2018: Morocco Open Quarterfinals and Valencia Title

In 2018, Paula Badosa reached the quarterfinals at the Morocco Open, losing to Aleksandra Krunić. In September, she won the $60k Open de Valencia, defeating Aliona Bolsova in the final.

August 2019: First Entry into Top 100

After 226 weeks, in August 2019 Paula Badosa fell out of the top 100, to No. 101, for the first time since she first entered it on 5 August 2019.

2019: Broke into Top 100

In 2019, Paula Badosa broke into the top 100 in the world tennis rankings.

2019: Major Main-Draw Debut and First WTA Tour Semifinal

In 2019, Paula Badosa made her major main-draw debut at the Australian Open. She also reached her first WTA Tour semifinal at the Palermo Ladies Open, losing to Kiki Bertens. She then reached the semifinals of the WTA 125 Karlsruhe Open and debuted in the top 100. At the Korea Open, she reached the quarterfinals but lost to Wang Yafan.

2020: First Grand Slam Match Win and French Open Round of 16

In 2020, Paula Badosa recorded her first match win in a Grand Slam tournament at the Australian Open, defeating Johanna Larsson. She reached the semifinals at the İstanbul Cup. Her biggest result of the year was at the French Open, where she reached her first round of 16 at a major, defeating Sloane Stephens and Jeļena Ostapenko.

2020: Represented Spain at the Summer Olympics

In 2020, Paula Badosa represented Spain in the Summer Olympics women's singles and women's doubles events. She reached the quarterfinals in singles before retiring due to heatstroke, which led to changes in match start times. Badosa and her partner Sara Sorribes Tormo lost in the second round of the doubles competition to Barbora Krejčíková and Kateřina Siniaková.

2020: Highest Ranked Spanish Player

In 2020, at the Australian Open, Paula Badosa reached the second week for the first time in her career. This result, alongside Garbiñe Muguruza's second round exit, made Badosa the highest ranked Spanish player, making her top 5 debut the following week.

August 2021: Parted Ways with Coach and Career-High Ranking

On August 12, 2021, Paula Badosa parted ways with her coach Javier Martí. On August 23, 2021, she reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 26 following her second WTA 1000 quarterfinal at the Cincinnati Open.

October 2021: Indian Wells Title

On October 17, 2021, Paula Badosa won the Indian Wells tournament, defeating Victoria Azarenka, for her first WTA 1000 title.

November 2021: Top 10 Debut and WTA Finals Qualification

On November 8, 2021, Paula Badosa made her top 10 debut. She also qualified for the 2021 WTA Finals and was the first in her round-robin group to reach the semifinals.

2021: Lowest Point of Season

In 2021, Madrid marked the lowest point of the season for Paula Badosa, considering the retirement as the results weren't coming and the back injury wasn't going away, as she went back to part of her 2021 team while looking for solutions.

2021: Ranking Drop After Indian Wells and WTA Finals Points Lost

In 2021, Paula Badosa experienced a series of bad results, losing early in Tokyo, Ostrava and Guadalajara. With the 2021 Indian Wells and WTA Finals points coming out of her ranking, she dropped out of the top 10 to No. 12.

2021: Clay Court Success and Sharapova Comparisons

In 2021, Paula Badosa won 85% of her matches on clay courts up to and including the French Open. Due to her playing style and physical appearance, she has been frequently compared to Maria Sharapova.

2021: First Career Title in Belgrade and Top 10 Entry

In 2021, Paula Badosa won her first career title in Belgrade and entered the top 10 following a WTA 1000 title at Indian Wells.

April 2022: Reached No. 124 in Doubles

In April 2022, Paula Badosa achieved her highest doubles ranking of world No. 124.

2022: Losses and Ranking Drop

In 2022, Paula Badosa experienced early losses at Indian Wells and the Miami Open, causing her ranking to drop outside of the top 30.

2022: Injury Setback and Miami Open Comeback Win

In 2022, Paula Badosa faced a second injury setback, leading to a withdrawal from Indian Wells. At the Miami Open, she secured a comeback win against Simona Halep but lost in the second round to Aryna Sabalenka, ending the Sunshine Double ranked No. 82.

2022: Cincinnati Semifinal

In 2022, at Cincinnati, Paula Badosa reached her first WTA 1000 semifinal since 2022 with wins over Peyton Stearns, 13th seed Anna Kalinskaya, Yulia Putintseva and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, all in straight sets, before losing to sixth seed Jessica Pegula.

2022: Peaked at World No. 2

In early 2022, Paula Badosa peaked at world No. 2 in singles ranking.

January 2023: Appearance in Break Point on Netflix

In January 2023, Paula Badosa appeared in Season 1 of the tennis docuseries Break Point, which premiered on Netflix on January 13, 2023.

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January 2023: China Open Semifinal and Return to Top 15

In January 2023, at the China Open, Paula Badosa reached her second straight WTA 1000 semifinal with wins over Viktoriya Tomova, Rebecca Šramková, Jessica Pegula and Zhang Shuai. She lost to Coco Gauff in the Semifinals. With this result, she came back to the top 15 in the rankings for the first time since January 2023.

May 2023: Relationship with Stefanos Tsitsipas

As of May 2023, Paula Badosa was in a relationship with fellow tennis player Stefanos Tsitsipas.

May 2024: Break up and reconciliation with Tsitsipas

In May 2024, Paula Badosa announced on Instagram that she and Stefanos Tsitsipas had amicably parted ways, but the couple reunited three weeks later.

August 2024: Washington Open Title and Return to Top 50

In August 2024, Paula Badosa won the Washington Open, her fourth career title, and returned to the top 50 in the rankings, to No. 40.

2024: Comeback Player of the Year

In early 2024, Paula Badosa dropped out of the world's top 100 due to injury struggles, but resurged in the latter half of the season, returning to the top 15 and being named the Comeback Player of the Year.