History of Paula Badosa in Timeline

Paula Badosa Gibert is a Spanish professional tennis player who achieved a career-high ranking of world No. 2 in singles. Noted for her powerful game, Badosa has won four WTA Tour singles titles, highlighted by a WTA 1000 victory at Indian Wells. Furthermore, she demonstrated her Grand Slam potential by reaching a major semifinal at the 2025 Australian Open.

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November 1997: Paula Badosa Born

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

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May 2012: Debut on ITF Women's Circuit

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

September 2012: Debut at ITF Junior Circuit

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

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 of Trofeo Bonfiglio in Doubles

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

2014: Junior Achievements in 2014

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

March 2015: Breakthrough at Miami Open

In March 2015, Paula Badosa made her first breakthrough after receiving a wildcard for the main draw at the Premier Mandatory Miami Open, where she recorded her first two match wins on the WTA Tour. 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 was the French Open junior champion and was ranked as high as No. 8 in the world as a junior.

2018: Quarterfinals at Morocco Open 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: Fell Out of Top 100

As of August 2019, following an injury and a first round loss, Paula Badosa fell out of the top 100, to No. 101, for the first time since she first entered it on 5 August 2019, after 226 weeks.

2019: Broke into Top 100

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

2019: Grand Slam Debut and First WTA Semifinal

In 2019, Paula Badosa made her Grand Slam main-draw debut at the Australian Open, losing in the first round. In July, she reached her first WTA semifinal at the Palermo Ladies Open, losing to Kiki Bertens, and later debuted in the top 100.

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

In 2020, Paula Badosa recorded her first Grand Slam match-win at the Australian Open. Her biggest result of the year was at the French Open, where she reached her first round of 16 at a major tournament.

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 had to retire in her quarterfinal match due to heatstroke, which influenced officials to change match start times.

2020: Highest Ranked Spanish Player

In 2020, after reaching the second week of the Australian Open and Garbiñe Muguruza's second round exit, Paula Badosa became the highest ranked Spanish player for the first time in her career.

August 2021: Parted ways with coach Javier Martí and Career-High Ranking

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

October 2021: Indian Wells Tournament Win

On 17 October 2021, Paula Badosa defeated Victoria Azarenka to win the Indian Wells tournament, securing her first WTA 1000 title.

November 2021: Top 10 Debut and WTA Finals Qualification

In November 2021, following her Indian Wells win, Paula Badosa made her top 10 debut. She also qualified for the 2021 WTA Finals, reaching the semifinals.

2021: First Career Title and Top Ten Ranking

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

April 2022: Achieved Career High Ranking in Doubles

In April 2022, Paula Badosa achieved a career-high ranking of No. 124 in doubles.

2022: Peaked at World No. 2

In early 2022, Paula Badosa peaked at world No. 2 in the WTA rankings.

January 2023: Appeared in Break Point

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

January 2023: Return to Top 15 in Rankings

Paula Badosa's fourth round win over Pegula at the China Open was her 12th top 10 win, her first since defeating Ons Jabeur at the 2023 Italian Open. 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

In May 2023, Paula Badosa began a relationship with fellow tennis player Stefanos Tsitsipas.

May 2024: Parted ways and Reunited with Stefanos Tsitsipas

In May 2024, Paula Badosa announced on Instagram that she and Stefanos Tsitsipas had amicably parted ways, but they 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, reaching No. 40 after 47 weeks.

2024: Comeback Player of the Year Nomination

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