Paula Badosa Gibert was born on 15 November 1997 and is a Spanish professional tennis player.
43 Facts About Paula Badosa
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Paula Badosa has been ranked as high as world No 2 in singles by the Women's Tennis Association, which she achieved on 25 April 2022, and No 124 in doubles, attained on the same date.
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Paula Badosa has won three WTA Tour singles titles, and produced her best performance at a Grand Slam tournament by reaching the quarterfinals of the 2021 French Open.
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Paula Badosa made new strides in 2021 after a breakthrough clay swing in which she contested her first WTA 500 semifinal in Charleston and WTA 1000 semifinal in Madrid, as well as a WTA 250 final in Belgrade, where she won her maiden career title.
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In 2022, Paula Badosa notched her fourth career fourth-round performance at a major at the Australian Open, guaranteeing her top five debut.
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Paula Badosa is an aggressive baseliner, whose game style is centered around her big serve and groundstrokes.
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Paula Badosa then started playing tennis, at Club Tennis d'Aro.
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Paula Badosa's idols growing up were Rafael Nadal and Maria Sharapova.
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Paula Badosa has said she is a huge admirer of Simona Halep.
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Paula Badosa made her debut at the ITF Junior Circuit in September 2012, at the age of 14.
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Paula Badosa then reached the quarterfinals in the juniors division at Wimbledon in singles.
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Paula Badosa completed her junior career at the 2015 French Open, where she won the girls' singles title.
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Paula Badosa made her debut on the ITF Women's Circuit in May 2012 in Getxo.
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Paula Badosa followed this by reaching the semifinals of the WTA Challenger Karlsruhe Open.
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Paula Badosa then lost to world No 7, Petra Kvitova.
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Paula Badosa faced top seed and world No 1, Ashleigh Barty, in the semifinal, where Barty got her revenge.
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Paula Badosa beat Lauren Davis and Danka Kovinic in straight sets before facing Ana Bogdan.
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Paula Badosa then faced former finalist and 20th seed Marketa Vondrousova, whom she defeated in three sets to move into the quarterfinals of a major for the first time.
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Paula Badosa represented Spain in the 2020 Summer Olympics women's singles and women's doubles events.
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In singles, Paula Badosa won her first three matches against French Kristina Mladenovic, Polish Iga Swiatek and Argentinian Nadia Podoroska.
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On 12 August 2021, Paula Badosa parted ways with her coach Javier Marti whom she had worked with for eleven months.
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On 17 October 2021, Paula Badosa defeated former two-time champion Victoria Azarenka in a three-hour thriller match to win the Indian Wells tournament, for her first WTA 1000 title.
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At the Australian Open, where she was seeded sixth, Paula Badosa reached the fourth round for the first time, where she lost to unseeded Madison Keys in straight sets.
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At the French Open, Paula Badosa retired from her third-round match against Veronika Kudermetova due to a calf injury.
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Paula Badosa hit 20 unforced errors and seven winners compared to nine unforced errors and 17 winners for Halep.
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At Toronto, Paula Badosa retired from her second-round match against Yulia Putintseva due to cramping.
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In receipt of first-round byes in Tokyo and Ostrava, Paula Badosa was defeated in the second round of both tournaments by Zheng Qinwen and Petra Kvitova, respectively.
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Paula Badosa continues to perform poorly in the last tournaments of the season as she lost to Danielle Collins in San Diego quarterfinals and retired against Victoria Azarenka in Guadalajara second round, after losing the first set.
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Paula Badosa ended the season losing eight out of her last ten matches at world No 13.
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Paula Badosa withdrew from the Australian Open due to abductor injury sustained during her quarterfinal match at the Adelaide International against Beatriz Haddad Maia.
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At her home tournament Madrid Open, Paula Badosa lost in the round of 16 to Maria Sakkari.
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Paula Badosa is an aggressive baseliner, whose game is centred around her powerful serve and groundstrokes.
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Paula Badosa has described her serve as her favourite shot, with her serve being a major weapon.
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Paula Badosa possesses effective and reliable kick and slice serves that she deploys as second serves, preventing opponents from scoring free points off her second serve; she is proficient at defending her second serve.
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When Paula Badosa is nervous she takes risks on her second serve, occasionally leading to a relatively high double fault count.
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Paula Badosa's forehand is powerful, being hit with relentless depth and power; she frequently utilises the reverse forehand, known as the 'buggy-whip' forehand, allowing her to generate extreme angles, and hit winners from defensive positions.
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Paula Badosa possesses an effective drop shot, and will employ the sliced backhand to change the pace of rallies, and disrupt her opponent's rhythm.
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Paula Badosa is a formidable opponent on the court, known for her mental toughness, composure, and strength under pressure.
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Paula Badosa is endorsed by Nike for clothing, shoes, and apparel, after having been previously endorsed by Adidas.
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Paula Badosa is endosrsed by Wilson for racquets, specifically using the Wilson Blade 98.
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Paula Badosa has been signed as a brand ambassador for Iberdrola, a Spanish power company.
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Since 2021, Paula Badosa has been in a relationship with Cuban model and actor Juan Betancourt.
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Paula Badosa is multilingual, speaking four languages fluently: Spanish, Catalan, English, and French.