Paula Badosa

Paula Badosa Gibert () (born 15 November 1997) is a tennis player from Spain. She won the 2015 French Open girls' singles title by defeating Anna Kalinskaya in the final. On 10 May 2021, Badosa reached her best singles ranking of world No. 42, and peaked at No. 359 in the doubles rankings.
Personal life and background.
Paula Badosa was born in Manhattan to Mireia Gibert and Josep Badosa. Both of her parents worked in the world of fashion. When she was seven, they moved to Barcelona. She then started playing tennis, at a club named Playa de Aro. At the age of 14, she moved to Valencia in order to progress in tennis. At the age of 17, she returned to Barcelona. 
She speaks Spanish, Catalan, English and a little bit of French, and has been studying high school for about four years at a distance. Her idol growing up was Maria Sharapova. Her favourite tournament is the US Open. She is supporter of Barça. When she was a child she aspired to be a model, and followed her parent's path. She struggled with depression and anxiety.
Junior career.
Badosa is a former junior world No. 8. She made her debut at the ITF Junior Circuit in September 2012 at the age of 14. In February 2014, she won her first junior singles title at the Grade-1 Mediterranee Avenir in Casablanca. In April 2014, she won another Grade-1 tournament, the Trofeo Juan Carlos Ferrero in Villena, this time also in doubles. In May 2014, she reached the semifinal of the Grade-A Trofeo Bonfiglio in doubles. At the 2014 French Open, she made her Grand Slam debut and also reached quarterfinals in both singles and doubles. She then continued with success, reaching another Grand Slam quarterfinal at Wimbledon, also in singles. More progress came in July, when she finished runner-up at the European Junior Championships in singles, losing there to compatriot Sara Sorribes Tormo. There, she also finished runner–up in doubles. She finished her junior career with participation at the 2015 French Open, where she won the girls' singles title. As a junior, she won three singles titles and one doubles title on the circuit in total.
Professional career.
2012–17: First steps.
Badosa made her debut on the ITF Women's Circuit in May 2012 at a $10K event in Getxo. In November 2013, she won her first title at the $10K event in Sant Jordi. In March 2015, she received a wildcard for the main draw at the Premier Mandatory Miami Open, where she recorded her first two wins on the WTA Tour. In the third round, she lost to seed No. 14, Karolína Plíšková. Later, she reached the main draw of the Madrid Open through qualifications, but then lost to Sara Errani in the first round after retiring. 
2018–19: Breakthrough, top 100 debut.
Her breakthrough came at the 2018 Morocco Open, when she reached the quarterfinals, and then lost to Aleksandra Krunić. In September, she won the $60K Open de Valencia, defeating fellow Spanish Aliona Bolsova in the final. At the 2019 Australian Open, she made her Grand Slam main-draw debut, after passing the qualifying; she lost to wildcard Kimberly Birrel in the first round. In July, she reached her first WTA semifinal at the Palermo International, but then lost to world No. 5, Kiki Bertens. She followed this by reaching the semifinals of the WTA Challenger Karlsruhe Open. After that, she debuted in the top 100. At the Korea Open, she reached the quarterfinals but then lost to Wang Yafan.
2020: Continued progress.
In the early season, Badosa recorded her first Grand Slam win at the Australian Open, defeating qualifier Johanna Larsson in the first round. She then lost to world No. 7, Petra Kvitová. In September, she reached the semifinals at the İstanbul Cup, where she lost to Eugenie Bouchard. Her biggest result of the year was at the French Open, where she reached her first round of 16 at a major tournament. There, she defeated two former Grand Slam champions, Sloane Stephens and Jeļena Ostapenko.
2021: First Masters 1000 semifinal, Top 50 debut.
In May, Badosa reached her first Masters 1000 at the 2021 Mutua Madrid Open, making her the first Spanish woman to reach the semifinals in the tournament history, defeating No. 8 seed Belinda Bencic. She faced top seed and World No. 1 player Ashleigh Barty in the semifinal, where Barty got her revenge. Earlier in April she defeated those same seeded players, No. 5 Bencic and No. 1 Barty, at the 2021 Volvo Car Open in Charleston en route to the semifinal, where she lost to eventual champion Veronika Kudermetova. As a result, she reached a career-high of No. 42 in singles and No. 359 in doubles on 10 May 2021.
Playing style.
Badosa considers herself an aggressive tennis player. She likes to dominate and play short points. Her favourite shot is serve.
Performance timelines.
"Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win/loss records."
Singles.
"Current after 2021 Mutua Madrid Open."
Doubles.
Notes
Head-to-head record.
Record against top 10 players.
"Badosa's record against players who have been ranked in the top 10. Active players are in boldface."