Paula Badosa

Paula Badosa

Personal Information

Full Name Paula Badosa Gibert
Date of Birth November 15, 1997
Nationality Spanish
Birth Place Manhattan, New York, United States
Height 1.8 m
Weight 66 kg
Networth $5 Million
Rank 2102
Coach Jorge García

Paula Badosa News

"It was a pleasure to share these years with you" - Paula Badosa, Carlos Alcaraz, Ons Jabeur and other players react to Garbine Muguruza's retirement "It was a pleasure to share these years with you" - Paula Badosa, Carlos Alcaraz, Ons Jabeur and other players react to Garbine Muguruza's retirement
"It was a pleasure to share these years with you" - Paula Badosa, Carlos Alcaraz, Ons Jabeur and other players react to Garbine Muguruza's retirement
WATCH: Paula Badosa sobs in Aryna Sabalenka's arms after injury forces retirement during Stuttgart 2R clash WATCH: Paula Badosa sobs in Aryna Sabalenka's arms after injury forces retirement during Stuttgart 2R clash
WATCH: Paula Badosa sobs in Aryna Sabalenka's arms after injury forces retirement during Stuttgart 2R clash
"You lost me now!" - Aryna Sabalenka jokes as 'soulmate' Paula Badosa chooses Ons Jabeur as her best friend on tour, Spaniard hilariously responds "You lost me now!" - Aryna Sabalenka jokes as 'soulmate' Paula Badosa chooses Ons Jabeur as her best friend on tour, Spaniard hilariously responds
"You lost me now!" - Aryna Sabalenka jokes as 'soulmate' Paula Badosa chooses Ons Jabeur as her best friend on tour, Spaniard hilariously responds
"Send me the tape" - Ons Jabeur reacts hilariously as Paula Badosa casts aside Aryna Sabalenka and chooses Tunisian as her best friend on tour "Send me the tape" - Ons Jabeur reacts hilariously as Paula Badosa casts aside Aryna Sabalenka and chooses Tunisian as her best friend on tour
"Send me the tape" - Ons Jabeur reacts hilariously as Paula Badosa casts aside Aryna Sabalenka and chooses Tunisian as her best friend on tour
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Paula Badosa: A Brief Biography

Paula Badosa About


Paula Badosa Gibert is a Spanish professional tennis player. She has been ranked as high as world No. 2 in singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA), which she achieved on 25 April 2022, and No. 124 in doubles, attained on the same date. She has won three career WTA Tour singles titles, and produced her best performance at a Grand Slam tournament by reaching the quarterfinals of the 2021 French Open. Later that year, she won the Indian Wells Masters, a WTA 1000 tournament and her biggest career title to date. 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 WTA title.. In 2022, Badosa notched her fourth career fourth-round performance at a major at the Australian Open, guaranteeing her top five debut.


Best finish at each of the four Grand Slams:


Australian Open: 4R (2022)

French Open: QF (2021)

Wimbledon: 4R (2021,2022)

US Open: 2R (2021,2022)


Style of play, strengths and weaknesses


Badosa is an aggressive baseliner, whose game is centred around her powerful serve and groundstrokes. Badosa has described her serve as her favourite shot,[5] with her serve being a major weapon. Her first serve has been recorded as high as 122 mph (196 km/h), allowing her to serve multiple aces in any given match, and to dictate play from the first stroke. Due to her effective first serve, she typically wins a high percentage of first serve points. Badosa's strongest groundstroke is her two-handed backhand, with which she dominates opponents on the court, and she hits large numbers of winners with this shot. Badosa's forehand is also powerful, being hit with relentless depth and power. Due to her aggressive playing style, clay court prowess, mental toughness, physical appearance, and the similarity in the mechanics of their serves, she has been frequently compared to her idol, Maria Sharapova.


Personal Life


Paula Badosa was born in Manhattan, New York, to Spanish parents Mireia Gibert Baró and Josep Badosa Codolar. Both of her parents worked in fashion.[2] When she was seven, Badosa and her family moved to Barcelona. She then started playing tennis, at Club Tennis. At the age of 14, she moved to Valencia in order to progress in tennis. At the age of 17, she returned to Barcelona. Since 2021, Badosa has been in a relationship with Cuban model and actor Juan Betancourt. She is multilingual, speaking four languages fluently: Spanish, Catalan, English, and French.


Social Media Handle


Instagram: @paulabadosa

Twitter: @paulbadosa