Paula Badosa Gibert

Paula Badosa Gibert
	Badosa Gibert at the 2018 Wimbledon Championships
Country (sports)	Spain
Residence	Begur, Spain
Born	15 November 1997 (age 21); New York City, U.S.
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	US$75,966
Singles
Career record	108–63
Career titles	0 WTA, 5 ITF
Highest ranking	163 (11 June 2018)
Current ranking	177 (2 July 2018)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	1R ( 2019 )
Wimbledon	Q1 (2018)
US Open	Q2 (2015, 2018)
French Open Junior	W (2015)
Doubles
Career record	2–5
Career titles	0 WTA, 0 ITF
Highest ranking	713 (29 December 2014)
Current ranking	–
Grand Slam Doubles results
French Open Junior	QF (2014)
Wimbledon Junior	1R (2014)
US Open Junior	2R (2014)
	Last updated on: 24 July 2017.

Last updated May 01, 2019

Paula Badosa Gibert (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpaula βaˈðosa ʝiˈβeɾt] ;^{[lower-alpha 1]} born 15 November 1997) is a Spanish tennis player. Badosa won the 2015 French Open girls' singles title after defeating Anna Kalinskaya in the final.

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Biography

Early years

Paula Badosa Gibert was born in Manhattan, New York, USA^[3] to Mireia Gibert and José Badosa.^[4]

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Badosa started playing tennis at the age of seven.^[5]

Junior career

She won the 2015 Roland Garros Junior French Championships^[5]..

Pro career

She played her first WTA Qualifying in 2013, at Palermo.^[4]

ITF finals

Singles: 9 (6–3)

Legend
Category
$100,000 tournaments
$80,000 tournaments
$60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Finals by surface
Hard (4–1)
Clay (2–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)

Outcome	No.	Date	Category	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	1.	17 November 2013	$10,000	Sant Jordi, Spain	Hard	Lucía Cervera Vázquez	7–5, 6–0
Runner-up	1.	26 October 2014	$25,000	Ciudad Victoria, Mexico	Hard	Diāna Marcinkēviča	7–6^(7–2), 3–6, 1–6
Winner	2.	5 July 2015	$25,000	Denain, France	Clay	Irina Ramialison	7–5, 6–0
Runner-up	2.	10 April 2016	$25,000	Jackson, United States	Clay	Grace Min	6–1, 2–6, 4–6
Runner-up	3.	28 May 2017	$25,000	Caserta, Italy	Clay	Claire Liu	3–6, 3–6
Winner	3.	5 August 2017	$25,000	El Espinar, Spain	Hard	Ayla Aksu	6–2, 6–4
Winner	4.	4 February 2018	$25,000	Glasgow, United Kingdom	Hard	Maia Lumsden	2–6, 6–1, 6–3
Winner	5.	27 May 2018	$25,000	Les Franqueses del Valles, Spain	Hard	Margarita Gasparyan	6–4, 3–6, 6–2
Winner	6.	30 Sep 2018	$60,000	Valencia, Spain	Clay	Aliona Bolsova Zadoinov	6–1, 4–6, 6–2

Junior Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 (1–0)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	2015	French Open	Clay	Anna Kalinskaya	6–3, 6–3

Notes

↑ In isolation, Badosa and Gibert are pronounced [baˈðosa] and [ɟʝiˈβeɾt] respectively.

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References

↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-02-08. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
↑ "News" . Retrieved 12 March 2018.
↑ "Paula Badosa Gibert - Pro Profile". ITF Tennis - ProCircuit. 3 September 2017.
1 2 "Paula Badosa Gibert". WTA Tennis. 3 September 2017.
1 2 "Paula Badosa Gibert - Junior Profile". ITF Tennis - JUNIORS. Retrieved 3 September 2017.

External links

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Paula Badosa Gibert at the International Tennis Federation

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[1] In isolation, Badosa and Gibert are pronounced [baˈðosa] and [ɟʝiˈβeɾt] respectively.

[2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-02-08. Retrieved 2016-01-12.

[3] "News" . Retrieved 12 March 2018.

[4] "Paula Badosa Gibert - Pro Profile". ITF Tennis - ProCircuit. 3 September 2017.

[auto-5] 1 2 "Paula Badosa Gibert". WTA Tennis. 3 September 2017.

[auto1-6] 1 2 "Paula Badosa Gibert - Junior Profile". ITF Tennis - JUNIORS. Retrieved 3 September 2017.

v t e Women's Tennis Association: Top Spanish female singles tennis players as of 31 December 2018
1. Garbiñe Muguruza (18 ) 2. Carla Suárez Navarro (23 ) 3. Lara Arruabarrena (82 ) 4. Sara Sorribes Tormo (86 ) 5. Paula Badosa Gibert (140 1)
6. Georgina García Pérez (143 ) 7. Aliona Bolsova Zadoinov (168 8) 8. Sílvia Soler Espinosa (190 1) 9. Olga Sáez Larra (235 4) 10. Eva Guerrero Alvarez (312 2)