Jasmine Paolini

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Jasmine Paolini
Paolini at the 2022 Transylvania Open
Country (sports) Italy
ResidenceBagni di Lucca, Italy
Born (1996-01-04) 4 January 1996 (age 28)
Castelnuovo di Garfagnana, Lucca, Italy
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Turned pro2011
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachRenzo Furlan
Prize moneyUS$ 4,101,636
Singles
Career record361–260 (58.1%)
Career titles2
Highest rankingNo. 12 (6 May 2024)
Current rankingNo. 15 (27 May 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open4R (2024)
French OpenQF (2024)
Wimbledon1R (2021, 2022, 2023)
US Open2R (2021)
Doubles
Career record62–63 (49.6%)
Career titles4
Highest rankingNo. 24 (20 May 2024)
Current rankingNo. 26 (27 May 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open3R (2021, 2024)
French Open3R (2024)
Wimbledon1R (2022, 2023)
US Open1R (2021, 2023)
Team competitions
Fed Cup8–13 (38.1%)
Last updated on: 31 May 2024.

Jasmine Paolini (Italian pronunciation: [dʒaˈzmin paoˈliːni];[1] born 4 January 1996) is an Italian professional tennis player. She has career-high WTA rankings of No. 12 in singles, achieved on 6 May 2024, and No. 24 in doubles, achieved on 20 May 2024.

Paolini has won two singles and three doubles titles on the WTA Tour, including a WTA 1000 singles title at the 2024 Dubai Tennis Championships. She has also won two singles titles on the WTA Challenger Tour along with nine titles in singles and one doubles title on the ITF Circuit. She is the current Italian No. 1 female player.

Early life and background[edit]

Paolini was born in Castelnuovo di Garfagnana and grew up between Carrara and Forte dei Marmi.[2] Her father, Ugo, is Italian and her mother, Jacqueline, is of Ghanaian and Polish descent,[3][4] originally from Łódź.[2] Her maternal grandmother, who lives in Łódź, is Polish and her maternal grandfather is Danish.[5][6] Her brother, William, also plays tennis.[2]

She was introduced to tennis by her father and uncle at the age of five,[7] and trained at the Mirafiume Tennis Club in Bagni di Lucca in her youth.[4] At the age of 15, she moved to Tirrenia, outside of Pisa, for training.[6][8]

Professional career[edit]

2015–2017: WTA Tour debut, first 100k title[edit]

In 2015, Paolini received a wildcard into the main draw of the doubles tournament at the Italian Open with Nastassja Burnett, but the pair lost in the first round to Alla Kudryavtseva and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.[9]

In June 2017, Paolini won her first 100k title at the Open de Marseille, defeating Taylor Townsend, Sara Cakarevic, Anhelina Kalinina, Dalma Gálfi, and top seed Tatjana Maria.[10] The following month, she made her WTA Tour singles debut at the Swedish Open, where she lost in the first round to fifth seed Carla Suárez Navarro.[11][12] She also entered the Guangzhou International Open, but lost in the first round to third seed Anett Kontaveit.[13][14]

2018–2020: First WTA Tour wins & top 100[edit]

Paolini in the qualifiers of the 2018 Wimbledon Championships

After failing to qualify for the 2018 Australian Open, Paolini represented Italy in the Fed Cup against Spain in the World Group II and against Belgium in the World Group play-offs.[15][16] In April 2018, she recorded her first WTA Tour win at the Copa Colsanitas against qualifier Lizette Cabrera.[17][18] The following month, as a lucky loser at the Prague Open, she upset third seed Daria Kasatkina[19] and defeated Anna Karolína Schmiedlová to reach her first WTA quarterfinals.[20][21]

In May 2019, she made her WTA 1000 singles debut as a wildcard at the Italian Open, but lost in the first round to Sofia Kenin.[22] Later that month, she qualified for her first Grand Slam at the French Open by defeating Anna Zaja, Rebecca Šramková, and Allie Kiick in the qualifiers without dropping a set.[23] She then reached the quarterfinals of the Palermo Ladies Open, defeating Laura Siegemund and Irina-Camelia Begu[24][25] before losing to top seed Kiki Bertens.[26] She also qualified for the main draw in Guangzhou[27] and reached the quarterfinals.[28][29]

After reaching the final of the Tokyo Open in November 2019, Paolini broke into the top 100 of the WTA rankings, reaching a new career-high of world No. 96. She was the first Italian to reach the top 100 since Camila Giorgi in 2012.[30]

In 2020, Paolini was entered directly into the main draws of the Australian Open and the US Open, but failed to advance past the first round in both.[31][32] She recorded her first WTA 1000 level win at the Italian Open by defeating Anastasija Sevastova in the first round.[33] At the French Open, which was postponed to September due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Paolini recorded her first singles win at a Grand Slam by defeating Aliona Bolsova in the first round.[34][35] She also recorded her first doubles win at a major, partnering Varvara Gracheva, defeating Lyudmyla and Nadiia Kichenok in the first round.[36]

2021: First WTA Tour singles & doubles titles[edit]

Paolini at the 2020–21 Billie Jean King Cup play-offs

At the Gippsland Trophy in February 2021, Paolini reached her first WTA 500 third round, defeating Rebecca Marino and tenth seed Wang Qiang, before losing to eighth seed Karolína Muchová.[37] She reached her first WTA 125 final at Saint-Malo by defeating Elsa Jacquemot, Nina Stojanović, Anna Karolína Schmiedlová, and Varvara Gracheva, before ultimately losing to Viktorija Golubic.[38] She reached her second consecutive second round at the French Open with a win over Stefanie Vögele.[39]

In June, she won her first WTA 125 title seeded third at the Bol Open, defeating Viktória Hrunčáková, Olga Govortsova, Kristína Kučová, top seed Anna Blinkova, and second seed Arantxa Rus.[40] The following month, she won her first WTA Tour doubles title at the Hamburg European Open, partnering Jil Teichmann.[41]

At the Summer Olympics, Paolini represented Italy in both singles and doubles. In singles, she lost in the first round to tenth seed Petra Kvitová.[42] In doubles, she and partner Sara Errani, who had entered as alternates, reached the second round by upsetting the eighth-seeded team of Nicole Melichar and Alison Riske.[7][43][44]

In September, she won her first WTA Tour title at the Slovenia Open in Portorož, defeating sixth seed Dayana Yastremska, Anna Kalinskaya, fourth seed Sorana Cîrstea, second seed Yulia Putintseva, and third seed Alison Riske.[45] The following month, she reached her first WTA 1000 third round after qualifying for the BNP Paribas Open and defeating Mai Hontama and 14th seed Elise Mertens.[46][47] She ended her season by reaching the semifinals of the Courmayeur Ladies Open[48] and the quarterfinals of the Linz Open.[49]

2022: Top 50 debut, first top-10 win[edit]

Paolini at the 2022 Transylvania Open

At the Melbourne Summer Set 1, Paolini and partner Sara Errani reached the doubles final, but lost to the second-seeded team of Asia Muhammad and Jessica Pegula. Following the Australian Open, Paolini entered the WTA top 50 for the first time.[50] She reached back-to-back third rounds at the Indian Wells Open, upsetting second seed Aryna Sabalenka in the second round for her first top-10 win.[51]

She reached back-to-back WTA 250 quarterfinals in Palermo and Warsaw.[52][53] Attempting to defend her title in Portorož, Paolini defeated Tara Würth and Kaja Juvan, before losing to eventual champion Kateřina Siniaková in the quarterfinals.[54] She reached her second WTA final at the Transylvania Open, defeating sixth seed Marta Kostyuk, Dayana Yastremska, Jule Niemeier, and seventh seed Wang Xiyu,[5] before ultimately losing to qualifier Anna Blinkova.[55][56] She ended her season by winning the $100k Torneig Internacional Els Gorchs.[57]

2023: Italian No. 1 & top 30[edit]

Paolini's 2023 season started out slow, with first-round exists at the Australian Open, Dubai, Indian Wells, Miami, and Madrid. She won her second WTA 125 title in May, seeded fourth at the Firenze Ladies Open,[58] and reached the final of the Makarska International Championships the following month.[59] In July, she reached the final at the Palermo Ladies Open as the fourth seed, defeating Arantxa Rus, Dayana Yastremska, top seed Daria Kasatkina, and Sara Sorribes Tormo,[60][61] before losing to second seed Zheng Qinwen.[62]

She qualified for the Cincinnati Open, where she reached the quarterfinals with wins over Marta Kostyuk and Cristina Bucșa,[63] and an early retirement by Elena Rybakina.[64] The following month, she reached the first WTA 1000 doubles semifinal of her career, partnered with Mayar Sherif, in Guadalajara.[65]

At the China Open, she reached the third round in singles with wins over Beatriz Haddad Maia and Yuan Yue.[66][67] Following this result, she reached a new career-high ranking of No. 31 on 9 October and surpassed Elisabetta Cocciaretto as the No. 1 Italian female tennis player.[68] At the Zhengzhou Open, she reached the semifinals defeating Moyuka Uchijima, world No. 10 Caroline Garcia, and Laura Siegemund,[69][70] before losing to Zheng Qinwen.[71] The following week, she reached the final of the Jasmin Open in both singles and doubles. As the top seed in singles, she defeated Alizé Cornet, Petra Marčinko, sixth seed Lucia Bronzetti, and fourth seed Lesia Tsurenko, before losing to second seed and defending champion Elise Mertens.[72] In doubles, she and partner Sara Errani won the title.[73]

2024: WTA 1000 titles, top 15 in singles[edit]

At the Australian Open, she reached the fourth round of a major for the first time with wins over Diana Shnaider, Tatjana Maria, and Anna Blinkova,[74][75] before being beaten by first-time fourth rounder Anna Kalinskaya. Despite the loss, she reached a new career-high ranking of No. 24, marking her first time within the top 25.[76]

In Dubai, she reached her second quarterfinal at the WTA 1000 level, defeating eleventh seed Beatriz Haddad Maia, Leylah Fernandez[77] and eighth seed Maria Sakkari. She reached her first final at this level, following a withdrawal from fourth seed Elena Rybakina[78] and a win over Sorana Cîrstea. She won her first WTA 1000 title, defeating qualifier Anna Kalinskaya and avenging her Australian Open loss earlier in the season.[79][80] As a result, she moved into the top 15 of the rankings on 26 February 2024.[81]

At the Indian Wells Open, she reached the fourth round, defeating Tatjana Maria and 21st seed Anna Kalinskaya again, before losing to 28th seed Anastasia Potapova.[82][83] She reached a new career-high ranking of No. 13 after a quarterfinal appearance at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, where she defeated compatriot Sara Errani and seventh seed Ons Jabeur.[84][85] Following a fourth-round run in Madrid, she rose further to a career-high ranking of No. 12.[86]

Partnering Sara Errani, she reached the doubles final at the Italian Open[87] and defeated the third-seeded team of Coco Gauff and Erin Routliffe to win her first WTA 1000 doubles title.[88] As a result, she reached the top 25 in doubles on 20 May 2024. Seeded 12th at the French Open, Paolini reached the quarterfinals for the first time with wins over Daria Saville, lucky loser Hailey Baptiste, Bianca Andreescu.[89][90] and Elina Avanesyan.

Performance timelines[edit]

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Billie Jean King Cup, United Cup, Hopman Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.[91]

Singles[edit]

Current through the 2024 Italian Open.

Tournament 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A Q1 Q1 Q1 1R 1R 1R 1R 4R 0 / 5 3–5 38%
French Open A A Q1 Q1 1R 2R 2R 1R 2R 0 / 5 3–5 38%
Wimbledon A A Q2 Q1 Q1 NH 1R 1R 1R 0 / 3 0–3 0%
US Open A A Q2 Q2 Q2 1R 2R 1R 1R 0 / 4 1–4 20%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–3 2–4 0–4 1–4 3–1 0 / 17 7–17 29%
National representation
Summer Olympics NH A NH 1R NH 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Billie Jean King Cup[a] A A WG2 PO WG2 PO[b] RR F 0 / 2 6–7 46%
WTA 1000
Qatar Open NMS A NMS A NMS Q1 NMS 1R NMS 1R 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Dubai Championships A NMS A NMS A NMS A NMS 1R W[c] 1 / 2 5–1 83%
Indian Wells Open A A A A A NH 3R 3R 1R 4R 0 / 4 6–4 57%
Miami Open A A A A A NH Q1 1R 1R 3R 0 / 3 2–3 40%
Madrid Open A A A A A NH Q1 1R 1R 4R 0 / 3 2–3 40%
Italian Open Q1 A A A 1R 2R A 1R 2R 0 / 4 2–4 33%
Canadian Open A A A A A NH A A 3R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Cincinnati Open A A A A A Q1 1R Q1 QF 0 / 2 3–2 60%
Guadalajara Open NH A 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
China Open A A A A A NH 3R 0 / 1 2–1 67%
Wuhan Open A A A A A NH 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–1 2–2 2–5 8–9 9–3 1 / 22 22–21 51%
Career statistics
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L Win%
Tournaments 0 0 2 5 9 8 20 20 23 8 Career total: 95
Titles 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Career total: 2
Finals 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 Career total: 5
Overall win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–2 3–7 6–10 4–8 20–20 22–21 27–25 14–8 2 / 95 96–101 49%
Win (%)  –   –  0% 30% 38% 33% 50% 51% 52% 64% Career total: 49%
Year-end ranking[d] 581 245 137 190 117 95 53 59 30 $3,607,241

Doubles[edit]

Current through the 2024 Italian Open.

Tournament 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A A A 3R 2R 1R 3R 0 / 4 5–4 56%
French Open A A A A A 2R 1R 1R 2R 0 / 4 2–4 33%
Wimbledon A A A A A NH A 1R 1R 0 / 2 0–2 0%
US Open A A A A A A 1R A 1R 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 2–3 1–3 1–4 2–1 0 / 12 7–12 37%
WTA 1000
Qatar Open[e] A A A A A A A 1R A 1R 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Dubai Championships[e] A A A A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Indian Wells Open A A A A A A A A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Miami Open A A A A A NH A 1R A SF 0 / 2 3–2 60%
Madrid Open A A A A A A A A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Italian Open 1R A A A 1R 2R A 2R 1R W 1 / 5 7–5 58%
Canadian Open A A A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Cincinnati Open A A A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Guadalajara Open NH A SF 0 / 1 3–1 75%
China Open A A A A A NH A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Wuhan Open A A A A A NH 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–1 0–0 1–3 3–2 8–4 1 / 12 13–12 52%
Career statistics
Tournaments 1 0 0 0 3 3 7 9 10 Career total: 33
Titles 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Career total: 2
Finals 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 Career total: 3
Overall win–loss 0–1 0–0 1–0 0–2 0–3 3–3 7–6 8–10 12–10 2 / 25 48–57 46%
Year-end ranking n/a 939 n/a 758 938 263 166 141 97

Significant finals[edit]

WTA 1000 tournaments[edit]

Singles: 1 (1 title)[edit]

Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 2024 Dubai Tennis Championships Hard Anna Kalinskaya 4–6, 7–5, 7–5

Doubles: 1 (1 title)[edit]

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 2024 Italian Open Clay Italy Sara Errani United States Coco Gauff
New Zealand Erin Routliffe
6–3, 4–6, [10–8]

WTA Tour finals[edit]

Singles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runner-ups)[edit]

Legend
Grand Slam
WTA 1000 (1–0)
WTA 500
WTA 250 (1–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–2)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (2–2)
Indoor (0–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Sep 2021 Slovenia Open, Slovenia WTA 250 Hard United States Alison Riske 7–6(7–4), 6–2
Loss 1–1 Oct 2022 Transylvania Open, Romania WTA 250 Hard (i) Anna Blinkova 2–6, 6–3, 2–6
Loss 1–2 Jul 2023 Palermo Ladies Open, Italy WTA 250 Clay China Zheng Qinwen 4–6, 6–1, 1–6
Loss 1–3 Oct 2023 Jasmin Open, Tunisia WTA 250 Hard Belgium Elise Mertens 3–6, 0–6
Win 2–3 Feb 2024 Dubai Championships, UAE WTA 1000 Hard Anna Kalinskaya 4–6, 7–5, 7–5

Doubles: 5 (4 titles, 1 runner-up)[edit]

Legend
Grand Slam
WTA 1000 (1–0)
WTA 500 (1–0)
WTA 250 (2–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–1)
Clay (2–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (3–1)
Indoor (1–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jul 2021 Hamburg European Open, Germany WTA 250 Clay Switzerland Jil Teichmann Australia Astra Sharma
Netherlands Rosalie van der Hoek
6–0, 6–4
Loss 1–1 Jan 2022 Melbourne Summer Set, Australia WTA 250 Hard Italy Sara Errani United States Asia Muhammad
United States Jessica Pegula
3–6, 1–6
Win 2–1 Oct 2023 Jasmin Open, Tunisia WTA 250 Hard Italy Sara Errani Japan Mai Hontama
Serbia Natalija Stevanović
2–6, 7–6(7–4), [10–6]
Win 3–1 Feb 2024 Ladies Linz, Austria WTA 500 Hard (i) Italy Sara Errani United States Nicole Melichar-Martinez
Australia Ellen Perez
7–5, 4–6, [10–7]
Win 4–1 May 2024 Italian Open, Italy WTA 1000 Clay Italy Sara Errani United States Coco Gauff
New Zealand Erin Routliffe
6–3, 4–6, [10–8]

WTA Challenger finals[edit]

Singles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups)[edit]

Result W–L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 May 2021 Open de Saint-Malo, France Clay Switzerland Viktorija Golubic 1–6, 3–6
Win 1–1 Jun 2021 Bol Ladies Open, Croatia Clay Netherlands Arantxa Rus 6–2, 7–6(7–4)
Win 2–1 May 2023 Firenze Ladies Open, Italy Clay United States Taylor Townsend 6–3, 7–5
Loss 2–2 Jun 2023 Makarska International, Croatia Clay Egypt Mayar Sherif 6–2, 6–7(6–8), 5–7

ITF Circuit finals[edit]

Singles: 16 (9 titles, 7 runner–ups)[edit]

Legend
$100,000 tournaments (2–1)
$60,000 tournaments (1–0)
$25,000 tournaments (3–5)
$10,000 tournaments (3–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–2)
Clay (7–5)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jun 2013 ITF Rome, Italy 10,000 Clay Italy Martina Caregaro 2–6, 3–6
Win 1–1 Aug 2013 ITF Locri, Italy 10,000 Clay France Jade Suvrijn 6–1, 7–5
Win 2–1 Jul 2014 ITF Viserba, Italy 10,000 Clay Italy Anna Remondina 6–1, 6–0
Loss 2–2 Sep 2014 Telavi Open, Georgia 25,000 Clay Russia Daria Kasatkina 1–6, 6–4, [7–10]
Win 3–2 Apr 2016 ITF Pula, Italy 10,000 Clay France Tessah Andrianjafitrimo 1–0 ret.
Loss 3–3 Aug 2016 ITF Bad Saulgau, Germany 25,000 Clay Germany Tamara Korpatsch 2–6, 3–6
Loss 3–4 Sep 2016 ITF Mamaia, Romania 25,000 Clay Italy Jessica Pieri 3–6, 4–6
Loss 3–5 Oct 2016 ITF Clermont-Ferrand, France 25,000 Hard (i) Netherlands Richèl Hogenkamp 4–6, 2–6
Win 4–5 Nov 2016 Open de Valencia, Spain 25,000 Clay Netherlands Quirine Lemoine 6–1, 2–6, 6–4
Win 5–5 Jun 2017 Open de Marseille, France 100,000 Clay Germany Tatjana Maria 6–4, 2–6, 6–1
Win 6–5 Aug 2017 ITF Woking, United Kingdom 25,000 Hard Romania Mihaela Buzărnescu 6–4, 1–6, 6–4
Loss 6–6 Sep 2018 ITF Bagnatica, Italy 25,000 Clay Slovenia Kaja Juvan 7–6(8), 1–6, 5–7
Win 7–6 Mar 2019 ITF Curitiba, Brazil 25,000 Clay Hungary Anna Bondár 4–6, 6–4, 6–2
Win 8–6 Jun 2019 ITF Brescia, Italy 60,000 Clay Latvia Diāna Marcinkeviča 6–2, 6–1
Loss 8–7 Nov 2019 ITF Tokyo Open, Japan 100,000 Hard China Zhang Shuai 3–6, 5–7
Win 9–7 Oct 2022 ITF Les Franqueses del Vallès, Spain 100,000 Hard Ukraine Kateryna Baindl 6–4, 6–4

Doubles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner–ups)[edit]

Legend
$25,000 tournaments (0–1)
$10,000 tournaments (1–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (1–3)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jun 2013 ITF Rome, Italy 10,000 Clay Italy Claudia Giovine Romania Bianca Hîncu
Italy Martina di Giuseppe
1–6, 3–6
Win 1–1 Sep 2013 ITF Pula, Italy 10,000 Clay Italy Giorgia Marchetti Australia Alexandra Nancarrow
Germany Laura Schaeder
7–6(3), 7–6(3)
Loss 1–2 Mar 2016 ITF Weston, US 10,000 Clay Argentina Julieta Estable United States Katerina Stewart
Switzerland Tess Sugnaux
6–7(2), 3–6
Loss 1–3 Sep 2018 ITF Bagnatica, Italy 25,000 Clay Italy Deborah Chiesa Italy Giorgia Marchetti
Italy Camilla Rosatello
4–6, 6–4, [8–10]

Top 10 wins[edit]

Season 2022 2023 2024 Total
Wins 1 2 1 4
# Player Rk Event Surface Rd Score Rk
2022
1. Aryna Sabalenka 3 Indian Wells Open, US Hard 2R 2–6, 6–3, 6–3 46
2023
2. Kazakhstan Elena Rybakina 4 Cincinnati Open, US Hard 3R 4–6, 5–2, ret. 43
3. France Caroline Garcia 10 Zhengzhou Open, China Hard 2R 3–6, 6–4, 7–5 31
2024
4. Tunisia Ons Jabeur 9 Stuttgart Open, Germany Clay (i) 2R 7–6(10–8), 6–4 14

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Formerly known as Fed Cup until 2020.
  2. ^ Edition is split into the two years due to COVID-19.
  3. ^ Paolini advanced via walkover in her quarterfinal match. This is not counted as a win.
  4. ^ 2013: WTA ranking–624, 2014: WTA ranking–327.
  5. ^ a b The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Ladies Open from 2009 until 2024. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009 to 2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.

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