Italian, Dubai, Top 15: Everything you’ve always wanted to know about Jasmine Paolini (but never had time to find out)

Who is Jasmine Paolini?

Jasmine Paolini is an Italian tennis player. In 2024, she announced her arrival on the big stage by winning the Dubai Open WTA 1000 Series event.

What did Jasmine Paolini acComplish at the Dubai Open in 2024?

Jasmine Paolini enjoyed the best week of her pro career at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships in February 2024 by winning her first WTA 1000 Series title.

Ranked No 26 coming into the week, Paolini defeated 11th seed Beatriz Haddad Maia in the first round, then former US Open runner-up Leylah Fernandez in the second round, and eighth seed Maria Sakkari in the last 16.

After she received a walkover from fourth seed Elena Rybakina in the quarter-finals, Paolini beat Sorana Cirstea and Anna Kalinskaya in the semis and final respectively to win her second career WTA singles title, and the biggest to date.

What is Jasmine Paolini’s best performance at the Grand Slams?

Paolini reached the fourth round at a Grand Slam for the first time in her career at the 2024 Australian Open. The Italian had never been past the second round at a Major prior to that.

In Melbourne, she scored wins over Diana Shnaider, Tatjana Maria and Anna Blinkova before going down to Kalinskaya.

Paolini has reached the second round at Roland-Garros on three occasions, and at the US Open once. She has yet to win a main draw match at Wimbledon in three attempts.

What is Jasmine Paolini’s career-best ranking?

Currently, Jasmine Paolini’s highest ranking is No 26, which she achieved on February 19, 2024. Her win in Dubai is expected to take her into the world’s top 15 on February 26, 2024.

Was Paolini a good junior?

Paolini peaked at No 70 in the ITF junior world rankings. As per the ITF website, she won one junior singles title (Grade 4) and her best performance at a junior Slams was a fourth round finish.

How many WTA titles has Paolini won?

Paolini has won two WTA singles titles to date – Portoroz in 2021 and Dubai in 2024. She has also won three WTA doubles titles so far – Linz (w/ Sara Errani) in 2024, Monastir (with Errani) in 2023 and Hamburg (with Jil Teichman) in 2021.

What is Jasmine Paolini’s age?

Jasmine Paolini was born January 4 1996, which makes her 28 years old currently.

Which country is Paolini from?

Paolini was born in Castelnuovo di Garfagnana, Italy and plays for her country of birth.

How much prize money has Jasmine Paolini won?

As of February 25, 2024, Jamine Paolini’s career prize money stands at just over $3.08 million. You can find her updated prize money stats on her WTA Tour profile page.

Is Jasmine Paolini on social media?

Yes, you can follow Jasmine Paolini on Instagram, where she has 44,400 followers, as of February 35, 2024. She also has an official page on Facebook, where she is followed by 7.300 fans.