Jasmine Paolini

 ( 1996 Births ) 

In 2011, at the age of 15, Jasmine Paolini moved to Tirrenia for training. Her younger brother, William, also plays tennis.

In June 2017, Jasmine Paolini won her first 100k title at Marseille where she defeated Taylor Townsend, Sara Cakarevic, Anhelina Kalinina, Dalma Gálfi, and top seed Tatjana Maria. She made her WTA Tour singles debut in the following month at the Swedish Open but lost in the first round to fifth seed Carla Suárez Navarro.

She also entered the Guangzhou International Open and lost in the first round to third seed Anett Kontaveit.

In May 2019, she made her WTA 1000 singles debut as a wildcard entrant at the Italian Open, but lost in the first round to Sofia Kenin. Later that month, she qualified for her first Grand Slam tournament at the French Open by defeating Anna Zaja, Rebecca Šramková, and Allie Kiick in the qualifiers without dropping a set. She then reached the quarterfinals of the Palermo Ladies Open, defeating Laura Siegemund and Irina-Camelia Begu before losing to top seed Kiki Bertens. She also qualified for the main draw in Guangzhou and reached the quarterfinals. After reaching the final of the Tokyo Open in November 2019, Jasmine Paolini reached a new career-high of world No. 96. She was the first Italian to reach the top 100 since Camila Giorgi in 2012.

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

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. The following month, she won her first WTA Tour doubles title at the Hamburg European Open, partnering Jil Teichmann.

At the Summer Olympics, Jasmine Paolini represented Italy in both singles and doubles. In singles, she lost in the first round to tenth seed Petra Kvitová. 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.

In September, she won her first career 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.

The following month, she reached her first WTA 1000 third round, after qualifying for the Indian Wells Open and defeating Mai Hontama and 14th seed Elise Mertens. She ended the season by reaching the semifinals of the Courmayeur Ladies Open and the quarterfinals of the Linz Open.

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

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

At the China Open, Jasmine Paolini reached the third round in singles with wins over Beatriz Haddad Maia and Yuan Yue. 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. At the Zhengzhou Open, she reached the semifinals defeating Moyuka Uchijima, world No. 10 Caroline Garcia, and Laura Siegemund, before losing to eventual champion Zheng Qinwen. 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. In doubles, she and partner Sara Errani won the title after saving a match point in the semifinals.

In the Billie Jean King Cup Finals in November, Paolini and Team Italy defeated teams from France, Germany, and Slovenia, before losing to Team Canada in the final.

Playing with Sara Errani, she won the doubles title at the Linz Open in February, defeating top seeds Nicole Melichar-Martinez and Ellen Perez in the final.

In Dubai, Jasmine Paolini reached her second quarterfinal at WTA 1000 level, defeating 11th seed Beatriz Haddad Maia, Leylah Fernandez and eighth seed Maria Sakkari. She reached her first final at this level, following a win over Sorana Cîrstea in the semifinals. In the final, she defeated qualifier Anna Kalinskaya to win her first WTA 1000 title, avenging her Australian Open loss earlier in the season. As a result, she moved into the top 15 of the rankings on 26 February 2024.

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

Partnering with Sara Errani, Paolini reached the doubles final at the Italian Open and defeated the third-seeded team of Coco Gauff and Erin Routliffe to win her first WTA 1000 doubles title. As a result, she reached the top 25 in doubles on 20 May 2024. Seeded 12th at the French Open, Paolini reached a major quarterfinal for the first time with wins over Daria Saville, lucky loser Hailey Baptiste, 2019 US Open champion Bianca Andreescu, and Elina Avanesyan. She then upset fourth seed Elena Rybakina for her first top-five win at a major. In the semifinals, she defeated Mirra Andreeva to reach her first major final, which she lost to world No. 1, Iga Świątek. With Errani, she also reached the doubles final, but the pair lost to the fifth-seeded team of Coco Gauff and Kateřina Siniaková.

Having never won a match at the tournament, Paolini, seeded seventh, reached the final at Wimbledon, recording wins over Sara Sorribes Tormo, Greet Minnen, Bianca Andreescu, Madison Keys, Emma Navarro, and Donna Vekić. She became the first Italian woman to reach the Wimbledon semifinals in the Open Era, and the first woman to reach both the French Open and Wimbledon finals in the same season since Serena Williams in 2016. Paolini ultimately lost in the final to 31st seed Barbora Krejčíková in three sets. Following her run, she reached a new career-high ranking of world No. 5, on 15 July 2024.

Seeded fourth in singles at the 2024 Summer Olympics, she was upset in the third round by world No. 67, Anna Karolína Schmiedlová. Seeded third in doubles, she and Errani won the gold medal, defeating Mirra Andreeva and Diana Shnaider in the final.

In October, Jasmine Paolini and Sara Errani won the doubles title at the China Open, defeating Chan Hao-ching and Veronika Kudermetova in the final and becoming the first Italian doubles champions at the tournament. Following the title win, Paolini reached the top 10 in doubles at world No. 9 on 7 October 2024, becoming the only active player at the time, male or female, to be ranked in the top 10 in both singles and doubles. In singles, at the same tournament, Paolini reached the third round, where she lost to 31st seed Magda Linette. At the next WTA 1000, the Wuhan Open, on her debut, she reached the singles quarterfinals with wins over Yuan Yue and lucky loser Erika Andreeva. Paolini lost to fifth seed and eventual runner-up Zheng Qinwen. As a result, she reached a new career-high ranking of world No. 4 tying the record for the highest-ranked Italian singles female player with Francesca Schiavone on 28 October 2024.

Aged 28, Jasmine Paolini became the second oldest player, after Li Na, to make their debut at the WTA Finals in November, defeating Elena Rybakina in straight sets in her opening round-robin match. She lost her second match to Aryna Sabalenka. Jasmine Paolini was defeated by eventual runner-up Zheng Qinwen in her final round-robin match and subsequently did not progress to the semifinals. Partnering with Sara Errani, she also exited the doubles in the round-robin stage after compiling a record of one win and two losses.

At the Billie Jean King Cup finals in Spain, Jasmine Paolini defeated Moyuka Uchijima and then teamed with Sara Errani to overcome Shuko Aoyama and Eri Hozumi as Italy won their quarterfinal tie against Japan. Italy faced Poland in the semifinals and, after losing her singles match to Iga Świątek, Paolini combined again with Sara Errani to defeat Katarzyna Kawa and Świątek in the decisive doubles and secure a place in the final. She then defeated Rebecca Šramková to claim the winning points as Italy overcame Slovakia in the final to take the title.

In December, Paolini and Errani were named WTA Doubles Team of the Year.

At the Miami Open in March, wins over Rebecca Šramková, Ons Jabeur, Naomi Osaka and Magda Linette saw Jasmine Paolini reach the semifinals, where she lost to world No. 1, Aryna Sabalenka. In April, Jasmine Paolini defeated wildcard entrants Eva Lys and Jule Niemeier and then overcame fourth seed Coco Gauff to make it through to the semifinals at the Stuttgart Open, where her run was once again ended by Aryna Sabalenka. Jasmine Paolini changed tennis coaches at this time. She broke with longtime coach Renzo Furlan (2020 - Apr 2025) and joined with Marc López

In May, having never gone beyond the second round in Rome, Jasmine Paolini defeated Lulu Sun, Ons Jabeur, and Jeļena Ostapenko to reach the quarterfinals of her home WTA 1000 for the first time. She defeated Diana Shnaider and Peyton Stearns to reach her second WTA 1000 final and first on clay. She defeated Coco Gauff in the final to win her third title, becoming the second Italian woman in the Open Era, after Raffaella Reggi in 1985, and the first to do so when the tournament was at Tier 5 or WTA 1000 level. Jasmine Paolini won also the doubles title, defeating Elise Mertens and Veronika Kudermetova in the final, defending the title won the previous year. Jasmine Paolini become the first Italian woman to win both the singles and doubles titles at the tournament in the same year since Raffaella Reggi in 1985, and the first woman to win both the singles and doubles titles at the tournament in the same year since Monica Seles in 1990.

At the French Open with her partner Sara Errani, she lifted her first major tournament doubles trophy defeating Anna Danilina and Aleksandra Krunić in the final. In singles, also at the French Open, she reached the fourth round and was defeated by Elina Svitolina for the second successive major tournament.

Moving onto the grass-court season, Jasmine Paolini and Errani were runners-up at the Berlin Open, losing Tereza Mihalikova and Olivia Nicholls. The following week, she reached the semifinals at the Bad Homburg Open, at which point she lost to Iga Świątek. Jasmine Paolini defeated Anastasija Sevastova in the first round at Wimbledon, before losing her next match to Kamilla Rakhimova. After her loss Jasmine Paolini fired her coach Marc Lopez. In July, she announced Italian player Federico Gaio as her interim coach until the US Open. Jasmine Paolini then reached the final of the Cincinnati Open in August, where she was defeated in straight sets by Iga Świątek.