Jasmine Paolini (; born 4 January 1996) is an Italian

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player. She reached career-high

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of No. 44 in singles and 122 in doubles. Paolini has won one singles title (at the 2021 Slovenian Open) and one doubles title on the

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. She has also won one singles title on the WTA Challenger Tour along with eight singles titles and one doubles title on the ITF Circuit.

Personal life

Paolini was born to an Italian father and a mother of

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and Polish descent.

Professional career

2015: WTA debut

Paolini was given a wildcard into the main draw of the doubles tournament at the

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, partnering with Nastassja Burnett.

2018: First WTA wins

After failing to qualify for the

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, Paolini joined the Italian team in the

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on two occasions. On 1 May 2018, at the Prague Open, she won her first match as a lucky loser over a top-20 player when she beat

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, and the following day, she defeated Anna Karolína Schmiedlová.

2021: First WTA singles & doubles titles, Olympics & top 100 debut, WTA 1000 third round

Entering the US Open unseeded, Paolini defeated

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in the first round 6–3, 6–4, but then fell to 18th seed

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. She won her first titles in doubles and singles, respectively, at the Hamburg European Open in July, and at the Slovenia Open in Portoroz in September, defeating three seeded players en route. As a result, she moved in the rankings to world No. 64, on 20 September 2021. In October, she reached for the first time the third round of a WTA 1000 tournament at the Indian Wells Open as a lucky loser where she defeated 14th seed Elise Mertens in the second round.

2022: Top 50 debut, second consecutive Indian Wells third round, first top-10 win

She repeated the feat at the Indian Wells Open reaching again round three defeating second seed Aryna Sabalenka for the first top-10 win in her career. As a result, she entered the WTA 1000 tournament in Madrid and her home one in Rome directly into the main draw.

Performance timeline

''Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.''

Singles

''Current after the 2023 Australian Open.''

Doubles

''Current after the 2022 season.''

WTA career finals

Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Doubles: 1 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

WTA Challenger finals

Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 16 (9 titles, 7 runner–ups)

Doubles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner–ups)

Top 10 wins

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Paolini, Jasmine 1996 births Living people Italian female tennis players Italian people of Ghanaian descent Italian people of Polish descent Italian sportspeople of African descent Sportspeople from the Province of Lucca Olympic tennis players of Italy Tennis players at the 2020 Summer Olympics