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Jasmine Paolini
Jasmine Paolini is an Italian tennis player, born on 4 January 1996. Paolini has two singles and three doubles titles from the WTA Tour. She has also won two singles titles on the WTA Challenger Tour, nine singles wins, and one doubles victory on the ITF Circuit. She is currently the number 1 Italian and the number 15 world.
Jasmine Paolini was born in Castelnuovo di Garfagnana and raised near Carrara and Forte dei Marmi. Her mother, Jacqueline, is of Polish, Danish, and Ghanaian ethnicity and originated from Łódź, Poland, while her father, Ugo, is Italian. Her brother, William, also plays tennis. She was introduced to tennis by her family when she was 5 years old.
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Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - June 5, 2024 Italy's Jasmine Paolini celebrates winning her quarter final match against Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina REUTERS/Lisi Niesner
Her parents told her she needed to participate in a sport, and Bagni di Lucca left her to choose between tennis and swimming. She picked racquet sports because of her uncle. “I enjoyed it a lot ever since I started it. I really enjoyed to be at the tennis club. We were like a big family and I had friends there. It was really nice.”
Jasmine Paolini spent her childhood training at the Mirafiume Tennis Club in Bagni di Lucca. At the age of 15, she moved to Tirrenia, outside of Pisa, for training.
As per her social media posts, Paolini is not dating anyone at the moment. She prefers to keep her personal life out of the public eye and has not shared any information about any relationships in the past either.
As per various sources, Paolini has an estimated net worth of $4 million as of June 2024. As per her official WTA page, Paolini has earned $4,101,636 from her time spent on the court. The figure surely receives a major bump owing to her sponsorships.
Jasmine Paolini made her WTA debut in 2015 in the women’s doubles of the Italian Open with the help of a wildcard, losing in the first round. Her first title would come in 2017 at the 100k Open De Marseille. Following the tournament, she would make her singles debut in the WTA, playing in the 2017 Swedish Open.
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Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - June 5, 2024 Italy's Jasmine Paolini reacts during her quarter final match against Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina REUTERS/Lisi Niesner
In 2018, she won her first Tour at the Copa Colsanitas. In 2019, Paolini made her singles debut in a WTA Masters and a grand slam. She won her first WTA 1000 match in the 2020 Italian Open and her first slam win in the French Open. Paolini ended the year ranked 95 and qualified for all slams in 2021, winning one clash each in the French Open and the US Open.
The Slovenia Open would become the first title for the Italian number 1, which helped her reach rank 51. In 2022, Paolini did not win any grand slam matches but achieved her first top 5 win against Aryna Sabalenka at the Indian Wells. Prior to her victory, she would break into the top 50. In 2023, she faced back-to-back first-round exits in slams and Masters.
She broke the losing streak in the Italian Open and the Roland Garros, attaining one victory in each tournament. The 28-year-old ran to the quarterfinal of the Cincinnati Masters, making it one of her best results on the WTA 1000 tour. Her feats helped her rise to rank 30 and set herself up for a glorious 2024, which is shaping up to be the best season of her career so far.
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Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - June 5, 2024 Italy's Jasmine Paolini celebrates winning her quarter final match against Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina REUTERS/Lisi Niesner
Paolini reached the fourth round of a slam in the Australian Open, going past round 2 in slams for the first time in her career, eliminated by Anna Kalinskaya. She became a destructive force in the Dubai Tennis Championships and took revenge from Kalinskaya in the final to win her first WTA 1000 tournament.
After a fourth-round appearance in the Madrid Open and the Indian Wells Open, Paolini has found herself in the final of the French Open. She defeated Elena Rybakina and Mirra Andreeva to set up a clash with Iga Swiatek.
Being a top 20 player, Paolini has attracted many sponsors during her career. She receives sponsorship from Asics for her clothing and footwear, in an agreement that was signed in 2015. Yonex sponsors racquets for the Italian player, and they have been doing so since her ITF playing days in 2011. As a Yonex athlete, Paolini currently uses the Yonex VCORE 98 racquet.
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Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - June 3, 2024 Italy's Jasmine Paolini reacts during her fourth round match against Russia's Elina Avanesyan REUTERS/Lisi Niesner
Aside from her tennis sponsorships, the Dubai Tennis Championships champion endorses HotelPlanner.com. The deal between the two was signed prior to her Australian Open run. Aside from the three brands, Paolini has been sponsored by Emirates, SabioTrade, Alkaline88, Enervit Sport, String Project, DS Automobiles, and Franklin Templeton.
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Jasmine Paolini |
Personal Information: | |
Full Name | Jasmine Paolini |
Popular Name | Jasmine Paolini |
Date Of Birth | 4 January 1996 |
Birth Place | Lucca, Toscana, Italy |
Age | 28 |
Height | 5 ft 4 in |
Parents | Ugo Paolini, Jacquelin Gardiner |
Siblings | Williams Paolini |
Nationality | Italian |
Ethnicity | Italian, Polish, Ghanaian, Danish |
Net Worth | $4 million |
Profession | Professional tennis player |