Jasmine Paolini was born on January 4 1996, in Castelnuovo di Garfagnana which is a town in the province of Lucca in Tuscany, Italy. She is now an Italian professional tennis player.
Until now, she has 1 WTA singles that she earned at 2021 Slovenian Open and 1 WTA doubles title to her credit. She has also won one singles title on the WTA Challenger Tour as well as eight singles titles and one doubles title on the ITF Circuit. She reached career-high WTA rankings of No. 44 in singles and world No. 122 in doubles.
Biotable
Age |
26 |
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Height | 1.60 mts |
Nationality | Italian |
Turned professional | 2015 |
Career titles | 1 |
Highest ranking (Singles) | No. 44 |
Current ranking (Singles) | No. 46 |
Social media profile | Instagram @jasmine_paolini
Twitter @Jasmine Paolini |
Personal Information and Relationships
- Jasmine Paolini was born on January 4 1996, in Castelnuovo di Garfagnana in Italy to Ugo Paolini and Jacqueline Gardiner.
- Her father is Italian and her mother is of Polish and Ghanaian descent.
- She has a brother whose name is William Paolini
- She began playing tennis at the young age of 5 years old and was encouraged by her uncle who also played tennis.
- She is currently coached by Renzo Furlan
Career
- Jasmine made her professional debut in 2015 at the Italian Open in doubles along with Nastassja Burnett.
- In 2018, at the Prague Open, she won her first match when she beat Daria Kasatkina, and she followed this up by beating Anna Karolína Schmiedlová the following day.
- In 2021, at the US Open,Paolini defeated Yaroslava Shvedova in the first round but then was defeated by Victoria Azarenka in the next round.
- She won her first titles in doubles at the Hamburg European Open in July 2021.
- She won her first titles in singles at the Slovenia Open in September 2021.
- In the same year,she reached the third round of a WTA 1000 tournament at the Indian Wells Open where she defeated Elise Mertens in the second round.
Singles Titles Earned on the ITF Circuit
Year | Titles won | Tournament | Type | Category | Surface used |
2013 | 1 | $10,000 Locri | ITF | ITF Womens Circuit | Clay |
2014 | 1 | $10,000 Viserba | ITF | ITF Womens Circuit | Clay |
2016 | 2 | $25,000+H Valencia
$10,000 Santa Margherita Di Pula |
ITF | ITF Womens Circuit | Clay
Clay |
2017 | 2 | $25,000 Woking
$100,000 Marseille |
ITF | ITF Womens Circuit | Hard
Clay |
2019 | 2 | W60 Bresia
W25 Curitiba |
ITF | W60
W25 |
Clay |
2021 | 2 | Zavarovalnica sava
Croatia Bol Open 125K Series |
TE
W125 |
International
WTA$125,000Series |
Hard
Clay |
Prize Money Earnings
So far, Jasmine has earned a total of around 1,450,318 US$ from her participation in different championships. In fact, for the year 2022, so far she has earned US$ 207,862.
Endorsements and Sponsors
- Paolini has a clothing and shoe sponsorship contract with Asics and they provide all her clothing and footwear on the court.
- Paolini has a tennis racquet contract with Yonex and she uses the Yonex Vcore 98 racquet.
- She is also associated with the DS3 Crossback which is a subcompact luxury crossover SUV produced by Stellantis.
Net Worth
Jasmine’s total net worth as of today is estimated to be around 5 million US$. While there is absolutely no confirmation on this figure, it is likely to be true due to the large amounts of cash she collects as prize money and also from her various endorsements.
Trivia
- She currently resides in Bagni di Lucca and trains in Forte dei marmi in Italy
- Her tennis idol is Roger Federer
- Her favorite shot is her forehand
- Her favorite surface to play on is clay
- Paolini’s favorite cuisine is Italian as that is what she eats most often.
- Her favourite dish is a classic Margherita pizza.
- She absolutely loves pop music, especially Lady Gaga.
- Her favorite pastime is lurking on the social media app Instagram.
- She has amassed a large number of followers on Instagram, almost 15.5k and she regularly shares posts there.
- She does not seem to have any romantic connections at the moment and chooses to focus on her budding career.
- Her hobbies include Swimming and playing hockey.