She reached her career-high rankings of world No. 3 in singles and No. 134 in doubles on April 4, 2022.
She won the 2015 French Open girls' singles title by defeating Anna Kalinskaya in the final. In 2021, she won the Indian Wells Open to take her biggest WTA career title to date.
Paula Badosa was born in Manhattan, New York, to Mireia Gibert and Josep Badosa. Both of her parents worked in fashion. When she was seven, they moved to Barcelona. She then started playing tennis, at Club Tennis d'Aro (Platja d'Aro). At the age of 14, she moved to Valencia in order to progress in tennis. At the age of 17, she returned to Barcelona.
She speaks Spanish, Catalan, English and a little French, and has been studying high school for about four years at a distance. Her favourite tournament is the US Open. Her idol growing up was Maria Sharapova. Badosa has also said she is a huge admirer of the tennis star Simona Halep.
When she was a child she aspired to be a model, following her parents' path. She has struggled with depression and anxiety.
