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Tennis
JasminePaolini
A coach's briefing on Jasmine Paolini: early ball-striking, a two-handed backhand that redirects pace, and the patterns opponents try to break.
Singles record
WTA singles · ranking as of 3 August 2026How Paolini plays
Jasmine Paolini gives opponents little pace to work with, so the temptation is to overhit. She takes the ball early on both wings, redirects rather than bludgeons, and uses the two-handed backhand to change direction down the line when a rally settles into a rhythm. Disrupt her by mixing height and spin, denying the clean strike, and by attacking the second serve before she can step in.
The Italian sits at No. 15 in the WTA singles rankings, with a career high of No. 4 behind her. Three tour-level singles titles show she converts deep runs, even without a Grand Slam crown. At 1.63 m she defends low and redirects pace, so clean winners are rarely gift-wrapped. Danilo Pizzorno, Sara Errani and Federico Gaio form her coaching team, all of them shaping the patterns above.
Scouting FAQ
Jasmine Paolini was born on 4 January 1996. That makes her 30 years old, and she comes from Castelnuovo di Garfagnana in Italy.
Her career high in singles is No. 4. As of 3 August 2026 she sits at No. 15 on the WTA singles ranking.
She competes on the WTA tour and has claimed three tour level singles titles. In 2026 she is competing in her season on that circuit.
Paolini has won zero Grand Slam singles titles so far. She has picked up three tour level singles trophies instead.
She stands at 1.63 m. This height comes alongside her right handed game with a two handed backhand.