Almost half of those wins—19—have come at the five biggest events, the Grand Slams and WTA Finals
Almost half of those wins—19—have come at the five biggest events, the Grand Slams and WTA Finals
Jasmine Paolini made her career debut at the WTA Finals on Saturday and it was a winning one, as she battled past Elena Rybakina in her first round-robin match of the week, 7-6 (5), 6-4.
She’s the first Italian player to compete—and win a match—at the WTA Finals since Flavia Pennetta back in 2015.
It was a milestone win in a breakthrough season for Paolini, too—it was the Italian’s 40th win of the year.
And of her 40 wins this year, almost half of them—19—have come at the five biggest events of the year. She tallied up 18 wins at the four Grand Slams this year, reaching back-to-back finals at Roland Garros and Wimbledon and the fourth round at the other two majors, the Australian Open and the US Open. And she just got her first career win at the WTA Finals today.
She also had 14 wins at WTA 1000 events this year, highlighted by winning the biggest title of her career in Dubai. That means 33 of her 40 wins this year have come at the WTA 1000 level or higher.