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Paula Badosa
Paula Badosa Gibert () (born 15 November 1997) is a Spanish professional tennis player. She has been ranked as high as world No. 2 in singles by the WTA and No. 124 in doubles, achieved on 25 April 2022. She has won four WTA Tour singles titles, including a WTA 1000 event in Indian Wells, and reached a major semifinal at the 2025 Australian Open. As a junior, Badosa was ranked as high as No. 8 in the world and was the 2015 French Open junior champion. As a professional, she broke into the top 100 in 2019. The next year, a fourth round berth at the French Open brought her into the top 70. Badosa made new strides in 2021 after a breakthrough clay swing when she won her first career title in Belgrade. She entered the top ten following a WTA 1000 title at Indian Wells, and peaked at world No. 2 in early 2022. Subsequent injury struggles led Badosa dropping out of the world's top 100 in early 2024 before resurging in the latter half of the season, returning to the top 15 and bei ...
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2024 Mubadala Citi DC Open – Women's Singles
Paula Badosa defeated Marie Bouzková in the final, 6–1, 4–6, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2024 Washington Open. It was her fourth career WTA Tour title, and her first since January 2022. Badosa was the second wildcard to win the tournament, after Nadia Petrova in 2011. Coco Gauff was the reigning champion, but chose to compete in the Olympic Games instead. Seeds The top four seeds In botany, a seed is a plant structure containing an embryo and stored nutrients in a protective coat called a ''testa''. More generally, the term "seed" means anything that can be sown, which may include seed and husk or tuber. Seeds are the ... received a bye into the second round. Draw Finals Top half Bottom half Qualifying Seeds Qualifiers Qualifying draw First qualifier Second qualifier Third qualifier Fourth qualifier References External linksMain draw
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2024 US Open – Mixed Doubles
Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori defeated Taylor Townsend and Donald Young in the final, 7–6(7–0), 7–5 to win the mixed doubles tennis title at the 2024 US Open. Errani and Vavassori saved a match point en route to the title, in the first round against Robert Galloway and Shelby Rogers. Errani and Vavassori became the first all-Italian pair to win the title, with Errani becoming the first Italian woman to win the title since Raffaella Reggi in 1986. This tournament marked Young's final professional appearance. Anna Danilina and Harri Heliövaara were the defending champions, but lost in the quarterfinals to Townsend and Young. Ivan Dodig was vying to complete a career Grand Slam in mixed doubles, but he and Nicole Melichar-Martinez lost in the first round to Nadiia Kichenok and Hugo Nys. Seeds Draw Finals Top half Bottom half Other entry information Wild cards Alternates Withdrawals * Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Jamie Murray → replaced by Alexandra Pano ...
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Drop Shot
A drop shot is a shot in some racket sports in which the ball (or birdie) is hit relatively softly, sometimes with topspin or backspin, so that it lands just over and close to the net. A well-placed and well-timed drop shot will make it difficult for the opposing player to hit an aggressive or offensive shot in return. The most successful drop shots will not allow the opponent to hit the ball back at all. Tennis A good drop shot requires great touch. The ball should bounce low and near the net, sometimes with ''underspin'' (or ''backspin''). Backspin slows the ball and decreases the height of its bounce. In some extreme cases, the ball will bounce back towards the net. Sidespin may also be put on the ball so it kicks sideways when it bounces. A bad drop shot is one that travels too deep into the court, or bounces too high. When this happens, the opponent can get to the ball, and make an easy play. A very soft drop shot, that just barely travels over the net, is sometimes called ...
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WTA Awards
This article lists the WTA Awards given by the Women's Tennis Association to players and coaches for achievements during a season or their careers. Player of the Year Doubles Team of the Year Most Improved Player of the Year Newcomer of the Year Comeback Player of the Year Diamond Aces This award is named for the late WTA trailblazer Jerry Diamond and is awarded to the player who gives endlessly to promote the game of tennis on and off the court. Peachy Kellmeyer Player Service Award named for Peachy Kellmeyer, former player and the first tour director of the fledgling Virginia Slims circuit (precursor of WTA Tour). In 2020, the award was presented to all the members of the WTA Players' Council, as the group "worked diligently discussing proposals and obtaining feedback to help the Tour return safely and successfully, all with a dedicated commitment to their fellow players", following the suspension of the tour due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Kar ...
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2021 Serbia Open – Women's Singles
This was the first edition of the tournament. Paula Badosa won her first WTA singles title without dropping a set throughout the entire tournament, after Ana Konjuh Ana Konjuh (; born 27 December 1997) is a Croatian tennis player. A successful junior player, Konjuh won both the 2013 Australian Open – Girls' singles, singles and 2013 Australian Open – Girls' doubles, doubles junior events at the 2013 A ... retired from the final with the scoreline at 6–2, 2–0. This was Konjuh’s first tour-level final since 2017 ASB Classic tournament following her comeback from injury. Seeds Draw Finals Top half Bottom half Qualifying Seeds Qualifiers Lucky loser Qualifying draw First qualifier Second qualifier Third qualifier Fourth qualifier Fifth qualifier Sixth qualifier References External links Main drawQualifying draw {{DEFAULTSORT:Serbia Open - Women's 1 2021 WTA Tour 2021 Serbia Open – Women's 1 ...
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Clay Court
A clay court is one of the types of tennis court on which the sport of tennis is played. Clay courts are built on a foundation of crushed stone, brick, shale, and other construction aggregate, aggregate, with a thin layer of fine clay particles on top. Clay courts are more common in Continental Europe and Latin America than in North America, Asia-Pacific or Britain. The only Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam tournament that uses clay courts is the French Open. Clay courts come in the more common #Red clay, red clay (known in France as ''terre battue''), which is actually crushed brick, and the slightly harder #Green clay, green clay, which is actually crushed metabasalt. Although slightly less expensive to construct than other types of tennis courts, clay requires much maintenance: the surface must be watered and rolled regularly to preserve texture and flatness, and brushed carefully before and during each match. Early history Clay courts, although now commonly associated with ...
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2020 French Open – Women's Singles
Iga Świątek defeated Sofia Kenin in the final, 6–4, 6–1 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2020 French Open. It was her first major title and first WTA Tour-level singles title overall. Ranked as the world No. 54, she was the lowest-ranked player to win the title since the WTA rankings were introduced in 1975. Świątek was the first Pole to win a major singles title. At 19 years and 4 months of age, she was the youngest woman to win the title since Monica Seles in 1992. Świątek did not lose a set during the tournament, dropping only 28 games in total, the fewest since Steffi Graf dropped 20 games in 1988. This marked the first French Open where both the men's and women's singles champions did not lose a set during the tournament. Świątek was the first Polish woman since Jadwiga Jędrzejowska in 1939 to reach the French Open final, and the first to reach any major final since Agnieszka Radwańska at the 2012 Wimbledon Championships. Ashleigh Barty was t ...
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2015 French Open – Girls' Singles
Daria Kasatkina was the defending champion, but chose not to participate this year. Paula Badosa Gibert won the title, defeating Anna Kalinskaya in the final, 6–3, 6–3. Seeds Main draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Bottom half Section 3 Section 4 External links Main draw {{DEFAULTSORT:2015 French Open - Girls' Singles Girls' Singles 2015 2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...
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Grand Slam (tennis)
The Grand Slam in tennis is the achievement of winning all four major championships in one discipline in a calendar year. In doubles, a Grand Slam may be achieved as a team or as an individual with different partners. Winning all four major championships consecutively but not within the same calendar year is referred to as a "non-calendar-year Grand Slam", while winning the four majors at any point during the course of a career is known as a "Career Grand Slam". The term Grand Slam is also attributed to the Grand Slam tournaments, referred to as Majors, and they are the world's four most important annual professional tennis tournaments. They offer the most ranking points, prize money, public and media attention, the greatest strength and size of the field and, in recent years, the longest matches for men (best of five sets, best of three for the women). The tournaments are overseen by the International Tennis Federation (ITF), rather than the separate men's and women's tour orga ...
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2021 BNP Paribas Open – Women's Singles
Paula Badosa defeated Victoria Azarenka in the final, 7–6(7–5), 2–6, 7–6(7–2) to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2021 Indian Wells Masters. It was her first WTA 1000 title and second career WTA Tour singles title. Badosa was the first Spanish woman to win the title. Azarenka was aiming to become the first woman to win the title three times. At three hours and four minutes, it was the longest-ever Indian Wells women's final. Bianca Andreescu was the defending champion from when the tournament was last held in 2019, but lost in the third round to Anett Kontaveit. Two-time champion Kim Clijsters made her return to the event for the first time since 2011; she lost in the first round to Kateřina Siniaková. Lucky loser Beatriz Haddad Maia became the first Brazilian woman to defeat a player ranked in the world's top three, defeating world No. 3 Karolína Plíšková in the third round. By reaching the semifinals, Ons Jabeur became the first Arab player to ente ...
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WTA 1000 Tournaments
The WTA 1000 tournaments are a category of tennis tournaments on the WTA Tour, governed by the Women's Tennis Association. The old WTA Premier tournaments, WTA Premier Mandatory and Premier 5 tournaments merged into a single highest tier implemented in the 2021 schedule reorganization. Until 2024, only four of the nine WTA 1000 tournaments were mandatory, when the category expanded to ten mandatory tournaments. When launched in 2021, the prize money for winning a WTA 1000 tournament was approximately $1,000,000. This has since risen to almost $9,000,000 at some tournaments as of 2024. The ranking points awarded to the winners of these tournaments are 1,000. This compares to 2,000 points for winning a Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam tournament ("major"), up to 1,500 points for winning the WTA Finals, 500 points for winning a WTA 500 tournament, and 250 for winning a WTA 250 tournament. Events WTA 1000 seasons Historic names 1990–2008 ''WTA Tier I'' 2009–2020 ...
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WTA Tour
The WTA Tour (also known as the Hologic WTA Tour for sponsorship reasons) is a worldwide top-tier tennis tour for women and organized by the Women's Tennis Association. The second-tier tour is the WTA 125 series, and third-tier is the ITF Women's World Tennis Tour. The men's equivalent is the ATP Tour. Season format 2024–present In 2024, the WTA made all WTA 1000 events mandatory. The WTA Elite Trophy did not return: * Grand Slam tournaments (4) *Year-ending WTA Finals (1) * WTA 1000 tournaments: Ten events with prize money ranging from US$2 million to US$10 million. * WTA 500 tournaments: 17 events with prize money from US$700,000 to US$900,000. *WTA 250 tournaments: 23 events, with prize money at US$250,000. 2021–2023 The WTA Tour underwent a slight change in the classification of tournaments in 2021, which were reorganized on with similar nomenclature to that used on ATP Tour: * Grand Slam tournaments (4) *Year-ending WTA Finals (1) *Penultimate event WTA Elite Trop ...
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