Personal

Currently coached by Renzo Furlan
Resides in Bagni di Lucca and trains in Forte dei Marmi, Italy
Father is Ugo Paolini, mother is Jacqueline Gardiner and brother is William Paolini. Grandmother lives in Lodz, Poland. Mother is of Ghanaian/Polish descent
Idolizes Roger Federer
Favorite shot is her forehand and favorite surface is clay
Speaks Italian, English and Polish

Career Highlights

SINGLES
Winner (1): 2021 - Portoroz.
Finalist (1): 2022 - Cluj-Napoca.

DOUBLES
Winner (1): 2021 - Hamburg (w/Teichmann).
Finalist (1): 2022 - Melbourne 1 (w/Errani).

ADDITIONAL
Italian Billie Jean King Cup Team, 2017-19.

Career in Review

2021 - Finished the year at No.53, 2nd consecutive Top 100 finish; won maiden WTA singles title at Portoroz; season also highlighted by reaching SF at Courmayeur and QF at Linz.

2020 - Finished the year at No.95, her first year-end Top 100 finish; made 8 main draw appearances.

2019 - QF at Palermo (l. to Bertens) and Guangzhou (l. to Kenin); reached 2r twice; fell 1r five times (incl. Roland Garros) and in qualifying on seven occasions (incl. other three majors) won two singles titles on ITF Circuit.

2018 - QF at Prague (l. to S.Zhang); reached 2r once; fell 1r three times and in qualifying on eight occasions (incl. all four majors).

2017 - Fell 1r twice and in qualifying 10 times (incl. all four majors); won two singles titles on ITF Circuit.

2016 - Won two singles titles on ITF Circuit.

2015 - Played first WTA qualifying at Rome.

2014 - Won one singles title on ITF Circuit.

2013 - Won one singles and one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2012 - Continued to play on ITF Circuit.

2011 - Played first event of career on ITF Circuit in Italy.