In August 2021, Badosa replaced Marti with Jorge Garcia, who was her coach back in 2011 when she was a junior.
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The past couple of years have seen a number of up and coming women’s tennis players showcase their skills on the biggest stages. While several have had their 15 minutes of fame, there are only some that are able to keep their consistency and stay atop that mountain. One such player is Spain’s Paula Badosa. With three career titles to her name and a highest singles ranking of 2, Badosa is undeniably one of the most prolific tennis players in the world today. She caught the attention of the world at the 2021 French Open when she reached the quarter-finals, her best Grand Slam result. The Spaniard followed that up almost immediately with a victory at the Indian Wells Masters that season, her most prestigious trophy yet.
At the 2021 Roland Garros, the Spaniard was seeded 33rd. No one expected her to put in an eye-catching display but that is exactly what Badosa did. She defeated the likes of Lauren Davis, Danka Kovinic, Ana Bogdan and Marketa Vondrousova to make it as far as the quarter-final. She might have failed to beat Tamara Zidansek in the last eight, but her fairy tale run was heeded by the tennis world.
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Then came the 2021 Indian Wells Masters, which saw Badosa play her best tennis yet. She faced two-time champion and veteran Victoria Azarenka in the final and after a nail-biting three-hour long match, the Spaniard had her hands held up high as the champion of the WTA 1000 competition. Till date, it is considered to be her greatest feat. Badosa’s third career title came at the 2022 Sydney Open where she beat Barbora Krejcikova in the final. She achieved her career best ranking of second later that year after making it through to the semi-final of the Stuttgart Open.
As per an older article in firstsportz, Paula Badosa has had three coaches in her career so far. After the 2020 US Open, the Spaniard decided that she no loner required the services of long-time coach Xavi Bundo and instated Javier Marti as her coach. Marti, being only a few years older to Badosa, was more like a friend to her. “It was a big change, especially before a Grand Slam, but I really felt I needed it. I’d had a good relationship with Javí before. We knew each other very well, and so I was 100% sure things would work out and we’d be a good team,” she said at the time.
In August 2021, Badosa replaced Marti with Jorge Garcia, who was her coach back in 2011 when she was a junior. However, there are multiple reports that suggest Badosa and Garcia have gone their separate ways. Currently, there is no information regarding her current coach.
