H2H data updated: 2026-09-13 00:00 UTC

Aryna Sabalenka vs Paula Badosa H2H: 6-2

Aryna Sabalenka holds a 6–2 lead over Paula Badosa in their WTA head-to-head. Across 8 main-draw meetings, Aryna Sabalenka leads 4–0 on clay, while they are tied 2–2 on hard courts. Most recently, Aryna Sabalenka won the 2025 Australian Open semifinal 6-4 6-2.

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Aryna Sabalenka
Belarus Age 28 Right-Handed 182 cm / 6'0"
H2H
6 – 2
8 main-draw meetings
Paula Badosa
Spain Age 28 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Aryna Sabalenka #1 6-4 6-2 Paula Badosa #12 Match data Jan 23, 2025 SF Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Aryna Sabalenka #2 7-5 6-1 Paula Badosa #139 Match data Jun 1, 2024* R32 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Aryna Sabalenka #2 7-6(4) 4-6 3-3 (ret.) Paula Badosa #93 Match data Apr 19, 2024* R16 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix WTA 500 Clay
Aryna Sabalenka #2 6-4 6-3 Paula Badosa #80 Match data Mar 22, 2024* R64 Miami Open WTA 1000 Hard
Aryna Sabalenka #2 4-6 6-4 6-4 Paula Badosa #31 Match data Apr 22, 2023* QF Porsche Tennis Grand Prix WTA 500 Clay
Aryna Sabalenka #4 7-6(5) 6-4 Paula Badosa #3 Match data Apr 23, 2022* SF Porsche Tennis Grand Prix WTA 500 Clay
Paula Badosa #10 6-4 6-0 Aryna Sabalenka #2 Match data Nov 10, 2021 RR WTA Finals WTA Finals Hard
Paula Badosa #29 5-7 6-2 7-6(4) Aryna Sabalenka #3 Match data Aug 19, 2021* R32 Cincinnati Open WTA 1000 Hard

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Aryna Sabalenka #1 #1 12,420 2,324 416 145 74.2% 4 11 1 6 2 24
Paula Badosa #87 #2 5,045 2,039 178 116 60.5% 0 1 0 2 1 4

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Age Aryna Sabalenka Paula Badosa
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 — — — — — — — 2015 2–3 40.0% #230 1,522 0 0
18 — — — — — — — 2016 0–3 0.0% #313 1,477 0 0
19 2017 9–5 64.3% #96 1,674 0 0 2017 0–1 0.0% #246 1,458 0 0
20 2018 43–21 67.2% #13 1,963 0 2 2018 2–2 50.0% #140 1,528 0 0
21 2019 36–21 63.2% #11 1,938 0 5 2019 7–9 43.8% #97 1,601 0 0
22 2020 28–9 75.7% #10 2,006 0 8 2020 7–4 63.6% #70 1,664 0 0
23 2021 45–18 71.4% #2 1,975 0 10 2021 43–17 71.7% #8 1,976 0 2
24 2022 33–22 60.0% #5 1,955 0 10 2022 31–21 59.6% #13 1,835 0 3
25 2023 56–14 80.0% #2 2,082 1 13 2023 17–10 63.0% #64 1,920 0 3
26 2024 56–14 80.0% #1 2,173 3 17 2024 37–18 67.3% #12 2,017 0 4
27 2025 64–12 84.2% #1 2,227 4 21 2025 17–11 60.7% #25 1,936 0 4
28 2026 46–9 83.6% #1 2,185 4 24 2026 15–17 46.9% #87 1,866 0 4

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Age Aryna Sabalenka Paula Badosa
Yr HardClayGrass Yr HardClayGrass
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2015 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2016 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
19 2017 8 4 12 66.7% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 2017 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
20 2018 32 12 44 72.7% 4 5 9 44.4% 7 4 11 63.6% 2018 — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
21 2019 29 12 41 70.7% 5 5 10 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 2019 2 4 6 33.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
22 2020 23 7 30 76.7% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 2020 1 2 3 33.3% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — —
23 2021 25 12 37 67.6% 13 3 16 81.3% 7 3 10 70.0% 2021 23 12 35 65.7% 17 3 20 85.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
24 2022 20 15 35 57.1% 9 5 14 64.3% 4 2 6 66.7% 2022 20 14 34 58.8% 8 5 13 61.5% 3 2 5 60.0%
25 2023 36 9 45 80.0% 14 3 17 82.4% 6 2 8 75.0% 2023 5 5 10 50.0% 11 4 15 73.3% 1 1 2 50.0%
26 2024 40 9 49 81.6% 15 4 19 78.9% 1 1 2 50.0% 2024 26 11 37 70.3% 6 5 11 54.5% 5 2 7 71.4%
27 2025 40 7 47 85.1% 17 3 20 85.0% 7 2 9 77.8% 2025 13 7 20 65.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
28 2026 33 4 37 89.2% 8 3 11 72.7% 5 2 7 71.4% 2026 5 8 13 38.5% 8 6 14 57.1% 2 3 5 40.0%
Career — 286 91 377 75.9% 90 33 123 73.2% 40 21 61 65.6% — 97 67 164 59.1% 63 33 96 65.6% 18 16 34 52.9%

Performance Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 533/563 of Aryna Sabalenka's and 274/300 of Paula Badosa's main draw matches. Sample is shown as matches with detailed serve and return statistics / total main draw matches. Bold green marks the stronger value when both stat samples contain at least 5 matches; lower is better for DFs/M.

Age Aryna Sabalenka Paula Badosa
Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts% Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts%
17 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2015 4/5 2.3 4.0 70.5% 63.4% 41.3% 56.3% 64.7% 57.1% 40.3%
18 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2016 3/3 0.7 3.3 62.0% 60.2% 52.4% 52.4% 43.8% 57.0% 31.7%
19 2017 12/14 5.3 3.7 58.2% 67.6% 47.5% 61.1% 52.8% 59.8% 45.6% 2017 1/1 1.0 8.0 49.3% 55.9% 37.1% 53.8% 80.0% 46.4% 43.3%
20 2018 58/64 4.4 4.6 59.3% 69.7% 49.1% 61.4% 44.8% 61.2% 42.1% 2018 4/4 2.3 5.5 55.9% 60.1% 42.2% 51.1% 52.7% 52.4% 37.2%
21 2019 56/57 4.4 6.2 61.4% 69.5% 46.4% 58.6% 48.7% 60.6% 45.2% 2019 16/16 3.8 3.5 57.7% 68.3% 45.9% 53.9% 37.6% 58.1% 37.8%
22 2020 37/37 4.5 4.5 62.2% 68.5% 48.4% 52.0% 51.2% 61.0% 46.1% 2020 11/11 3.5 3.5 65.7% 65.8% 45.1% 48.4% 51.4% 58.6% 47.5%
23 2021 59/63 6.0 5.4 58.3% 70.8% 49.9% 63.5% 52.0% 62.0% 45.3% 2021 56/60 3.9 5.4 64.6% 69.8% 45.0% 56.2% 48.7% 61.0% 45.2%
24 2022 54/55 4.7 7.9 60.6% 67.9% 42.9% 50.4% 47.0% 58.0% 45.3% 2022 51/52 3.8 3.9 62.4% 66.1% 47.1% 52.7% 46.2% 59.2% 44.4%
25 2023 69/70 5.9 4.1 61.2% 74.4% 50.3% 61.9% 46.3% 65.1% 45.7% 2023 26/27 4.0 4.3 56.9% 69.6% 49.2% 58.1% 47.2% 60.6% 45.3%
26 2024 70/71 4.4 2.9 62.8% 71.1% 51.5% 63.6% 50.6% 63.8% 46.1% 2024 55/57 4.8 5.7 56.6% 71.2% 46.9% 63.8% 52.2% 60.3% 45.1%
27 2025 63/77 4.0 2.3 63.3% 69.5% 53.0% 61.0% 51.6% 63.2% 46.6% 2025 17/31 4.9 4.8 61.5% 72.0% 47.1% 57.6% 50.0% 62.7% 42.3%
28 2026 55/55 5.0 2.3 64.8% 72.4% 54.4% 59.9% 48.5% 66.0% 45.2% 2026 30/33 3.9 6.9 56.0% 67.4% 40.6% 50.3% 38.8% 55.6% 42.9%
Career — 533/563 4.8 4.4 61.4% 70.5% 49.7% 59.7% 49.0% 62.4% 45.3% — 274/300 4.0 5.0 60.2% 68.6% 45.8% 56.1% 47.6% 59.5% 43.9%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Age Aryna Sabalenka Paula Badosa
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2015 1523 117.6 -0.54 -1.81 0.940 48.0% +27 — — 50.0% +0.38 — — — -0.19
18 2016 1499 99.6 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2016 1477 96.2 -0.29 -3.37 0.738 45.4% — — — 0.0% -2.75 — — — +0.43
19 2017 1674 126.8 +1.97 +0.43 1.134 52.8% +32 — — 65.6% +1.03 1–3 (25%) 1–2 (33%) 96.9 +0.60 2017 1458 100.2 +0.14 -0.68 0.808 45.0% — — — 0.0% -2.00 — — — -0.01
20 2018 1963 152.3 +4.32 +0.38 1.084 51.7% +5 -387 -239 60.4% +0.62 19–7 (73%) 13–6 (68%) 113.7 -2.90 2018 1529 108.0 -1.53 -3.44 0.782 45.8% — +71 — 50.0% +0.63 2–0 0–1 — +0.11
21 2019 1938 149.8 +3.72 +2.29 1.148 53.1% +36 -321 -241 59.5% +0.89 11–8 (58%) 5–7 (42%) 98.6 +0.95 2019 1601 111.9 +0.53 -2.84 0.902 48.2% -128 +67 +50 44.1% -0.59 1–1 2–2 (50%) — +0.03
22 2020 2007 154.4 +3.98 +2.79 1.182 53.5% +20 -307 — 67.0% +1.13 11–5 (69%) 5–7 (42%) 99.3 -0.98 2020 1665 124.1 +1.36 +1.56 1.149 53.2% -156 +111 — 56.0% +0.92 3–0 (100%) — — +0.96
23 2021 1975 161.3 +5.49 +3.40 1.194 53.7% -3 -39 -109 68.9% +1.37 10–14 (42%) 9–6 (60%) 95.5 -0.98 2021 1976 151.5 +4.20 +2.86 1.159 52.9% -104 +26 -291 66.2% +1.16 16–6 (73%) 12–8 (60%) 111.9 -0.18
24 2022 1956 152.8 +1.65 +3.23 1.078 51.5% -5 -17 -80 56.6% +0.40 15–13 (54%) 9–5 (64%) 102.3 -1.09 2022 1836 154.6 +2.76 +2.01 1.087 51.9% +1 +145 -104 60.9% +0.69 9–5 (64%) 14–4 (78%) 106.3 +0.32
25 2023 2082 170.8 +8.10 +3.76 1.309 55.2% +25 +2 -99 75.3% +1.71 10–6 (63%) 13–6 (68%) 105.4 -2.05 2023 1921 154.7 +3.30 +2.60 1.150 52.7% -57 +106 — 65.5% +1.26 4–4 (50%) 5–4 (56%) 98.3 -0.83
26 2024 2174 173.0 +7.39 +4.30 1.275 54.8% +37 -17 — 75.8% +1.72 12–9 (57%) 7–5 (58%) 95.7 -2.10 2024 2018 157.3 +3.81 +3.36 1.137 53.0% -7 -46 -166 65.6% +1.12 14–8 (64%) 4–3 (57%) 103.4 -0.98
27 2025 2228 172.3 +6.38 +4.36 1.266 54.8% +54 +38 -80 78.4% +1.81 12–6 (67%) 22–3 (88%) 112.7 -1.23 2025 1937 147.2 +3.99 +0.17 1.134 52.7% +52 +1 -93 60.9% +0.62 6–5 (55%) 7–5 (58%) 99.2 +0.71
28 2026 2185 170.4 +7.80 +3.65 1.331 55.3% +150 +21 -55 81.1% +1.84 5–7 (42%) 12–5 (71%) 95.2 -0.43 2026 1866 140.5 -0.45 +0.05 0.965 49.3% +29 +105 -63 49.3% -0.15 4–6 (40%) 4–6 (40%) 92.7 -1.32
Career — 2325 167.7 +5.53 +3.13 1.206 53.8% +36 -73 -132 69.4% +1.29 106–78 (58%) 96–52 (65%) 106.9 -1.83 — 2040 151.8 +2.70 +1.68 1.083 51.8% -26 +69 -115 60.1% +0.73 59–35 (63%) 48–33 (59%) 108.3 -0.32

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.