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

Paula Badosa vs Taylor Townsend H2H: 2-0

Paula Badosa holds a 2–0 lead over Taylor Townsend in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Paula Badosa leads 2–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Paula Badosa won the 2024 US Open second round 6-3 7-5.

Spain Age 28 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
2 0
2 main-draw meetings
United States Age 30 Left-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Paula Badosa #29 6-3 7-5 Taylor Townsend #48 Match data Aug 29, 2024* R64 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Paula Badosa #100 6-1 6-3 Taylor Townsend #73 Match data Jan 16, 2024* R128 Australian Open Grand Slam 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
Paula Badosa #87 #2 5,045 2,039 178 116 60.5% 0 1 0 2 1 4
Taylor Townsend #96 #46 1,267 1,886 74 88 45.7% 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 Paula Badosa Taylor Townsend
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 2015 2–3 40.0% #230 1,522 0 0 2013 1–3 25.0% #365 1,502 0 0
18 2016 0–3 0.0% #313 1,477 0 0 2014 5–6 45.5% #104 1,573 0 0
19 2017 0–1 0.0% #246 1,458 0 0 2015 2–5 28.6% #309 1,557 0 0
20 2018 2–2 50.0% #140 1,528 0 0 2016 1–3 25.0% #135 1,570 0 0
21 2019 7–9 43.8% #97 1,601 0 0 2017 5–7 41.7% #94 1,624 0 0
22 2020 7–4 63.6% #70 1,664 0 0 2018 5–7 41.7% #90 1,633 0 0
23 2021 43–17 71.7% #8 1,976 0 2 2019 7–8 46.7% #81 1,683 0 0
24 2022 31–21 59.6% #13 1,835 0 3 2020 1–3 25.0% #89 1,627 0 0
25 2023 17–10 63.0% #64 1,920 0 3
26 2024 37–18 67.3% #12 2,017 0 4 2022 1–4 20.0% #133 1,647 0 0
27 2025 17–11 60.7% #25 1,936 0 4 2023 8–7 53.3% #81 1,741 0 0
28 2026 15–17 46.9% #87 1,866 0 4 2024 15–16 48.4% #68 1,785 0 0
29 2025 9–8 52.9% #117 1,828 0 0
30 2026 14–11 56.0% #96 1,881 0 0

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 Paula Badosa Taylor Townsend
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% 2013 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
18 2016 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2014 3 4 7 42.9% 2 1 3 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0%
19 2017 0 1 1 0.0% 2015 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
20 2018 2 2 4 50.0% 2016 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
21 2019 2 4 6 33.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 2017 4 6 10 40.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
22 2020 1 2 3 33.3% 6 2 8 75.0% 2018 2 4 6 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
23 2021 23 12 35 65.7% 17 3 20 85.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 2019 4 5 9 44.4% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
24 2022 20 14 34 58.8% 8 5 13 61.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 2020 1 3 4 25.0%
25 2023 5 5 10 50.0% 11 4 15 73.3% 1 1 2 50.0%
26 2024 26 11 37 70.3% 6 5 11 54.5% 5 2 7 71.4% 2022 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
27 2025 13 7 20 65.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2023 6 5 11 54.5% 2 2 4 50.0%
28 2026 5 8 13 38.5% 8 6 14 57.1% 2 3 5 40.0% 2024 13 10 23 56.5% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0%
29 2025 9 6 15 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
30 2026 12 7 19 63.2% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
Career 97 67 164 59.1% 63 33 96 65.6% 18 16 34 52.9% 58 61 119 48.7% 14 20 34 41.2% 2 7 9 22.2%

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 274/300 of Paula Badosa's and 158/162 of Taylor Townsend'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 Paula Badosa Taylor Townsend
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% 2013 4/4 2.0 4.8 55.2% 55.1% 39.1% 39.3% 39.0% 48.0% 35.3%
18 2016 3/3 0.7 3.3 62.0% 60.2% 52.4% 52.4% 43.8% 57.0% 31.7% 2014 11/11 2.3 5.2 62.4% 59.8% 43.5% 56.2% 39.8% 53.7% 39.8%
19 2017 1/1 1.0 8.0 49.3% 55.9% 37.1% 53.8% 80.0% 46.4% 43.3% 2015 7/7 3.6 3.0 62.4% 59.1% 54.6% 50.0% 26.1% 57.1% 33.6%
20 2018 4/4 2.3 5.5 55.9% 60.1% 42.2% 51.1% 52.7% 52.4% 37.2% 2016 4/4 1.5 2.3 60.1% 65.5% 43.4% 60.0% 41.7% 56.1% 39.0%
21 2019 16/16 3.8 3.5 57.7% 68.3% 45.9% 53.9% 37.6% 58.1% 37.8% 2017 12/12 1.8 2.3 69.4% 58.5% 44.9% 49.7% 44.3% 54.2% 43.2%
22 2020 11/11 3.5 3.5 65.7% 65.8% 45.1% 48.4% 51.4% 58.6% 47.5% 2018 12/12 2.7 2.6 65.7% 59.6% 46.9% 66.8% 43.8% 55.4% 39.2%
23 2021 56/60 3.9 5.4 64.6% 69.8% 45.0% 56.2% 48.7% 61.0% 45.2% 2019 15/15 3.3 2.3 64.6% 64.5% 49.1% 59.2% 49.1% 59.0% 39.5%
24 2022 51/52 3.8 3.9 62.4% 66.1% 47.1% 52.7% 46.2% 59.2% 44.4% 2020 4/4 3.8 3.3 69.3% 63.5% 43.9% 70.8% 49.1% 57.2% 37.6%
25 2023 26/27 4.0 4.3 56.9% 69.6% 49.2% 58.1% 47.2% 60.6% 45.3% —/—
26 2024 55/57 4.8 5.7 56.6% 71.2% 46.9% 63.8% 52.2% 60.3% 45.1% 2022 5/5 2.6 2.6 63.4% 62.4% 50.1% 59.4% 52.6% 58.0% 40.7%
27 2025 17/31 4.9 4.8 61.5% 72.0% 47.1% 57.6% 50.0% 62.7% 42.3% 2023 15/15 4.7 1.7 66.0% 68.3% 53.2% 57.1% 39.3% 63.1% 41.2%
28 2026 30/33 3.9 6.9 56.0% 67.4% 40.6% 50.3% 38.8% 55.6% 42.9% 2024 31/31 5.9 2.6 64.3% 67.6% 46.1% 48.8% 39.3% 59.9% 41.2%
29 —/— 2025 14/17 5.1 2.6 68.8% 67.3% 47.7% 59.6% 41.0% 61.5% 40.8%
30 —/— 2026 24/25 4.4 1.8 65.5% 67.6% 48.3% 60.0% 46.1% 61.0% 42.9%
Career 274/300 4.0 5.0 60.2% 68.6% 45.8% 56.1% 47.6% 59.5% 43.9% 158/162 4.0 2.6 65.1% 64.5% 47.5% 56.2% 42.3% 58.6% 40.5%

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 Paula Badosa Taylor Townsend
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 2013 1502 104.1 -0.84 -1.79 0.678 42.7% +26 22.2% -2.89 1–0 1–0 -0.50
18 2016 1477 96.2 -0.29 -3.37 0.738 45.4% 0.0% -2.75 +0.43 2014 1574 128.6 -0.80 -1.58 0.859 47.1% -6 +13 42.3% -0.58 3–1 (75%) 2–0 -0.82
19 2017 1458 100.2 +0.14 -0.68 0.808 45.0% 0.0% -2.00 -0.01 2015 1557 114.7 -0.50 -1.91 0.784 45.4% +10 29.4% -1.29 2–1 (67%) 1–2 (33%) 100.9 -0.54
20 2018 1529 108.0 -1.53 -3.44 0.782 45.8% +71 50.0% +0.63 2–0 0–1 +0.11 2016 1571 109.8 +0.84 -0.72 0.888 46.9% 33.3% -1.11 0–1 +0.05
21 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 2017 1625 115.8 -1.20 -0.43 0.943 48.6% +23 42.9% -0.57 2–2 (50%) 1–1 +0.49
22 2020 1665 124.1 +1.36 +1.56 1.149 53.2% -156 +111 56.0% +0.92 3–0 (100%) +0.96 2018 1634 117.5 -0.54 -2.71 0.880 47.3% -7 -71 42.9% -0.78 2–2 (50%) -0.28
23 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 2019 1684 129.6 +1.95 -1.49 0.963 49.3% -20 -103 50.0% -0.34 3–5 (38%) 4–1 (80%) 101.7 -0.42
24 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 2020 1627 106.3 +0.06 -1.17 0.878 47.6% -7 33.3% -1.00 0–1 1–1 +0.01
25 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 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 2022 1647 115.1 +0.27 -1.15 0.969 49.3% +6 33.3% -0.92 0–2 +0.05
27 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 2023 1741 131.8 +3.65 -0.47 1.118 51.9% -39 -60 55.6% +0.61 2–4 (33%) 3–1 (75%) 100.2 +0.21
28 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 2024 1786 139.0 +2.59 -0.84 1.026 50.1% +32 -149 48.6% +0.10 6–6 (50%) 5–4 (56%) 100.9 -0.68
29 2025 1829 135.5 +2.83 -0.68 1.059 51.0% +19 52.6% -0.08 2–2 (50%) 3–4 (43%) 99.1 -0.55
30 2026 1882 146.3 +3.98 +1.43 1.101 51.8% +41 -197 55.2% +0.40 4–4 (50%) 6–3 (67%) 102.5 -1.62
Career 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 1887 139.3 +1.70 -0.76 0.978 49.4% +13 -107 46.8% -0.25 27–31 (47%) 27–17 (61%) 105.7 -2.84

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.