Paula Badosa‘s enjoyed a breakthrough 2021 season, winning her first two WTA titles, reaching her first Grand Slam quarterfinals at Roland Garros, qualifying for the Akron WTA Finals Guadalajara, and cracking the Top 10 this week. Besides a successful tennis career, the Spanish player is also enjoying this year when it comes to love, as she’s in a happy relationship with Juan Betancourt.
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Who is Paula Badosa’s boyfriend Juan Betancourt?
Betancourt is a 31-year-old model and actor. He was born in Havana, Cuba. His 373K Instagram followers indicate that his popularity is on par with his girlfriend’s.
His modeling career includes work for magazines such as GQ Brazil, Elle Man Vietnam, and GQ Espana. When it comes to acting, you can see him in a French movie called “The Laws of Thermodynamics”, available on Netflix.
Juan is with Badosa this week in Guadalajara
The 23-year-old Badosa was accompanied by her handsome boyfriend at Monday night’s glamorous WTA Finals draw ceremony. On his Instagram profile, Betancourt expressed her proud he was of his girlfriend’s determination and success:
How lucky I’m for being by your side when one of your biggest dreams came true. You are a clear example that with hard work, effort and sacrifice you can achieve your goals, proud of you.
When did Paula Badosa and Juan Betancourt start dating?
The Badosa and Betancourt love match is still quite new. They started dating this year.
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On September 22, Badosa wished her boyfriend a happy birthday, posting a picture of themselves posing in Times Square, New York and saying:
Happy bday to the one and only. Let’s keep growing together. Love you.
Betancourt also accompanied Badosa in Indian Wells, where she won her biggest career title to date.
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Paula’s unexpected stellar rise
The world No.10 Badosa is awaiting her first ever match at the WTA Finals, as she’s set to play top seed Aryna Sabalanka in Group Chichen Itza.
Not even in her wildest dreams did Badosa believe she could go this far in 2021:
At the beginning of the year I remember having a conversation with my coach after Abu Dhabi, my first tournament. He said, ‘You keep playing like this, for sure you’re going to get the top 30.’
I was like, That’s impossible to finish the year top 30. Top 50, I can sign here. Imagine I finished the year top 10. What can I say? Yeah, I didn’t even expect it. Even less expected to be here in the WTA Finals.
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