{{short description|Italian tennis player}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}} {{Infobox tennis biography | name = Matilde Paoletti | image = | fullname = | country_represented = {{ITA}} | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2003|3|4|df=yes}} | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | height = | plays = Right-handed | retired = | careerprizemoney = $64,709 | singlesrecord = {{tennis record|won=60|lost=44}} | singlestitles = 2 ITF | highestsinglesranking = No. 262 (17 July 2023) | currentsinglesranking = No. 427 (24 February 2025) | doublesrecord = {{tennis record|won=19|lost=13}} | doublestitles = 2 ITF | highestdoublesranking = No. 387 (18 July 2022) | currentdoublesranking = No. 837 (24 February 2025) | updated = 24 February 2025 }} '''Matilde Paoletti''' (born 4 March 2003) is an Italian tennis player.

Paoletti has career-high WTA rankings of 262 in singles, achieved on 17 July 2023, and of 387 in doubles, achieved on 18 July 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/329721/matilde-paoletti|title=Matilde Paoletti &#124; Player Stats & More – WTA Official|website=Women's Tennis Association}}</ref>

==Career== Paoletti made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2021 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo in the doubles draw.{{Citation needed|date=December 2024}}

She made her WTA 1000 main-draw debut at the 2023 Italian Open, where she received a wildcard into the singles draw,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.internazionalibnlditalia.com/en/news/highlights/fognini-errani-complete-list-wild-cards/ | title=Fognini and Errani lead the Rome wild cards | date=28 April 2023|publisher=internazionalibnlditalia.com}}</ref> losing to Océane Dodin in the first round.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/photos/2573429/welcome-to-the-tour-all-of-2022-s-wta-debutantes|title=Welcome to the tour: All of 2022's WTA debutantes|publisher=Women's Tennis Association|accessdate=22 December 2024}}</ref>

Paoletti reached the quarterfinals again as a wildcard at the 2023 Firenze Ladies Open with wins over fifth seed Jule Niemeier<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tennismajors.com/wta-tour-news/firenze-ladies-open-paoletti-moves-into-last-16-680253.html|title=Firenze Ladies Open: Paoletti moves into last 16|publisher=Tennis Majors|accessdate=22 December 2024}}</ref> and Nuria Brancaccio,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tennismajors.com/wta-tour-news/firenze-ladies-open-paoletti-books-spot-in-last-8-680463.html|title=Firenze Ladies Open: Paoletti books spot in last 8|publisher=Tennis Majors|accessdate=22 December 2024}}</ref> before her run was ended by eventual finalist, Taylor Townsend.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tennismajors.com/wta-tour-news/firenze-ladies-open-townsend-moves-into-semi-finals-680560.html|title=Firenze Ladies Open: Townsend moves into semi-finals|publisher=Tennis Majors|accessdate=22 December 2024}}</ref>

==ITF Circuit finals== ===Singles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)=== {|class=wikitable style=font-size:85%; !Legend |- style="background:lightblue;" |W25/35 tournaments |} {|class="sortable wikitable" !Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !Date !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Opponent !class="unsortable"|Score |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | <small>1–0</small> | Aug 2022 | style="background:lightblue;"|Verbier Open, Switzerland | style="background:lightblue;"|W25 | Clay | {{flagicon|TUR}} Zeynep Sönmez | 6–2, 3–6, 7–6<sup>(2)</sup> |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | <small>1–1</small> | Sep 2024 | style="background:lightblue;"|ITF Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy | style="background:lightblue;"|W35 | Clay | {{flagicon|FRA}} Sara Cakarevic | 2–6, 6–7<sup>(8)</sup> |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | <small>2–1</small> | Oct 2024 | style="background:lightblue;"|ITF Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy | style="background:lightblue;"|W35 | Clay | {{flagicon|ROM}} Irina Bara | 3–6, 6–2, 6–2 |}

===Doubles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner–ups)=== {|class="wikitable" style=font-size:85%; !Legend |- style="background:#addfad;" |W60/75 tournaments |- style="background:lightblue;" |W25 tournaments |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" |W15 tournaments |} {|class="sortable wikitable" !Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !Date !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Partner !Opponents !class="unsortable"|Score |- | bgcolor=ffa07a|Loss | <small>0–1</small> | Jul 2019 | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Schio, Italy | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W15 | Clay | {{flagicon|ITA}} Lisa Pigato | {{flagicon|COL}} Yuliana Lizarazo <br /> {{flagicon|ITA}} Aurora Zantedeschi | 3–6, 6–1, [5–10] |- | bgcolor=98FB98|Win | <small>1–1</small> | Dec 2020 | style="background:lightblue;"|ITF Selva Gardena, <br />Italy | style="background:lightblue;"|W25 | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|ITA}} Lisa Pigato | {{flagicon|POL}} Maja Chwalińska <br /> {{flagicon|CZE}} Linda Fruhvirtová | 7–5, 6–1 |- | bgcolor=98FB98|Win | <small>2–1</small> | May 2022 | style="background:#addfad;"|Roma Cup, Italy | style="background:#addfad;"|W60 | Clay | {{flagicon|ITA}} Lisa Pigato | {{flagicon|RUS}} Darya Astakhova <br /> {{flagicon|LAT}} Daniela Vismane | 6–3, 7–6<sup>(7)</sup> |- | bgcolor=ffa07a|Loss | <small>2–2</small> | Jul 2024 | style="background:#addfad;"|Internazionale di Roma, <br />Italy | style="background:#addfad;"|W75 | Clay | {{flagicon|ITA}} Beatrice Ricci | {{flagicon|SUI}} Leonie Küng <br /> {{flagicon|IND}} Vasanti Shinde | 6–4, 4–6, [7–10] |}

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