Paula Badosa set to launch 'Aces' jewelry collection with The 1916 Company

Paula Badosa: former world No. 2, 2024 WTA Comeback Player of the Year, part-time jewelry designer. The 27-year-old Spaniard will soon debut her own collection of bling in collaboration with The 1916 Company.

The collaboration, inspired by tennis and fittingly dubbed 'Aces,' was teased by the jeweler in recent days to celebrate an upcoming May 20 launch. Calling Badosa's exclusive collection "inspired by the grace of a champion and the precision of an athlete" and "jewelry that celebrates performance, excellence, and personal growth," the brand posted a video of Badosa wearing some of the signature pieces.

Sunburst-inspired elements can be seen in earrings, necklaces and bracelets, as well as tennis-racquet drop earrings, identical to the ones Badosa first teased she was working on in 2024, and wore at the US Open last summer.

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A lover of fashion and style as the daughter of two retired models, Badosa has made no secret of wanting to prioritize her post-career plans in light of a chronic back injury that has plagued her since 2023. Though a strong start to the 2025 season, including a semifinal run at the Australian Open, put her back into the Top 10, her body started to break down again ahead of the Sunshine Double.

She last played nearly two months ago in Miami, where she gave Alexandra Eala a walkover in the fourth round, and recently revealed she was “unable to do anything for almost four weeks” after that tournament, “neither tennis nor normal life.” Speaking to the press before pulling out of Rome (after pulling out of Madrid, too), she predicted this injury would force her to “retire young.”

“I know I'm going to retire young and the next day I'll be straight into surgery," she said.

“Do I want to spend five more years playing fewer tournaments, or take a few risks and strive for the big goals?” she said in her interview. “I guess the answer lies in finding a balance.”

But Badosa is in the draw this week at the WTA 500 Internationaux de Strasbourg, where the current world No. 10 is seeded No. 3, after boyfriend Stefanos Tsitsipas revealed to reporters in Rome that she was "close to 100%" despite withdrawing from the tournament.

“I have been trying my best to support her in whichever way I can and know,” Tsitsipas said. “Only she knows what her limits are.

“I think she’s being smart. She was very naïve and stubborn when it first happened about two years ago. She really wanted to get back as soon as possible. I remember telling her she’s rushing and doing things too fast.

“I’m happy that she learned how to listen to her body and knows how to respond accordingly to the pain and discomfort she might have. So, I’m happy she’s taking the necessary time that is required for her to be 100%.”