Paulo Javier Taborga (born 15 April 1979) is a Bolivian former professional tennis player.
A left-handed player from La Paz, Taborga was a doubles silver medalist at the 1997 Bolivarian Games, debuting for Bolivia's Davis Cup team the following year. He earned the top national ranking in Bolivia during his career.
Taborga played collegiate tennis in the United States for the University of Notre Dame, where as a senior in 2002 he received All-American honors and was an NCAA singles championship participant. That year he also achieved the distinction of registering wins over both the top ranked singles player and doubles duo in college tennis.
Following college he turned professional and had a best singles world ranking of 519, with four ITF Futures titles as a doubles player. He made his last Davis Cup appearance in 2004, having featured in a total of 23 ties, for 21 overall wins. Later he had a younger brother Carlos represent Bolivia in the Davis Cup.
ITF Futures finals Singles: 2 (0–2) ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss0–1Barbados F1, BridgetownHard Jean-Julien Rojer2–6, 1–6Loss0–2Ecuador F2, GuayaquilClay Carlos Avellán6–1, 4–6, 6–7(6)
Doubles: 5 (4–1) ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss0–1Barbados F1, BridgetownHard Mirko Pehar Jean-Julien Rojer Ryan Russell4–6, 6–4, 1–6Win1–1Ecuador F2, GuayaquilClay Juan Manuel Elizondo Matias De Genaro Lionel Noviski7–6(5), 7–5Win2–1Ecuador F3, VillamilHard Sebastián Decoud Juan De Armas Jhonnatan Medina-Álvarez4–6, 7–5, 7–6(2)Win3–1Bolivia F2, La PazClay Pablo González Patricio Arquez Sebastián Decoud7–6(1), 6–2Win4–1Colombia F1, MedellínClay Sebastián Decoud Carlos Berlocq Ronaldo Carvalho7–6(3), 7–6(4)
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