Paula Zabala Alvarez (born 26 January 1985) is a former professional tennis player from Colombia.

Born in Medellín, Zabala was based in the United States and played collegiate tennis for Florida International University.

[1][2] As a professional player, she reached career-high rankings of 368 in singles and 312 in doubles.

Her only WTA Tour main-draw appearance came at the 2010 Copa Colsanitas in Bogotá, where she competed as a singles wildcard and was beaten in the first round by Austria's Patricia Mayr.

[3] Zabala played a Fed Cup doubles match for Colombia in 2010, partnering Karen Castiblanco in a win over the Bolivian pairing of María Fernanda Álvarez Terán and Maria Paula Deheza.