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Maria Timofeeva
Russian tennis player (born 2003)
Maria Glebovna Timofeeva (Russian: Мари́я Гле́бовна Тимофе́ева, IPA: [mɐˈrʲijə tʲɪmɐˈfʲe(j)ɪvə];[1] born 18 November 2003) is a Russian professional tennis player.
Timofeeva at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships | |
| Full name | Maria Glebovna Timofeeva |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Russia |
| Born | (2003-11-18) 18 November 2003 (age 20) Moscow |
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $183,358 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 138–72 (65.7%) |
| Career titles | 1 WTA, 5 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 93 (1 April 2024) |
| Current ranking | No. 93 (1 April 2024) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 4R (2024) |
| French Open | Q3 (2023) |
| Wimbledon | Q1 (2023) |
| US Open | Q1 (2023) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 80–47 (63.0%) |
| Career titles | 0 WTA, 6 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 179 (13 February 2023) |
| Current ranking | No. 725 (18 March 2024) |
| Last updated on: 18 March 2024. | |
Timofeeva has career-high WTA rankings of No. 99 in singles and No. 179 in doubles. She has won one singles title on the WTA Tour along with five singles titles and six doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.
2017–2021
In 2017, she won the Petits As U14 championship in Tarbes, France. In July 2021, she won the $60k President's Cup in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, alongside Alina Charaeva.
2023–24: WTA, Major debut and fourth round, top 100
Timofeeva won her first WTA Tour title on her tour debut at the Budapest Grand Prix in July 2023, defeating Kateryna Baindl in three sets in the final.[2] She became only the fourth lucky loser in WTA history to win a singles title and the ninth player to win a title on her tour debut; she was the second to do both at once, following Olga Danilovic at the 2018 Moscow River Cup.[3] As a result she reached the top 125 in the rankings on 11 September 2023.
Ranked No. 170, she qualified for the 2024 Australian Open making her Grand Slam debut.[4][5] She defeated Alize Cornet, former Australian Open champion Caroline Wozniacki [6][7] and tenth seed Beatriz Haddad Maia to advance to her first fourth round on her Major debut. She reached the top 100 on 29 January 2024, moving up 70 positions.[8]
At the 2023 US Open, Timofeeva began a vlogging YouTube channel, Kiss My Ace, alongside friend and tennis player Ekaterina Kazionova, inspired by the vlog of Daria Kasatkina.[3]
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Singles
| Tournament | 2023 | 2024 | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | A | 0–0 | |
| French Open | Q3 | 0–0 | |
| Wimbledon | Q1 | 0–0 | |
| US Open | Q1 | 0–0 | |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 |
Singles: 1 (title)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Jul 2023 | Budapest Grand Prix, Hungary | WTA 250 | Clay |  Kateryna Baindl |
6–3, 3–6, 6–0 |
Singles: 9 (5 titles, 4 runner–ups)
| Legend |
|---|
| $40,000 tournaments (1–1) |
| $25,000 tournaments (1–2) |
| $15,000 tournaments (3–1) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Sep 2019 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 15,000 | Hard |  Svenja Ochsner |
7–6(7–3), 7–5 |
| Win | 2–0 | Feb 2020 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | 15,000 | Hard | Karin Kennel |
7–5, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2–1 | Feb 2020 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | 15,000 | Hard |  Ilona Georgiana Ghioroaie |
5–7, 1–6 |
| Win | 3–1 | Apr 2021 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | 15,000 | Clay |  Sandra Samir |
6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 3–2 | Jun 2022 | ITF Ra'anana, Israel | 25,000 | Hard |  Polina Kudermetova |
6–4, 4–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 4–2 | Jun 2022 | ITF Ra'anana, Israel | 25,000 | Hard | Valeria Savinykh |
6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 5–2 | Jan 2023 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | 40,000 | Hard |  Sakura Hosogi |
7–5, 6–4 |
| Loss | 5–3 | Apr 2023 | ITF Murska Sobota, Slovenia | 40,000 | Hard (i) |  Magali Kempen |
5–7, 5–7 |
| Loss | 5–4 | Apr 2023 | ITF Sharm El Sheik, Egypt | 25,000 | Hard (i) |  Tímea Babos |
4–6, 1–6 |
Doubles: 14 (6 titles, 8 runner-ups)
| Legend |
|---|
| $60,000 tournaments (1–4) |
| $25,000 tournaments (3–4) |
| $15,000 tournaments (2–0) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Feb 2021 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | 15,000 | Hard |  Linda Fruhvirtová |
 Nina Radovanovic  Sopiko Tsitskishvili |
6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 2–0 | Apr 2021 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | 15,000 | Clay | Elina Avanesyan |
 Isabelle Haverlag Marel Hoedt |
1–6, 6–4, [10–8] |
| Win | 3–0 | Jul 2021 | President's Cup, Kazakhstan | 60,000 | Hard | Alina Charaeva |
Evgeniya Levashova  Laura Pigossi |
7–6(5), 2–6, [10–6] |
| Loss | 3–1 | Aug 2021 | Verbier Open, Switzerland | 25,000 | Hard |  Diāna Marcinkēviča |
Erika Andreeva Ekaterina Makarova |
6–7(2), 1–6 |
| Loss | 3–2 | Jan 2022 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | 25,000 | Hard |  Anna Kubareva |
 Eudice Chong  Han Na-lae |
5–7, 3–6 |
| Loss | 3–3 | Feb 2022 | Nur-Sultan Challenger, Kazakhstan | 60,000 | Hard (i) | Anna Sisková |
Linda Nosková Ekaterina Makarova |
2–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 3–4 | Feb 2022 | ITF Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Anna Sisková |
Kamilla Bartone Ekaterina Makarova |
6–1, 5–7, [8–10] |
| Loss | 3–5 | Mar 2022 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 25,000 | Clay | Amina Anshba |
Diana Shnaider Amarissa Kiara Tóth |
4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 4–5 | Apr 2022 | ITF Chiang Rai, Thailand | 25,000 | Hard |  Gozal Ainitdinova |
Momoko Kobori  Luksika Kumkhum |
2–6, 7–5, [10–4] |
| Loss | 4–6 | Jun 2022 | Open de Biarritz, France | 60,000 | Clay |  María Carlé |
Anna Danilina Valeriya Strakhova |
6–2, 3–6, [12–14] |
| Win | 5–6 | Jun 2022 | ITF Ra'anana, Israel | 25,000 | Hard | Sofya Lansere |
Elena-Teodora Cadar Fanny Stollár |
6–3, 7–6(5) |
| Win | 6–6 | Jul 2022 | ITF Aschaffenburg, Germany | 25,000 | Clay | Irina Khromacheva |
Karolína Kubáňová Ivana Šebestová |
6–2, 5–7, [10–3] |
| Loss | 6–7 | Nov 2022 | Meitar Open, Israel | 60,000 | Hard | Anna Kubareva |
 Valentini Grammatikopoulou Ekaterina Yashina |
3–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 6–8 | Feb 2023 | Open de l'Isère, France | 60,000 | Hard (i) | Sofya Lansere |
 Freya Christie Ali Collins |
4–6, 3–6 |
- "Singles Rating". juniortennis.ru (in Russian). Junior Tennis. Archived from the original on 25 October 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- "Teenage lucky loser Timofeeva wins Budapest title". Women's Tennis Association. 23 July 2023. Archived from the original on 23 July 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- "Scouting Report: Timofeeva talks lucky loser magic, vlogs and 2024 goals". Women's Tennis Association. 5 December 2023. Archived from the original on 13 December 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- "Aussie Open 2024's Slam debuts: Korneeva, Seidel, Starodubtseva and more". Women's Tennis Association. Archived from the original on 14 January 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- "Scouting Report: Timofeeva talks lucky loser magic, vlogs and 2024 goals". Women's Tennis Association. Archived from the original on 13 December 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 17 January 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - "Wozniacki: "It definitely sucks and it's disappointing" | AO". ausopen.com. Archived from the original on 17 January 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- Maria Timofeeva at the Women's Tennis Association
- Maria Timofeeva at the International Tennis Federation
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