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Maria Timofeeva

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Glebovna and the family name is Timofeeva.

Maria Glebovna Timofeeva (Russian: Мари́я Гле́бовна Тимофе́ева, IPA: [mɐˈrʲijə tʲɪmɐˈfʲe(j)ɪvə];[1] born 18 November 2003) is a Russian professional tennis player.

Maria Timofeeva
Timofeeva at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships
Full nameMaria Glebovna Timofeeva
Country (sports) Russia
Born (2003-11-18) 18 November 2003 (age 20)
Moscow
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$183,358
Singles
Career record138–72 (65.7%)
Career titles1 WTA, 5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 93 (1 April 2024)
Current rankingNo. 93 (1 April 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open4R (2024)
French OpenQ3 (2023)
WimbledonQ1 (2023)
US OpenQ1 (2023)
Doubles
Career record80–47 (63.0%)
Career titles0 WTA, 6 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 179 (13 February 2023)
Current rankingNo. 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.

Career edit

2017–2021 edit

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 edit

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]

Personal life edit

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]

Grand Slam performance timeline edit

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles edit

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

WTA Tour career finals edit

Singles: 1 (title) edit

Legend
Grand Slam
WTA 1000
WTA 500
WTA 250 (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
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

ITF Circuit finals edit

Singles: 9 (5 titles, 4 runner–ups) edit

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) edit

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

References edit

  1. ^ "Singles Rating". juniortennis.ru (in Russian). Junior Tennis. Archived from the original on 25 October 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ a b "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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 17 January 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^ "Wozniacki: "It definitely sucks and it's disappointing" | AO". ausopen.com. Archived from the original on 17 January 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  8. ^ "Rankings Watch: Zheng makes Top 10 debut; Mertens back to No.1 in doubles".

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