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. 100 (29 January 2024)
Current rankingNo. 100 (29 January 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. 524 (15 January 2024)
Last updated on: 22 January 2024.

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

Timofeeva has career-high WTA rankings of No. 122 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

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]

Personal life

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

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

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

Singles: 1 (title)

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 Ukraine Kateryna Baindl 6–3, 3–6, 6–0

ITF Circuit finals

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 Switzerland Svenja Ochsner 7–6(7–3), 7–5
Win 2–0 Feb 2020 ITF Monastir, Tunisia 15,000 Hard Switzerland Karin Kennel 7–5, 6–4
Loss 2–1 Feb 2020 ITF Monastir, Tunisia 15,000 Hard Romania Ilona Georgiana Ghioroaie 5–7, 1–6
Win 3–1 Apr 2021 ITF Cairo, Egypt 15,000 Clay Egypt 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 Japan Sakura Hosogi 7–5, 6–4
Loss 5–3 Apr 2023 ITF Murska Sobota, Slovenia 40,000 Hard (i) Belgium Magali Kempen 5–7, 5–7
Loss 5–4 Apr 2023 ITF Sharm El Sheik, Egypt 25,000 Hard (i) Hungary 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 Czech Republic Linda Fruhvirtová France Nina Radovanovic
Georgia (country) Sopiko Tsitskishvili 		6–1, 6–2
Win 2–0 Apr 2021 ITF Cairo, Egypt 15,000 Clay Russia Elina Avanesyan Netherlands Isabelle Haverlag
Netherlands Marel Hoedt 		1–6, 6–4, [10–8]
Win 3–0 Jul 2021 President's Cup, Kazakhstan 60,000 Hard Russia Alina Charaeva Russia Evgeniya Levashova
Brazil Laura Pigossi 		7–6(5), 2–6, [10–6]
Loss 3–1 Aug 2021 Verbier Open, Switzerland 25,000 Hard Latvia Diāna Marcinkēviča Russia Erika Andreeva
Russia Ekaterina Makarova 		6–7(2), 1–6
Loss 3–2 Jan 2022 ITF Monastir, Tunisia 25,000 Hard Belarus Anna Kubareva Hong Kong Eudice Chong
South Korea Han Na-lae 		5–7, 3–6
Loss 3–3 Feb 2022 Nur-Sultan Challenger, Kazakhstan 60,000 Hard (i) Czech Republic Anna Sisková Czech Republic Linda Nosková
Russia Ekaterina Makarova 		2–6, 3–6
Loss 3–4 Feb 2022 ITF Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan 25,000 Hard (i) Czech Republic Anna Sisková Latvia Kamilla Bartone
Russia Ekaterina Makarova 		6–1, 5–7, [8–10]
Loss 3–5 Mar 2022 ITF Antalya, Turkey 25,000 Clay Russia Amina Anshba Russia Diana Shnaider
Hungary Amarissa Kiara Tóth 		4–6, 2–6
Win 4–5 Apr 2022 ITF Chiang Rai, Thailand 25,000 Hard Kazakhstan Gozal Ainitdinova Japan Momoko Kobori
Thailand Luksika Kumkhum 		2–6, 7–5, [10–4]
Loss 4–6 Jun 2022 Open de Biarritz, France 60,000 Clay Argentina María Carlé Kazakhstan Anna Danilina
Ukraine Valeriya Strakhova 		6–2, 3–6, [12–14]
Win 5–6 Jun 2022 ITF Ra'anana, Israel 25,000 Hard Russia Sofya Lansere Romania Elena-Teodora Cadar
Hungary Fanny Stollár 		6–3, 7–6(5)
Win 6–6 Jul 2022 ITF Aschaffenburg, Germany 25,000 Clay Russia Irina Khromacheva Czech Republic Karolína Kubáňová
Czech Republic Ivana Šebestová 		6–2, 5–7, [10–3]
Loss 6–7 Nov 2022 Meitar Open, Israel 60,000 Hard Russia Anna Kubareva Greece Valentini Grammatikopoulou
Russia Ekaterina Yashina 		3–6, 5–7
Loss 6–8 Feb 2023 Open de l'Isère, France 60,000 Hard (i) Russia Sofya Lansere United Kingdom Freya Christie
United Kingdom Ali Collins 		4–6, 3–6

References

  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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