Maria Glebovna Timofeeva (Russian: Мари́я Гле́бовна Тимофе́ева, IPA:[mɐˈrʲijətʲɪmɐˈfʲe(j)ɪvə];[1] born 18 November 2003) is a Russian professional tennis player.
Timofeeva has career-high WTA rankings of No. 93 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.
Timofeeva won her first WTA Tour title on her main-draw 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 Danilović at the 2018 Moscow River Cup.[3] As a result, she reached the top 125 in the rankings, on 11 September 2023.
(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.
^""During games, I encourage Masha in Russian." Who is on the team of one of the sensations of JSC". championat.com (in Russian). Moscow. Retrieved 23 June 2024. The person who regrets Maria's choice most is her famous grandmother, the outstanding Soviet pianist and People's Artist of Russia Liubov Timofeeva. During her performing career, Liubov Borisovna has toured in more than 40 countries, including the USA, France, Argentina and Germany. She has performed with best orchestras including the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, the Saxon State Kapelle and the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra. The tennis player's grandmother has released more than 40 discs with recordings, and also wrote an autobiography, "Symphony of My Life."