Maria Timofeeva
Maria Glebovna Timofeeva is a Russian-born Uzbekistani professional tennis player. She has a career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 93, achieved on 1 April 2024 and a best doubles ranking of No. 179, achieved on 13 February 2023.
Timofeeva has won one WTA Tour title in singles at 2023 Budapest Grand Prix. She also earned five singles and six doubles titles on the ITF Women's 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.2023–2024: WTA Tour, major & top 100 debuts, First WTA title
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. 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. 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 tournament debut. She defeated Alizé Cornet,
former Australian Open champion Caroline Wozniacki and 10th seed Beatriz Haddad Maia to advance to the fourth round where she lost to Marta Kostyuk. She reached the top 100 on 29 January 2024, moving up 70 positions, becoming the first 2003-born player to enter the Top 100.
Timofeeva qualified for the 2024 Miami Open and defeated Varvara Gracheva, before losing in the second round to 26th seed Linda Nosková.
At the 2024 French Open, she lost in the first round to Wang Yafan in straight sets. Attempting to defend her Budapest Grand Prix title, Timofeeva won her opening match against qualifier Simona Waltert but then lost to Aliaksandra Sasnovich in round two.
National representation
On 20 October 2025, it was announced that Timofeeva received Uzbekistani citizenship and began representing Uzbekistan in competition. She stated that she and her family had been residing in Tashkent for the prior six months, and that she contacted the Uzbekistan Tennis Federation about a nationality switch on her own accord.Personal life
She's the granddaughter of, a famous classical pianist. At the 2023 US Open, Timofeeva began a blogging YouTube channel, Kiss My Ace, alongside friend and tennis player Ekaterina Kazionova, inspired by the blog of Daria Kasatkina. Maria Timofeeva's older sister, Antonina, is a rock singer who performs under the name Antonia Queen, and she is also a vocal coach.Grand Slam performance timeline
''Only main-draw results are included in win–loss records.''Singles
WTA Tour finals
Singles: 1 (title)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Win | 1–0 | 2023 Budapest Grand Prix – Singles| | Budapest Grand Prix, Hungary | WTA 250 | Clay |  WTA Challenger finalsSingles: 1 (runner-up)ITF Circuit finalsSingles: 11 (7 titles, 4 runner-ups)
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