Maria Glebovna Timofeeva (; born 18 November 2003) is a Russian-born Uzbekistani professional tennis player. She has a career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 68, achieved on 28 September 2026 and a best doubles ranking of No. 179, achieved on 13 February 2023.

Timofeeva has won one WTA Tour title in singles at the 2023 Budapest Grand Prix. She also earned eight singles and six doubles titles on the ITF World Tour.

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: Major, WTA Tour& top 100 debuts, 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.

2025: Nationality change On 20 October 2025, Timofeeva changed her nationality to Uzbekistan. 2026: Wimbledon debut and first win, first WTA 125 title She won her maiden WTA 125-level singles title in Istanbul.

She made her main-draw debut at the 2026 Wimbledon Championships with a win over wildcard entrant Heather Watson. It was her first major main draw since reaching the first round at Roland Garros in 2024. She recorded her first main-draw win over Beatriz Haddad Maia.

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 in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.

Singles Tournament2023202420252026W–L Australian OpenA4RQ2Q13–1 French OpenQ31RAQ20–1 WimbledonQ1Q1A2R1–1 US OpenQ1Q2Q12R1–1Win–loss0–03–20–02–25–4

WTA Tour finals

Singles: 1 (title) LegendWTA 250 (1–0)Finals by surfaceClay (1–0)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreWin1–0Budapest Grand Prix, HungaryWTA 250Clay Kateryna Baindl6–3, 3–6, 6–0

WTA 125 finals

Singles: 4 (3 titles, 1 runner-up) ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss0–1Changsha Open, ChinaClay Veronika Erjavec1–6, 2–6Win1–1İstanbul Open, TurkeyClay Donna Vekić6–4, 6–2Win2–1Makarska Open, CroatiaClay Darja Semeņistaja6–2, 6–3Win3–1Porto Open, PortugalHard Reese Brantmeier7–6(10–8), 6–2

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 12 (8 titles, 4 runner-ups) LegendW100 tournaments (1–0)W60 tournaments (2–0)W40 tournaments (1–1)W25 tournaments (1–2)W15 tournaments (3–1)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreWin 1–0 Sep 2019ITF Antalya, TurkeyW15 Hard Svenja Ochsner 7–6(3), 7–5Win 2–0 Feb 2020ITF Monastir, TunisiaW15 Hard Karin Kennel 7–5, 6–4 Loss 2–1 Feb 2020ITF Monastir, TunisiaW15 Hard Ilona Georgiana Ghioroaie 5–7, 1–6 Win 3–1 Apr 2021ITF Cairo, EgyptW15 Clay Sandra Samir 6–3, 6–3 Loss 3–2 Jun 2022ITF Ra'anana, IsraelW25 Hard Polina Kudermetova 6–4, 4–6, 5–7Win 4–2 Jun 2022ITF Ra'anana, IsraelW25 Hard Valeria Savinykh 6–1, 6–2Win 5–2 Jan 2023ITF Monastir, TunisiaW40 Hard Sakura Hosogi 7–5, 6–4Loss 5–3 Apr 2023ITF Murska Sobota, SloveniaW40 Hard (i) Magali Kempen 5–7, 5–7Loss 5–4 Apr 2023ITF Sharm El Sheik, EgyptW25 Hard Tímea Babos 4–6, 1–6Win 6–4 Jul 2025Figueira da Foz Open, PortugalW100 Hard Alina Korneeva 6–3, 6–0Win 7–4 Oct 2025The Campus Open, PortugalW60 Hard Alexis Blokhina 7–6(7), 7–6(3)Win 8–4 Apr 2026Chiasso Open, SwitzerlandW60 Clay Lisa Pigato 6–2, 6–3

Doubles: 16 (6 titles, 10 runner-ups) LegendW60 tournaments (1–5)W25 tournaments (3–5)W15 tournaments (2–0)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 1–0 Feb 2021ITF Monastir, TunisiaW15 Hard Linda Fruhvirtová Nina Radovanovic Sopiko Tsitskishvili 6–1, 6–2Win 2–0 Apr 2021ITF Cairo, EgyptW15 Clay Elina Avanesyan Isabelle Haverlag Merel Hoedt 1–6, 6–4, [10–8]Win 3–0 Jul 2021President's Cup, KazakhstanW60 Hard Alina Charaeva Evgeniya Levashova Laura Pigossi 7–6(5), 2–6, [10–6]Loss 3–1 Aug 2021Verbier Open, Switzerland W25 Hard Diāna Marcinkēviča Erika Andreeva Ekaterina Makarova 6–7(2), 1–6Loss 3–2 Jan 2022ITF Monastir, TunisiaW25 Hard Amina Anshba Eudice Chong Cody Wong 0–6, 1–6Loss 3–3 Jan 2022ITF Monastir, TunisiaW25 Hard Anna Kubareva Eudice Chong Han Na-lae 5–7, 3–6Loss3–4Feb 2022Nur-Sultan Challenger, KazakhstanW60Hard (i) Anna Sisková Linda Nosková Ekaterina Makarova2–6, 3–6Loss3–5Mar 2022Nur-Sultan Challenger 2, KazakhstanW25Hard (i) Anna Sisková Kamilla Bartone Ekaterina Makarova6–1, 5–7, [8–10]Loss3–6Mar 2022ITF Antalya, TurkeyW25Clay Amina Anshba Diana Shnaider Amarissa Kiara Tóth4–6, 2–6Win4–6Apr 2022ITF Chiang Rai, ThailandW25Hard Gozal Ainitdinova Momoko Kobori Luksika Kumkhum2–6, 7–5, [10–4]Loss4–7Jun 2022Open de Biarritz, FranceW60Clay María Lourdes Carlé Anna Danilina Valeriya Strakhova6–2, 3–6, [12–14]Win5–7Jun 2022ITF Ra'anana, IsraelW25Hard Sofya Lansere Elena-Teodora Cadar Fanny Stollár6–3, 7–6(5)Win6–7Jul 2022ITF Aschaffenburg, GermanyW25Clay Irina Khromacheva Karolína Kubáňová Ivana Šebestová6–2, 5–7, [10–3]Loss6–8Nov 2022Meitar Open, IsraelW60Hard Anna Kubareva Valentini Grammatikopoulou Ekaterina Yashina3–6, 5–7Loss6–9Feb 2023Open de Grenoble, FranceW60Hard (i) Sofya Lansere Freya Christie Ali Collins4–6, 3–6Loss6–10Oct 2025The Campus Open, PortugalW60Hard Anna Sisková Francisca Jorge Matilde Jorge6–4, 5–7, [7–10]

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