Maria Mateas

American tennis player (born 1999)
Maria Mateas
Mateas in 2023
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceBraintree, Massachusetts, U.S.
Born (1999-07-21) July 21, 1999 (age 24)
Oradea, Romania
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$133,652
Singles
Career record194–155 (55.6%)
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 265 (February 5, 2024)
Current rankingNo. 265 (February 26, 2024)
Doubles
Career record52–53 (49.5%)
Career titles5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 193 (July 3, 2023)
Current rankingNo. 291 (February 26, 2024)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
US Open1R (2023)
Last updated on: February 26, 2024.

Maria Mateaș (born 21 July 1999) is a Romanian-American tennis player.[1]

She has a career-high WTA singles ranking of world No. 265, achieved on 5 February 2024.

On the ITF Junior Circuit, Mateas has a career-high combined ranking of 26, achieved in April 2016.

Early life

Maria Mateas was born in Braintree, Massachusetts, to Calin and Angela Mateas. She has an older brother named Catalin, who was a tennis player.[2]

Career

She made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2016 Bank of the West Classic, having received a wildcard into the singles tournament.

She made her Grand Slam debut at the 2023 US Open in mixed doubles, partnering Mackenzie McDonald.

Ranked No. 348, she made her singles debut at a WTA 1000 level, after qualifying into the main draw of the 2023 Guadalajara Open.

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 4 (2 titles, 3 runner-ups)

Legend
W25/35 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (2–3)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jun 2018 ITF Baton Rouge, United States W25 Hard Australia Astra Sharma 2–6, 1–6
Win 1–1 Aug 2018 ITF Fort Worth, United States W25 Hard United States Robin Anderson 6–3, 7–5
Loss 1–2 Mar 2023 ITF Spring, United States W25 Hard Ukraine Yulia Starodubtseva 3–6, 6–2, 2–6
Win 2–2 Nov 2023 ITF Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic W25 Hard Mexico Ana Sofía Sánchez 7–5, 7–6(2)
Loss 2–3 Jan 2024 ITF Petit-Bourg, Guadeloupe W35 Hard Sweden Fanny Östlund 6–4, 4–6, 3–6

Doubles: 7 (5 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Legend
W60 tournaments
W25 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (4–1)
Clay (1–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Apr 2018 ITF Pelham, United States W25 Clay Mexico María Portillo Ramírez Chile Alexa Guarachi
New Zealand Erin Routliffe
1–6, 2–6
Win 1–1 Aug 2022 ITF Ourense, Spain W25 Hard Netherlands Arantxa Rus Spain Yvonne Cavallé Reimers
Spain Lucía Cortez Llorca
6–4, 5–7, [10–7]
Loss 1–2 Oct 2022 Tennis Classic of Macon,
United States
W60 Hard United States Madison Brengle United States Anna Rogers
United States Christina Rosca
4–6, 4–6
Win 2–2 Mar 2023 ITF Spring, United States W25 Hard United States Clervie Ngounoue United Kingdom Sofia Johnson
Ukraine Yulia Starodubtseva
6–4, 2–6, [10–4]
Win 3–2 May 2023 ITF Orlando, United States W25 Clay United States Makenna Jones United States Dalayna Hewitt
Serbia Katarina Jokić
6–4, 6–2
Win 4–2 Jun 2023 ITF Sumter, United States W60 Hard United States Anna Rogers United States Maccartney Kessler
Ukraine Yuliia Starodubtseva
6–4, 6–7(3), [10–6]
Win 5–2 Jun 2023 ITF Wichita, United States W25 Hard United States Reese Brantmeier United States Ava Markham
Serbia Alina Shcherbinina
6–2, 6–4

References

  1. ^ "Braintree siblings making their mark on junior tennis circuit". boston.com. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
  2. ^ Joey (2024-01-22). "Who Is Mackenzie McDonald Girlfriend? All About Maria Mateas". Retrieved 2024-01-25.

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