Brazil, Roland-Garros, Zhuhai, Ban: Everything you always wanted to know about Beatriz Haddad Maia (but never had time to find out) – updated after Zhuhai sweep
Brazil’s most successful female tennis player since the 1960s, Beatriz Haddad Maia is breaking new ground after her 2023 season, which included reaching the French Open semis and winning the WTA Elite Trophy title
Beatriz Haddad Maia at Roland Garros 2023
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Who is Beatriz Haddad Maia?
Beatriz Haddad Maia is a professional tennis player who competes on the WTA Tour. She was born on May 30, 1996, which makes her 27 years old, and she plays left-handed.
What did Haddad Maia achieve at the 2023 WTA Elite Trophy?
The Brazilian won the singles and doubles titles at the 2023 WTA Elite Trophy in Zhuhai – the second-tier season-finale on the women’s tour. Haddad Maia defeated China’s Qinwen Zheng on home soil in a marathon final 7-6, 7-6 in two hours and 52 minutes to win the biggest singles title of her career. She did not drop a set all week.
Haddad Maia won both her matches in the group stage – over Madison Keys and Caroline Garcia – and then defeated Daria Kasatkina in the semi-finals before her win over Zheng.
The left-hander also won the doubles title with partner Veronika Kudermetova, as the duo beat Miyu Kato and Aldila Sutjiadi 6-3, 6-3 in the doubles final.
Which country is Haddad Maia from?
Haddad Maia was born in Sao Paulo and represents Brazil. She is the most successful Brazilian player on the women’s side since the 1960s.
What is Haddad Maia’s best performance at the Grand Slams?
At the 2023 French Open, Haddad Maia became the first Brazilian woman in the Open Era to reach the semi-finals at Roland-Garros.
In the quarter-final round, Haddad Maia, seeded 14th, came from a set down to beat seventh seed Ons Jabeur 3-6, 7-6(5), 6-1 in 2 hours and 29 minutes. Prior to this fortnight, the 27-year-old had not been past the second round in 11 previous Grand Slam main-draw appearances.
Four of Haddad Maia’s five matches at the French Open went to three sets, including coming from match point down in the third round against Ekaterina Alexandrova, and winning the 10th-longest match of the Open Era (and the longest WTA match of the 2023 season) against Sara Sorribes Tormo in the fourth round in three hours and 51 minutes.
She also reached the fourth round at Wimbledon in 2023, and has been to the second round at the Australian Open and US Open.
Was Haddad Maia a good junior?
The Brazilian peaked at No 15 in the junior world rankings, winning two ITF Grade 5 titles in 2010-2011 including the Copa Guga Kuerten.
She was also the doubles runner-up at the French Open girls event in 2012 and 2013 (partnering with Paraguayan Montserrat González and Ecuadorian Domenica González respectively).
Is Haddad Maia a good doubles player?
The Brazilian has won 5 WTA doubles titles, including the WTA Madrid Open with Victoria Azarenka, and has been ranked as high as No 10 in the world doubles rankings (May 2023). She reached the women’s doubles final of the 2023 Australian Open with Anna Danilina, going down to Czech duo Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Sinakova.
Was Haddad Maia banned from the tour earlier?
Haddad Maia failed a urine test in Bol, Croatia in 2019 while competing in a tournament during the second week of Roland-Garros. On 23 July 2019, it was announced by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) that Haddad Maia had been issued an immediate provisional suspension following a positive test for metabolites of two selective androgen receptor modulator substances.
In February 2020, the ITF said that the supplement ingested was contaminated and suspended her for 10 months and the Brazilian was able to return to competition on May 22 that year.
How many WTA titles has she won?
Haddad Maia has won three WTA singles titles – the first two coming back-to-back on grass in 2022 – in Nottingham and Birmingham. Her third and biggest career singles title came at the 2023 WTA Elite Trophy in Zhuhai where she defeated Qinwen Zheng in the final.
She has also won five WTA doubles titles, including Madrid in 2023 (with Victoria Azarenka).
What is Haddad Maia’s highest ranking?
Haddad Maia’s highest ranking has been No 10, which she first achieved on June 2023. You can find her latest ranking and her rankings history on her WTA Tour profile page.
How much prize money has she won in her career?
As of October 28, 2023, Haddad Maia has won $4,545,577 in career prize money. You can find her latest prize money stats on her WTA Tour profile page.
Is Beatriz Haddad Maia on social media?
The Brazilian is active on Instagram, where she has more than 374,000 followers. She also has a Facebook page, where she is currently followed by more than 43,000 people.
