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Maia Lumsden

Maia Lumsden (born 10 January 1998) is a British professional tennis player. She has a career-high WTA doubles ranking of world No. 57 achieved on 1 July 2024. Lumsden has won one doubles title on the WTA Challenger Tour as well as three titles in singles and eleven in doubles on the ITF Circuit.

Maia Lumsden
Lumsden at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships
Country (sports) United Kingdom
Born (1998-01-10) 10 January 1998 (age 26)
Glasgow, Scotland[1]
Prize moneyUS$ 301,582
Singles
Career record148–119
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 250 (14 October 2019)
Current rankingNo. 1203 (22 April 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
WimbledonQ1 (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022)
Doubles
Career record118–87
Career titles2 WTA Challenger
Highest rankingNo. 57 (1 July 2024)
Current rankingNo. 77 (11 November 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (2024)
French Open2R (2024)
WimbledonQF (2023)
US Open2R (2024)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon1R (2024)
Last updated on: 11 November 2024.

Early and personal life

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Raised in Bearsden, near Glasgow from a family of five, her mother Gillian and father David[2] brother Ewen and sister Eve, two and four years younger, respectively.[3] Both siblings have played competitive tennis as juniors with Ewen progressing to the senior level.[4][5] Educated at Beaconhurst School, Bridge of Allan[6] later studying at nearby University of Stirling after returning to Scotland in 2016.[7]

Career

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Juniors

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Recognized as young as age 10 as the best in Britain in her age group[8] and training at the national academy, University of Stirling,[9] under coach Toby Smith with mentoring by Judy Murray who said at the time that Lumsden may need to train abroad to realise her potential.[10]

By 2012, she was the No. 1 under-14 player in the Tennis Europe rankings[9] and Under-14 champion at the Junior Orange Bowl beating Gabriella Taylor 6–3, 7–5, in an all-British final.[11] The following year the two players teamed up to become under-16 British National Junior Champions in the doubles whilst Lumsden was also the under-16 singles champion.[12]

Gabi Taylor, Katie Swan, Freya Christie and Lumsden were members of the 2014 British team, coached by Judy Murray, which won the Maureen Connolly Challenge Trophy, an annual under-18s competition against the U.S.[13]

She won an ITF under-18 title in Malta and the Super Open Auray, and reached the third round in the girls’ tournament at Wimbledon.[14]

Lumsden was a member of Great Britain’s University Tennis Team that won a gold medal at the Master’U BNP Paribas Tournament in 2017,[15] and silver medal in 2018.[16]

2012

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As a 14 year old, she won her first matches at ITF level beating England's Pippa Horn and Oman's Fatma Al-Nabhani, the second seed and world No. 463, to qualify for the Pro-Series event at Scotstoun.[17]

2017-2018

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In 2018, Lumsden's first full year as a professional, she recorded two individual title wins in Sunderland and the Wirral[2] and six ITF doubles finals, three of them as winner.

In 2017, entering her home competition in Scotstoun, Glasgow as a wildcard, Lumsden lost to her Spanish opponent Paula Badosa in the final of the GB Pro-Series Glasgow or Scottish Championships.[18] In November, Lumsden claimed her first $25k title, beating former top 100 player Valeria Savinykh in the final.[19]

2019: WTA Tour singles debut

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In February, Lumsden lost at the quarterfinal stage of the $60k Shrewsbury event to top-seeded Yanina Wickmayer.[20]

She made her WTA Tour singles debut at the Nottingham Open in June, after receiving a wildcard to the main draw of the tournament,[21] winning her first match against fellow Brit Tara Moore,[22] then losing the following day to Caroline Garcia.[23]

2023-2024: First Wimbledon doubles quarterfinalist in 40 years, top 70

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At the 2023 Wimbledon Championships, Lumsden and partner Naiktha Bains became the first British pair to reach the quarterfinals in 40 years.[24][25]

She won her first WTA 125 title at the 2023 Open de Rouen, playing with Jessika Ponchet, and overcoming top seeds Anna Bondár and Kimberley Zimmermann in straight sets in the final.[26]

Lumsden made her debut in the top 70 in the doubles rankings on 22 April 2024, following reaching the doubles final of the 2024 Open de Rouen with Naiktha Bains.[27]

Partnering with Emily Appleton, she won her second WTA 125 title at the 2024 Dow Tennis Classic, defeating Ariana Arseneault and Mia Kupres in the final which went to a deciding champions tiebreak.[28][29]

Performance timelines

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(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.

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.

Singles

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Current through the 2022 US Open.

Tournament 2016 2017 2018 2019 ... 2022 2023 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
French Open A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Wimbledon Q1 Q1 Q1 Q1 Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
US Open A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Career statistics
Tournaments 0 0 0 1 0 Career total: 1
Overall win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–0 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Year-end ranking $115,760

Doubles

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Tournament 2016 2017 2018 2019 ... 2022 2023 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
French Open A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Wimbledon QF 0 / 1 3–1 75%
US Open A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 3–1 0 / 1 3–1 75%

WTA Tour finals

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Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

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Legend
Grand Slam
WTA 1000
WTA 500
WTA 250 (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Apr 2024 Open de Rouen, France WTA 250 Clay (i)   Naiktha Bains   Tímea Babos
  Irina Khromacheva 		3–6, 4–6

WTA Challenger finals

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Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

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Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 2023 Kozerki Open, Poland Hard   Naiktha Bains   Katarzyna Kawa
  Elixane Lechemia 		3–6, 4–6
Win 1–1 Oct 2023 Open de Rouen, France Hard (i)   Jessika Ponchet   Anna Bondár
  Kimberley Zimmermann 		6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Loss 1–2 Dec 2023 Open de Limoges, France Hard (i)   Oksana Kalashnikova   Cristina Bucșa
  Yana Sizikova 		4–6, 1–6

ITF Circuit finals

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Singles: 8 (3 titles, 5 runner–ups)

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Legend
$25,000 tournaments (1–4)
$10/15,000 tournaments (2–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–5)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Feb 2016 GB Pro-Series Glasgow, UK 10,000 Hard (i)   Anna Zaja 4–6, 3–6
Win 1–1 Feb 2017 ITF Wirral, UK 15,000 Hard (i)   Maja Chwalińska 6–4, 6–1
Win 2–1 Nov 2017 ITF Sunderland, UK 15,000 Hard (i)   Freya Christie 6–4, 6–0
Loss 2–2 Feb 2018 GB Pro-Series Glasgow, UK 25,000 Hard (i)   Paula Badosa 6–2, 1–6, 3–6
Win 3–2 Nov 2018 GB Pro-Series Shrewsbury, UK 25,000 Hard (i)   Valeria Savinykh 6–1, 4–6, 6–3
Loss 3–3 May 2019 ITF Goyang, South Korea 25,000 Hard   Natalija Kostić 3–6, 2–6
Loss 3–4 Sep 2019 ITF Kiryat Shmona, Israel 25,000 Hard   Daria Snigur 1–6, 4–6
Loss 3–5 Jul 2022 ITF Nottingham, UK 25,000 Hard   Priscilla Hon 3–6, 6–3, 3–6

Doubles: 19 (11 titles, 8 runner–ups)

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Legend
$100,000 tournaments (0–1)
$60,000 tournaments (2–1)
$40,000 tournaments (1–0)
$25,000 tournaments (5–4)
$15,000 tournaments (3–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (10–5)
Clay (1–2)
Grass (0–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Apr 2017 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia 15,000 Clay   Panna Udvardy   Fernanda Brito
  Fanny Östlund 		6–4, 5–7, [10–4]
Loss 1–1 Aug 2017 ITF Mrągowo, Poland 15,000 Clay   Anastasiya Shoshyna   Angelica Moratelli
  Jade Suvrijn 		4–6, 4–6
Loss 1–2 Sep 2017 ITF Varna, Bulgaria 15,000 Clay   Julia Stamatova   Dia Evtimova
  Michaela Boev 		6–2, 6–7(5), [3–10]
Win 2–2 Oct 2017 ITF Wirral, UK 15,000 Hard (i)   Samantha Murray   Alicia Barnett
  Laura Sainsbury 		6–4, 6–3
Win 3–2 Nov 2017 ITF Sunderland, UK 15,000 Hard (i)   Eleni Kordolaimi   Alicia Barnett
  Sarah Beth Grey 		2–6, 6–2, [11–9]
Loss 3–3 Nov 2017 GB Pro-Series Shrewsbury, UK 25,000 Hard (i)   Katie Swan   Freya Christie
  Harriet Dart 		6–3, 4–6, [6–10]
Loss 3–4 Oct 2020 ITF Istanbul, Turkey 25,000 Hard (i)   Melis Sezer   Jaqueline Cristian
  Elena-Gabriela Ruse 		3–6, 4–6
Win 4–4 May 2022 ITF Nottingham, UK 25,000 Hard   Naiktha Bains   Kimberly Birrell
  Alexandra Osborne 		3–6, 7–6(6), [11–9]
Loss 4–5 Jun 2022 Ilkley Trophy, UK 100,000 Grass   Naiktha Bains   Lizette Cabrera
  Jang Su-jeong 		7–6(7), 0–6, [9–11]
Win 5–5 Jul 2022 ITF Roehampton, UK 25,000 Hard   Naiktha Bains   Lauryn John-Baptiste
  Katarína Strešnáková 		6–1, 7–6(4)
Loss 5–6 Aug 2022 GB Pro-Series Foxhills, UK 25,000 Hard (i)   Naiktha Bains   Freya Christie
  Ali Collins 		3–6, 3–6
Loss 5–7 Aug 2022 ITF Roehampton, UK 25,000 Hard   Naiktha Bains   Rutuja Bhosale
  Erika Sema 		6–4, 3–6, [9–11]
Win 6–7 Oct 2022 Trnava Indoor, Slovakia 60,000 Hard (i)   Mariam Bolkvadze   Conny Perrin
  Diāna Marcinkēviča 		6–2, 6–3
Win 7–7 Feb 2023 GB Pro-Series Glasgow, UK 25,000 Hard (i)   Ella McDonald   Dominika Šalková
  Anna Sisková 		3–6, 6–1, [13–11]
Win 8–7 Apr 2023 ITF Nottingham, UK 25,000 Hard   Naiktha Bains   Ankita Raina
  Rutuja Bhosale 		6–1, 6–4
Win 9–7 Apr 2023 ITF Calvi, France 40,000 Hard   Naiktha Bains   Ankita Raina
  Estelle Cascino 		6–4, 3–6, [10–7]
Win 10–7 May 2023 ITF Nottingham, UK 25,000 Hard   Naiktha Bains   Lu Jiajing
  Elena Malõgina 		4–6, 6–4, [10–6]
Win 11–7 Oct 2023 Scottish Open Championships, UK 60,000 Hard (i)   Francisca Jorge   Freya Christie
  Olivia Gadecki 		6–3, 6–1
Loss 11–8 Mar 2024 Open de Seine-et-Marne, France 60,000 Hard (i)   Jessika Ponchet   Estelle Cascino
  Alex Eala 		5–7, 6–7(4)

References

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