Maia Lumsden
Maia Lumsden (born 10 January 1998) is a professional tennis player from Scotland.
_(52191147873).jpg.webp) Lumsden at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships | |
| Country (sports) |  United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Born | 10 January 1998 Glasgow, Scotland[1] |
| Prize money | US$ 182,610 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 148–118 (55.6%) |
| Career titles | 3 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 250 (14 October 2019) |
| Current ranking | No. 548 (14 August 2023) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Wimbledon | Q1 (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 81–52 (60.9%) |
| Career titles | 1 WTA Challenger |
| Highest ranking | No. 78 (16 October 2023) |
| Current ranking | No. 78 (16 October 2023) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | QF (2023) |
| Last updated on: 14 August 2023. | |
Lumsden has won one doubles title on the WTA Challenger Tour as well as three singles and eight doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. She made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2019 Nottingham Open.
Early and personal life
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]
Junior career
Recognized as young as ten years old 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, that triumphed in the Maureen Connolly Challenge Trophy, an annual under-18s competition against the USA.[13]
She has 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]
Senior career
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
Lumsden's first full year as a professional saw two individual title wins in Sunderland and the Wirral[2] and six ITF doubles finals, three of them as winner.
2018
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 singles debut
In February, Lumsden lost at the quarterfinal stage of the $60k Shrewsbury event to top seed Yanina Wickmayer.[20]
She made her WTA Tour 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] before losing the following day to top seed Caroline Garcia.[23]
2023: Wimbledon quarterfinalist in doubles in 40 years, top 100 debut
At the 2023 Wimbledon Championships partnering Naiktha Bains the wildcard pair became the first British pair to reach the quarterfinals in 40 years.[24]
Performance timelines
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
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
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
| 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 Challenger finals
Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Aug 2023 | WTA 125 Grodzisk Mazowiecki, Poland | Hard | Naiktha Bains |
 Katarzyna Kawa  Elixane Lechemia |
3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Oct 2023 | WTA 125 Rouen, France | Hard | Jessika Ponchet |
 Anna Bondár .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Kimberley Zimmermann |
6–3, 7–6(7–4) |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 8 (3 titles, 5 runner–ups)
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| 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 | Nottingham Trophy, UK | 25,000 | Grass | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Priscilla Hon |
3–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
Doubles: 15 (8 titles, 7 runner–ups)
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| 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 | Nottingham Trophy, UK | 25,000 | Grass | 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 | ITF 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 Women's Indoor, Slovakia | 60,000 | Hard (i) |  Mariam Bolkvadze |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 |
References
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- Chiesa, Victoria (12 June 2019). "Tomljanovic, Maria advance on mixed day for seeds in Nottingham". WTA Tennis. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
- Fodens, Eve (13 June 2019). "Caroline Garcia too strong for Scot Maia Lumsden". www.scotsman.com. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
- https://www.lta.org.uk/fan-zone/wimbledon-championships/news/maia-lumsden-naiktha-bains-break-new-ground-as-they-head-for-quarter-finals/
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