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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.

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.

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) United Kingdom Naiktha Bains Hungary 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 United Kingdom Naiktha Bains Poland Katarzyna Kawa
France Elixane Lechemia 		3–6, 4–6
Win 1–1 Oct 2023 Open de Rouen, France Hard (i) France Jessika Ponchet Hungary Anna Bondár
Belgium Kimberley Zimmermann 		6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Loss 1–2 Dec 2023 Open de Limoges, France Hard (i) Georgia (country) Oksana Kalashnikova Spain 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) Germany Anna Zaja 4–6, 3–6
Win 1–1 Feb 2017 ITF Wirral, UK 15,000 Hard (i) Poland Maja Chwalińska 6–4, 6–1
Win 2–1 Nov 2017 ITF Sunderland, UK 15,000 Hard (i) United Kingdom Freya Christie 6–4, 6–0
Loss 2–2 Feb 2018 GB Pro-Series Glasgow, UK 25,000 Hard (i) Spain Paula Badosa 6–2, 1–6, 3–6
Win 3–2 Nov 2018 GB Pro-Series Shrewsbury, UK 25,000 Hard (i) Russia Valeria Savinykh 6–1, 4–6, 6–3
Loss 3–3 May 2019 ITF Goyang, South Korea 25,000 Hard Serbia Natalija Kostić 3–6, 2–6
Loss 3–4 Sep 2019 ITF Kiryat Shmona, Israel 25,000 Hard Ukraine Daria Snigur 1–6, 4–6
Loss 3–5 Jul 2022 ITF Nottingham, UK 25,000 Hard Australia 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 Hungary Panna Udvardy Chile Fernanda Brito
Sweden Fanny Östlund 		6–4, 5–7, [10–4]
Loss 1–1 Aug 2017 ITF Mrągowo, Poland 15,000 Clay Ukraine Anastasiya Shoshyna Italy Angelica Moratelli
France Jade Suvrijn 		4–6, 4–6
Loss 1–2 Sep 2017 ITF Varna, Bulgaria 15,000 Clay Bulgaria Julia Stamatova Bulgaria Dia Evtimova
Belgium Michaela Boev 		6–2, 6–7(5), [3–10]
Win 2–2 Oct 2017 ITF Wirral, UK 15,000 Hard (i) United Kingdom Samantha Murray United Kingdom Alicia Barnett
United Kingdom Laura Sainsbury 		6–4, 6–3
Win 3–2 Nov 2017 ITF Sunderland, UK 15,000 Hard (i) Greece Eleni Kordolaimi United Kingdom Alicia Barnett
United Kingdom Sarah Beth Grey 		2–6, 6–2, [11–9]
Loss 3–3 Nov 2017 GB Pro-Series Shrewsbury, UK 25,000 Hard (i) United Kingdom Katie Swan United Kingdom Freya Christie
United Kingdom Harriet Dart 		6–3, 4–6, [6–10]
Loss 3–4 Oct 2020 ITF Istanbul, Turkey 25,000 Hard (i) Turkey Melis Sezer Romania Jaqueline Cristian
Romania Elena-Gabriela Ruse 		3–6, 4–6
Win 4–4 May 2022 ITF Nottingham, UK 25,000 Hard United Kingdom Naiktha Bains Australia Kimberly Birrell
Australia Alexandra Osborne 		3–6, 7–6(6), [11–9]
Loss 4–5 Jun 2022 Ilkley Trophy, UK 100,000 Grass United Kingdom Naiktha Bains Australia Lizette Cabrera
South Korea Jang Su-jeong 		7–6(7), 0–6, [9–11]
Win 5–5 Jul 2022 ITF Roehampton, UK 25,000 Hard United Kingdom Naiktha Bains United Kingdom Lauryn John-Baptiste
Slovakia Katarína Strešnáková 		6–1, 7–6(4)
Loss 5–6 Aug 2022 GB Pro-Series Foxhills, UK 25,000 Hard (i) United Kingdom Naiktha Bains United Kingdom Freya Christie
United Kingdom Ali Collins 		3–6, 3–6
Loss 5–7 Aug 2022 ITF Roehampton, UK 25,000 Hard United Kingdom Naiktha Bains India Rutuja Bhosale
Japan Erika Sema 		6–4, 3–6, [9–11]
Win 6–7 Oct 2022 Trnava Indoor, Slovakia 60,000 Hard (i) Georgia (country) Mariam Bolkvadze Switzerland Conny Perrin
Latvia Diāna Marcinkēviča 		6–2, 6–3
Win 7–7 Feb 2023 GB Pro-Series Glasgow, UK 25,000 Hard (i) United Kingdom Ella McDonald Czech Republic Dominika Šalková
Czech Republic Anna Sisková 		3–6, 6–1, [13–11]
Win 8–7 Apr 2023 ITF Nottingham, UK 25,000 Hard United Kingdom Naiktha Bains India Ankita Raina
India Rutuja Bhosale 		6–1, 6–4
Win 9–7 Apr 2023 ITF Calvi, France 40,000 Hard United Kingdom Naiktha Bains India Ankita Raina
France Estelle Cascino 		6–4, 3–6, [10–7]
Win 10–7 May 2023 ITF Nottingham, UK 25,000 Hard United Kingdom Naiktha Bains China Lu Jiajing
Estonia Elena Malõgina 		4–6, 6–4, [10–6]
Win 11–7 Oct 2023 Scottish Open Championships, UK 60,000 Hard (i) Portugal Francisca Jorge United Kingdom Freya Christie
Australia Olivia Gadecki 		6–3, 6–1
Loss 11–8 Mar 2024 Open de Seine-et-Marne, France 60,000 Hard (i) France Jessika Ponchet France Estelle Cascino
Philippines Alex Eala 		5–7, 6–7(4)

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