Introduction
Maria Mateaș (born 21 July 1999) is a Romanian-American tennis player.
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.
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)
| Finals by surface |
|---|
| Legend |
| W25/35 tournaments |
| Finals by surface |
| Hard (2–3) |
| W25/35 tournaments |
| Hard (2–3) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Jun 2018 | ITF Baton Rouge, United States | W25 | Hard | Astra Sharma | 2–6, 1–6 | |
| Win | Aug 2018 | ITF Fort Worth, United States | W25 | Hard | Robin Anderson | 6–3, 7–5 | |
| Loss | Mar 2023 | ITF Spring, United States | W25 | Hard | Yulia Starodubtseva | 3–6, 6–2, 2–6 | |
| Win | Nov 2023 | ITF Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | W25 | Hard | Ana Sofía Sánchez | 7–5, 7–6 | |
| Loss | Jan 2024 | ITF Petit-Bourg, Guadeloupe | W35 | Hard | Fanny Östlund | 6–4, 4–6, 3–6 |
Doubles: 7 (5 titles, 2 runner-ups)
| Finals by surface |
|---|
| Legend |
| W60 tournaments |
| W25 tournaments |
| Finals by surface |
| Hard (4–1) |
| Clay (1–1) |
| W60 tournaments |
| W25 tournaments |
| Hard (4–1) |
| Clay (1–1) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Apr 2018 | ITF Pelham, United States | W25 | Clay | María Portillo Ramírez | Alexa Guarachi Erin Routliffe | 1–6, 2–6 | |
| Win | Aug 2022 | ITF Ourense, Spain | W25 | Hard | Arantxa Rus | Yvonne Cavallé Reimers Lucía Cortez Llorca | 6–4, 5–7, [10–7] | |
| Loss | Oct 2022 | Tennis Classic of Macon, United States | W60 | Hard | Madison Brengle | Anna Rogers Christina Rosca | 4–6, 4–6 | |
| Win | Mar 2023 | ITF Spring, United States | W25 | Hard | Clervie Ngounoue | Sofia Johnson Yulia Starodubtseva | 6–4, 2–6, [10–4] | |
| Win | May 2023 | ITF Orlando, United States | W25 | Clay | Makenna Jones | Dalayna Hewitt Katarina Jokić | 6–4, 6–2 | |
| Win | Jun 2023 | ITF Sumter, United States | W60 | Hard | Anna Rogers | Maccartney Kessler Yuliia Starodubtseva | 6–4, 6–7, [10–6] | |
| Win | Jun 2023 | ITF Wichita, United States | W25 | Hard | Reese Brantmeier | Ava Markham Alina Shcherbinina | 6–2, 6–4 |