Beatriz Haddad Maia Bio
Beatriz Haddad Maia (born 30 May 1996) is a Brazilian professional tennis player who has reached career-high rankings of world No. 10 in both singles and doubles. She became the first Brazilian woman in the Open Era to reach the top 10 in singles and has recorded deep runs at Grand Slam events, including a semifinal at the 2023 French Open and a quarterfinal at the 2024 US Open.
Early Life and Background
Beatriz Haddad Maia was born in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, to Ayrton Elias Maia Filho and Lais Scaff Haddad. She began playing tennis at age five and grew up in a family with a strong tennis tradition and Lebanese ancestry; her mother and grandmother were both successful tennis players in Brazil.
Haddad Maia trained in São Paulo clubs before moving at age 14 to Camboriú, Santa Catarina, to work at the academy of Larri Passos, a mentor and former coach of Gustavo Kuerten. She later earned a degree in Business Administration by distance learning from Estácio de Sá University while progressing through the junior and professional ranks.
Path to Tennis
Haddad Maia advanced through junior competition and early professional events, reaching a peak of No. 15 in the ITF junior rankings. She won her first professional doubles title as a teenager at an ITF event in Mogi das Cruzes and collected early singles and doubles trophies on the ITF circuit that helped her transition to higher-level tournaments.
Turning professional in 2014, Haddad Maia gained experience on the WTA Tour through wildcards and qualifying draws, and she steadily climbed national and international rankings by combining success on the ITF circuit with breakthrough results at WTA events.
Beatriz Haddad Maia Career
Early Career (2014–2016)
Beatriz Haddad Maia turned professional in 2014 and received main-draw wildcards at home events such as the Rio Open and the Brasil Tennis Cup. In 2015 she reached the quarterfinals of the Rio Open as a wildcard and captured her first WTA Tour doubles title in Bogotá alongside Paula Cristina Gonçalves.
Injuries interrupted her momentum, including a shoulder issue at the 2015 Pan American Games that required surgery. By the end of 2016 she rebuilt her ranking with consecutive ITF victories that set the stage for her return to WTA-level competition.
WTA Breakthrough (2017–2021)
Haddad Maia entered the top 100 in 2017 after winning several ITF and WTA 125 events, and she recorded her first WTA Tour singles final at the Korea Open. Her steady development included strong performances on clay and the beginning of regular appearances in Grand Slam main draws.
In the years that followed she consolidated her place on tour with deeper runs at bigger tournaments, highlighted by an upset over Karolína Plíšková en route to the fourth round at Indian Wells in 2021 that helped restore her top-100 status.
Major Finals and Breakout Season (2022)
The 2022 season marked a major rise for Haddad Maia. Partnering with Anna Danilina, she reached the doubles final at the 2022 Australian Open, making her one of the few Brazilian women to reach a Grand Slam final. On the singles side she won multiple WTA titles on grass and hard courts, entered the top 20 following a run to the WTA 1000 final in Canada, and finished the season recognized by the WTA as the Most Improved Player of 2022.
Her Wimbledon and WTA 1000 results that year showcased her adaptability across surfaces and established her as a consistent threat at high-level events, combining powerful left-handed groundstrokes with improved tactical play.
Grand Slam Ascendancy and Top-10 Milestone (2023)
In 2023 Beatriz Haddad Maia produced career-defining Grand Slam results, reaching the semifinals of the French Open—the first Brazilian woman to do so since the 1960s—and advancing to the fourth round at Wimbledon. Those performances propelled her into the top 10 in singles and also saw her reach a doubles high of world No. 10 after WTA 1000 success in Madrid alongside Victoria Azarenka.
Her 2023 campaign combined resilience on clay and grass with improved physical conditioning and tactical variety, and she closed the season by winning both the singles and doubles titles at the WTA Elite Trophy, a unique double that marked a high-water mark for her career.
Recent Form and Olympic Debut (2024)
Haddad Maia continued to build on her top-level results in 2024, winning a WTA 500 singles title at the Korea Open and making her Olympic debut, where she reached the second round. At the 2024 US Open she reached the quarterfinals in singles, further confirming her position among the game’s leading competitors from Brazil.
Across 2024 she also recorded important doubles results, reinforcing her standing as a dual-threat player on tour while maintaining her role as Brazil’s top-ranked singles player.
Driving Style and Strengths
Haddad Maia is a left-handed player with a two-handed backhand who uses her height and reach—listed at 1.85 m—to generate heavy groundstrokes and a powerful serve. Her game suits multiple surfaces; she demonstrates particular effectiveness on clay and grass through variety, court sense and tactical use of drop shots and slices against opponents.
Notable Events and Milestones
Key milestones in Haddad Maia’s career include becoming the first Brazilian woman of the Open Era to reach the top 10 in singles, reaching the 2022 Australian Open doubles final, advancing to the 2023 French Open semifinals, and winning both singles and doubles titles at the WTA Elite Trophy in 2023. She also compiled a strong Fed Cup record representing Brazil.
Beatriz Haddad Maia Career Wins
Across her professional career Haddad Maia has captured twelve WTA Tour titles: four in singles and eight in doubles. Those victories span WTA 250 and WTA 500 level events as well as higher-tier successes in doubles at WTA 1000 tournaments.
Singles Highlights
Haddad Maia’s four WTA singles titles include grass-court success in Nottingham and a WTA 500 singles title at the Korea Open in 2024. Her Grand Slam singles highlights are the 2023 French Open semifinal and the 2024 US Open quarterfinal, landmark achievements that correspond with her rise into the top 10.
Other Wins & Performances
In doubles, Haddad Maia has reached a Grand Slam final at the 2022 Australian Open and won a WTA 1000 doubles title in Madrid. She has compiled consistent results on the WTA Tour in both formats and has been a key contributor to Brazil’s Fed Cup campaigns.
Beatriz Haddad Maia Family
Family Background and Racing Lineage
Haddad Maia comes from a tennis family: her mother Lais Scaff Haddad and her grandmother Arlette Scaff Haddad were both successful players in Brazil, and cousins also played competitively. Her paternal family includes athletes as well; her father competed in basketball.
Personal Life
Haddad Maia resides in São Paulo and holds a degree in Business Administration from Estácio de Sá University. She has publicly disclosed personal health and family planning decisions, including undergoing an egg freezing procedure in 2025. Her commercial partners have included Asics, Wilson, Tiffany & Co., Bauducco and Chevrolet.
2025 Season Performance
The 2025 season presented a mix of strong doubles results and inconsistent singles form for Haddad Maia. She represented Brazil at the United Cup and endured long, physically demanding matches early in the year, while in doubles she reached finals and won titles alongside partners such as Laura Siegemund, including a Nottingham doubles title and deep runs at Middle Eastern and WTA 1000 events.
Singles results in 2025 were variable, with first-round exits at several WTA events counterbalanced by a semifinal appearance at the Internationaux de Strasbourg. Midseason she opted for a pause to focus on mental and physical health and announced plans to return to competition in 2026, following a brief break to recharge and manage recovery.