Martha Matoula
Country (sports) | Greece |
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Born | [1] Thessaloniki, Greece | 26 April 1997
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) |
College | University of Tulsa |
Prize money | $62,185 |
Singles | |
Career record | 156–121 |
Career titles | 2 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 305 (6 November 2023) |
Current ranking | No. 477 (14 October 2024) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 67–73 |
Career titles | 2 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 393 (11 September 2023) |
Current ranking | No. 496 (14 October 2024) |
Team competitions | |
Fed Cup | 4–1 |
Last updated on: 14 October 2024. |
Martha Matoula (Greek: Μάρθα Ματούλα; born 26 April 1997) is a Greek professional tennis player.
Career
[edit]Matoula has a career-high singles ranking by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) of 305, achieved on 6 November 2023. She also has a career-high WTA doubles ranking of 393, achieved on 11 September 2023. She has won two titles in singles and two in doubles at tournaments of the ITF Women's World Tennis Tour.
Matoula has competed for Greece in the Billie Jean King Cup where she has a win-loss record of 1–0 in singles and 1-1 in doubles.[2][3]
She attended college at the University of Tulsa (2015–2019) and graduated with a Bachelor's degree of Accounting.[4]
Matoula made her WTA Tour main-draw debut as a qualifier at the 2023 Transylvania Open, losing in the first round to Patricia Maria Țig in a three set match lasting more than three hours.[5][6][7]
ITF Circuit finals
[edit]Singles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runner-ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2021 | ITF Sozopol, Bulgaria | W15 | Hard | Nastja Kolar | 5–7, 6–3, 1–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Nov 2021 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | W15 | Clay | Julia Kimmelmann | 6–0, 7–5 |
Loss | 1–2 | May 2022 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | W15 | Clay | Lola Radivojević | 3–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 1–3 | Aug 2022 | ITF Erwitte, Germany | W15 | Clay | Julia Middendorf | 6–3, 3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 2–3 | Jun 2023 | ITF Kuršumlijska Banja, Serbia | W25 | Clay | Anca Todoni | 6–2, 7–6(2) |
Loss | 2–4 | Jul 2023 | ITF Getxo, Spain | W25 | Clay | Seone Mendez | 2–6, 4–6 |
Doubles: 10 (2 titles, 8 runner-ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Nov 2021 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | W15 | Clay | Eleni Christofi | Ilinca Amariei Simona Ogescu |
6–3, 6–2 |
Loss | 1–1 | Mar 2022 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W15 | Hard | Karola Bejenaru | Eudice Chong Cody Wong |
3–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 1–2 | Jun 2022 | ITF Annenheim, Austria | W25 | Clay | Arina Vasilescu | Jessie Aney Lena Papadakis |
6–1, 3–6, [9–11] |
Loss | 1–3 | Aug 2022 | ITF Erwitte, Germany | W15 | Clay | Arina Vasilescu | Lisa-Marie Rioux Chiara Scholl |
7–6(5), 1–6, [7–10] |
Win | 2–3 | Mar 2023 | ITF Amiens, France | W15 | Clay (i) | Arina Vasilescu | Yaroslava Bartashevich Diana Martynov |
6–2, 7–5 |
Loss | 2–4 | Mar 2023 | ITF Antalya, Turkiye | W15 | Clay | Jacqueline Cabaj Awad | Zhibek Kulambayeva Daria Lodikova |
1–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 2–5 | May 2023 | ITF Tossa de Mar, Spain | W25+H | Carpet | Arina Vasilescu | Conny Perrin Georgina Garcia-Perez |
6–4, 3–6, [7–10] |
Loss | 2–6 | Feb 2024 | ITF Antalya, Turkiye | W35 | Clay | Dimitra Pavlou | Ángela Fita Boluda Daniela Vismane |
1–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 2–7 | Jul 2024 | ITF Getxo, Spain | W35 | Clay (i) | Seone Mendez | Anna Rogers Alana Smith |
0–6, 6–7(7) |
Loss | 2–8 | Oct 2024 | ITF Seville, Spain | W35 | Clay | Aliona Bolsova | Ángela Fita Boluda Ylena In-Albon |
2–6, 1–6 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Martha Matoula". www.billiejeankingcup.com.
- ^ "Tennis / Bitterer Abstieg: Luxemburger Damen müssen Gang in Europa/Afrika-Gruppe III antreten". www.tageblatt.lu (in German).
- ^ "Επική ανατροπή στο ντεμπούτο της η Ματούλα!". tennisnews.gr (in Greek).
- ^ "Martha Matoula". tulsahurricane.com.
- ^ "Photos: The players contesting their first WTA main draw in 2023". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
- ^ "Transylvania Open: Tig grinds out victory over Matoula". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
- ^ "On home soil, Tig overcomes qualifier Matoula in over three hours". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 20 December 2024.