Bia Haddad Maia, 30, lost to Russian Maria Timofeeva by 2 sets to 0 (2-6 2-6) in the first round of Wimbledon and is eliminated from the Grand Slam.
The tennis player from São Paulo, who was once top 10 in the WTA (Women’s Tennis Association) rankings, faces a long sequence of bad results. This year, for example, she failed to advance past the first round of any of the three Grand Slams played so far — at the Australian Open, she fell to Kazakh Yulia Putintseva; at Roland Garros, for the British Francesca Jones.
His poor performance extends to other tournaments. According to the WTA, she has won 4 matches and lost 18 this year. He even lost to tennis players with positions much worse than his in the rankings.
At WTA 125 in Figueira da Foz, Portugal, for example, she was defeated by the American Sachia Wickery, then 693rd in the world; at the WTA 500 at Queen’s, in London, she fell in the qualifying round to the British Heather Watson (then 340th).
The poor performance caused Bia to fall significantly in the ranking. Today, it is 134th in the world.
Just over three years ago, the scenario was different. On May 8, 2023, the Brazilian was tenth in the WTA rankings. That year, he reached the semifinals of Roland Garros. In 2024, he reached the quarterfinals of the US Open.
In addition to the defeats, Bia had problems with her mental health last year. She even ended the season ahead of schedule.
In the last 18 months, there has been a change of coach, departure of committee members and reorganization of mental support work. The current coach is Spanish Carlos Martinez Comet,
