She was the first mother-of-two to make the last four of a major since Margaret Court at Wimbledon 1975, and only the fourth player ranked outside the top 100 to reach the Wimbledon semifinals.
She was awarded the WTA Comeback Player of the Year for her performance in 2022.
Maria defended her title at the Copa Colsanitas in Bogotá, defeating Peyton Stearns in the final.
She was selected as the No. 2 WTA player representing team Germany for the 2024 United Cup.
Her father Heinrich Malek (Henryk Małek) was a Polish international handball player originally from Zabrze.
1987
Tatjana Maria (née Malek; born 8 August 1987) is a German professional tennis player.
In January 2024, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 42, and in June 2016, she peaked at No. 54 in the doubles rankings.
She has won three singles titles and four doubles titles on the WTA Tour, as well as one singles title on the WTA Challenger Tour.
She has also won 16 singles and 15 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.
1997
In the quarterfinal, she beat compatriot Jule Niemeier who was ranked 97th, in three sets.
She reached a Wimbledon semifinal as the sixth female player in the Open Era over the age of 34, and the sixth woman from Germany.
She lost her semifinal match to the second seed and world No. 2, Ons Jabeur, in three sets.
2006
She has made 14 appearances (20 matches) for Germany in Fed Cup competition between 2006 and 2011 and between 2018 and 2023.
2010
At the Wimbledon Championships, she won in the third round against world No. 5, Maria Sakkari (her fifth top 10 win ), and in the round of 16 against 12th-seeded Jeļena Ostapenko, where she saved two match points.
This made her the oldest player to debut in a Wimbledon quarterfinal.
2013
Maria took a sabbatical in 2013, to have her first child, and returned to tour at the 2014 Copa Colsanitas.
On 8 April 2013, she married her coach, the French former tennis player Charles-Edouard Maria.
Their first child, a daughter named Charlotte, was born on 20 December 2013, and their second daughter, Cecilia, was born on 2 April 2021.
''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.
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Current through the 2024 Indian Wells Open.
Maria's record against players who have been ranked in the top 10.
Active players are in boldface.
Maria has a record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.
Note: Levels of Billie Jean King Cup in which Germany did not participate in a particular year are marked "NP".
2017
Maria reached a career-high ranking in the top 50 in November 2017.
2018
She won her first singles WTA Tour title at the 2018 Mallorca Open defeating Anastasija Sevastova.
Maria won her second title at the Copa Colsanitas, defeating Laura Pigossi in the final.
