The incredible challenge of Tatjana Maria: "I want to play doubles on the tour with my daughter"

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The story of Tatjana Maria hides many incredible facets that have come to light again after her impressive performance at WTA Queen's 2025. Yesterday, the German claimed the title after dominating Amanda Anisimova in a final where she once again displayed her full repertoire: cuts, short angles, wicked effects, low shots, and constant rhythm changes that frustrated the American.

At 37 years old, Maria became the oldest champion on the WTA circuit after Serena Williams, who last won a trophy in 2020. Their stories share similarities: both achieved it after becoming mothers and returning to competition, making an extra effort that elevates them as true trailblazers. However, Tatjana aims to extend her career beyond what the American did, setting an incredible goal never seen in recent tennis history: playing with her daughter on the professional circuit, specifically in doubles. She revealed this in the press conference after her victory, with incredibly interesting reflections.

- Her eldest daughter, Charlotte, is 11 years old; her youngest, Cecilia, is four years old. Her big dream is to team up with Charlotte, who is already training to be a professional player

"Charlotte will turn 12 at the end of the year, and you can start playing on the professional circuit from the age of 14. I still have a few more years to get closer to achieving it, but it would be my dream. I would love to play doubles with her on the circuit. She has been part of the circuit since she was three months old. It's also her dream. If my baby can handle it, if I continue to enjoy playing tennis, I would love to keep competing until I can play doubles with her."

- This carries a significant logistical responsibility, but Maria takes inspiration from Coco Gauff's parents to balance it all: her husband, Charles Edouard Maria, has also been her coach, and their daughter and she share a physiotherapist

"Sometimes we travel with my mother or my husband's mother, although we also travel alone many times. We have managed to keep everything quite well. Now we have Guillaume, who is my physio but at the same time is also Charlotte's fitness trainer. Charlotte is now training much more professionally, and she needs a fitness trainer since we travel constantly. She also has her own coach: we try to separate roles and have set the goal of only being her parents, mom and dad, while she has her own team. We somewhat follow the example of Coco Gauff, we would like to do everything similarly, so that she only sees us as her parents, after all. Yes, it all requires a lot of organization and logistics, but everything is fantastic."

- The oldest winner of a WTA title since Serena won a title in 2020, perpetuating the example of two moms who return to the circuit and win in their thirties

"It means so much to me. I'm 37 years old and today I was able to win this trophy. In the past, people told me that maybe it was time to quit, that I was too old, that I was... you know, what people sometimes say. I am a good example that at my age you can still win big titles. I am extremely proud of myself and of being able to win this tournament. I have always believed I could do it, my husband too, that's why we keep competing, because we have always had that belief that I can win big titles and achieve great things on a tennis court."

- Three years ago, she also delivered a great performance at Wimbledon, reaching the semifinals and showing her confidence on the British grass

"Those two weeks at Wimbledon were fantastic. Every match was an impressive battle. Now there is a slight difference: when I played that Wimbledon, I fought for every point, but sometimes I had some doubts. This week, I found all my confidence, believed in myself from the first to the last point in every match. This made a bit of a difference. I am very proud to see that I have found a way to continue believing in myself and to be the one holding the champion's trophy today".

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