Martha Matoula
{{short description|Greek tennis player}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
| name = Martha Matoula
Μάρθα Ματούλα
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| country_represented = {{GRE}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|04|26|df=yes}}{{cite web|url=https://www.billiejeankingcup.com/en/players/player.aspx?id=800354216|title=Martha Matoula|website=billiejeankingcup.com|access-date=2022-04-16|archive-date=2022-04-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220416103046/https://www.billiejeankingcup.com/en/players/player.aspx?id=800354216|url-status=dead}}
| birth_place = Thessaloniki, Greece
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| height = 1.70 m
| plays = Right (two-handed backhand)
| college = University of Tulsa
| retired =
| careerprizemoney = $72,880
| singlesrecord = {{tennis record|won=181|lost=137}}
| singlestitles = 2 ITF
| highestsinglesranking = No. 305 (6 November 2023)
| currentsinglesranking = No. 414 (26 May 2025)
| doublesrecord = {{tennis record|won=74|lost=82}}
| doublestitles = 2 ITF
| highestdoublesranking = No. 393 (11 September 2023)
| currentdoublesranking = No. 476 (26 May 2025)
| Team = yes
| FedCupresult = 4–1
| updated = 26 May 2025
}}
Martha Matoula ({{langx|el|Μάρθα Ματούλα}}; born 26 April 1997) is a Greek professional tennis player.
Career
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.tageblatt.lu/sport/bitterer-abstieg-luxemburger-damen-muessen-gang-in-europa-afrika-gruppe-iii-antreten/|title=Tennis / Bitterer Abstieg: Luxemburger Damen müssen Gang in Europa/Afrika-Gruppe III antreten|website=tageblatt.lu|language=German}}{{cite web|url=https://tennisnews.gr/ellada/fed-cup/item/51222-matoula|title=Επική ανατροπή στο ντεμπούτο της η Ματούλα!|website=tennisnews.gr|language=Greek}}
She attended college at the University of Tulsa (2015–2019) and graduated with a Bachelor's degree of Accounting.{{cite web|url=https://tulsahurricane.com/sports/womens-tennis/roster/martha-matoula/7889|title=Martha Matoula|website=tulsahurricane.com}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/photos/3013222/photos-the-players-contesting-their-first-wta-main-draw-in-2023|title=Photos: The players contesting their first WTA main draw in 2023|publisher=Women's Tennis Association|accessdate=20 December 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.tennismajors.com/wta-tour-news/transylvania-open-tig-advances-to-second-round-721405.html|title=Transylvania Open: Tig grinds out victory over Matoula|publisher=Tennis Majors|accessdate=20 December 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/videos/3739853/on-home-soil-tig-overcomes-qualifier-matoula-in-over-three-hours|title=On home soil, Tig overcomes qualifier Matoula in over three hours|publisher=Women's Tennis Association|accessdate=20 December 2024}}
ITF Circuit finals
=Singles: 8 (2 titles, 6 runner-ups)=
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| W25 tournaments |
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| W15 tournaments |
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!Finals by surface |
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| Clay (2–4) |
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!Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !{{ns}}Date{{ns}} !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Opponent !class="unsortable"|Score |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 0–1 | Oct 2021 | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Sozopol, Bulgaria | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W15 | Hard | {{flagicon|SLO}} Nastja Kolar | 5–7, 6–3, 1–6 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 1–1 | Nov 2021 | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Heraklion, Greece | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W15 | Clay | {{flagicon|GER}} Julia Kimmelmann | 6–0, 7–5 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 1–2 | May 2022 | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Heraklion, Greece | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W15 | Clay | {{flagicon|SRB}} Lola Radivojević | 3–6, 3–6 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 1–3 | Aug 2022 | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Erwitte, Germany | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W15 | Clay | {{flagicon|GER}} Julia Middendorf | 6–3, 3–6, 4–6 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 2–3 | Jun 2023 | style="background:lightblue;"|ITF Kuršumlijska Banja, Serbia | style="background:lightblue;"|W25 | Clay | {{flagicon|ROU}} Anca Todoni | 6–2, 7–6(2) |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 2–4 | Jul 2023 | style="background:lightblue;"|ITF Getxo, Spain | style="background:lightblue;"|W25 | Clay | {{flagicon|AUS}} Seone Mendez | 2–6, 4–6 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 2–5 | Jan 2025 | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Monastir, Tunisia | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W15 | Hard | {{flagicon|JPN}} Hiromi Abe | 0–6, 0–6 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 2–6 | May 2025 | style="background:lightblue;"|ITF Kuršumlijska Banja, Serbia | style="background:lightblue;"|W35 | Clay | {{flagicon|MKD}} Lina Gjorcheska | 6–2, 0–6, 4–6 |
=Doubles: 11 (2 titles, 9 runner-ups)=
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|W15 tournaments |
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!Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !{{ns}}Date{{ns}} !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Partner !Opponents !class="unsortable"|Score |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 1–0 | Nov 2021 | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Heraklion, Greece | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W15 | Clay | {{flagicon|GRE}} Eleni Christofi | {{flagicon|ROU}} Ilinca Amariei | 6–3, 6–2 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 1–1 | Mar 2022 | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W15 | Hard | {{flagicon|ROU}} Karola Bejenaru | {{flagicon|HKG}} Eudice Chong | 3–6, 3–6 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 1–2 | Jun 2022 | style="background:lightblue;"|ITF Annenheim, Austria | style="background:lightblue;"|W25 | Clay | {{flagicon|ROU}} Arina Vasilescu | {{flagicon|USA}} Jessie Aney | 6–1, 3–6, [9–11] |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 1–3 | Aug 2022 | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Erwitte, Germany | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W15 | Clay | {{flagicon|ROU}} Arina Vasilescu | {{flagicon|JPN}} Lisa-Marie Rioux | 7–6(5), 1–6, [7–10] |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 2–3 | Mar 2023 | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Amiens, France | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W15 | Clay (i) | {{flagicon|ROU}} Arina Vasilescu | {{flagicon|FRA}} Yaroslava Bartashevich | 6–2, 7–5 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 2–4 | Mar 2023 | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Antalya, Turkiye | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W15 | Clay | {{flagicon|SWE}} Jacqueline Cabaj Awad | {{flagicon|KAZ}} Zhibek Kulambayeva |
| 1–6, 4–6
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 2–5
| May 2023
| style="background:lightblue;"|ITF Tossa de Mar, Spain
| style="background:lightblue;"|W25+H
| Carpet
| {{flagicon|ROU}} Arina Vasilescu
| {{flagicon|SUI}} Conny Perrin
{{flagicon|ESP}} Georgina Garcia-Perez
| 6–4, 3–6, [7–10]
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 2–6
| Feb 2024
| style="background:lightblue;"|ITF Antalya, Turkiye
| style="background:lightblue;"|W35
| Clay
| {{flagicon|GRE}} Dimitra Pavlou
| {{flagicon|ESP}} Ángela Fita Boluda
{{flagicon|LAT}} Daniela Vismane
| 1–6, 3–6
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 2–7
| Jul 2024
| style="background:lightblue;"|ITF Getxo, Spain
| style="background:lightblue;"|W35
| Clay (i)
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Seone Mendez
| {{flagicon|USA}} Anna Rogers
{{flagicon|USA}} Alana Smith
| 0–6, 6–7(7)
|-
| bgcolor=ffa07a|Loss
| 2–8
| Oct 2024
| style="background:lightblue;"|ITF Seville, Spain
| style="background:lightblue;"|W35
| Clay
| {{flagicon|ESP}} Aliona Bolsova
| {{flagicon|ESP}} Ángela Fita Boluda
{{flagicon|SUI}} Ylena In-Albon
| 2–6, 1–6
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 2–9
| Feb 2025
| style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Monastir, Tunisia
| style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W15
| Hard
| {{flagicon|USA}} Sara Daavettila
| {{flagicon|CHN}} Guo Meiqi
{{flagicon|CHN}} Xiao Zhenghua
| 6–4, 6–7(5), [8–10]
|}
References
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External links
- {{sports links}}
- [https://tulsahurricane.com/sports/womens-tennis/roster/martha-matoula/7889 Martha Matoula] at the University of Tulsa
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Category:Greek female tennis players
Category:Sportspeople from Thessaloniki
Category:Tulsa Golden Hurricane women's tennis players
Category:Greek expatriate tennis players in the United States
Category:21st-century Greek sportswomen
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