Maia Lumsden

Raised in Bearsden, near Glasgow from a family of five, her mother Gillian and father David[3] brother Ewen and sister Eve, 2 and 4 years younger respectively.[4] Both siblings have played competitive tennis as juniors with Ewen progressing to the senior level.[5][6] Educated at Beaconhurst School, Bridge of Allan[7] later studying at nearby University of Stirling after returning to Scotland in 2016.[8]

Recognized as young as ten years old as the best in Britain in her age group[2] and training at the national academy, University of Stirling,[9] under coach Toby Smith with mentoring by Judy Murray who said at the time that Lumsden may need to train abroad to realise her potential.[10]

By 2012 she was the No. 1 under-14 player in the Tennis Europe rankings[9] and under-14 champion at the Junior Orange Bowl beating Gabriella Taylor 6–3, 7–5, in an all-British final.[11] The following year the two players teamed up to become under-16 British National Junior Champions in the Doubles whilst Lumsden was also the under-16 Singles Champion.[12]

Gabi Taylor, Katie Swan, Freya Christie and Lumsden were members of the 2014 British team, coached by Judy Murray, that triumphed in the Maureen Connolly Challenge Trophy, an annual Under-18s competition against the USA.[13]

She has won an ITF under-18 in Malta and the Super Open Auray, and reached the third round in the girls’ tournament at Wimbledon.[14]

Lumsden was a member of Great Britain’s University Tennis Team that won a gold medal at the Master’U BNP Paribas Tournament in 2017,[15] and silver medal in 2018.[16]

As a 14 year old, she won her first matches at Challenger level beating England's Pippa Horn and Oman's Fatma Al Nabhani, the second seed and world No. 463, to qualify for the AEGON Pro Series event at Scotstoun.[17]

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