Natalia Guitler (born 4 June 1987) is a Brazilian former professional tennis player,[1] freestyle footballer, footvolley player, and teqball player.
Biography edit
Guitler was born on June 4, 1987, in Rio de Janeiro Brazil. Her family is originally from Argentina, from where her parents emigrated in 1980. She is the fourth daughter of Leonor Rosa Maman and Cesar Alberto Guitler. She has three older brothers, Gaston, Felipe and Lucas.
Tennis career edit
When Guitler was just four years old, she started playing tennis, a sport that led her to live in Argentina for five years. On July 6, 2009, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 454 whilst her best doubles ranking was 461 on November 2, 2009. Guitler has won one singles and four doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. She left professional tennis at the end of 2009.
Teqball career edit
Guitler started playing teqball after tennis. In 2018, her partner Marcos Vieira da Silva finished fourth in doubles.[2] The following year, they became champions in Budapest.[3]
Natalia has gained national and international fame by showing her entire category in Footvolley and futmesa matches against well-known athletes like Neymar and Ronaldinho among others.[4][5][6]
Her talent earned her the signing of an agreement with Adidas, representing the brand as an ambassador for women's football and with Mikasa, signing her official Futvolley ball.
Football career edit
Guitler represented Brazil in football at the 2017 Maccabiah Games, scoring for the team during the tournament.[7]
ITF Circuit Finals edit
| $10,000 tournaments |
Singles : 3 (1–2) edit
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1 | 14 September 2008 | Santos, Brazil | Clay |  Fernanda Hermenegildo
|
3–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 1 | 7 December 2008 | Fortaleza, Brazil | Clay | Nathália Rossi
|
3–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 2 | 30 August 2010 | Barueri, Brazil | Hard |  Mailen Auroux
|
4–6, 2–6 |
Doubles : 8 (4–4) edit
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1 | 4 May 2008 | Bell Ville, Argentina | Clay | Joana Cortez
|
Tatiana Búa
|
4–6, 6–1, [7–10] |
| Winner | 1 | 25 May 2008 | Managua, Nicaragua | Hard | Nathália Rossi
|
 Kit Carson
|
3–6, 7–6(2), [11–9] |
| Runner-up | 2 | 27 July 2008 | Brasília, Brazil | Clay | Carla Beltrami
|
Fabiana Chiaparini
|
5–7, 6–4, [11–13] |
| Winner | 2 | 14 September 2008 | Santos, Brazil | Clay | Joana Cortez
|
Ana Clara Duarte
|
6–1, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 3 | 9 November 2008 | Asunción, Paraguay | Clay | Nathália Rossi
|
 Karen Castiblanco
|
5–7, 4–6 |
| Winner | 3 | 7 December 2008 | Fortaleza, Brazil | Hard | Carla Tiene
|
 Aleksandrina Naydenova
|
7–6(5), 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 4 | 5 April 2009 | Lima, Peru | Clay |  Bianca Botto
|
Carla Beltrami
|
6–4, 3–6, [5–10] |
| Winner | 4 | 27 September 2009 | Cd. Obregón, Mexico | Hard |  Andrea Koch Benvenuto
|
Jamie Hampton
|
7–6(6), 6–4 |
References edit
- ^ "Natalia Guitler".
- ^ "Results – Doubles ( 2018 World Championships)".
- ^ "Results – Mixed doubles ( 2019 World Championships)".
- ^ "Conheça Natalia Guitler, a mulher que já venceu Neymar no futmesa e impressionou até Ronaldinho Gaúcho no futevôlei". espn.com.br. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
- ^ "De Neymar a Ronaldinho, todos querem jogar com Natalia Guitler - UOL Esporte". olharolimpico.blogosfera.uol.com.br. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
- ^ "Campeã em Brasília, Natália Guitler mantém reinado do futevôlei em Barcelona | outros esportes | ge". globoesporte.globo.com. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
- ^ "Round Robin - Wednesday, July 12th 2017 - Brazil v Great Britain". 2017 Maccabiah Games. Archived from the original on 14 July 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2023.