Twelfth player in the WTA rankings, Haddad Maia invites herself to the semi-finals at Roland-Garros, when she had never managed to pass the second round of a Grand Slam. The native of Sao Paulo took advantage, in this part of the table, of the early withdrawal of the Kazakh Elena Rybakina, whom she could have faced in the round of 16. She had dominated the Spaniard Sara Sorribes during an epic match, completed in nearly four hours (3 h 51 min). The third longest women's singles in tournament history. This Wednesday she dominated the Tunisian Ons Jabeur, visibly diminished in the last act, 3-6, 7-6 (7/5), 6-1.
Beatriz Haddad Maia has revived her career hampered by injuries and a suspension for doping. In July 2019, the tall left-hander (1.85 m) tested positive for anabolics, and had to serve a ten-month suspension. His lawyers, however, manage to prove that it is an error of the pharmacy which provides him with food supplements at the time.
Of Lebanese origin through his great-grandmother, Haddad Maia follows in the footsteps of his illustrious compatriot Gustavo Kuerten, winner of the Parisian ocher three times (1997, 2000 and 2001).