Staff Reporter.
Germany’s Tatjana Maria celebrates after winning the final against Amanda Anisimova of the US at the Queen’s Club Championships, Queen’s Club, London, Britain, on June 15, 2025. [Photo/Agencies]
German qualifier Tatjana Maria beat America’s Amanda Anisimova to become the first women’s champion at The Queen’s Club in 52 years with a straight-sets final victory.
Maria completed a 6-3 6-4 win at the HSBC Championships against the eighth seed in an hour and 24 minutes to claim the biggest title of her career in front of her two daughters, her husband, and coach Charles-Edouard Maria.
The 37-year-old defeated Australian Open champion Madison Keys, 2022 Wimbledon winner Elena Rybakina and Karolina Muchova on her way to victory.
The former Wimbledon semi-finalist is now the oldest ever WTA 500 champion since 2020, when Serena Williams – who also returned to tennis after having children – won in Auckland, aged 38.
“It means a lot to me, because I’m 37 years old and I won this trophy today,” said Maria, who confirmed she would like her career to last for at least another two years so she can play doubles as soon as her eldest is eligible.
“In the past, people were always saying, ‘you’re too old’, but actually I’m a good example that even at my age, you can still win big trophies.
“I’m super proud of myself that I could win this tournament, because I always believed, and my husband too.
“That’s why we kept going, because there was always this belief that I could win big tournaments and do great things on the tour, so I’m really, really proud of this.”
Maria entered this WTA 500 tournament at 86th in the rankings, but the triumph will catapult her to No 43 when they update on Monday – when Emma Raducanu will also officially take over from Katie Boulter as British No 1.
The 2022 German Wimbledon semi-finalist won her first WTA title on grass at Mallorca in 2018, following it with back-to-back clay-court trophies at Bogota.