Natalia Guitler Explained

Natalia Guitler (born 4 June 1987) is a Brazilian former professional tennis player,[1] freestyle footballer, footvolley player, and teqball player.

Biography

Guitler was born 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

When Guitler was just four years old, she started playing tennis, a sport that led her to live in Argentina for five years. On 6 July 2009, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 454 whilst her best doubles ranking was 461 on 2 November 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

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

Guitler represented Brazil in football at the 2017 Maccabiah Games, scoring for the team during the tournament.[7]

ITF Circuit finals

$10,000 tournaments

Singles (1–2)

ResultNo.DateLocationSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss114 September 2008Santos, BrazilClay Fernanda Hermenegildo3–6, 4–6
Win17 December 2008Fortaleza, BrazilClay Nathália Rossi3–6, 6–3, 6–2
Loss230 August 2010Barueri, BrazilHard Mailen Auroux4–6, 2–6

Doubles (4–4)

OutcomeNo.DateLocationSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss14 May 2008Bell Ville, ArgentinaClay Joana Cortez Tatiana Búa
Karen Castiblanco
4–6, 6–1, [7–10]
Win125 May 2008Managua, NicaraguaHard Nathália Rossi Kit Carson
Nicole Monteiro
3–6, 7–6(2), [11–9]
Loss227 July 2008Brasília, BrazilClay Carla Beltrami Fabiana Chiaparini
Carla Tiene
5–7, 6–4, [11–13]
Win2Santos, BrazilClay Joana Cortez Ana Clara Duarte
Fernanda Hermenegildo
6–1, 6–3
Loss39 November 2008Asunción, ParaguayClay Nathália Rossi Karen Castiblanco
Emilia Yorio
5–7, 4–6
Win37 December 2008Fortaleza, BrazilHard Carla Tiene Aleksandrina Naydenova
Nathália Rossi
7–6(5), 6–1
Loss45 April 2009Lima, PeruClay Bianca Botto Carla Beltrami
María Irigoyen
6–4, 3–6, [5–10]
Win427 September 2009Obregón, MexicoHard Andrea Koch Benvenuto Jamie Hampton
Whitney Jones
7–6(6), 6–4

Notes and References

  1. News: Natalia Guitler.
  2. Web site: Results – Doubles (2018 World Championships).
  3. Web site: Results – Mixed doubles (2019 World Championships).
  4. Web site: Conheça Natalia Guitler, a mulher que já venceu Neymar no futmesa e impressionou até Ronaldinho Gaúcho no futevôlei. espn.com.br. 2021-06-27.
  5. Web site: De Neymar a Ronaldinho, todos querem jogar com Natalia Guitler - UOL Esporte. olharolimpico.blogosfera.uol.com.br. 2021-06-27.
  6. Web site: Campeã em Brasília, Natália Guitler mantém reinado do futevôlei em Barcelona | outros esportes | ge. globoesporte.globo.com. 2021-06-27.
  7. Web site: Round Robin - Wednesday, July 12th 2017 - Brazil v Great Britain . . 18 April 2023 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170714183704/http://www.maccabiah.com/2017/the-games/results?pages=results_team_score_with_period.php&discipline=722&stage=74&event=76 . 14 July 2017.