Natalia Guitler (born 4 June 1987) is a Brazilian former professional tennis player, [1] freestyle footballer, footvolley player, teqball player, businesswoman and digital influencer.
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![]() Natalia Guitler at the Web Summit Rio, 2023 | |
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Occupation(s) | Tennis player, Teqball player, Footballer, Freestyler footballer, Businesswoman,digital influencer |
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.
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.
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.
Guitler represented Brazil in football at the 2017 Maccabiah Games, scoring for the team during the tournament. [7]
$10,000 tournaments |
Result | No. | Date | Location | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 1 | 14 September 2008 | Santos, Brazil | Clay | ![]() | 3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 1 | 7 December 2008 | Fortaleza, Brazil | Clay | ![]() | 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
Loss | 2 | 30 August 2010 | Barueri, Brazil | Hard | ![]() | 4–6, 2–6 |
Outcome | No. | Date | Location | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1 | 4 May 2008 | Bell Ville, Argentina | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 6–1, [7–10] |
Win | 1 | 25 May 2008 | Managua, Nicaragua | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 7–6(2), [11–9] |
Loss | 2 | 27 July 2008 | Brasília, Brazil | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 5–7, 6–4, [11–13] |
Win | 2 | 14 September 2008 | Santos, Brazil | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–1, 6–3 |
Loss | 3 | 9 November 2008 | Asunción, Paraguay | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 5–7, 4–6 |
Win | 3 | 7 December 2008 | Fortaleza, Brazil | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6(5), 6–1 |
Loss | 4 | 5 April 2009 | Lima, Peru | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 3–6, [5–10] |
Win | 4 | 27 September 2009 | Obregón, Mexico | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6(6), 6–4 |
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