Overview

• Maria’s Queen’s Club triumph last Sunday lifted the 37-year-old to world No. 43 and made her Germany’s highest-ranked female player.
• Hamburg will mark her first appearance at a home WTA event despite four career tour titles since her debut in 2001.
• Former German No. 1 Eva Lys, ranked 62nd globally, also confirmed her participation in the Rothenbaum draw.
• Tournament ambassador Andrea Petkovic celebrated Maria’s entry as an example of discipline and perseverance.
• Maria has yet to secure a WTA title on German soil and aims to break that streak at one of the country’s oldest women’s events.