Biography
Who is Natalia Guitler?
Early life and family
Natalia was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Her parents, Leonor Rosa Maman and Cesar Alberto Guitler, moved from Argentina in 1980. She is the fourth daughter in her family. She has three older brothers named Gaston, Felipe, and Lucas. Her father and brothers introduced her to sports while she lived in a condominium with tennis and football courts. She started playing these games as a child. She also played futevôlei as a hobby starting at age 10.
Professional tennis career
Natalia began playing tennis at age four. She spent five years living in Argentina to pursue this sport professionally. On July 6, 2009, she hit a peak WTA singles ranking of 454. Her best doubles ranking was 461 on November 2, 2009. She won one singles title and four doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. She won several junior titles, but high costs of training abroad and few local opportunities created challenges.
Financial and psychological pressures led her to retire from tennis at age 21. She returned to Brazil to stay with her family at the end of 2009. During this time, she tried sports like surfing, snooker, and handball. She later earned a degree in Administration and a postgraduate degree in Sports Marketing.
Teqball and Footvolley success
Ronaldinho Gaúcho introduced Natalia to teqball in 2018. She played her first match at his home. In 2019, she and Marcos Vieira won the world championship in Budapest, Hungary. This made her the first woman to hold this title. By June 2021, the pair reached the top of the mixed doubles world rankings.
She turned professional in footvolley in 2017 at age 30. Natalia won her first world title with partner Vanessa Tabarez in 2018. She has won six Brazilian championships and three Rainha da Praia titles. In October 2023, she and Tabarez competed in the World Footvolley event in Capivari de Baixo. In March 2025, she and Tabarez won their sixth joint world championship in Israel. This victory gave her a total of seven world titles.
Business and media work
Natalia is a brand ambassador for Adidas and Mikasa. She signed her own official Footvolley ball with Mikasa. In October 2022, she opened the Centro de Treinamento Natalia Guitler at Barra da Tijuca Beach in Rio de Janeiro. The facility opened classes on November 3, 2022. Guests at the opening included Larissa Manoela, Aline Campos, Petkovic, and Luva de Pedreiro. She created the teaching method with Marcelo Lyra and Pamella Leobons.
She entered sports media in February 2023 as a commentator for SporTV. She worked on the Liga Paulista de Footvoley. She also appeared on the podcasts Esportivamente and PlayerTalks. In June 2021, she was featured as a character in the video game FIFA 21 within the VOLTA mode.
Birthday and age
Natalia Guitler was born on June 4, 1987, which makes Natalia 39 years old today. That birthday falls under the Gemini sign. Natalia shares the date with 31 other famous people.
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