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Greece Fed Cup Team
The Greece Denmark Billie Jean King Cup team represents Greece in Denmark Billie Jean King Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Hellenic Tennis Federation. They currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group I. History Greece competed in its first Fed Cup in 1968. Their best result was reaching the round of 16 in 1977 and 1984. Their current team is: Maria Sakkari, Valentini Grammatikopoulou, Eleni Kordolaimi, Despina Papamichail and Emmanouela Antonakis. Past players include: Eleni Daniilidou, Anna Koumantou, Christína Papadáki, Christina Zachariadou, Olga Tsarbopoulou, Angelika Kanellopoulou and Carol-Ann Kalogeropoulos. Denise Panagopoulou of Greece holds the record for the youngest player that ever competed in the Fed Cup. In 1977, she played at the age of 12 and 360 days. See also *Fed Cup *Greece Davis Cup team External source * Billie Jean King Cup teams Fed Cup Fed Cup The Billie Jean King Cup (or the BJK Cup) is the premier inter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1968 Federation Cup (tennis)
The 1968 Federation Cup was the sixth edition of what is now known as the Fed Cup. 23 nations participated in the tournament, which was held at Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, from 21–26 May. Australia defeated the Netherlands in the final, in what was the first final not featuring United States, giving Australia their third title. Participating Teams Draw All ties were played at Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area ... on clay courts. First round Czechoslovakia vs. Norway Great Britain vs. Sweden Soviet Union vs. Belgium Italy vs. Mexico Netherlands vs. Finland Poland vs. Greece Bulgaria vs. Chile Second round Australia vs. Brazil South Africa vs. Canada Czechoslovakia vs. Great Britain Soviet Union vs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valentini Grammatikopoulou
Valentini Grammatikopoulou ( el, Βαλεντίνη Γραμματικοπούλου; born 9 February 1997) is a Greek tennis player. On 22 August 2022, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 143. On 28 February 2022, she peaked at No. 118 in the WTA doubles rankings. She has one a singles title on the WTA Challenger Tour, and in addition, 12 singles and 25 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. Playing for Greece Fed Cup team, Grammatikopoulou has a win–loss record of 15–9 in Fed Cup competitions. Professional career She made her Grand Slam debut at the 2021 US Open as a qualifier, after attempting to qualify 12 times for a major. It marked the first time ever that three Greek players were in the US Open main draw. On her major debut, she reached the second round after defeating Anna Blinkova, 6-3, 6-2. It was just her third career win at the WTA Tour-level. As a result, she moved close to 50 spots up the rankings reentering the top 200. She qualified for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billie Jean King Cup Teams
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Greece Davis Cup Team
The Greece men's national tennis team represents Greece in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Hellenic Tennis Federation. Greece currently compete in Europe Zone Group III. They have never competed in the World Group, but reached the European Zone quarterfinals three times. Current team (2022) * Stefanos Tsitsipas * Michail Pervolarakis * Petros Tsitsipas * Aristotelis Thanos * Alexandros Skorilas History Greece competed in its first Davis Cup in 1927. Some of their present and past players include Solon Peppas, Konstantinos Economidis, Alex Jakupovic, Anastasios Bavelas, Vasilis Mazarakis Vasilis Mazarakis ( el, Βασίλης Μαζαράκης, link=no; born 9 February 1980) is a former professional tennis player from Greece. Career Mazarakis teamed up with Eleni Daniilidou to represent Greece in the 2002 Hopman Cup, but they l ..., George Kalovelonis, and Paris Gemouchidis. See also * Davis Cup * Greece Fed Cup team External links ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fed Cup
The Billie Jean King Cup (or the BJK Cup) is the premier international team competition in women's tennis, launched as the Federation Cup in 1963 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the International Tennis Federation (ITF). The name was changed to the Fed Cup in 1995, and changed again in September 2020 in honor of former World No. 1 Billie Jean King. The Billie Jean King Cup is the world's largest annual women's international team sports competition in terms of the number of nations that compete. The current Chairperson is Katrina Adams. The Czech Republic dominated the BJK Cup in the 2010s, winning six of ten competitions in the decade. The men's equivalent of the Billie Jean King Cup is the Davis Cup, and the Czech Republic, Australia, Russia and the United States are the only countries to have held both Cups at the same time. After the 2022 Russia invasion of Ukraine, the International Tennis Federation suspended Russia and Belarus from Billie Jean King Cup competit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carol-Ann Kalogeropoulos
Carol-Ann Kalogeropoulos (born 11 March 1943) is a Greek-American former professional tennis player. Kalogeropoulos originally competed under her maiden name Carol-Ann Prosen and is a native of Florida. An Orange Bowl The Orange Bowl is an annual American college football bowl game played in the Miami metropolitan area. It has been played annually since January 1, 1935, making it, along with the Sugar Bowl and the Sun Bowl, the second-oldest bowl game in th ... (18s) champion in 1960, she toured under the American flag until her marriage to Greek tennis player Nicholas Kalogeropoulos in 1966. She was a member of the Greece Federation Cup team between 1968 and 1973. References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kalogeropoulos, Carol-Ann 1943 births Living people American female tennis players Greek female tennis players Greek people of American descent Tennis people from Florida ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olga Tsarbopoulou
Olga Tsarbopoulou (born 19 June 1968) is a former professional tennis player from Greece. Biography Tsarbopoulou was 15, when she began competing for the Greece Fed Cup team in 1983. She was a bronze medalist in the singles event at the 1983 Mediterranean Games in Casablanca and partnered with Angeliki Kanellopoulou to win a women's doubles gold medal when Syria hosted the 1987 Mediterranean Games. On the WTA Tour, she had her best performances in 1987, when she was a quarterfinalist in Athens and made the round of 16 in Buenos Aires. She reached her career best ranking of 117 in the world in 1988, with main-draw appearances that year at the Australian Open and US Open. She was a member of the Greece contingent at the 1988 Summer Olympics, appearing in the singles draw, where she lost in the first round to Argentina's Mercedes Paz Mercedes María Paz (; born 27 June 1966) is a former professional tennis player from Argentina. She won three singles titles on the WTA Tou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Despina Papamichail
Despina Papamichail ( el, Δέσποινα Παπαμιχαήλ; born in Preveza, 9 February 1993) is a Greek professional tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 147, reached on 20 June 2022. Her highest doubles ranking is No. 162, achieved on 14 September 2015. Papamichail has won 15 singles and 35 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. Playing for the Greece Fed Cup team, Papamichail has a win–loss record of 20–25. Career 2021: WTA debut In June 2021, Papamichail won the inaugural $60k Charleston Pro event, by defeating Gabriela Cé. It was her first title above $25k level. She made her main-draw WTA Tour singles debut at the WTA 500 2021 Abu Dhabi Open. 2023: United Cup debut At the 2023 United Cup, she started the season with a win over Isabella Shinikova Isabella Shinikova ( bg, Изабелла Шиникова) (born 25 October 1991) is a Bulgarian tennis player. On 20 February 2017, she reached a career-high singles ranking of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eleni Kordolaimi
Eleni Kordolaimi ( gr, Ελένη Κορδολαίμη; born 7 March 1993) is a Greek tennis player. Career Kordolaimi has a career-high WTA rankings of 435 in singles, achieved on 10 December 2018, and 344 in doubles, set on 16 July 2018. She has won five singles titles and ten doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. Playing for Greece Fed Cup team The Greece Denmark Billie Jean King Cup team represents Greece in Denmark Billie Jean King Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Hellenic Tennis Federation. They currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group I. History Greece c ..., Kordolaimi has a win–loss record of 3–2. ITF finals Singles: 10 (5–5) Doubles: 24 (11–13) External links * * * 1993 births Living people Greek female tennis players Place of birth missing (living people) Sportspeople from Lamia (city) {{Greece-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Sakkari
Maria Sakkari ( gr, Μαρία Σάκκαρη, ; born 25 July 1995) is a Greek professional tennis player. She has been ranked as high as world No. 3 by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA), which she first achieved on 21 March 2022, making her the highest-ranked Greek player in history alongside Stefanos Tsitsipas. Her career-best doubles ranking is world No. 169, achieved on 9 September 2019. Sakkari has won one singles title on the WTA Tour at the 2019 Morocco Open, where she defeated Johanna Konta in the final. She was also a semifinalist at the 2017 Wuhan Open, where she defeated Caroline Wozniacki en route, her first top-10 win. In 2019, she reached another Premier 5 semifinal at the Italian Open where she defeated, among other players, Petra Kvitová. In 2020, Sakkari reached the fourth round at both the Australian Open and US Open. In 2021, she has reached the semifinals at the French Open and the 2021 US Open making her the first woman from Greece to reach a Gran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1977 Federation Cup (tennis)
The 1977 Federation Cup was the 15th edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis. The tournament was held at Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club in Eastbourne, United Kingdom, from 13–18 June. The United States defended their title, defeating Australia in their seventh final. Participating teams Draw All ties were played at Devonshire Park in Eastbourne, United Kingdom, on grass courts. 1st and 2nd Round losing teams play in Consolation Rounds First Round United States vs. Austria Switzerland vs. Norway Greece vs. Portugal * ''Denise Panagopoulou, who defeated Graça Cardoso in the first rubber, holds the Fed Cup record for the youngest player at 12 years and 360 days (although players must now be aged 14 years or older).'' France vs. Luxembourg Belgium vs. New Zealand South Africa vs. Japan Uruguay vs. Netherlands Great Britain vs. Denmark Mexico vs. South Korea Finland vs. Sweden Argentina vs. Chile West ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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