Konstantinos Efraimoglou (

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: Κωνσταντίνος Εφραίμογλου; born December 4, 1962, in

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) is a male former

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from

. Efraimoglou represented his native country in the doubles competition at the

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, partnering Anastasios Bavelas. The pair was eliminated in the second round there. The left-handed Efraimoglou represented Greece in the

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from 1984 to 1996, posting a 10–10 record in singles and a 12–11 record in doubles in twenty-six ties played. Efraimoglou's highest ranking in singles was world No. 745, which he reached on March 18, 1985. His highest doubles ranking was world No. 854, which he reached on January 3, 1983. He attended the

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and played for the

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Tennis Team.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Efraimoglou, Konstantinos 1962 births Living people Greek male tennis players Greek emigrants to the United States Olympic tennis players for Greece Sportspeople from Athens Tennis players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Alabama Crimson Tide men's tennis players