Vasilis Mazarakis ( el, Βασίλης Μαζαράκης, link=no; born 9 February 1980) is a former professional

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player from Greece.

Career

Mazarakis teamed up with

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to represent Greece in the

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, but they lost the qualification play-off to Italy. He did however compete for his country at the 2004 Athens Olympics, in the men's doubles, with

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. The pair lost in the opening round to Czechs

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and

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. He never entered the main draw of a

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. The biggest ATP tournament that he participated in was the

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at Indian Wells, a Masters Series event. He failed to progress past the first round, eliminated by

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in straight sets. Also in 2006, Mazarakis and his partner

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were runners-up at the

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tournament. From 2000 to 2005, Mazarakis represented Greece in 10

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ties. He won eight of his 14 singles rubbers and three of the five doubles matches that he played in.Davis Cup Profile
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ATP career finals

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 28 (14–14)

Doubles: 8 (4–4)

Performance timeline

Singles

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mazarakis, Vasilis 1980 births Living people Greek male tennis players Olympic tennis players for Greece Tennis players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Hopman Cup competitors Sportspeople from Athens