The Most Famous
TENNIS PLAYERS from Greece
This page contains a list of the greatest Greek Tennis Players. The pantheon dataset contains 1,569 Tennis Players, 4 of which were born in Greece. This makes Greece the birth place of the 52nd most number of Tennis Players behind Latvia, and Zimbabwe.
Top 5
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Greek Tennis Players of all time. This list of famous Greek Tennis Players is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity.
1. Stefanos Tsitsipas (b. 1998)
With an HPI of 53.41, Stefanos Tsitsipas is the most famous Greek Tennis Player. His biography has been translated into 41 different languages on wikipedia.
Stefanos Tsitsipas (Greek: Στέφανος Τσιτσιπάς, pronounced [ˈstefanos t͡sit͡siˈpas]; born 12 August 1998) is a Greek professional tennis player. He has been ranked as high as world No. 3 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), first achieved in August 2021 – making him the highest-ranked Greek men's tennis player. Tsitsipas has won twelve ATP Tour singles titles, including the 2019 ATP Finals and three Masters 1000 events. He has contested two major finals, at the 2021 French Open and 2023 Australian Open. He has a career-high doubles ranking of No. 64, achieved on 29 August 2022. Born into a tennis family – his mother Julia was a professional on the WTA Tour and his father Apostolos trained as a tennis coach – Tsitsipas was introduced to the sport at age three and began taking lessons at age six. As a junior, he was ranked No. 1 in the world, and won the 2016 Wimbledon boys' doubles event. Winning his first match on the ATP Tour in late 2017, Tsitsipas quickly ascended the ATP rankings the following year. He won his first title at the 2018 Stockholm Open and made a runner-up finish at the 2018 Canadian Open, becoming the youngest player to defeat four top ten opponents in a single tournament at the latter event. After finishing that season with an exhibition title at the Next Gen ATP Finals, Tsitsipas remained an almost constant fixture in the top 10 of the ATP rankings until 2024. He won his first Masters 1000 event at the 2021 Monte-Carlo Masters, an event he won twice more in 2022 and 2024. Tsitsipas was named the Greek Male Athlete of the Year for 2019.
2. Maria Sakkari (b. 1995)
With an HPI of 48.85, Maria Sakkari is the 2nd most famous Greek Tennis Player. Her biography has been translated into 36 different languages.
Maria Sakkari (Greek: Μαρία Σάκκαρη, pronounced [maˈri.a ˈsakari]; born 25 July 1995) is a Greek professional tennis player. She has been ranked as high as world No. 3 by the WTA, which she first achieved on 21 March 2022, making her the highest-ranked Greek women's tennis player. Her career-best doubles ranking is world No. 169, achieved on 9 September 2019. Sakkari has won two singles titles on the WTA Tour, including a WTA 1000 title at the 2023 Guadalajara Open. She is known for her aggressive, all-court style of play, centered around her strong serve and powerful groundstrokes. She served the sixth most aces of any WTA Tour player in 2020, with 144 aces served in 31 matches. Sakkari reached the semifinals at the 2017 Wuhan Open, where she defeated Caroline Wozniacki for 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 and US Opens. In 2021, she reached the semifinals at the French and US Opens, making her the first Greek woman to reach a major semifinal. She was named the Greek Female Athlete of the Year for the years 2020 and 2021.
3. Eleni Daniilidou (b. 1982)
With an HPI of 46.16, Eleni Daniilidou is the 3rd most famous Greek Tennis Player. Her biography has been translated into 29 different languages.
Eleni Daniilidou (Greek: Ελένη Δανιηλίδου; [eleˈni ðaniˈiliðu]; born 19 September 1982) is a Greek former tennis player from the island of Crete. She is considered one of the best Greek tennis players of the Open Era, winning five singles titles and three doubles titles on the WTA Tour. In 2003, she reached the mixed-doubles final of the Australian Open, making her the first Greek player to have reached a Grand Slam final. Her highest singles ranking is world No. 14, making her the only female tennis player from Greece to have reached the top 20 until Maria Sakkari in February 2020. No male tennis player had achieved this until Stefanos Tsitsipas reached 15th place in August 2018. By beating Justine Henin in the first round of the 2005 Wimbledon Championships, she became the first player to defeat a reigning French Open champion in the first round of Wimbledon.
4. Despina Papamichail (b. 1993)
With an HPI of 37.77, Despina Papamichail is the 4th most famous Greek Tennis Player. Her biography has been translated into 14 different languages.
Despina Papamichail (Greek: Δέσποινα Παπαμιχαήλ; born 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. 93, achieved on 4 December 2023. Papamichail has won two doubles titles on the WTA Challenger Tour as well as 17 singles and 39 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. Playing for the Greece Fed Cup team, Papamichail has a win–loss record of 31–29 (as of May 2024).
5. Valentini Grammatikopoulou (b. 1997)
With an HPI of 35.13, Valentini Grammatikopoulou is the 5th most famous Greek Tennis Player. Her biography has been translated into 14 different languages.
Valentini Grammatikopoulou (Greek: 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 15 July 2024, she peaked at No. 97 in the WTA doubles rankings. She has won a singles and a doubles title on the WTA Challenger Tour, and in addition, 15 singles and 34 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. Playing for Greece, Grammatikopoulou has a win–loss record of 26–17 in Billie Jean King Cup competition (as of July 2025).
People
Pantheon has 5 people classified as Greek tennis players born between 1982 and 1998. Of these 5, 5 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Greek tennis players include Stefanos Tsitsipas, Maria Sakkari, and Eleni Daniilidou. As of April 2024, 2 new Greek tennis players have been added to Pantheon including Despina Papamichail, and Valentini Grammatikopoulou.
Living Greek Tennis Players
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Stefanos Tsitsipas
1998 - Present
HPI: 53.41
Maria Sakkari
1995 - Present
HPI: 48.85
Eleni Daniilidou
1982 - Present
HPI: 46.16
Despina Papamichail
1993 - Present
HPI: 37.77
Valentini Grammatikopoulou
1997 - Present
HPI: 35.13
