Who is Stefanos Tsitsipas?
He is a Greek professional tennis player & is the second-youngest player ranked in the top 10 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). He currently has a career-high ranking of No. 3 in the world. He has won seven ATP singles titles.
He was named the 2019 Greek Male Athlete of the Year. Since his season with an exhibition title at the Next Gen ATP Finals. He has become a fixture in the top 10 of the ATP rankings. He won his first Masters 1000 event at the 2021 Monte-Carlo Masters. He reached his first Grand Slam final at the 2021 French Open, being the first Greek player to do so, but lost to Serbian Novak Djokovic in five sets after holding two sets to love to lead.
Quick Facts
| Titles | Description |
| Real Name | Stefanos Tsitsipas |
| Nickname | Steini |
| Birth Place | Athens, Greece |
| Date of Birth | 12th August 1998. |
| Nationality | Greek |
| Religion | Christianity |
| Source of Income | Professional Tennis Player Sponsorships & Endorsements. |
| Age | 23 years. (As of 2021). |
| Father’s name | Apostolos Tsitsipas |
| Mother’s name | Julia Sergeyevna Apostoli |
| Siblings | Three younger siblings: two brothers Petros and Pavlos (Paul), and a sister Elisavet who is the youngest. |
| Star sign | Leo |
| Residence | Monte Carlo, Monaco Vouliagmeni, Greece. |
| Height | 6 feet 4 inches /193 Cm. |
| Weight | 90 Kg / 198 Lbs. |
| Hair Color | Light Brown |
| Eye Color | Dark Brown |
| Marital Status | Unmarried |
| Girl Friend | Theodora Petalas |
| Profession | 2016 |
| Playing Style | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Career Records (Singles) | 181–90 (66.8% in ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career Titles (Singles) | 7 |
| Career Highest ranking (singles) | No. 3 (9th August 2021) |
| Current ranking (Singles) | No. 3 (9th August 2021) |
| Grand Slam Results (Singles) | |
| Australian Open | SF (2019, 2021) |
| French Open | F (2021) |
| Wimbledon | 4R (2018) |
| US Open | 3R (2020) |
| Grand Slam Results (Doubles) | |
| Career Records | 13–38 (25.5% in ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup). |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 68 (19th August 2019) |
| Current ranking | No. 148 (16th August 2021) |
| Australian Open | 1R (2021) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2018, 2021) |
| US Open | 2R (2018) |
| Prize Money | $ 15,480 647 (Rs 1,13,73,78,615.74 Cr). |
| Coach | Apostolos Tsitsipas Patrick Mouratoglou (2018–) |
| Endorsements | Adidas, Wilson, Rolex, Rexona |
| Monthly Income | $ 2,61,753.13(Rs 1,92,31,663). |
| Yearly Income | $ 31,41,037.62(Rs 23,07,79,964) |
| Twitter/Stefanos Tsitsipas | |
| Instagram/Stefanos Tsitsipas | |
| YouTube | YouTube/Stefanos Tsitsipas |
| FaceBook/Stefanos Tsitsipas | |
| Net Worth | $ 11 million (Rs 80.79 Cr). |
| Last Updated | September 2021. |
Early Life
He was born on 12th August 1998 in Athens, the capital and largest city of Greece. His father’s name is Apostolos Tsitsipas & mother Julia Sergeyevna Apostoli both of his parents are experienced, tennis players. He has three younger siblings: two brothers Petros and Pavlos (Paul), and a sister Elisavet who is the youngest & all of his siblings are tennis players.
Career
He played in his first ATP main draw at the 2017 Rotterdam Open, where he lost his debut match to French professional Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. He also made his Grand Slam debut later that year as a qualifier at the French Open but lost to Croatian professional Ivo Karlović in his first match.Â
He started the year 2018 at the Qatar Open where he lost in the quarterfinals to world No. 5 Austrian professional Dominic Thiem, again as a qualifier. His first breakthrough of the year came at the Barcelona Open during the clay-court season, where he reached his first career ATP final without dropping a set. During the ATP 500 Series tournament, he defeated three top 20 players including No. 7 Thiem, before losing to world No. 1 Spanish professional Rafael Nadal in a lopsided match. With this result, he moved into the top 50 and became the second Greek to reach an ATP final after retired Greek tennis player Nicky Kalogeropoulos in 1973.
He played the next Grand Slam at Wimbledon seeded for the first time at No. 31. His best result at a major tournament at the time, loss to No. 10 American professional John Isner.
He had his second big breakthrough of the year in the lead up to the US Open. After reaching the semifinals in Washington. He reached his second final of the season and first career Masters final at the Canadian Open. He defeating No. 8 Dominic Thiem, No. 10 Serbian Novak Djokovic, No. 3 German professional Alexander Zverev, and No. 6 Kevin Anderson in succession. At the US Open, he made his main draw debut but was upset in the second round by fellow NextGen player Russian Daniil Medvedev.
He started the 2019 season at the Hopman Cup alongside Maria Sakkari, making them the first team to represent Greece at the event in 17 years. His only singles win was against American professional Frances Tiafoe, while one of his losses was against Swiss former world number 1 Roger Federer. At the French Open, he was upset in the fourth round by Swiss professional Stan Wawrinka, in a marathon five-set match that ended 6–8 in the final set.
At the 2020 US Open, he beat Spanish professional Albert Ramos Viñolas and French-American tennis player Maxime Cressy without dropping a set before losing to Croatian professional Borna Coric in the third round.
At the 2020 French Open, he was seeded 5th and reached the semifinal, defeating Bulgarian professional Grigor Dimitrov and Russian Andrey Rublev, before losing to Djokovic in five sets.
He started his 2021 Australian Open campaign with a comfortable straight-sets win over a French professional tennis player. Gilles Simon, before surviving a five-set thriller with Greek-Australian Thanasi Kokkinakis. In the quarterfinals, he became only the second player along with Italian professional Fabio Fognini at the 2015 US Open to beat Rafael Nadal in a grand slam match from two sets to love down.
Career Statistics
Career Finals
Grand Slam Tournament (Single)
Grand Slam Tournament (Double)
Car Collection
Ferrari F 430 of $ 186925 (Rs 1.36 Cr).
Aston Martin Vantage of $ 153,000 (Rs 1.12 Cr).
Social Media Portfolio
The 2019 Greek Male Athlete of the Year has 261k followers on Twitter,1.4 million followers on Instagram as of September 2021.
Apart from the Twitter & Instagram on his Facebook page, there are 282K followers around the globe & his own YouTube Channel has 183K subscribers as of September 2021.
FAQ
What languages does Stefanos Tsitsipas speak?
English, Greek, and Russian.
How tall is Tsitsipas?
6 feet 4 inches /193 Cm.
How old is Tsitsipas?
23 years. (As of 2021).
Stefanos Tsitsipas instagram.
https://www.instagram.com/stefanostsitsipas98/
Stefanos Tsitsipas ranking.
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