Stefanos Tsitsipas

Player Profile and Personal Life

Stefanos Tsitsipas was born on August 12, 1998, in Athens, Greece. His father Apostolos Tsitsipas is a trained tennis coach, and his mother Julia Apostoli (née Salnikova) is a former professional tennis player who competed on the WTA Tour and represented the Soviet Union in the Federation Cup.

His maternal grandfather Sergei Salnikov was an Olympic gold medalist in football for the Soviet Union.

Tsitsipas began playing tennis at age three and started formal lessons at age six at Tennis Club Glyfada near Athens. He later trained at the Mouratoglou Tennis Academy in France. He speaks English, Greek, and Russian fluently and is of partial Russian descent through his mother.

Standing at 193 cm tall with a powerful one-handed backhand, Tsitsipas is known for his aggressive playing style and all-court versatility. Off the court, he enjoys vlogging and runs a YouTube channel documenting his travels. He is also a supporter of AEK Athens Football Club.

Junior Career

Tsitsipas was ranked World Number 1 as a junior in 2016 following a stellar year in which he reached at least the quarterfinals of all four junior Grand Slam tournaments. That year, he won the European Junior Championships and claimed his only junior Grand Slam title by winning the Wimbledon boys’ doubles event with partner Kenneth Raisma.

He became the first male Greek player to win a junior Grand Slam title in the Open Era and ended his junior career as the World Number 2.

Professional Career

Tsitsipas turned professional in late 2016 and began competing on the ITF Futures and Challenger circuits. He made his ATP main draw debut at the Rotterdam Open in February 2017 and reached his first ATP semifinal later that year at the European Open in Antwerp.

In October 2018, Tsitsipas won his maiden ATP singles title at the Stockholm Open, becoming the first Greek player to win an ATP title. That year also saw him reach his first Masters final at the Canadian Open, where he defeated four top-10 players before losing to Rafael Nadal.

Tsitsipas had a breakout season in 2019 when he won three ATP titles, including the ATP Finals in London by defeating Dominic Thiem in a thrilling final. Earlier that year, he reached his first Grand Slam semifinal at the Australian Open after defeating Roger Federer.

In April 2021, Tsitsipas captured his first Masters title at the Monte-Carlo Masters by defeating Andrey Rublev in straight sets.

He followed this up with another clay-court title at Lyon before reaching his first Grand Slam final at Roland Garros before losing to Novak Djokovic.

Tsitsipas successfully defended his Monte-Carlo Masters title in April 2022 and won his first grass-court title at the Mallorca Championships later that year. In January 2023, he reached his second Grand Slam final at the Australian Open but lost to Djokovic once again.

In March 2025, Tsitsipas recorded his milestone 350th career win at the Dubai Tennis Championships en route to winning his first ATP 500 title by defeating Félix Auger-Aliassime in straight sets.

Career Record

Singles

• Career Titles: Twelve ATP titles (including three Masters titles)
• Highest Singles Ranking: No. 3 on August 9, 2021

Best Grand Slam Singles Performances

• Australian Open - Finalist (2023)
• French Open - Finalist (2021)
• Wimbledon - Fourth Round (2018, 2023)
• US Open - Third Round (2020, 2021)

Other Tournaments

• Tour Finals - Winner (2019)

Doubles

• Career Titles: Two ATP titles
• Highest Doubles Ranking: No. 64 on August 29, 2022