I remember watching games on TV, as a baby, I can not tell you who was playing, but I remember watching. His age as of 2020 is exactly 22 years old as his birthday was just a couple of months ago. For his brother, see, (W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (NH) not held. 3 Alexander Zverev, and No. 6'4" (193cm) Birthplace Athens, Greece Residence. [28] Towards the end of that month, Tsitsipas was granted a qualifying wild card into the Swiss Indoors in Basel, his first ATP Tour appearance. [18], In 2016, Tsitsipas had a breakout year, reaching at least the quarterfinals of all eight tournaments that he played, including all four Grand Slams. Stefanos’s height stands at 6 feet and 4 inches tall and is regarded among the tallest tennis player. Stefanos Tsitsipas wins 82 per cent of his first-serve points en route to a three-set victory against Jan-Lennard Struff on Wednesday. During the tournament, he became the youngest player to record four top ten wins in a single event, defeating No. [64][65] Nonetheless, his performance helped him climb to a career-best ranking of No. [26] Tsitsipas returned to Morocco a year later and reached his first two Challenger finals in back-to-back weeks at Mohammedia and Casablanca. [48][49] Tsitsipas lost the final to Nadal on his 20th birthday in a closer match than their first encounter. 14 Fabio Fognini in the semifinals before winning in the final against veteran qualifier Ernests Gulbis. He lost his opening round matches at Wimbledon, the US Open, and both Masters tournaments in August. [14] He began playing on the ITF junior circuit in 2013 at the age of 14. 1 Novak Djokovic to five sets in the Roland Garros semi-finals, but fell short of his first Grand Slam final. SR=strike rate (events won/competed). "[94], Tsitsipas studied at an English-language school in his youth. "[6] He also participated in other sports as a kid, including football and swimming. But, there are a few factors that will affect the statistics, so, the above figures may not be 100% accurate. Tsitsipas was born on 12 August 1998 to Apostolos Tsitsipas and Julia Apostoli (née Salnikova) in Athens. [24], Tsitsipas began playing low-level ITF Futures events in Greece in 2013 shortly after turning 15, not long after he started competing on the junior tour. He has said, "I feel very confident when I step on the dirt. He did not play in any high-level Grade A tournaments until the Abierto Juvenil Mexicano in November 2014, but was able to make it all the way to the final of his second career Grade A event at the Orange Bowl a month later. He splits his time between Vouliagmeni, Athens, Attica, Greece, and Monte Carlo, Monaco. Since culminating his season with an exhibition title at the Next Gen ATP Finals, Tsitsipas has become a fixture in the top 10 of the ATP rankings and reached two Grand Slam semifinals at the 2019 Australian Open and the 2020 French Open. Stefanos Tsitsipa was born on August 12, 1998, in Athens, Greece. [6][10] His father has always served as his primary coach, and he formally studied tennis coaching at the University of Athens to help train his children. [57] At the end of the year, Tsitsipas was named the ATP Most Improved Player for his breakthrough season. ", "Tennis, Aon Open Challenger – Memorial Giorgio Messina: vince Tsitsipas", "With Dad's Shoelaces, Tsitsipas Upsets Goffin", "Stefanos Tsitsipas Upsets David Goffin in Antwerp", "Stefanos Tsitsipas Serves His Way Into His Second ATP 500 Semifinal", "Moutet Celebrates Maiden ATP Challenger Title On Home Soil", "Last Time Thiem Did This? [37], Tsitsipas started the year at the Qatar Open where he lost in the quarterfinals to world No. In the semifinals, Tsitsipas defeated Federer to setup a final against Thiem. Tsitsipas has trained at the Patrick Mouratoglou Academy in France since 2015. 5 Dominic Thiem. He reached three tour-level finals in 2018 and won his first title at the Stockholm Open. At the 2020 French Open, he was seeded 5th and reached the semifinal, defeating Grigor Dimitrov and Andrey Rublev along the way. He entered the 2020 Australian Open seeded 6th in the mens bracket, but failed to repeat his success of 2019, losing in the 3rd round to Milos Raonic. 5 in the world, making him the highest-ranked Greek player in history. He defeated both Medvedev He does all the right things, he is spectacular as a tennis player and was just sensational with the way he was so calm and composed and he didn't blink when it came to the crunch. [59] They finished in a three-way tie for first in their round-robin group, having won their ties against the United States and Switzerland after being upset in their opening tie against Great Britain. He recorded 4 wins in a row, reaching the final, where he lost in straight sets to the World No. He won both the Stockholm Open and the Next Generation ATP (Association of Tennis Professionals) Finals later that year; and was named ‘ATP … [95] Tsitsipas's hobbies include vlogging. Completing the CAPTCHA proves you are a human and gives you temporary access to the web property. We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. [31] After losing in qualifying at the US Open, Tsitsipas won his first Challenger title in Genova. 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