Stefanos Tsitsipas is a professional tennis player from Greece. He is the ATP’s youngest player in the top ten, with a career-high ranking of No. 5 in the world. Tsitsipas won the 2019 ATP Finals, making him the youngest winner of the year-end championships in the last eighteen years. He has seven ATP singles titles to his name.
Early life
Stefanos was born on August 12, 1998, in Athens, Greece, to a Greek father from Karditsa, Greece, and a Russian mother from Moscow, Russia. These two individuals were the first to introduce him to tennis. It all began on the tennis courts of a nearby resort, where both of his parents worked as tennis instructors for tourists and travelers. He has two siblings Petros and Pavlos, and one sister Elisavet who all play tennis. Stefanos started playing tennis at a very young age. He completed his high school from English high school with good grades. To help train his kids, he officially considered tennis instructing at the University of Athens. Tsitsipas started preparing at the Patrick Mouratoglou Academy in 2015, dividing his time among France and Greece during this time.
Stefanos Tsitsipas Career
Born in a tennis family, it was quite obvious for him to start tennis lessons from an early age. His mother Julia Apostoli had played tennis professionally while his father was a tennis coach. In fact, it was his parents who introduced him to tennis when he was just three years old. When he turned six years old, he started tennis coaching at Glyfada Tennis Club near Athens. At the age of 8, he got tennis coaching under Giorgos Spiliopoulos, an individual coach.
It was a massive boost for his career because getting trained under an individual coach nourished his overall game. This turned out to be quite vital as he taught the importance of discipline, work ethic, and correct techniques on the court. After that, when he turned 8 years old, he moved to Giorgos Fountoukos, his tennis coach back home until today. As he was quite experienced also acquired a lot of court knowledge, he completely changed his career in the right direction.
Rise to Fame
Tsitsipas commenced his professional journey at the age of 15 as he reached all the way to the final of Orange Bowl. Despite losing to Stefan Kozlov he marked his impression on the psyche of viewers and the next year, he continued his marvelous run in the career. In 2015, he again reached the final of the Orange Bowl but failed to defeat Miomir Kecmanovic. After that, he came to his hometown in order to improve his game and enrolled at Mouratoglou Tennis Academy in France. In 2016, he showed a drastic change to his game won a junior Grand Slam at Wimbledon boys’ doubles event. With this win, he became the third Greek player and first Greek male in the Open Era to win this title.
From this point, he continued to climbed ATP rankings very quickly and won his first match on the ATP tour in 2017. On top of that, he reached three tour levels finals and won his first-ever title at Stockholm Open. He ended up runner-up spot in Canadian Open and earned a massive reputation as he defeated four top-ten opponents in a single tournament. With this feat, he also became the youngest player to do so. Ever since then he maintained his spot in the top 10 of the ATP rankings and won his first Masters 1000 event at Monte-Carlo Masters 2021. Just recently he reached his first-ever Grand Slam final although, lost to Novak Djokovic in French Open 2021.
Social media
Stefanos has a verified Instagram account with 1.3 million followers and 134 followers. He posts frequently and is active on Instagram and has 917 posts on Instagram until now. Stefanos has a Twitter account with 244.5 K followers and 60 followers. He has a YouTube channel with 1.79 lakh subscribers.
Stefanos Tsitsipas Biography |
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| Real Name | Stefanos Tsitsipas |
| Birth Date | August 12, 1998 |
| Age (as of 2021) | 22 Years |
| Birth Place | Athens, Greece |
| Nationality | Greek |
| Profession | Professional Tennis Player |
| Religion | Christianity |
| Sun sign | Leo |
Physical Statistics |
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| Height | in feet inches – 6’ 4” – in Centimeters – 193 cm |
| Weight | in Kilograms – 88 kg – in Pounds – 196 lbs |
| Chest Size | 42 Inches |
| Waist Size | 30 Inches |
| Biceps Size | 16 Inches |
| Shoe Size | 12 (U.S.) |
| Hair Color | Blonde |
| Eye Color | Black |
| Body Type | Athletic |
Family |
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| Father | Apostolos Tsitsipas |
| Mother | Julia Apostoli (Julia Sergeyevna Apostoli) |
| Sister | One (Elisavet Salnikova) |
| Brother | Two (Pavlos & Petros) |
Qualification/Education |
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| School | – |
| College | University of Athens |
Relationship Status |
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| Marital Status | In Relation |
| Affair | Yes |
| Who is his Girlfriend? | Theodora Petalas |
Favorite Things |
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| Hobbies | Traveling & Vlogging |
| Favorite Actress | Margot Robbie |
| Favorite Destination | Machu Pichu |
| Favorite Food | Milk Chocolate |
Personal life
The tennis star Stefanos Tsitspas is at present dating Theodora Petalas. Two or three was first seen together on vacation in 2020, and on evenings out with companions. Stefanos knows her sweetheart Theodora Petalas for a very long time through some shared companions. In a meeting, Stefanos shared that they began dating around 2 years prior when he was in New York. He additionally stated that he was kind of shy and didn’t reveal his sentiments at their first dating. He took almost two years to express his love and he requested her to go to Brooklyn to snap some photographs.
Stefanos Tsitsipas Net worth
Tsitsipas won $1,558,367 in prize money for 41 matches in various tournaments in 2021. According to the official ATP website, Tsitsipas earned $14,136,302 in prize money during his professional career. Stefanos Tsitsipas’ net worth is estimated to be $16 million. He did it in an almost unexpected manner, as he was regarded as an outsider, and few predicted his victory in Monte Carlo. Winning at Monte Carlo brought in 2,50,000 dollars to the Greek.
Trivia
- Stefanos Tsitsipas won the title in Marseille before the quarantine began in 2020, defeating Felix Auger Aliassime in the final.
- He has endorsement deals with Adidas and tennis racquet manufacturer Wilson.
- Stefanos Tsitsipas is also the first Greek tennis player to break into the world’s top 100.
- Among the Greek’s sponsors are the well-known Rolex watch company and the cosmetics company Rexona.
- He additionally won his first Challenger match close to the furthest limit of 2015 in Mohammedia in Morocco.
- In the year 2019, Stefanos was rumored to be dating Maria Sakkari a Greek tennis player.
