stefanos tsitsipas

Biography

Overview
The Greek trailblazer returns for a fourth Laver Cup with Team Europe, having helped the team to victory at Geneva 2019 and Boston 2021. Tsitsipas created history at Roland Garros in 2021, becoming the first Greek player to advance to a Grand Slam final, after which he hit a career-high No.3 in the world rankings. The former world No.1 junior is now firmly established as one of the sport’s biggest and most entertaining stars, having ended each of the past five seasons in the world’s top 10.

Off Court
The oldest of four siblings who all play tennis, Tsitsipas competed at the Paris Olympics this year alongside brother Petros in the men’s doubles, following in the footsteps of their grandfather who was a gold medallist in football at the 1956 Games in Melbourne. The Greek’s parents met when his mother, Julia Salnikova, was playing a tournament in Athens where his father, Apostolos, was a line judge.

Career
At just 20 years old, Tsitsipas became the youngest player to own wins over Djokovic, Federer and Nadal. In 2019, at age 21, he was crowned the youngest ATP Finals champion since Lleyton Hewitt 18 years earlier. Djokovic has had his measure twice in major finals – in Paris three years ago and in Melbourne last year. This season, he collected his third Monte Carlo Masters title to boost his career trophy haul to 11.

2024 Highlights
Winner: Monte Carlos
Runner-up: Barcelona
Semifinals: Los Cabos, Gstaad
Quarterfinals: Acapulco, Rome, Roland Garros, Paris Olympics
R16: Australian Open, Indian Wells