Stories
Biography
- Currently without a coach ... Mother, Sissi, is housewife; father, Vasileios, is dentist; older brother, Nicolas, is also a dentist, and older sister, Christina, is an aerobic trainer ... Favorite shot is backhand; favorite surfaces are grass and hard ... Enjoys Paris because of the people and atmosphere at Roland Garros, her favorite tournament ... Person most admired is the late Princess Diana; tennis idol is Pete Sampras.
Plays
Right-HandedCareer High
14Height
5' 11 1/2" (1.82 m)Birthday
Sep 19, 1982 September 19, 1982Birthplace
Hania, Crete, GreeceCareer Highlights
SINGLES
Winner (5): 2008 - Hobart; 2006 - Seoul; 2004 - Auckland; 2003 - Auckland; 2002 - 's-Hertogenbosch.
Finalist (1): 2002 - Bahia.
DOUBLES
Winner (3): 2011 - Tashkent (w/Diatchenko); 2010 - Istanbul (w/Woehr); 2004 - Stanford (w/Pratt).
Finalist (9): 2013 - Bad Gastein (w/Barrois), Baku (w/Krunic); 2011 - Estoril (w/Krajicek); 2008 - Hobart (w/Woehr); 2007 - Seoul (w/Woehr); 2006 - Hasselt (w/Woehr); 2005 - Birmingham (w/Russell); 2004 - Antwerp (w/Casanova); 2003 - Warsaw (w/Schiavone).
MIXED DOUBLES
Finalist (1): 2003 - Australian Open (w/Woodbridge).
ADDITIONAL
Greek Fed Cup Team, 1998, 2000-02, 2004, 2009-11; Greek Olympic Team, 2000, 2004, 2008.