Roland-Garros, Greece, Tsitsidosa, coach: Everything you always wanted to know about Stefanos Tsitsipas (but never had time to find out) – updated with first-round loss at 2024 US Open

Who is Stefanos Tsitsipas?

Stefanos Tsitsipas is a Greek tennis player whose best ranking to date is No 3. You can find his updated ranking on his ATP Tour profile page.

Are Tsitsipas and Badosa back together?

Stefanos Tsitsipas went out with fellow professional tennis player Paula Badosa. The two announced their relationship in June 2023 with a variety of posts on social media – including changing their Spotify profile pictures to selfies with each other. They then launched a shared Instagram account, describing themselves in their bio as “best friends and soulmates”.

In an announcement on May 5, Badosa and Tstitsipas revealed that they were no longer a couple, saying that their relationship had come to an amicable end.

However, in Paris ahead of the 2024 French Open, Tsitsipas confirmed that the pair are back together after they were spotted together driving around Monte-Carlo in Tsitsipas’ car earlier in the week.

“We’re together,” Tsitsipas said in an interview to Freek outlet SDNA (translated from Greek). “I will explain why some people make up different stories about us. Not that I care, but I think people shouldn’t take it that way. Neither Paula did anything wrong, nor did I do anything wrong. It was hard for us being apart and I was going through some hard times too.”

‘I would say that I didn’t manage it very well either, because I was feeling the pressure of the tour, of my work. It seemed like a mountain to combine these two (personal and professional life) and I made the decision to take a break. “

‘After two-three weeks I realized that she is a woman who has supported me a lot and when she tried to talk to me about meeting, I felt how intense the love we have for each other is. I realized that this relationship I have with Paula is completely different from any other relationship I have had in the past, I feel that she is my person and we understand each other.  And that puts more value in everything I do and I want her by my side as often as possible. So yes, we’ve reconnected and we’re in good shape!’

what happened to tsitsipas at the 2024 us open?

Tsitsipas lost in the opening round of the US Open in a disappointing continuation of his poor form at Grand Slams.

He lost in four sets to Thanasi Kokkinakis. After the match, Tsitsipas said he “not the same player he used to be” in a candid press conference.

This loss came just a few weeks after parting ways with his father Apostolos as his coach, following public criticism of his father.

what did tsitsipas achieve at the 2024 monte-carlo masters?

Tsitsipas beat Casper Ruud 6-1, 6-4 to win the Monte-Carlo Masters title for the third time in four years. He also beat Jannik Sinner in an entertaining but controversial semi-final match. It is his third final at the tournament. It was his first title since Los Cabos in the summer of 2023.

What happened to Stefanos Tsitsipas at the 2024 Australian Open?

Tsitsipas lost to Taylor Fritz in the fourth round of the 2024 Australian Open.

The Greek was looking to return to the final for the second consecutive time in Melbourne, having lost to Novak Djokovic in 2023. However, Fritz played one of his best ever matches at a Grand Slam, defeating Tsitsipas 7-6(3), 5-7, 6-3, 6-3.

Earlier in the tournament, Tsitsipas had defeated lucky loser Zizou Bergs (5-7, 6-1, 6-1, 6-3), Australian Jordan Thompson (4-6, 7-6(6), 6-2, 7-6(4)) and teen Luca van Assche (6-3, 6-0, 6-4).

What happened to Stefanos Tsitsipas at the 2023 ATP Finals?

Stefanos Tsitsipas qualified for the 2023 ATP Finals but lost his first round-robin match to Jannik Sinner, 6-4, 6-4, and then retired after three games of his second match, against Holger Rune, due to injury.

What did Stefanos Tsitsipas do at the 2023 Australian Open?

Stefanos Tsitsipas reached his second career Grand Slam final at the Australian Open in 2023. The Greek lost the final 6-3, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (5) to Novak Djokovic, who also beat him in his only previous Grand Slam final, at the 2021 French Open, where he led by two sets to love.

Tsitsipas has also reached reached four other Grand Slam semi-finals, at the Australian Open in 2019, 2021 and 2022, and at Roland-Garros in 2020.

What has Stefanos Tsitsipas achieved in Monte-Carlo in 2021?

In Monte-Carlo in 2021, Stefanos Tsitsipas won his first Masters 1000 title, beating Andrey Rublev 6-3, 6-3. The Greek emulated the feat of his mother, who won the title at the Monte-Carlo Country Club in 1981. Tsitsipas did not drop a set all week as he collected his sixth career title.

He retained his title in 2022. His win over Alexander Zverev in the 2024 round of 16 means he has reached four consecutive quarter-finals in Monte-Carlo.

Tsitsipas then won the 2024 Monte-Carlo Masters, beating Jannik Sinner in the semi-final and Casper Ruud in the showpiece match.

How many ATP Tour titles has Stefanos Tsitsipas won?

Stefanos Tsitsipas has won 11 ATP Tour titles. His first title came in 2018, in Lyon. His biggest title to date was in 2019, when he won the Nitto ATP Finals in London. He won his 10th title in August 2023 when he won the Los Cabos Open – his first title of 2023 – and he picked up his 11th and most recent title when he beat Casper Ruud to win the Monte-Carlo Masters in 2024.

What is Stefanos Tsitsipas’ UTS nickname?

Stefanos Tsitsipas is nicknamed the ‘Greek God‘. The Greek star took part in the first staging of the Ultimate Tennis Showdown in the summer of 2020 and made headlines with his performance in sudden death matches, as well as with his sideline singing.

When was Stefanos Tsitsipas born?

Stefanos Tsitsipas was born on August 12, 1998 (the same day as Pete Sampras, another player with Greek origins) in Athens. He supports AEK basketball and football teams. He now lives in Monte-Carlo, just a 45-minute drive from the Patrick Mouratoglou Academy, located in Sophia Antipolis, in the South of France, where he trains.

How tall is he?

Stefanos Tsitsipas is 6ft 4in (193cm) tall, according to his profile on ATP official website. He weighs 196 lbs (89 kgs).

What is his nationality?

Tsitsipas is Greek. He is the most accomplished male player in his country’s history. In 2017, at the age of 19, he became the first player from his country to break into the ATP Top 100, and the first in the ATP Top 10 in 2019.

How much prize money has Stefanos Tsitsipas won in his career?

Stefanos Tsitsipas has so far won $30.8 million in his career, as of August 28, 2024.

At what age did Stefanos Tsitsipas start playing tennis?

Tsitsipas started playing tennis at three years old.

“My first memory was three years ago and I was hitting balls with my father between tennis lessons. I remember me as a baby watching matches on television. I can’t tell you who was playing, but I remember watching.”

Tsitsipas started taking tennis lessons at six at the Glyfáda Tennis Club, near Athens.

Who is Stefanos Tsitsipas’ coach?

Tsitsipas is currently on the look out for a new coach, having ended his coaching partnership with his father, Apostolos Tsitsipas. The father-son duo had been working together for the duration of Tsitsipas’ career.

Following a disappointing second-round defeat to Kei Nishikori on Montreal, Tsitsipas publicly criticised his father in a press conference. A day later, he announced news of the split via a lengthy social media message.

“It is with a heavy heart that I inform you that my collaboration with my father as a coach has come to an end. I prefer to keep my father in his role as a father, and only as a father,” Tsitsipas wrote.

The Greek player has been training at the Patrick Mouratoglou Academy in Sophia Antipolis, France, since 2015.

“I was lucky enough to be spotted by Patrick Mouratoglou at the age of 14. I think most of my success comes from training here. It has helped me a lot to grow as a tennis player and to see tennis from a different perspective,” said the Greek in a March 2020 interview with the Philippine magazine Tiebreaker Times.

He has also worked with Mark Philippoussis from February 2020 to May 2023 and then rehired the Australian in August 2023 for a period of two months before reuniting with father, Apostolos.

Who are Tsitsipas’ parents?

Tsitsipas’ parents are Apostolos Tsitsipas, born on December 24, 1967, and Julia Apostoli, born on August 13, 1964. His father was a tennis teacher in a club in Athens’ chic suburbs before he became his son’s full-time coach up until August 2024.

His mother, born in Russia as Julia Salnikova, was a professional tennis player. She was ranked world No 194 and retired in 1995. She married Apostolos Tsitsipas in 1991 and took Greek citizenship. She is the daughter of Soviet professional footballer Sergei Salnikov, an Olympic champion in 1956.

Do Stefanos Tsitsipas’ brothers also play tennis?

Stefanos Tsitsipas has two brothers, Pétros, born on July 27, 2000, also a tennis player (ranked No 114 in doubles as of July 31, 2023) and Pávlos, born on July 23, 2005, who plays on the junior circuit currently. He also has a sister, Elisávet, born on March 7, 2008.

Stefanos and Petros often play doubles together on the ATP Tour.

Does Tsitsipas have Instagram?

Stefanos Tsitsipas has an Instagram account, which is followed by 1.9 million people, as of May 23, 2024. He also has a Twitter account (@StefTsitsipas), followed by more than 419,000 people. His official Facebook page is liked by 315,000 people.

The Greek player also has a YouTube channel where he shares his adventures during his tournaments and his travels through creative vlogs. 187,000 people have subscribed to his channel.