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Maria Sakkari (Greek: Μαρία Σάκκαρη, pronounced [maˈri.a ˈsakari]; born 25 July 1995) is a Greek professional tennis player. She has been ranked as high as world No. 3 by the WTA , which she first achieved on 21 March 2022, making her the highest-ranked Greek player, tied with Stefanos Tsitsipas .
Sakkari rebounds after misjudged match point in Rome. Parents are Konstantinos and Angeliki; brother is Yannis (studies at Boston University) and sister is Amanda. Introduced to tennis by parents at age 6; mother played on WTA; achieved a Top 50 singles ranking. During free time enjoys going back to Greece and seeing friends.
Mar 30, 2021 · When Maria Sakkari started her 2021 season at the Abu Dhabi WTA Ladies Trophy in January, everything she and coach Tom Hill had worked on for the last year looked to be coming together. "What's great about Maria is she's never satisfied," Hill told WTA Insider in January. "She's always looking to get better and better.
Mar 16, 2024 · Maria Sakkari beat US Open champion Coco Gauff in a rain-hit match to set up an Indian Wells final against world number one Iga Swiatek. Greece's Sakkari let a 5-2 second-set lead slip but ...
Apr 27, 2024 · 2024 Madrid. Courtney Nguyen - WTA Insider. MADRID -- Maria Sakkari strolled up to the mixed zone at the Mutua Madrid Open with a little extra pep in her step. She was just off court after a clinical 6-1, 6-3 win over Rouen champion Sloane Stephens, when she got a phone call from her mother, former WTA player Angeliki Kanellopoulou.
Sep 7, 2021 · Maria Sakkari came from a set down to beat Bianca Andreescu in a gruelling encounter and reach her first US Open quarter-final. The Greek 17th seed beat Canada's 2019 champion Andreescu 6-7 (2-7 ...
Sep 5, 2021 · The compact, 5-foot-8 and powerfully built Sakkari has been muscling a number of top-rated players around this year. The Greek triumphed over her nemesis Bianca Andreescu, the 2019 US Open champion who had never lost in Flushing Meadows, in a herculean battle that lasted three hours, 30 minutes and went to 2:13 a.m.—the latest women’s match ...
