Thursday, 26 April 2012

Eleni Daniilidou

Eleni Daniilidou Biography
Eleni Daniilidou (born September 19, 1982) is a Greek tennis player born in Chania, Crete. As of 2005, she has won 3 WTA singles titles and 1 doubles title. In 2003, she reached the Australian Open mixed doubles final. Her highest singles ranking has been 14th. Daniilidou is currently coached by Judith Sprenger. Daniilidou is also one of a growing list of openly lesbian players on the WTA Tour.
Contents
1 Titles (4)
1.1 Singles (3)
1.2 Singles Finalist (1)
1.3 Performance Timeline
1.4 Doubles (1)
2 Other notable matches
Titles (4)
Singles (3)
No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score
1. Jun 23, 2002 ‘s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands Grass Elena Dementieva (Russia) 3-6 6-2 6-3
2. Jan 5, 2003 Auckland, New Zealand Hard Yoon Jeong Cho (South Korea) 6-4 4-6 7-6
3. Jan 11, 2004 Auckland, New Zealand Hard Ashley Harkleroad (USA) 6-3 6-2
Singles Finalist (1)
2002: Bahia (lost to Anastasia Myskina)
Performance Timeline
Tournament 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 Career
Australian Open 1r 3r 4r 3r – 0
Roland Garros 1r 1r 3r 2r – 0
Wimbledon 3r 1r 2r 4r 2r 0
US Open 1r 4r 1r 1r 3r 0
Finals reached 0 1 1 2 0 4
Tournaments Won 0 1 1 1 0 3
Year End Ranking 34 26 22 81 N/A
Doubles (1)
No. Date Tournament Partnering Opponents in the final Score
1. 2004 Stanford Nicole Pratt (Australia) Claudine Schaul (Luxembourg) / Iveta Benesova (Czech Republic) 6-2 6-4
Other notable matches
2003 Australian Open mixed doubles final. Daniilidou and Todd Woodbridge lose 4-6 5-7 to Leander Paes and a 47-year old Martina Navratilova.
2005 Wimbledon 1st round. Daniilidou beats one of the tournament favourites, Justine Henin-Hardenne, 7-6, 2-6, 7-5.
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Jennifer Capriati vs Eleni Daniilidou 2002 AO Highlights
Serena Williams vs Eleni Daniilidou | 2003 Highlights

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