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| Country (sports) |  Greece |
|---|---|
| Residence | Monte Carlo, Monaco |
| Born | (1998-08-12)12 August 1998 (age 27) Athens, Greece |
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] |
| Turned pro | 2016 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Apostolos Tsitsipas (2001–2024, 2025–) Dimitris Chatzinikolaou (2024–2025) Goran Ivanišević (2025)[2] |
| Prize money | US $36,063,857[3] |
| Official website | www |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 367–183[a] |
| Career titles | 12 |
| Highest ranking | No. 3 (9 August 2021) |
| Current ranking | No. 34 (17 November 2025)[4] |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | F (2023) |
| French Open | F (2021) |
| Wimbledon | 4R (2018,2023) |
| US Open | 3R (2020,2021) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Tour Finals | W (2019) |
| Olympic Games | QF (2024) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 45–78 |
| Career titles | 2 |
| Highest ranking | No. 64 (29 August 2022) |
| Current ranking | No. 572 (17 November 2025)[5] |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2023) |
| French Open | QF (2024) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2018,2021,2023,2024) |
| US Open | 2R (2018,2023) |
| Other doubles tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | 1R (2024) |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| French Open | 1R (2024) |
| US Open | 1R (2024) |
| Other mixed doubles tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | QF (2020) |
| Team competitions | |
| Davis Cup | WGI (2023) |
| Hopman Cup | RR (2019,2025) |
| Last updated on: 17 November 2025. | |
Stefanos Tsitsipas (Greek:Στέφανος Τσιτσιπάς,pronounced[ˈstefanost͡sit͡siˈpas];[6] born 12 August 1998) is a Greek professionaltennis player. He has beenranked as high as world No. 3 in men's singles by theAssociation of Tennis Professionals (ATP), first achieved in August 2021 – making him the highest-ranked Greek men's tennis player. Tsitsipas has won twelveATP Tour singles titles, including the2019 ATP Finals and threeMasters 1000 events. He has contested twomajor finals, at the2021 French Open and2023 Australian Open. He has a career-high doubles ranking of No. 64, achieved on 29 August 2022.
Born into a tennis family – his motherJulia was a professional on theWTA Tour and his fatherApostolos trained as a tennis coach – Tsitsipas was introduced to the sport at age three and began taking lessons at age six. As a junior, he was ranked No. 1 in the world, and won the2016 Wimbledon boys' doubles event.
Winning his first match on theATP Tour in late 2017, Tsitsipas quickly ascended the ATP rankings the following year. He won his first title at the2018 Stockholm Open and made a runner-up finish at the2018 Canadian Open, becoming the youngest player to defeat four top ten opponents in a single tournament at the latter event. After finishing that season with an exhibition title at theNext Gen ATP Finals, Tsitsipas remained an almost constant fixture in the top 10 of the ATP rankings until 2024. He won his first Masters 1000 event at the2021 Monte-Carlo Masters, an event he won twice more in2022 and2024. Tsitsipas was named theGreek Male Athlete of the Year for 2019.
Tsitsipas was born on 12 August 1998 toApostolos Tsitsipas andJulia Apostoli (née Salnikova) inAthens. His father is Greek and was born inProastio, Karditsa[7] and his mother is Russian of partial Greek heritage. His maternal grandfather,Sergei Salnikov, was a Russian footballer who played forZenit Leningrad,Spartak Moscow andDynamo Moscow, as well as theSoviet Union national team. Salnikov was also half Greek.[8] Both of his parents are experienced tennis players, and his mother in particular was a world No. 1 junior who had a career-high professional ranking inside the top 200 and represented theSoviet Union in theFederation Cup.[9] His parents had been working as tennis instructors at the Astir Palace resort hotel inVouliagmeni at the time of his birth.[10] They originally met at a WTA tournament inAthens where his mother was competing and his father was aline judge.[11] Stefanos has three younger siblings: two brothersPetros and Pavlos, and a sister Elisavet who is the youngest. All of his siblings are also tennis players.[12]
With their strong backgrounds in tennis, Tsitsipas's parents got their oldest son started on tennis at a very young age. Stefanos has said, "My first memory is to be three and to hit balls with my father in the gap between lessons. I remember watching games on TV, as a baby, I can not tell you who was playing, but I remember watching."[11] He also participated in other sports as a kid, including football and swimming. His father said Stefanos made the decision to become a tennis player himself, recalling that his son "woke up in the middle of the night" after a tournament in France at age nine and told him "Dad, I have to tell you something: I want to become a tennis player, I like the competition, I like the challenge."[13][14]
Tsitsipas began taking lessons at Tennis ClubGlyfada near Athens at the age of six, and has continued to train there.[11][15] His father has always served as his primary coach, and he formally studied tennis coaching at theUniversity of Athens to help train his children.[9][14][16] In 2015, Tsitsipas also began training at theMouratoglou Tennis Academy, splitting time between France and Greece during this period.[17][18][19]
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Tsitsipas is a former world No. 1 junior.[20] He began playing on theITF Junior Circuit in 2013 at the age of 14. He did not play in any high-level Grade A tournaments until theAbierto Juvenil Mexicano in November 2014, but was able to make it all the way to the final of his second career Grade A event at theOrange Bowl a month later.[20][21] Tsitsipas had entered the tournament ranked outside of the top 100 in the junior rankings.[22] In 2015, Tsitsipas got his first opportunity to play in the junior Grand Slam tournaments. In these four events, a quarterfinal at theAustralian Open was his best result.[20] He did not win any singles finals that year, but he did have another runner-up finish at the Orange Bowl, this time losing toMiomir Kecmanović in a third set tiebreak.[20][23] He finished the season as the No. 14 ranked junior in the world.[24]
In 2016, Tsitsipas had a breakout year, reaching at least the quarterfinals of all eight tournaments that he played, including all four Grand Slams.[20] He became the top-ranked junior in the world after winning his first Grade A title at theTrofeo Bonfiglio.[25] Tsitsipas also won the European Junior Championships later in the year.[26] Tsitsipas's biggest title of the season came in doubles, when he partnered with Estonian playerKenneth Raisma to win his only junior Grand Slam event atWimbledon.[27] He became the first male Greek to win a junior Grand Slam in the Open Era, and the second overall afterNicky Kalogeropoulos won both theFrench Open andWimbledon in 1963.[11] Besides his doubles triumph, Tsitsipas also had his two best finishes in the Grand Slam singles events that year, making the semifinals of bothWimbledon and theUS Open.[28][29] He ended the year as the No. 2 ranked junior in the world, behind only Kecmanović who had played several more events.[30]
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Tsitsipas began playing low-level ITF Futures events in Greece in 2013 shortly after turning 15, not long after he started competing on the junior tour.[31] He qualified for his first event on theATP Challenger Tour at theBurnie International in early 2015 while still 16 years old, but lost his only main draw match toBenjamin Mitchell.[32] Tsitsipas won his first Futures title later that year and would go on to win a total of eleven such titles, five in singles and six in doubles, through the end of 2016.[31] He also won his first Challenger match near the end of 2015 inMohammedia in Morocco.[32] Tsitsipas returned to Morocco a year later and reached his first two Challenger finals in back-to-back weeks atMohammedia andCasablanca.[33] This success in Africa helped him crack the top 200 later that October.[34] Towards the end of that month, Tsitsipas was granted a qualifying wild card into theSwiss Indoors inBasel, his firstATP Tour appearance. He defeatedRajeev Ram in the opening round, but was unable to qualify after a loss toRobin Haase.[35]
Tsitsipas played in his first ATP main draw at the2017 Rotterdam Open, where he lost his debut match to the eventual championJo-Wilfried Tsonga.[36] He also made his Grand Slam debut later that year as a qualifier at theFrench Open, but lost toIvo Karlović in his first match.[37] After losing in qualifying at theUS Open, Tsitsipas won his first Challenger title inGenova.[38] Overall, he qualified for a tour-best eight events during the season, includingWimbledon and theShanghai Masters.[37] However, he did not win a tour-level match until the very end of the season when he defeated fellow Next Gen playerKaren Khachanov in Shanghai.[39] At theEuropean Open in Belgium the following week, Tsitsipas reached his first ATP semifinal as a qualifier. During the event, he upset hometown favorite and world No. 10David Goffin for his first career top 10 victory.[39] With this run, Tsitsipas became the first Greek player to be ranked in the top 100 of the ATP rankings, accomplishing the feat at the age of 19 and surpassingKonstantinos Economidis as the highest ranked Greek player. He also reached a ranking high enough to be named an alternate for theNext Gen ATP Finals.[40][41][42] Tsitsipas closed out the season with another Challenger final, this time inBrest.[43]
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Tsitsipas started the year at theQatar Open where he lost in the quarterfinals to world No. 5Dominic Thiem, again as a qualifier.[44] After losing in the opening round in hisAustralian Open debut, his best result in the rest of the early-year hard court season was another quarterfinal at theDubai Tennis Championships.[45][46] Tsitsipas's first breakthrough of the year came at theBarcelona Open during the clay court season, where he reached his first career ATP final without dropping a set. During theATP 500 Series tournament, he defeated three top 20 players including No. 7 Thiem, before losing to world No. 1Rafael Nadal in a lopsided match. With this result, Tsitsipas moved into the top 50 and became the second Greek to reach an ATP final afterNicky Kalogeropoulos in 1973.[47] His performance also gained national attention in Greece, where tennis is not a widely popular sport.[48][10] The following week at theEstoril Open, he reached another semifinal. He also picked up a third career top ten victory over No. 8Kevin Anderson.[49]
Tsitsipas closed out the clay court season by winning his first career Grand Slam match at theFrench Open againstCarlos Taberner before losing to Thiem, the eventual runner-up.[9] He played the next Grand Slam atWimbledon seeded for first time at No. 31.[50] He took advantage of the seed and produced his best result at a major tournament at the time, a fourth round loss to No. 10John Isner.[51][52]
Tsitsipas had his second big breakthrough of the year in the lead up to theUS Open. After reaching the semifinals inWashington,[53] he reached his second final of the season and first career Masters final at theCanadian Open. During the tournament, he became the youngest player to record four top ten wins in a single event, defeating No. 8 Dominic Thiem, No. 10Novak Djokovic, No. 3Alexander Zverev, and No. 6 Kevin Anderson in succession. He also saved match points in the latter two matches.[54][55] Tsitsipas lost the final to Nadal on his 20th birthday in a closer match than their first encounter. He also climbed to No. 15 in the world.[55][56]
At theUS Open, Tsitsipas made his main draw debut, but was upset in the second round by fellow Next Gen playerDaniil Medvedev.[57] He cited fatigue as a factor in the loss and proceeded to exit before the quarterfinals at three of his next four tournaments as well.[58][59] However, Tsitsipas was able to recover at theStockholm Open. Playing as the third seed, he defeated second seed and No. 14Fabio Fognini in the semifinals before winning in the final against veteran qualifierErnests Gulbis. With the victory, he became the first Greek player to win an ATP title.[60] Tsitsipas closed out his season at theNext Gen ATP Finals. He was the top seed at the event and was drawn withFrances Tiafoe,Hubert Hurkacz, andJaume Munar. Tsitsipas swept his group and defeatedAndrey Rublev to advance to the final against second seedAlex de Minaur.[61][62] He defeated de Minaur in four sets to win the Next Gen Finals.[63] At the end of the year, Tsitsipas was named theATP Most Improved Player for his breakthrough season.[64]
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Tsitsipas began the season at theHopman Cup alongsideMaria Sakkari, making them the first team to represent Greece at the event in 17 years.[65] They finished in a three-way tie for first in their round-robin group, having won their ties against the United States and Switzerland after being upset in their opening tie against Great Britain.[66] They were ranked second on the tiebreak criteria and did not advance out of the group. Tsitsipas's only singles win was againstFrances Tiafoe, while one of his losses was againstRoger Federer.[67][68] At the2019 Australian Open, Tsitsipas reached his first major semifinal, despite having won just five Grand Slam singles matches in total the previous year. All five of his wins at the event came in four sets.[31] He upset world No. 3 and defending champion Roger Federer in the fourth round, saving all twelve of the break points he faced in a rematch of their Hopman Cup encounter earlier in the month.[69] After continuing his run againstRoberto Bautista Agut, he easily lost to No. 2Rafael Nadal, winning only six games.[70][71] Nonetheless, his performance helped him climb to a career-best ranking of No. 12 in the world to become the highest-ranked Greek player in history.[72]
Tsitsipas built on his Grand Slam success by reaching two finals in February in back-to-back weeks. He won his second career title at theOpen 13 in Marseille overMikhail Kukushkin[73] before finishing runner-up to Federer at theDubai Tennis Championships. His performance in Dubai put him in the top 10 of the ATP rankings for the first time.[74] Tsitsipas closed out the early year hard court season with a career-best result in doubles, finishing runner-up to theBryan brothers at theMiami Open withWesley Koolhof.[75] Tsitsipas also had an excellent clay court season. He won his first career clay court title a month later at theEstoril Open after defeatingPablo Cuevas in the final.[76] The following week, he made another Masters final at theMadrid Open. During the event, he defeated No. 4Alexander Zverev and No. 2 Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals and semifinals respectively before finishing runner-up to No. 1 Novak Djokovic.[77][78] This was his first win over Nadal in four attempts.[79] Nadal defeated Tsitsipas a week later at theItalian Open.[80] Nonetheless, Tsitsipas rose to No. 6 in the world after this series of tournaments.[34] At theFrench Open, Tsitsipas was upset in the fourth round byStan Wawrinka, in a marathon five set match that ended 6–8 in the final set.[81][82][83]
Despite a strong first half of the season, Tsitsipas began to struggle following the French Open. He lost his opening round matches atWimbledon and theUS Open toThomas Fabbiano andAndrey Rublev respectively, and both Masters tournaments in August.[84][85] Despite this, he reached a career-best ranking of No. 5 in early August.[34] Tsitsipas ultimately rebounded beginning in October. He defeated Zverev again at theChina Open en route to finishing runner-up to No. 5Dominic Thiem.[86] He then made two semifinals at theShanghai Masters and theSwiss Indoors, losing to other top five players again in No. 4Daniil Medvedev and No. 3 Roger Federer.[87][88] At the end of the season, Tsitsipas qualified for theATP Finals for the first time, where he was placed in a round-robin group with Nadal, Zverev, and Medvedev. He defeated both Medvedev and Zverev to advance to the knockout stages after two matches.[89][90] He lost his last group match to Nadal. In the semifinals, Tsitsipas defeated Federer to set up a final against Thiem.[91] Tsitsipas won the championship in a tight match that ended in a third set tiebreak to become the youngest winner of the year-end championship sinceLleyton Hewitt in 2001.[92] He finished the season at No. 6 in the world.[34]
He entered the2020 Australian Open seeded 6th in the men's bracket, but failed to repeat his success of 2019, losing in the 3rd round toMilos Raonic. He then entered theABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament seeded 2nd, but failed to live up to his seed as he lost in the round of 16 toAljaž Bedene. He recovered quickly to defend his title at theOpen 13 tournament, winning his 5th ATP title, recording in the process 4 wins in a row without dropping a set, and defeatingFélix Auger-Aliassime in the final. The following week he entered theDubai Tennis Championships as the second seed behindNovak Djokovic. He recorded 4 wins in a row, reaching the final for the second successive year, where he lost in straight sets to the World No. 1.
At theUS Open, he was seeded 4th in the men's bracket. He beatAlbert Ramos Viñolas andMaxime Cressy without dropping a set before losing toBorna Ćorić in the third round despite having six match points and being a break up in the 5th set.
At theFrench Open, he was seeded 5th and reached the semifinal, defeatingGrigor Dimitrov andAndrey Rublev, before losing to Djokovic in five sets.
Tsitsipas was unable to defend his2019 ATP Finals title. He was eliminated from theseason ending event with a 1–2 record during the round-robin portion of the competition, having defeatedAndrey Rublev, but losing toDominic Thiem andRafael Nadal.[93]
Tsitsipas started his2021 Australian Open campaign with a comfortable straight sets win overGilles Simon, before surviving a five set thriller withThanasi Kokkinakis. He then beatMikael Ymer in straight sets before being given a walkover by an injuredMatteo Berrettini. In the quarterfinals, Tsitsipas became only the second player along withFabio Fognini at the2015 US Open to beatRafael Nadal in a grand slam match from two sets to love down.[94] He eventually lost in the semifinals toDaniil Medvedev. InRotterdam, Tsitsipas lost in the semifinals to the eventual championAndrey Rublev.
In April, Tsitsipas won his firstMasters 1000 title at theMonte-Carlo Masters, after defeatingAslan Karatsev,Cristian Garín,Alejandro Davidovich Fokina,Dan Evans and Andrey Rublev.[95] In doing so, Tsitsipas became the first Greek player in history to win a Masters title. In May, Tsitsipas defeatedCameron Norrie in straight sets to win the2021 Lyon Open and his seventh career title.[96]
At theFrench Open, Tsitsipas beatPablo Carreño Busta andDaniil Medvedev to reach his second consecutive French Open semifinal and third Grand Slam semifinal. He beatAlexander Zverev in five sets to become the first Greek player in history to reach a major final.[97] Tsitsipas achieved a career-high ranking of World No. 4 by advancing to the championship match.[98] There,he lost to world No.1Novak Djokovic in five sets despite holding a two sets to love lead.[99]
Tsitsipas suffered an early exit atWimbledon, losing toFrances Tiafoe in the first round. He took his revenge for the Wimbledon loss by defeating Tiafoe in the second round at the2020 Olympics.[100][101] He became the first Greek man to win a singles match at the Olympic Games with his first round win overPhilipp Kohlschreiber since Augustos Zerlandis in 1924.[102] He lost in the third round toUgo Humbert of France in three sets.[103] At theUS Open, Tsitsipas defeatedAndy Murray in 5 sets andAdrian Mannarino in 4 sets to reach the third round. In the third round, he was defeated in 5 sets with a final set tiebreak by World No. 55 and 18 year-oldCarlos Alcaraz.[104][105] At the2021 BNP Paribas Open he reached the quarterfinals, beatingPedro Martínez,Fabio Fognini andAlex de Minaur before losing toNikoloz Basilashvili.[106] At theATP Finals, Tsitsipas lost in straight sets to Andrey Rublev before withdrawing from the tournament due to an elbow injury.
At the US Open, he faced a backlash for taking extended bathroom breaks. In theCincinnati Masters before the US Open, during a match againstAlexander Zverev, Tsitsipas landed in a controversy for taking an extended toilet break after Zverev complained to the umpire about the situation. In the US Open, the controversy became worse, after Tsitsipas took a toilet break twice, when he was losing his first round match againstAndy Murray, and even asked to stop the match while down in one of the games. Murray complained after the second toilet break, claiming that Tsitsipas's breaks are too long and change the momentum of the game. He claimed to have "lost all respect" for Tsitsipas, and later, after losing the match, wrote onTwitter, claiming that it takes Tsitsipas twice as long to go to the toilet as it takesJeff Bezos to fly into space.[107][108]
At the2022 Australian Open, Tsitsipas reached the semifinals for the third time, where he facedDaniil Medvedev in a rematch of the previous year's semifinal. He lost in four sets, and received a coaching violation when his father Apostolos was caught coaching in Greek.[109]
Tsitsipas became the first man born in 1998 or later to get 200 career tour-level wins after defeatingLaslo Đere in the first round at theAbierto Mexicano Telcel tournament.[110]
Stefanos Tsitsipas successfully defended hisMonte-Carlo Masters title against SpaniardAlejandro Davidovich Fokina in two sets to capture his secondATP Masters 1000 title.[111] At theItalian Open he reached the quarterfinals, defeatingGrigor Dimitrov in the second round, saving two match points in the process[112][113] andKaren Khachanov in the round of 16.[114] In the quarterfinals he defeatedJannik Sinner to reach his third straight semifinal at a Masters level, earning a tour-leading 30 wins for the season.[115] Next he defeatedAlexander Zverev, his second consecutive win on clay, for a place in the final. Tsitsipas and Zverev were the only players to reach the semifinals at all three Masters 1000 tournaments on clay in the season.[116] In the finals, he lost toNovak Djokovic.[117]
After some early losses in theStuttgart Open and theHalle Open, Tsitsipas won his first title on grass courts after receiving a last minute wildcard at theMallorca Open, defeatingRoberto Bautista Agut in three tight sets.[118] At theWimbledon Championship, Tsitsipas lost in the third round toNick Kyrgios in four sets.[119] In a fiery match, Tsitsipas was fined $10,000 for two code violations.[120]
InCincinnati, he reached his third Masters 1000 final of the season but lost to the in-form CroatianBorna Ćorić. At theUS Open, Tsitsipas was seeded fourth. He was defeated by qualifierDaniel Elahi Galán in four sets in the first round, although Tsitsipas saved eight match points.[121]
In October, Tsitsipas reached the final ofAstana Open inKazakhstan, which he lost in straight sets toNovak Djokovic.[122] Next he reached his seventh final at theStockholm Open but he was defeated byHolger Rune in straight sets.[123] He lost in the second round inVienna again to Borna Ćorić. He recorded his 60th win for 2022 defeatingTommy Paul in the quarterfinals of theParis Masters to reach his fifth Masters semifinal for the season.[124] In the semifinals, he lost toNovak Djokovic in three sets.[125]
At the2022 ATP Finals he lost again to Djokovic, his ninth consecutive loss against the five-time season finale champion,[126] andAndrey Rublev, thus not being able to get past the round robin stage.[127] Tsitsipas ended the year with a tournament win, at theMubadala World Tennis Championship.
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He recorded his 250th win at the inauguralUnited Cup defeatingGrigor Dimitrov.[128] At theAustralian Open, Tsitsipas defeatedQuentin Halys,Rinky Hijikata,Tallon Griekspoor,Jannik Sinner,Jiří Lehečka, andKaren Khachanov on his way to his second Grand Slam final. In the final, Tsitsipas lost toNovak Djokovic, who tiedRafael Nadal's record of 22 Grand Slam titles. Had Tsitsipas won the title, he would have clinched the world No. 1 ranking for the first time.[129]
Tsitsipas returned to the Sunshine Double in the United States. At theIndian Wells Masters, he experienced an early first round loss toJordan Thompson in three close sets. InMiami, he lost to Karen Khachanov in the fourth round in straight sets.
He started his clay-court campaign at theMonte-Carlo Masters, where he was the two-time defending champion. He recorded 12 consecutive wins in the principality after defeatingBenjamin Bonzi andNicolás Jarry, but was ultimately defeated by AmericanTaylor Fritz in straight sets in the quarterfinals. As a result, he dropped two spots to world No. 5. At the second clay court tournament of the year, the2023 Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell, he defeatedPedro Cachin,Denis Shapovalov,Alex de Minaur, andLorenzo Musetti to reach the second final of the season and third Barcelona final overall. He lost to the top seedCarlos Alcaraz in the championship match in straight sets.
In the summer grass season, he received wildcards forStuttgart,[130]Halle,[131] and at theMallorca Championships where he was the defending champion; he won one match across these tournaments.[132] AtWimbledon, he played two five-set marathon matches againstDominic Thiem andAndy Murray,[133] and a straight sets match againstLaslo Djere to reach the round of 16 for the first time since2018. His match with Thiem was ranked the fifth-best Grand Slam match of the year by ATPTour.com and his match against Murray spanned two days.[134] In the round of 16, he lost toChristopher Eubanks in five sets.[135]
In August, he won his tenth title at theLos Cabos Open, defeatingJohn Isner,Nicolás Jarry,Borna Ćorić, andAlex de Minaur in straight sets in the final. In the warm-up Masters to the US Open, he won one match, againstBen Shelton inCincinnati. During the match, he notably complained about a nearby audience member imitating bee buzzing noises during his match.[136] His loss to Hubert Hurkacz in the second round resulting in him dropping finalist points from2022, thus dropping to world No. 7. At theUS Open, he lost to No. 128 Swiss playerDominic Stricker in five sets in the second round.
In November, inParis, he recorded his 50th career win overAlexander Zverev for the season, only one of two players, male or female, to record 50 or more wins in each of the last three years, tied withAndrey Rublev. It was also his first top-10 win of the season.[137] With this win, he qualified for theATP Finals. Next he defeated 16th seedKaren Khachanov to record the 300th win of his career with a straight sets victory in the quarterfinals. He became the first man born in 1998 and the seventh born in the 1990s or later to reach 300 career wins.[138][139] He lost toGrigor Dimitrov in the semifinals. In his fifth consecutive appearance at theATP Finals, Tsitsipas lost toJannik Sinner in straight sets and retired mid-way through his match againstHolger Rune before withdrawing from the event due to a back injury. He ended the season at world No. 6.[140]
Tsitsipas began his season at theUnited Cup representing Greece. He won his singles match againstSteven Diez of Canada in straight sets before losing toAlexander Zverev of Germany in the quarterfinals. InMelbourne, where Tsitsipas was defending finalist points, he reached the round of 16 with wins againstZizou Bergs,Jordan Thompson, andLuca Van Assche. He lost toTaylor Fritz and subsequently dropped to world No. 10. After participating in play-offs forDavis Cup World Group 1 in Athens where he won againstMarius Copil of Romania,[141] he began his title defence atLos Cabos. He lost in the semifinals toCasper Ruud.[142] The following week, he reached the quarterfinals ofAcapulco, losing to eventual championAlex De Minaur.[143] At the Sunshine Double, Tsitsipas made the round of 16 inIndian Wells, losing toJiří Lehečka,[144] and lost toDenis Shapovalov in the second round atMiami.[145]
He began his clay-court campaign at theMonte-Carlo Masters as the 12th seed. He defeatedTomás Martín Etcheverry,Alexander Zverev, andKaren Khachanov, all in straight sets, to reach the semi-final where he metJannik Sinner. After a three set victory, he advanced to his third Monte Carlo final, where he defeatedCasper Ruud in straight sets to win his thirdMasters 1000 title.[146] The next week inBarcelona, he defeatedSebastian Ofner,Roberto Carballés Baena,Facundo Díaz Acosta, andDušan Lajović to reach the second final of the season and fourth Barcelona final overall. He lost toCasper Ruud in the championship match in straight sets, his eleventh loss inATP 500 finals.[147] InRome, Tsitsipas reached the quarterfinals but lost to eventual finalistNicolás Jarry.[148] InParis, Tsitsipas repeated his previous year's result by reaching the quarterfinals, but lost once again toCarlos Alcaraz who would go on to win the title.[149]
Tsitsipas' grass season was uneventful, winning one match each atHalle andWimbledon.[150] Back on clay inGstaad, he made semifinals by defeatingHamad Medjedovic andFabio Fognini in straight sets. He lost to eventual championMatteo Berrettini.[151] At theParis Olympics, Tsitsipas improved on his result in2021 by becoming the first Greek tennis player to reach the quarterfinals stage at the Games since tennis returned to the program in1988. In his quarterfinal match, he lost toDjokovic, the eventual gold medallist.[152]
Following the Olympics, Tsitsipas returned to North America to play the warm-up Masters tournaments to the US Open. His run atMontreal was cut short by a resurgentKei Nishikori in the second round.[153] He followed this match by announcing the end of his coaching partnership with his father, Apostolos, citing desires to maintain healthier boundaries between tennis and his family.[154] InCincinnati, he reached the second round, losing toJack Draper.[155] AtUS Open, Tsitsipas exited the tournament early following a first-round defeat againstThanasi Kokkinakis in four sets.[156] In his next match at theLaver Cup in Berlin, Tsitsipas won comprehensively against Kokkinakis in straight sets before going on to win the event with Team Europe.[157]
At the end of September, Tsitsipas participated inTokyo, losing toAlex Michelsen in the first round. His run inShanghai included straight sets wins against Kei Nishikori and Alexandre Müller before ending with a fourth round defeat toDanill Medvedev. In the latter match, he engaged in a heated exchange with the umpire due to a time violation.[158] His European indoor season included quarterfinal runs inAntwerp andBasel, losing toJiří Lehečka and ArthurFils, respectively. In thefinal Masters 1000 tournament of the year, Tsitsipas reached the quarterfinals with wins overRoberto Carballes Baena,Alejandro Tabilo, andFrancisco Cerundolo to set up a rematch withAlexander Zverev. Zverev defeated Tsitsipas in straight sets before going on to win the title.[159] As a result, Tsitsipas failed to accrue enough points to directly qualify for theATP Finals for the first time in six years, becoming the second alternate behindGrigor Dimitrov. He ended the year ranked world No. 11, his lowest year-end ranking since 2018.
For the sixth consecutive year, Tsitsipas began his year at the team event in Australia, theUnited Cup. With Team Greece, he defeatedPablo Carreño Busta in three sets and followed with a straight sets loss toAlexander Shevchenko of Kazakhstan.[160] At theAustralian Open, he recorded his earliest defeat in Melbourne since 2018 with a first round exit againstAlex Michelsen. As a result, his ranking dropped to world No. 12. After leaving Australia, he accepted a wild card forRotterdam,[161] where he reached the quarterfinal stage. He lost to Italian qualifierMattia Bellucci in straight sets.[162] InDoha, Tsitsipas lost in the first round toHamad Medjedovic in three sets despite his opponent's struggle with a hamstring injury.[163]
InDubai, with his second round win againstKaren Khachanov, Tsitsipas recorded his 350th career win, being the 13th active player to do so.[164] His win againstTallon Griekspoor in the semifinal moved him to his third final in three consecutive Dubai appearances and his twelfth ATP 500 final. He won the title after defeatingFélix Auger-Aliassime in straight sets, returning him to the top 10 with a ranking of world No. 9. In the process, he snapped his eleven match streak of losses in ATP 500 finals and won his twelfth tour-level title, his first on hard court title since2019.[165]
In May 2025 Tsitsipas announced thatGoran Ivanisevic joined his team as coach. Tsitsipas retired from his first round match at the2025 Wimbledon Championships againstValentin Royer. Tsitsipas was given a scathing review for his lack of effort by Ivanisevic. He said: "I have never seen a more unprepared player in my life."[166] In the aftermath of his first round exit, Tsitsipas contemplated taking a break or even quitting tennis. Ivanisevic continued his harsh criticism in an interview withClay magazine: "I told him not to play tennis right now. He needs to fix his back and get physically fit because physically — he's a disaster. I can’t understand how a player of his level can be so unfit. After that, he can think about playing tennis again." Ivanisevic added: "He's a great player! The only question is how much he wants it. I believe in him being between 5th and 10th. But if he keeps going like this — no chance.[167] After less than two months as his coach, Tsitsipas parted ways with Ivanisevic. After a second-round defeat toChristopher O'Connell at theCanadian Open, Tsitsipas took to social media to announce his previous coach and father would return to his team. "Some journeys have a way of circling back to where they began. After some time apart, I've reunited with the person who first believed in me - my father. Sometimes, coming home is the boldest step forward."[166]
Tsitsipas is an aggressive baseliner capable of anall-court player style as well. He aims to hit powerful groundstroke winners and has a particularly strong forehand using an Eastern grip.[168] His forehand is particularly useful in finishing points off of the first serve, as combined with his big serve. He uses his high topspin rate to push opponents off the court for winners, or go to the net more often than the typical baseliner.[169] One of his weaknesses is to overhit and make unforced errors while trying to hit winners.[170][171] He also struggles returning serve against players with strong kick serves on the backhand side, a weakness he has worked to improve through usage of blocked and slice returns on his backhand.[172]
His favourite shot is hisone-handed backhand, a rarity in modern tennis, although it is one of his biggest weaknesses. He experimented with both one-handed and two-handed backhands in his youth, but chose to go with the former at around eight years old because both of his parents as well as his idol Roger Federer all use a one-handed backhand, and also because it felt more natural. His favourite shot is the backhand down-the-line.[173][174]
Tsitsipas is regarded as having an all-court game.[175][25][169] His favourite surface is grass andWimbledon is his favourite tournament.[176] Tsitsipas mainly excels on clay, having grown up playing on that surface in Greece. He has said, "I feel very confident when I step on the dirt. I always show my best tennis on this surface."[19] Tsitsipas won all three of his master's titles on clay at theMonte-Carlo Masters. Tsitsipas has also done well on hard courts, reaching two Masters finals (Canada, Cincinnati) and three Australian Open semifinals (before reaching the final in 2023).[55][71]
Former British No. 1 playersGreg Rusedski andAnnabel Croft have both praised Tsitsipas's on-court demeanor in conjunction with his style of play. Rusedski in particular has said that "[Tsitsipas] reminds me a little bit ofBjörn Borg. He does all the right things, he is spectacular as a tennis player and was just sensational with the way he was so calm and composed and he didn't blink when it came to the crunch. He has the competitive nature ofAndy Murray, but he also has a calmness which reminds me of Roger Federer."[177]
Stefanos Tsitsipas andDaniil Medvedev have faced each other 14 times since 2018, with Medvedev leading the rivalry, 10–4. They are considered to be two of the best tennis players of their generation.[verification needed] Medvedev won his first five matches against Tsitsipas, but Tsitsipas has won four of their next eight.[178]
Stefanos Tsitsipas andAlexander Zverev have faced each other 16 times since 2018, with Tsitsipas leading the rivalry 10–6. They are considered two of the best of their generation.[179] They have competed in five three-set matches, with Tsitsipas winning three of them, but Zverev won their most memorable three-set match, that being an epic at the2021 Cincinnati Masters semifinal, in which Zverev prevailed.[180][181][182] Tsitsipas won their only Grand Slam match to date, in the2021 French Open semifinals, winning in a five-set marathon match.[183][184]
Tsitsipas studied at an English-language school in his youth. He can speak English, Greek, and Russian.[16] He is a supporter of Greek football clubAEK Athens.[185] Tsitsipas's hobbies includevlogging. He hosts his ownYouTube channel where he posts videos of his travels.[186] He had been in a relationship with fellow tennis playerPaula Badosa from May 2023 until May 2024, when they announced on Instagram in May 2024 that they had amicably parted ways,[187][188] however, they got back together three weeks later.[189] In July 2025 it was reported that they had split up.
Tsitsipas credits his mother's twin sister, who was also a professional tennis player in the Soviet Union, with financial support so that he could be accompanied by his father and compete as a junior player.[10][190] His maternal grandfatherSergei Salnikov was an Olympic gold medal-winning member of theSoviet national football team and a former manager ofFC Spartak Moscow.[9][11]
During a Futures tournament inCrete, Tsitsipas nearly drowned while swimming at sea on an off-day. After a current carried him away from the shore, his father noticed what had happened and helped save his life. He attributes his confident approach of "[feeling] absolutely zero fear on the court" to the perspective he gained from this experience.[19]
He is aGreek Orthodox Christian.[191]
Tsitsipas has expressed interest in promoting the sport of tennis in Greece, where he has said "tennis is not very popular."[10] After his finals appearance at the2018 Barcelona Open, he noted that his success was helping him achieve this goal. Of his performance and the attention it received, he stated, "Many people were talking about [the final] and I had plenty of interviews that I did on big channels in Greece for big media centres. It got people's attention... It makes me motivated to do even better in the future, and become even more popular... I hope to inspire more people to play tennis in Greece."[48]
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Current through the2025 US Open.
| Tournament | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | SR | W–L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | Q2 | 1R | SF | 3R[A] | SF[A] | SF | F | 4R | 1R | 0 / 8 | 24–8 | 75% |
| French Open | 1R | 2R | 4R | SF | F | 4R | QF | QF | 2R | 0 / 9 | 27–9 | 75% |
| Wimbledon | 1R | 4R | 1R | NH | 1R | 3R | 4R | 2R | 1R | 0 / 8 | 9–8 | 53% |
| US Open | Q3 | 2R | 1R | 3R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 0 / 8 | 7–8 | 47% |
| Win–loss | 0–2 | 5–4 | 8–4 | 8–3 | 12–4 | 10–4 | 14–4 | 8–4 | 2–4 | 0 / 33 | 67–33 | 67% |
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 2021 | French Open | Clay |  Novak Djokovic | 7–6(8–6), 6–2, 3–6, 2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2023 | Australian Open | Hard | Novak Djokovic | 3–6, 6–7(4–7), 6–7(5–7) |
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 2019 | ATP Finals, London, UK | Hard (i) |  Dominic Thiem | 6–7(6–8), 6–2, 7–6(7–4) |
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 2018 | Canadian Open | Hard |  Rafael Nadal | 2–6, 6–7(4–7) |
| Loss | 2019 | Madrid Open | Clay | Novak Djokovic | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 2021 | Monte-Carlo Masters | Clay |  Andrey Rublev | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 2022 | Monte-Carlo Masters(2) | Clay | Alejandro Davidovich Fokina | 6–3, 7–6(7–3) |
| Loss | 2022 | Italian Open | Clay | Novak Djokovic | 0–6, 6–7(5–7) |
| Loss | 2022 | Cincinnati Open | Hard |  Borna Ćorić | 6–7(0–7), 2–6 |
| Win | 2024 | Monte-Carlo Masters(3) | Clay |  Casper Ruud | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 2019 | Miami Open | Hard |  Wesley Koolhof |  Bob BryanMike Bryan | 5–7, 6–7(8–10) |
| Time span | Record accomplished | Players matched |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Winner ofNext Gen ATP Finals andATP Finals in consecutive years | Stands alone |
| 2019 | Won theATP Finals title on debut | Àlex Corretja Grigor Dimitrov John McEnroe Ilie Năstase Stan Smith Guillermo Vilas[192] |
| 2022 | Defended his firstATP Masters 1000 title | Boris Becker Lleyton Hewitt Rafael Nadal |
| Awards | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | ATP Most Improved Player 2018 | Succeeded by |
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