Greek tennis player, Maria Sakkari was born in Athens, Greece.
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Her mother Angelikí Kanellopoúlou, was a former tennis champion.
Her parents coached her in the game of tennis right from age 6 before she moved to Barcelona at age 18 for further training.
How Old Is Maria Sakkari?
Maria was born on July 25, 1995. She is 26 years old and currently lives in Monte Carlo.
Maria Sakkari Career
Maria is a one-time singles title winner on the WTA Tour. Her best WTA doubles ranking is 169, was achieved on 9 September 2019.
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At the 2019 Italian Open, she reached one more Premier 5 semifinal round and won over different opponents.
Maria is the first woman from Greece to arrive at a Grand Slam elimination round. Starting around 2021, she arrived at the elimination rounds at the French Open.
Maria has a forceful, style of play, and known to have major areas of strength for strong groundstrokes. She once said that she prefers hard and earth surfaces and her number one shot is the serve.
Maria has served 144 aces in 31 matches. At the 2021 WTA, she recorded the most serves.
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