Maria Pavlidou
| Country (sports) |  Greece |
|---|---|
| Born | 20 January 1978 |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Prize money | $15,326 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 38–54 (41.3%) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 539 (4 February 2002) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 59–45 (56.7%) |
| Career titles | 5 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 359 (8 October 2001) |
Maria Pavlidou (born 20 January 1978) is a Greek former professional tennis player.
A right-handed player from Thessaloniki, Pavlidou spent much of her early career playing college tennis in the United States for the University of Arkansas. She was an All-American in 1999 when she became the first female Arkansas player to reach the quarterfinals of an NCAA singles championships.[1]
Pavlidou represented Greece in the Fed Cup from 2000 to 2003, featuring in a total of five singles and four doubles rubbers. She also competed for Greece at the Mediterranean Games, winning a gold medal in Tunis in 2001, as partner of Eleni Daniilidou in the women's doubles.[2]
ITF finals[edit]
Singles: 2 (0–2)[edit]
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 20 May 2001 | Tel Aviv, Israel | Hard |  Cheli Bargil
|
6–3, 4–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 30 September 2001 | Kastoria, Greece | Clay |  Karina Jacobsgaard
|
1–6, 1–6 |
Doubles: 11 (5–6)[edit]
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 28 June 1998 | Kavala, Greece | Hard |  Réka Vidáts
|
 Branka Bojović Evagelia Roussi
|
6–1, 6–1 |
| Winner | 2. | 28 May 2000 | Tel Aviv, Israel | Hard |  Simona Arghire
|
 Elena Voropaeva Irina Kornienko
|
6–1, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 8 October 2000 | Fiumicino, Italy | Clay | Asimina Kaplani
|
 Martina Babáková  Scarlett Werner
|
1–4, 4–1, 2–4 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 15 October 2000 | Ciampino, Italy | Clay | Asimina Kaplani
|
Adriana Burz Andreea Ehritt-Vanc
|
2–4, 5–4(5), 2–4, 1–4 |
| Winner | 3. | 20 May 2001 | Tel Aviv 1, Israel | Hard | Irina Kornienko
|
 Evghenia Ablovatchi Yevgenia Savranska
|
6–2, 6–4 |
| Winner | 4. | 27 May 2001 | Tel Aviv 2, Israel | Hard | Irina Kornienko
|
 Emily Hewson  Natasha van der Merwe
|
w/o |
| Runner-up | 3. | 5 August 2001 | Istanbul, Turkey | Hard | Evagelia Roussi
|
Maria Kondratieva Svetlana Mossiakova
|
2–6, 5–7 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 26 August 2001 | Volos, Greece | Carpet | Asimina Kaplani
|
 Radoslava Topalova Virginia Trifonova
|
2–6, 6–4, 5–7 |
| Winner | 5. | 30 September 2001 | Kastoria, Greece | Clay | Asimina Kaplani
|
 İpek Şenoğlu Biljana Pawlowa-Dimitrova
|
6–3, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 28 July 2002 | Algiers, Algeria | Clay | Asimina Kaplani
|
 Rushmi Chakravarthi Christina Zachariadou
|
2–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 11 August 2002 | Bath, Great Britain | Hard | Asimina Kaplani
|
Samantha Stosur Sarah Stone
|
4–6, 1–6 |
References[edit]
- ^ "Lysa Set For NCAA Quest". KARK. 25 May 2016.
- ^ "Αγγίζει το τέλειο η ελληνική αποστολή στους Μεσογειακούς Αγώνες". In.gr (in Greek). 6 September 2001.
External links[edit]
Categories:
- 1978 births
- Living people
- Greek female tennis players
- Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Greece
- Mediterranean Games medalists in tennis
- Competitors at the 2001 Mediterranean Games
- Sportspeople from Thessaloniki
- Arkansas Razorbacks women's tennis players
- College women's tennis players in the United States
- Greek expatriate tennis players in the United States