Konstantinos Economidis (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Οικονομίδης, born 2 November 1977) is a retired professional Greek tennis player and a former Greek No. 1. In 2007, he qualified for the French Open and defeated Australian Chris Guccione in the first round before losing to Tommy Robredo in the second round. He achieved his career-high singles ranking of world No. 112 in February 2007 and has won 5 Challenger titles.[1]
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| Country (sports) |  Greece | |||||||||||
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| Residence | Thessaloniki, Greece | |||||||||||
| Born | 2 November 1977 Thessaloniki, Greece | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||
| Turned pro | 1998 | |||||||||||
| Retired | 2016 | |||||||||||
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) | |||||||||||
| Prize money | $404,970 | |||||||||||
| Singles | ||||||||||||
| Career record | 19–18 (51.4%) | |||||||||||
| Career titles | 0 | |||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 112 (5 February 2007) | |||||||||||
| Current ranking | No. 1668 (4 April 2016) | |||||||||||
| Grand Slam singles results | ||||||||||||
| Australian Open | 1R (2008) | |||||||||||
| French Open | 2R (2007) | |||||||||||
| Wimbledon | 1R (2002, 2003) | |||||||||||
| US Open | Q2 (2002, 2004) | |||||||||||
| Other tournaments | ||||||||||||
| Olympic Games | 1R (2004) | |||||||||||
| Doubles | ||||||||||||
| Career record | 12–11 (52.2%) | |||||||||||
| Career titles | 0 | |||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 152 (23 April 2007) | |||||||||||
| Current ranking | No. 540 (4 April 2015) | |||||||||||
| Grand Slam doubles results | ||||||||||||
| Australian Open | 2R (2007) | |||||||||||
| Wimbledon | Q2 (2007) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Despite playing relatively few ATP Tour-level matches, Economidis has impressively managed to post a positive record in both singles and doubles.
Singles Titles
| Legend (singles) |
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| Grand Slam (0) |
| Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
| ATP Masters Series (0) |
| ATP Tour (0) |
| Challengers (5) |
| Futures (18) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
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| 1. | June 28, 1999 | Alexandroupolis | Clay |  Cyril Saulnier | 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 |
| 2. | June 26, 2000 | Nafplion | Hard |  Ferran Ventura | 6–4, 6–0 |
| 3. | July 3, 2000 | Ioannina | Hard |  Srinath Prahlad | 6–2, 6–2 |
| 4. | October 23, 2000 | Chania | Hard |  Ivan Vajda | 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| 5. | July 2, 2001 | Bucharest | Clay |  Victor Hănescu | 6–7, 6–2, 6–1 |
| 6. | October 8, 2001 | Barcelona | Clay | Nicolas Coutelot | 7–6, 6–1 |
| 7. | May 6, 2002 | Montego Bay | Hard |  Felipe Parada | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 8. | May 20, 2002 | Montego Bay | Hard | Nikos Rovas | 6–4, 7–6 |
| 9. | March 10, 2003 | Faro | Hard | Guillermo García López | 6–4, 6–1 |
| 10. | October 6, 2003 | Thessaloniki | Hard | Theodoros Angelinos | 6–0, 6–4 |
| 11. | October 13, 2003 | Lamia | Hard |  Ilia Kushev | 2–6, 6–4, 6–1 |
| 12. | November 24, 2003 | Gran Canaria | Clay | Iván Navarro | 6–1, 3–6, 6–2 |
| 13. | October 25, 2004 | Bangkok | Hard | Guillaume Legat | 6–2, 6–4 |
| 14. | April 18, 2005 | Syros | Hard | Todor Enev | 6–3, 6–1 |
| 15. | February 6, 2006 | Burnie | Hard |  Alun Jones | 6–4, 6–2 |
| 16. | February 27, 2006 | Blenheim | Hard |  Scott Lipsky | 6–0, 6–7, 6–2 |
| 17. | March 6, 2006 | Hamilton | Hard |  Jamie Baker | 6–4, 6–0 |
| 18. | March 13, 2006 | Lyneham | Clay |  Damián Patriarca | 6–1, 6–4 |
| 19. | March 20, 2006 | Bairnsdale | Clay | Adam Feeney | 6–3, 6–2 |
| 20. | March 27, 2006 | Sale | Clay |  Radim Žitko | 6–2, 6–1 |
| 21. | June 26, 2006 | Constanţa | Clay | Adrian Ungur | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 22. | August 14, 2006 | Cordenons | Clay | Mathieu Montcourt | 6–3, 6–2 |
| 23. | September 17, 2007 | Banja Luka | Clay | Iván Navarro | 7–6, 6–4 |
Grand Slam performance timeline
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record; .
| Tournament | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009-16 | Career SR | Career W–L |
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| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | Q2 | A | Q1 | Q3 | Q3 | Q2 | A | Q3 | 1R | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | A | Q1 | 2R | Q2 | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | Q2 | Q1 | A | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 |
| U.S. Open | A | A | A | A | Q2 | A | Q2 | A | A | Q1 | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
References
External links
- Konstantinos Economidis at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Konstantinos Economidis at the International Tennis Federation
- Konstantinos Economidis at the Davis Cup
- Economidis World ranking history
- Greek Men Recent Match Results
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