Konstantinos Economidis

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]

Konstantinos Economidis
Κωνσταντίνος Οικονομίδης
Country (sports) Greece
ResidenceThessaloniki, Greece
Born (1977-11-02) 2 November 1977
Thessaloniki, Greece
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro1998
Retired2016
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money$404,970
Singles
Career record19–18 (51.4%)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 112 (5 February 2007)
Current rankingNo. 1668 (4 April 2016)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2008)
French Open2R (2007)
Wimbledon1R (2002, 2003)
US OpenQ2 (2002, 2004)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games1R (2004)
Doubles
Career record12–11 (52.2%)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 152 (23 April 2007)
Current rankingNo. 540 (4 April 2015)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (2007)
WimbledonQ2 (2007)
Medal record
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place2001 TunisSingles
Gold medal – first place2001 TunisDoubles

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)
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
1. June 28, 1999 Alexandroupolis Clay France Cyril Saulnier 6–4, 4–6, 6–4
2. June 26, 2000 Nafplion Hard Spain Ferran Ventura 6–4, 6–0
3. July 3, 2000 Ioannina Hard India Srinath Prahlad 6–2, 6–2
4. October 23, 2000 Chania Hard Croatia Ivan Vajda 4–6, 6–4, 6–4
5. July 2, 2001 Bucharest Clay Romania Victor Hănescu 6–7, 6–2, 6–1
6. October 8, 2001 Barcelona Clay France Nicolas Coutelot 7–6, 6–1
7. May 6, 2002 Montego Bay Hard Chile Felipe Parada 6–4, 6–4
8. May 20, 2002 Montego Bay Hard Greece Nikos Rovas 6–4, 7–6
9. March 10, 2003 Faro Hard Spain Guillermo García López 6–4, 6–1
10. October 6, 2003 Thessaloniki Hard Greece Theodoros Angelinos 6–0, 6–4
11. October 13, 2003 Lamia Hard Bulgaria Ilia Kushev 2–6, 6–4, 6–1
12. November 24, 2003 Gran Canaria Clay Spain Iván Navarro 6–1, 3–6, 6–2
13. October 25, 2004 Bangkok Hard France Guillaume Legat 6–2, 6–4
14. April 18, 2005 Syros Hard Bulgaria Todor Enev 6–3, 6–1
15. February 6, 2006 Burnie Hard Australia Alun Jones 6–4, 6–2
16. February 27, 2006 Blenheim Hard United States Scott Lipsky 6–0, 6–7, 6–2
17. March 6, 2006 Hamilton Hard United Kingdom Jamie Baker 6–4, 6–0
18. March 13, 2006 Lyneham Clay Argentina Damián Patriarca 6–1, 6–4
19. March 20, 2006 Bairnsdale Clay Australia Adam Feeney 6–3, 6–2
20. March 27, 2006 Sale Clay Czech Republic Radim Žitko 6–2, 6–1
21. June 26, 2006 Constanţa Clay Romania Adrian Ungur 6–4, 6–4
22. August 14, 2006 Cordenons Clay France Mathieu Montcourt 6–3, 6–2
23. September 17, 2007 Banja Luka Clay Spain Iván Navarro 7–6, 6–4

Grand Slam performance timeline

Key
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.
Tournament199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009-16Career SRCareer W–L
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

  1. "Player Statistics, Konstantinos Economidis". ATP World Tour. Retrieved 2010-01-16.


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