Nicolas Kelaidis

Nicolas Kelaidis (born 29 October 1949) is a Greek former professional tennis player.[1]

Nick Kelaidis
Full nameNicolas Kelaidis
Country (sports) Greece
Born (1949-10-29) 29 October 1949
Alexandria, Egypt
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Singles
Career record2–15
Highest rankingNo. 244 (27 September 1974)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (1973)
French Open1R (1973)
WimbledonQ2 (1974, 1976)
Doubles
Career record1–19
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (1973, 1977)
French Open1R (1973)
Wimbledon1R (1973, 1975)

Biography

Kelaidis was born in the Egyptian city of Alexandria, which had a large Greek population at the time. He played college tennis in the United States, at Clemson University from 1968 to 1971.[2]

During the 1970s, Kelaidis competed on the professional tennis circuit and was a regular member of the Greece Davis Cup team, featuring in a total of 10 ties. He appeared in the main draws of the Australian Open, French Open and Wimbledon.

For most of the 1980s he was a coach for the Swiss Tennis Federation, then spent a decade coaching for the French Federation, with his roles at both focusing on women's tennis. He married Swiss tennis player Lilian Drescher.[3]

References

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