French
DeutschMaria Pavlidou
| Country (sports) |  Greece |
|---|---|
| Born | 20 January 1978 |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Prize money | $15,326 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 38–54 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 539 (4 February 2002) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 59–45 |
| 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.