BirthJuly 251995

Maria Sakkari

Maria Sakkari, Greek tennis player

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When
Tuesday, July 25 199531 years ago
Category
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Era
20th century · 1990s
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Maria Sakkari

Who they were

Maria Sakkari is a Greek professional tennis player. She has been ranked as high as No. 3 by the WTA, which she first achieved on 21 March 2022, making her the highest-ranked Greek women's tennis player. Her career-best doubles ranking is world No. 169, achieved on 9 September 2019.

Path and career

Professional 2015–16: WTA Tour & major debuts, top 100 Sakkari in 2015 Her first two attempts to debut on the WTA Tour were unsuccessful. At the Rio Open , she lost in the first round of qualifying to María Irigoyen , [ 1 ] [ note 1 ] and later lost in the final stage of qualifying at Bucharest Open to Daria Kasatkina . [ 1 ] [ note 1 ] However, on her third attempt, she not only made her debut on WTA Tour, but it was at a major, as she qualified for the US Open . [ 2 ]

Why this date

Maria Sakkari appears on our July 25 calendar for 1995 as a birth entry.

July 25 through the years

Other entries on the same calendar day, in order.

  1. 19951995 France bombings
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  10. 20192019 European heatwaves
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