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
Singles: 2 (0–2)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 20 May 2001 | Tel Aviv, Israel | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 4–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | 30 September 2001 | Kastoria, Greece | Clay | ![]() |
1–6, 1–6 |
Doubles: 11 (5–6)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 28 June 1998 | Kavala, Greece | Hard | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–1 |
Winner | 2. | 28 May 2000 | Tel Aviv, Israel | Hard | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 1. | 8 October 2000 | Fiumicino, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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1–4, 4–1, 2–4 |
Runner-up | 2. | 15 October 2000 | Ciampino, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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2–4, 5–4(5), 2–4, 1–4 |
Winner | 3. | 20 May 2001 | Tel Aviv 1, Israel | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–4 |
Winner | 4. | 27 May 2001 | Tel Aviv 2, Israel | Hard | ![]() |
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w/o |
Runner-up | 3. | 5 August 2001 | Istanbul, Turkey | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 5–7 |
Runner-up | 4. | 26 August 2001 | Volos, Greece | Carpet | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–4, 5–7 |
Winner | 5. | 30 September 2001 | Kastoria, Greece | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 5. | 28 July 2002 | Algiers, Algeria | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 6. | 11 August 2002 | Bath, Great Britain | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 1–6 |
References
- ^ "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.
External links
- Maria Pavlidou at the Women's Tennis Association
- Maria Pavlidou at the Billie Jean King Cup (archived)
- Maria Pavlidou at the International Tennis Federation
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