Stefanos Tsitsipas is a Greek professional tennis player with a net worth of $14 million. In 2021 Stefanos Tsitsipas became the youngest player to enjoy a top-ten ranking within the ATP, and he has reached top-five ranking in the past. These records also make him the highest-ranked Greek player in history. Stefanos made a name for himself after winning the 2019 ATP Finals, becoming the youngest player to accomplish this feat in over 18 years. He is one of the 20 highest-earning male tennis players in tour history, in terms of tournament prize money. As of this writing his tournament winnings top $25 million.
Tsitsipas was introduced to tennis at a young age by his father, who was trained as a tennis coach. He was swinging a racket at the age of just three, and by the age of six he was committed to regular tennis lessons. His potential soon became obvious when he reached the number-one ranking in the world as a junior player. After training extensively in France, Stefanos Tsitsipas went on to make his professional debut and had won his first ATP match by 2017. Numerous titles followed in 2018, and today Stefanos is considered one of the best players in the tennis world.
Stefanos Tsitsipas was born on August 12th of 1998 in Athens, Greece. Raised by a Greek father and a Russian mother who are both experienced tennis players, Tsitsipas quickly accepted the immense influence of tennis on his upbringing. His mother was once the top-ranked junior player in the world who represented the Soviet Union at a professional level. Both his mother and father worked as tennis instructors, and they had four other children aside from Stefanos. All of their children went on to become tennis players.
At the age of three, Tsitsipas started working with his father and learned how to hit tennis balls with a racket. He also watched tennis games on television with his family on a regular basis. Although Stefanos also played other sports while growing up, he eventually made the decision to focus on a career as a future tennis professional. Tsitsipas later stated that his father did not “make the decision for him,” and that he himself chose this career path as a nine-year-old.
Junior Career
At the age of 14, Tsitsipas began playing on the ITF junior circuit. By 2015, he was competing in Grand Slam tournaments. His best result during this period was a quarterfinal finish at the Australian Open. By the end of 2015, he had reached a number-14 ranking as a world junior.
In 2016, Stefanos raised his game considerably. He reached the quarterfinals of all eight tournaments he entered, which included four Grand Slams. After winning his first title at the Trofeo Bonfiglio, Tsitsipas earned the number-one world ranking amongst juniors. Another notable win came when he partnered with Kenneth Raisma to win at Wimbledon in the doubles. By the end of his time as a junior, he had moved down to number two in the world rankings.
