Accompanying Alexander Zverev, Jannik Sinner, and Dominic Thiem as trailblazers of the Next-Gen in tennis is the Greek professional tennis player Stefanos Tsitsipas.
With his skill, methodology, and attitude, Tsitsipas—a former world number one player in the junior circuit—was always going to be a big star.
Stefanos became a professional in 2016 and hasn’t looked back. He is currently listed as one of the greatest hirnings of all time and is just the 17th player in ATP men’s history to earn a career prize money of $25 million.
Novak Djokovic of Serbia has $181.3 million, which puts him at the summit of the mountain. Tsitsipas also has endorsement agreements with Red Bull, Comlux, Melissa, Adidas, Rexona, Rolex, and New Balance.
Greek-born professional tennis player Stefanos Tsitsipas was born in Athens on August 12, 1998. In the men’s ATP rankings, Tsitsipas is now placed number eleven, although in August 2021, he reached the world number three spot.
He is a two-time grand slam runner-up in Melbourne and Paris and has won ten ATP singles titles. Stefanos Tsitsipas has disclosed that he is romantically involved with Paula Badosa, a Canadian tennis player.
Stefanos Tsitsipas started playing tennis at the age of three, enrolled in tennis classes at the Glyfada Tennis Club in Athens at the age of six, and declared his desire to play professional tennis to his father and coach, Apostolos Tsitsipas, at the age of nineteen.
Stefanos was 18 years old when he became a professional tennis player in 2016. His mother Julia Salnikova, a former Russian player, served as his first coach.
He debuted in the ATP Top 100 players a year later, and in 2019 he reached the top 10 players globally. Palvos, Elisavet, and Petros, his younger siblings, are all tennis players.
The Greek is renowned for his forceful groundstrokes and aggressive baseline play. His characteristic stroke is a one-handed backhand, which is uncommon in today’s tennis world.
In his early years, Tsitsipas received coaching from his father, Apostolos Tsitsipas. But Patrick Mouratoglou, Serena Williams’ coach, was named the Greek’s new coach in 2018.
Additionally, he briefly worked with former Australian tennis star Mark Philippoussis before breaking up with him following his second-round loss at the US Open in 2023.
In August 2021, he was third in the world in the men’s ATP rankings. Right now, he has a $25 million net worth. He has received $29,136,220 in prize money from tennis tournaments, which account for a sizable portion of his income.
