Country (sports) | Greece |
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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]