Anna Gerasimou
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 At the Allianz Cup in Sofia, Sept. 2008 | |
| Country (sports) |  Greece |
|---|---|
| Residence | Athens |
| Born | 15 October 1987 Kavala |
| Turned pro | 2003 |
| Retired | 2010 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $85,137 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 165–104 |
| Career titles | 7 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 200 (9 March 2009) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| French Open | Q1 (2009) |
| Wimbledon | Q1 (2009) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 41–47 |
| Career titles | 3 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 201 (7 June 2010) |
Anna Gerasimou (Greek: Άννα Γερασίμου; born 15 October 1987) is a retired Greek tennis player. When she was young, she moved from her birthplace Kavala to Athens in order to pursue a career in tennis.[1]
Gerasimou competed in the women's doubles at the 2008 Summer Olympics with partner Eleni Daniilidou, and lost in the first round to the Swiss team of Emmanuelle Gagliardi and Patty Schnyder. Coached by George Kalovelonis, her highest career singles ranking was 200, which she achieved on 9 March 2009. She has qualified for a WTA Tour main draw twice, both in 2010, in Pattaya City, and in the Malaysia Open in Kuala Lumpur. She also had one WTA doubles main-draw appearance, in Pattaya City in 2010, where she reached the quarterfinals. She retired from tennis 2010.
ITF Circuit finals
| Legend |
|---|
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
Singles: 15 (7 titles, 8 runner-ups)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 27 March 2005 | ITF Athens, Greece | Clay |  Mădălina Gojnea
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1–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 2. | 21 May 2006 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | Hard |  Çağla Büyükakçay
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6–3, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 11 June 2006 | ITF Haskovo, Bulgaria | Clay |  Dia Evtimova
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4–6, 7–6(7–5), 3–6 |
| Winner | 4. | 24 September 2006 | ITF Mytiline, Greece | Hard |  Alexandra Panova
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6–4, 6–4 |
| Winner | 5. | 8 October 2006 | ITF Volos, Greece | Carpet |  Patricia Mayr
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6–3, 2–6, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 24 February 2007 | ITF Melilla, Spain | Hard |  Carla Suárez Navarro
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4–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 7. | 10 March 2007 | ITF Ramat HaSharon, İsrael | Hard |  Nikola Vajdová
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6–2, 4–6, 6–4 |
| Winner | 8. | 8 July 2007 | ITF Mont-de-Marsan, France | Clay |  Olivia Sanchez
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6–3, 2–6, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 9. | 22 September 2007 | Telavi Open, Georgia | Clay |  Corinna Dentoni
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2–6, 6–1, 0–6 |
| Runner-up | 10. | 6 July 2008 | ITF Mont-de-Marsan, France | Clay |  Anastasiya Yakimova
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3–6, 6–1, 4–6 |
| Winner | 11. | 26 July 2008 | ITF La Coruña, Spain | Hard |  Neuza Silva
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6–2, 6–7(5–7), 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 12. | 2 November 2008 | ITF İstanbul, Turkey | Hard |  Andrea Petkovic
|
6–2, 6–2 |
| Winner | 13. | 5 July 2009 | ITF Mont-de-Marsan, France | Clay |  Selima Sfar
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7–5, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 14. | 18 October 2009 | Lagos Open, Nigeria | Hard | Zuzana Kučová
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3–6, 5–7 |
| Runner-up | 15. | 17 January 2010 | ITF Pingguo, China | Hard |  Zhou Yimiao
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3–6, 0–6 |
Doubles: 5 (3 titles, 2 runner-ups)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 23 February 2007 | ITF Melilla, Spain | Hard |  Mariana Muci
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Melissa Cabrera-Handt Carolina Gago-Fuentes
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3–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 15 March 2008 | ITF Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain | Hard |  Anna Hawkins
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Marta Marrero María José Martínez Sánchez
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2–6, 6–7 |
| Winner | 3. | 16 October 2009 | Lagos Open, Nigeria | Hard | Nina Bratchikova
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 Anna Brazhnikova Anastasia Mukhametova
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7–6, 7–6 |
| Winner | 4. | 23 October 2009 | Lagos Open, Nigeria | Hard | Nina Bratchikova
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 Chen Astrogo Keren Shlomo
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6–4, 7–5 |
| Winner | 5. | 28 March 2010 | ITF Antalya | Clay |  Yuliya Beygelzimer
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Mihaela Buzărnescu  Alenka Hubacek
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w/o |
References
- ^ "Olympedia – Anna Gerasimou". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
External links
- Anna Gerasimou at the Women's Tennis Association
- Anna Gerasimou at the International Tennis Federation
- Anna Gerasimou at the Billie Jean King Cup (archived)
- Anna Gerasimou at ESPN.com
- Anna Gerasimou at Olympedia
- Anna Gerasimou at Olympics.com
- Athlete bio at 2008 Olympics site
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