Eleni Daniilidou Explained

Eleni Daniilidou
Ελένη Δανιηλίδου
Residence:Thessaloniki
Birth Date:1982 9, df=y
Birth Place:Chania, Crete
Height:1.82 m
Turnedpro:1996
Plays:Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Careerprizemoney:US$ 2,929,165
Singlestitles:5
Highestsinglesranking:No. 14 (12 May 2003)
Australianopenresult:4R (2003)
Frenchopenresult:3R (2003)
Wimbledonresult:4R (2002)
Usopenresult:4R (2004)
Doublestitles:3
Highestdoublesranking:No. 21 (29 January 2007)
Australianopendoublesresult:QF (2005)
Frenchopendoublesresult:SF (2006)
Wimbledondoublesresult:QF (2006)
Usopendoublesresult:2R (2004, 2007)
Australianopenmixedresult:F (2003)
Frenchopenmixedresult:1R (2007)
Wimbledonmixedresult:2R (2006)
Usopenmixedresult:2R (2003)
Team:yes

Eleni Daniilidou (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Ελένη Δανιηλίδου; in Greek, Modern (1453-); pronounced as /eleˈni ðaniˈiliðu/; born 19 September 1982) is a Greek former tennis player from the island of Crete.

She is considered one of the best Greek tennis players of the Open Era, winning five singles titles and three doubles titles on the WTA Tour. In 2003, she reached the mixed-doubles final of the Australian Open, making her the first Greek player to have reached a Grand Slam final. Her highest singles ranking is world No. 14, making her the only female tennis player from Greece to have reached the top 20 until Maria Sakkari in February 2020. No male tennis player had achieved this until Stefanos Tsitsipas reached 15th place in August 2018. By beating Justine Henin in the first round of the 2005 Wimbledon Championships, she became the first player to defeat a reigning French Open champion in the first round of Wimbledon.

Career summary

Daniilidou began her professional career in 1996, making the final of her first ITF event, having barely turned 14. She achieved her first ranking in 1998, finishing that year as the world No. 294. In 2001, she broke into the top 100 following a third round appearance at the US Open. 2002 was the best year of Daniilidou's career, finishing it at No. 22 in the world. She won her first WTA career singles title at the Rosmalen Championships, beating Amélie Mauresmo, Elena Dementieva and Henin; and reached the fourth round of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time at Wimbledon. At the end of the year, she reached her second WTA final at the Brasil Open, beating Monica Seles en route, but lost to Anastasia Myskina.

Daniilidou started 2003 by winning her second WTA title at the Auckland Open and reaching the fourth round of the Australian Open, results which saw her break into the top 20 for the first time, reaching a career high of No. 14 after the German Open. She also reached the semifinals of the Paris Indoors and the DFS Classic. Daniilidou successfully defended her title at Auckland in 2004, her third WTA singles title. She reached the semifinals at the prestigious Miami Open, beating Jennifer Capriati en route. Later that year she equalled her best Grand Slam performance at the US Open by reaching the fourth round.

2005 was a relatively poor year for Daniilidou, becoming the first since 2001 where she did not win a title. She did, however, cause a huge upset at Wimbledon, beating the reigning French Open champion, Justine Henin. It was the first time the French Open champion had ever lost in the first round of Wimbledon. It also brought the end of Henin's 24-match win streak dating back to the beginning of the clay season. Daniilidou eventually lost in the third round, her best Grand Slam performance of the year. She also reached the semifinals of a lower level WTA event in Portorož, Slovenia. She recovered slightly in 2006, going back into the top 50 and winning her fourth WTA singles title at the Korea Open. She also reached the semifinals of the Ordina Open, and remained in the top 50 in 2007 with her best result being a semifinal at the Connecticut Open, where she beat Dinara Safina in the quarterfinals after saving a match point.

2008 was an injury-plagued season for Daniilidou, missing almost half the year with a right knee injury. She won her fifth and last WTA singles title at the Hobart International, but missed several months of events from March. She returned at the Summer Olympics in August, but failed to win a match for the rest of the season, ultimately finishing the year outside the top 100 for the first time since 2000.

Performance timelines

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.

Singles

Tournament1999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014SRW–LWin%
align=left colspan="20" Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenAAA3R4R3R1R1R1R1RQ2Q2Q22R2RQ10 / 99–9
French OpenAAQ32R3R1R1R1R1RAAQ11R1RQ2A0 / 83–8
WimbledonAA2R4R2R1R3R1R2RAA1R2R1RQ2A0 / 1010–10
US OpenAA3R1R1R4R1R2R2R1RAQ11R1R1RA0 / 117–11
Win–loss0–00–03–26–47–45–42–41–42–40–20–00–11–31–41–20–00 / 3829–38
align=left colspan="20" National representation
Summer Olympicsstyle=color:#767676NH1RNH3RNH1RNHANH0 / 32–3
align=left colspan="20" WTA Premier Mandatory & 5 + former
Dubai / Qatar OpenNH/NMS1RAAAQ11RA0 / 20–2
Indian Wells OpenAAA2R3R2RA3RA3RA1RA1RQ2A0 / 75–7
Miami OpenAAA2R3Rbgcolor=yellowSF2R4R1R1RAAA1RQ1A0 / 810–8
Berlin / Madrid OpenAAA1R3R2R2R1R1RAAAAQ1AA0 / 64–6
Italian OpenAAAA2RAAA1RAAAQ1AAA0 / 21–2
Canadian OpenAAA1R1RAAA3RAAAAQ1AA0 / 32–3
Cincinnati OpenNMSAA1R2RAA0 / 21–2
Pan Pacific OpenAAAAAAAAAAAAAQ2AA0 / 00–0
China OpenNH/NMSAA1RQ1AA0 / 10–1
Charleston Open (former)AAAAA1R1RA2RANMS0 / 31–3
San Diego Open (former)AAAAA2R1RA2RANH0 / 32–3
Kremlin Cup (former)AAA1Rbgcolor=fffebcdQFAAA1RANMS0 / 32–3
Zurich Open (former)AAAQ11RQ2Q1A1RNH/NMS0 / 20–2
Win–loss0–00–00–02–57–76–52–45–34–81–30–00–10–21–30–10–00 / 4228–42
align=left colspan="20" Career statistics
Tournament1999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014SRW–LWin%
Tournaments01823242020252910131221102Career total: 209
Titles0001110101000000Career total: 5
Finals0002110101000000Career total: 6
Hard win–loss0–00–13–314–1117–1321–127–1220–1519–186–84–12–25–117–133–90–14 / 130128–130
Clay win–loss1–30–03–48–96–54–52–53–64–70–00–02–11–31–50–10–00 / 4635–54
Grass win–loss0–00–02–211–24–30–25–24–34–30–00–00–11–10–30–00–11 / 2431–23
Carpet win–loss0–00–00–00–25–30–10–10–00–11–10–00–00–00–00–00–00 / 96–9
Overall win–loss1–30–18–933–2432–2425–2014–2027–2427–297–94–14–47–158–213–100–25 / 209200–216
Year-end ranking3183208422263470364314916016790100189386$2,929,165

Doubles

Tournament199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015SRW–LWin%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenAAAA3R1R1RQF1R3R1RAA2R1R1RAA0 / 107–10
French OpenAAAAA3R1R1RSF2RAA1R1R2RAAA0 / 88–8
WimbledonAAAQ2A1R1R2RQF2RAA1R1R1RA1RA0 / 95–9
US OpenAAAAA1R2R1RA2R1RA1R2R1R1RAA0 / 93–9
Win–loss0–00–00–00–01–12–41–44–47–35–40–20–00–32–41–40–20–10–00 / 3623–36
National representation
Summer OlympicsNHANH1RNH1RNHANH0 / 20–2
WTA Premier Mandatory & 5 + former
Dubai / Qatar OpenNH/NMS1RAAA1R2RAA0 / 31–3
Indian Wells OpenAAAAAA2R1RSFA2RAAA1RAAA0 / 54–5
Miami OpenAAAAA1R2R1RQF1RAAAAAAAA0 / 53–5
Berlin / Madrid OpenAAAAAAA1RQF1RAAAAAAAA0 / 32–3
Italian OpenAAAAAAAAA1RAAA1RAAAA0 / 20–2
Canadian OpenAAAAA2RAAA1RAAA1R1RAAA0 / 41–4
Cincinnati OpenNMSAA2RQFAAA0 / 23–2
Pan Pacific OpenAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA0 / 00–0
China OpenAAAAAAAAAAAAA1RAAAA0 / 10–1
Charleston Open (former)AAAAAA1R1RA1RANMS0 / 30–3
San Diego Open (former)NMSQF2RA1RANH0 / 32–3
Kremlin Cup (former)AAAAA1RAAA1RANMS0 / 20–2
Zurich Open (former)AAAAAAA1R1RANH/NMS0 / 20–2
Win–loss0–00–00–00–00–01–33–41–66–40–71–20–00–01–42–41–10–00–00 / 3516–35
Career statistics
Tournament199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015SRW–LWin%
Tournaments0137111819212430851321171170Career total: 216
Titles000000100000110000Career total: 3
Finals000001211110120200Career total: 12
Hard win–loss0–00–00–00–24–33–1013–119–1315–1410–195–75–18–612–116–1010–72–20–03 / 125102–116
Clay win–loss3–10–02–13–43–55–32–61–510–61–30–01–30–56–81–33–13–32–00 / 5846–57
Grass win–loss0–00–00–01–11–10–21–14–33–34–50–00–10–10–10–20–11–20–00 / 2215–24
Carpet win–loss0–00–10–10–02–23–30–10–00–11–10–10–00–00–00–00–00–00–00 / 116–10
Overall win–loss3–10–12–24–710–1111–1816–1914–2128–2416–285–86–58–1218–207–1513–96–72–00 / 216169–207
Year-end ranking2573302371769563465022541699884609179135779

Grand Slam finals

Mixed doubles: 1 (runner-up)

WTA career finals

Singles: 6 (5 titles, 1 runner–up)

Legend
Grand Slam
WTA Premier Mandatory & 5
WTA Premier (0–1)
WTA International (5–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (1–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Rosmalen Open, NetherlandsTier IIIGrass Elena Dementieva3–6, 6–2, 6–3
Loss1–1Brasil Open, BrazilTier IIHard Anastasia Myskina3–6, 6–0, 2–6
Win2–1Auckland Open, New ZealandTier IVHard Cho Yoon-jeong6–4, 4–6, 7–6(7–2)
Win3–1Auckland Open, New Zealand (2)Tier IVHard Ashley Harkleroad6–3, 6–2
Win4–1Korea Open, South KoreaTier IVHard Ai Sugiyama6–3, 2–6, 7–6(7–3)
Win5–1Hobart International, AustraliaTier IVHard Vera Zvonarevawalkover

Doubles: 12 (3 titles, 9 runner–ups)

Legend
Grand Slam
WTA Premier Mandatory & 5
WTA Premier (1–2)
WTA International (2–7)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–4)
Clay (0–3)
Grass (0–1)
Carpet (0–1)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Warsaw Open, PolandTier IIClay Francesca Schiavone Liezel Huber
Magdalena Maleeva		6–3, 4–6, 2–6
Loss0–2Diamond Games, BelgiumTier IIHard Myriam Casanova Cara Black
Els Callens		2–6, 1–6
Win1–2Stanford Classic, United StatesTier IIHard Nicole Pratt Claudine Schaul
Iveta Benešová		6–2, 6–4
Loss1–3Birmingham Classic, UKTier IIIGrass Jennifer Russell Daniela Hantuchová
Ai Sugiyama		2–6, 3–6
Loss1–4Gaz de France Stars, BelgiumTier IIICarpet (i) Jasmin Wöhr Lisa Raymond
Samantha Stosur		2–6, 3–6
Loss1–5Korea Open, South KoreaTier IVHard Jasmin Wöhr Chuang Chia-jung
Hsieh Su-wei		2–6, 2–6
Loss1–6Hobart International, AustraliaTier IVHard Jasmin Wöhr Anabel Medina Garrigues
Virginia Ruano Pascual		2–6, 4–6
Win2–6İstanbul Cup, TurkeyInternationalHard Jasmin Wöhr Maria Kondratieva
Vladimíra Uhlířová		6–4, 1–6, [11–9]
Loss2–7Estoril Open, PortugalInternationalClay Michaëlla Krajicek Alisa Kleybanova
Galina Voskoboeva		4–6, 2–6
Win3–7Tashkent Open, UzbekistanInternationalHard Vitalia Diatchenko Lyudmyla Kichenok
Nadiia Kichenok		6–4, 6–3
Loss3–8Gastein Ladies, AustriaInternationalClay Kristina Barrois1–6, 4–6
Loss3–9Baku Cup, AzerbaijanInternationalHard Aleksandra Krunić4–6, 7–6(7–3), [10–4]

ITF Circuit finals

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$80,000 tournaments
$60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 16 (11 titles, 5 runner-ups)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Sep 1996ITF Thessaloniki, Greece10,000Hard Nóra Köves3–6, 2–6
Win1–1Aug 1998ITF Southsea, Great Britain10,000Grass Manisha Malhotra7–6(7–5), 6–3
Win2–1Aug 1998ITF İstanbul, Turkey10,000Hard Riei Kawamata6–0, 6–1
Win3–1Aug 1998ITF Skiathos, Greece10,000Carpet Tatiana Poutchek6–3, 6–4
Win4–1Aug 1998ITF Xanthi, Greece10,000Hard Lizzie Jelfs6–2, 6–0
Win5–1Sep 1999ITF Thessaloniki, Greece25,000Carpet Clarisa Fernández6–2, 6–2
Win6–1Aug 2000ITF Kastoria, Greece10,000Carpet Jolanda Mens6–3, 6–1
Win7–1Apr 2001ITF Dubai, United Arab Emirates75,000Hard Anikó Kapros6–4, 6–4
Win8–1Apr 2001ITF Taranto, Italy25,000Clay Edina Gallovits-Hall7–5, 6–2
Loss8–2Feb 2009ITF Midland, United States75,000Hard (i) Lucie Hradecká3–6, 3–6
Loss8–3Aug 2009ITF Westende, Belgium25,000Hard Estelle Guisard1–6, 2–6
Loss8–4Sep 2009ITF Athens, Greece100,000Hard Jelena Dokic2–6, 1–6
Win9–4Oct 2010ITF Athens, Greece 50,000Hard Laura Pous Tió6–4, 6–1
Win10–4May 2011ITF Nottingham, Great Britain75,000Grass Olga Govortsova1–6, 6–4, 6–2
Win11–4Jul 2011ITF Pozoblanco, Spain50,000Hard Elitsa Kostova6–3, 6–2
Loss11–5Oct 2012ITF Barnstaple, Great Britain75,000Hard (i) Annika Beck7–6(7–1), 2–6, 2–6

Doubles: 29 (16 titles, 13 runner-ups)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Aug 1998ITF Southsea, Great Britain10,000Grass Lucy Wood Lizzie Jelfs
Mareze Joubert		2–6, 3–6
Win1–1Aug 1998ITF İstanbul, Turkey10,000Hard Nataly Cahana Duygu Akşit Oal
Gülberk Gültekin		3–6, 6–3, 6–3
Win2–1Aug 1998ITF Skiathos, Greece10,000Carpet Evagelia Roussi Marina Lazarovska
Tatiana Poutchek		3–6, 6–4, 6–2
Win3–1Aug 1998ITF Xanthi, Greece10,000Hard Evagelia Roussi Dragana Ilić
Ljiljana Nanušević		6–0, 6–3
Win4–1Sep 1998ITF Thessaloniki, Greece25,000Clay Christína Papadáki Ľudmila Cervanová
Magdalena Kučerová		7–6(7–5), 4–6, 7–5
Win5–1Sep 1999ITF Thessaloniki25,000Carpet Surina De Beer Adriana Barna
Adrienn Hegedűs		6–2, 6–3
Win6–1Aug 2000ITF Kastoria, Greece10,000Carpet Evagelia Roussi Sandra Klemenschits
Daniela Klemenschits		6–3, 6–4
Loss6–2Sep 2000ITF Fano, Italy25,000Clay Alicia Ortuño Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez
Conchita Martínez Granados		2–6, 4–6
Win7–2Oct 2000ITF Joué-lès-Tours, France25,000Hard (i) Maria Geznenge Mia Buric
Laura Dell'Angelo		5–3, 4–1, 4–0
Loss7–3Jan 2001ITF Tipton, Great Britain10,000Hard (i) Maria Geznenge Helen Crook
Victoria Davies		6–2, 4–6, 4–6
Win8–3Feb 2001ITF Sutton, Great Britain25,000Hard (i) Lydia Steinbach Amanda Hopmans
Patty Van Acker		6–0, 6–4
Loss8–4Mar 2001ITF Cholet, France10,000Clay (i) Germana Di Natale Yuliya Beygelzimer
Anastasia Rodionova		1–6, 6–7(5–7)
Win9–4Apr 2001ITF Dinan, France25,000Clay (i) Caroline Schneider Vanessa Henke
Syna Schmidle		6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Loss9–5Mar 2009ITF La Palma, Spain25,000Hard Jasmin Wöhr Lu Jingjing
Sun Shengnan		2–6, 7–5, [5–10]
Loss9–6Jun 2009ITF Nottingham, UK75,000Grass Rika Fujiwara Alexa Glatch
Natalie Grandin		3–6, 6–2, [7–10]
Win10–6Sep 2009ITF Athens, Greece100,000Hard Jasmin Wöhr Timea Bacsinszky
Tathiana Garbin		6–2, 5–7, [10–4]
Win11–6Nov 2009ITF Ismaning, Germany50,000Carpet (i) Jasmin Wöhr Ekaterina Dzehalevich
Eva Hrdinová		6–2, 4–6, [10–5]
Win12–6Sep 2010ITF Sofia, Bulgaria100,000Hard Jasmin Wöhr Sandra Klemenschits
Tatjana Maria		6–3, 6–4
Loss12–7Oct 2010ITF Athens, Greece50,000Hard Petra Martić Vitalia Diatchenko
İpek Şenoğlu		walkover
Win13–7Jun 2012ITF Nottingham, UK75,000Grass Casey Dellacqua Laura Robson
Heather Watson		6–4, 6–2
Win14–7Sep 2013ITF Albuquerque, United States75,000Hard CoCo Vandeweghe Melanie Oudin
Taylor Townsend		6–4, 7–6(7–2)
Loss14–8Dec 2013ITF Ankara, Turkey50,000Hard Aleksandra Krunić Yuliya Beygelzimer
Çağla Büyükakçay		3–6, 3–6
Loss14–9Mar 2014ITF Croissy-Beaubourg, France50,000Hard (i) Kristina Barrois Margarita Gasparyan
Lyudmyla Kichenok		2–6, 4–6
Loss14–10May 2014ITF Fukuoka, Japan50,000Grass Naomi Broady Shuko Aoyama
Eri Hozumi		3–6, 4–6
Win15–10Mar 2015ITF Amiens, France10,000Clay Ilka Csöregi Elizaveta Ianchuk
Olga Ianchuk		6–1, 6–4
Loss15–11Feb 2016ITF Antalya10,000Clay Arina Folts Petia Arshinkova
Elena Gabriela Ruse		6–7(0–7), 4–6
Loss15–12Apr 2016ITF Manisa, Turkey10,000Hard Margarita Lazareva Abbie Myers
Melis Sezer		4–6, 4–6
Win16–12Jul 2016ITF Imola, Italy25,000Carpet Lisa Sabino Martina Di Giuseppe
Maria Masini		4–6, 6–2, [10–4]
Loss16–13Mar 2017bgcolor=#ccfITF İstanbulbgcolor=#ccf15,000Hard (i) Vlada Ekshibarova Ekaterina Kazionova
Elena Rybakina		1–6, 3–6

Best Grand Slam results details

Singles

Head-to-head records

Top-10 wins

Daniilidou has won 7 matches against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.[1]

PlayerRankEventSurfaceRdScore
2002
1 Justine HeninNo. 7Rosmalen Championships, NetherlandsGrassbgcolor=yellowSF4–6, 7–6(11–9), 6–3No. 51
2 Monica SelesNo. 5Brazil Cup, BrazilHardbgcolor=yellowSF6–1, 7–5No. 34
2003
3 Jelena DokićNo. 10Paris Indoor, Francebgcolor=thistleCarpet (i)QF6–1, 6–3No. 18
2004
4 Jennifer CapriatiNo. 5Dubai Championships, UAEHard2R6–4, 7–6(7–2)No. 35
5 Jennifer CapriatiNo. 7Miami Open, United StatesHard3R6–2, 6–4No. 35
2005
6 Justine Henin-HardenneNo. 7Wimbledon, United KingdomGrass1R7–6(8–6), 2–6, 7–5No. 76
7 Svetlana KuznetsovaNo. 4LA Championships, United StatesHardR326–4, 6–4No. 63

Longest winning streaks

8–match singles winning streak (2002)

TournamentCategoryStart dateSurfaceOpponentRankScore
–Birmingham Classic, United KingdomTier III10 June 2002Grassbgcolor=ffebcd align="center"QF Jelena Dokic (1)No. 84–6, 6–4, 4–6bgcolor=#F4F4F4 No. 54
1Ordina Open, NetherlandsTier III17 June 2002Grassbgcolor=afeeee align="center"1R Tatiana PoutchekNo. 647–6(7–2), 6–0No. 51
2bgcolor=afeeee align="center"2R Cristina Torrens Valero (6)No. 396–2, 6–2
3bgcolor=ffebcd align="center"QF Amélie Mauresmo (3)No. 116–4, 6–4
4bgcolor=yellow align="center"SF Justine Henin (2)bgcolor=eee8aa No. 74–6, 7–6(11–9), 6–3
5bgcolor=thistle align="center"F Elena Dementieva (4)No. 143–6, 6–2, 6–3
6Wimbledon, United KingdomGrand Slam24 June 2002Grassbgcolor=afeeee align="center"1R Jelena KostanićNo. 646–2, 6–3No. 38
7bgcolor=afeeee align="center"2R Saori ObataNo. 1166–2, 6–2
8bgcolor=afeeee align="center"3R Miriam OremansNo. 1297–6(7–5), 6–4
–bgcolor=afeeee align="center"4R Jennifer Capriati (3)No. 31–6, 6–3, 1–6

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Eleni Daniilidou. Tennis Abstract.

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