Nicolas Kelaidis Explained

Nick Kelaidis
Fullname:Nicolas Kelaidis
Birth Date:29 October 1949
Birth Place:Alexandria, Egypt
Height:178 cm
Singlesrecord:2–15
Highestsinglesranking:No. 244 (27 September 1974)
Australianopenresult:1R (1973)
Frenchopenresult:1R (1973)
Wimbledonresult:Q2 (1974, 1976)
Doublesrecord:1–19
Australianopendoublesresult:1R (1973, 1977)
Frenchopendoublesresult:1R (1973)
Wimbledondoublesresult:1R (1973, 1975)

Nicolas Kelaidis (born 29 October 1949) is a Greek former professional tennis player.[1]

Biography

Kelaidis was born in the Egyptian city of Alexandria, which had a large Greek population at the time. He played college tennis in the United States, at Clemson University from 1968 to 1971.[2]

During the 1970s, Kelaidis competed on the professional tennis circuit and was a regular member of the Greece Davis Cup team, featuring in a total of 10 ties. He appeared in the main draws of the Australian Open, French Open and Wimbledon.

For most of the 1980s he was a coach for the Swiss Tennis Federation, then spent a decade coaching for the French Federation, with his roles at both focusing on women's tennis. He married Swiss tennis player Lilian Drescher.[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: Tsitsipas to follow In Sampras' footsteps in journey to become Greek tennis inspiration . Greek Herald . 9 December 2019 . en-AU.
  2. News: International Flavor . . May 13, 1971 . 6.
  3. News: Das Schweizer Tennistalent, das kaum jemand kennt. 29 July 2016. Aargauer Zeitung. German.