Maria Sakkari is a Greek professional tennis player who reached a career-high WTA ranking of world No. 3 in March 2022. This achievement makes her the highest-ranked Greek player, sharing the title with Stefanos Tsitsipas. Her highest doubles ranking is world No. 169, attained in September 2019. Sakkari's success highlights her significance in Greek tennis and her presence on the international stage.
Maria Sakkari was born in July 1995 and is a Greek professional tennis player.
On July 11, 2016, Maria Sakkari reached 97 in the rankings.
On 2 October 2017, Sakkari's success at the Wuhan Open propelled her into the top 50 of the WTA rankings, reaching No. 50.
In 2017, Sakkari reached the semifinals at the Wuhan Open, where she defeated Caroline Wozniacki for her first top-10 win.
In September 2019, Maria Sakkari achieved her career-best doubles ranking of world No. 169.
At the Ostrava Open, in September 2021, Maria Sakkari advanced to her first final since 2019 after losing nine straight WTA semifinals.
In 2019, Sakkari reached the Premier 5 semifinal at the Italian Open where she defeated Petra Kvitová, among other players.
In 2020, Sakkari reached the fourth round at both the Australian and US Opens.
In 2020, Sakkari served the sixth most aces of any WTA player, with 144 aces served in 31 matches.
Maria Sakkari was named the Greek Female Athlete of the Year for 2020.
In September 2021, after reaching the US Open semi-finals, Sakkari entered the top 15 at world No. 13 on 13 September 2021, displacing Eleni Daniilidou as the highest ranked Greek player.
On 27 September 2021, Maria Sakkari entered the top 10 in the WTA rankings for the first time in her career, after reaching the final at the Ostrava Open.
In 2021, Sakkari reached the semifinals at the French and US Opens, making her the first Greek woman to reach a major semifinal.
Maria Sakkari was named the Greek Female Athlete of the Year for 2021.
In March 2022, Maria Sakkari achieved the world No. 3 ranking by the WTA, making her the highest-ranked Greek player, tied with Stefanos Tsitsipas.
In August 2022, Maria Sakkari was announced as part of the line up for the "Tennis Plays for Peace" exhibition, which took place on August 24 with other tennis stars, with 100% of the proceeds going to GlobalGiving.
On January 13, 2023, Maria Sakkari appeared in the tennis docuseries "Break Point", which premiered on Netflix.
On 23 September 2023, Maria Sakkari won the Guadalajara title, her only tournament win until then.
In 2023, Sakkari won a WTA 1000 title at the Guadalajara Open.
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