Professional Greek Tennis Player, Maria Sakkari was born on 25th July 1995 in Athens, Greece. Her mother, a former top-50 tennis player, inculcated an interest in the sport. After two unsuccessful attempts on the WTA tour, she not only made her debut but also qualified for the US Open in 2015. She won her first WTA Tour title in 2019 with the Morocco Cup after beating Johanna Kotana. In the following year, she made her top 20 debuts at the French Open. She reached the fourth round of the US Open and the Australian Open in 2020. She is known for her aggressive style of play and became the player with the sixth-highest number of aces in the WTA in 2020 In 2021, she reached the semi-finals of the US Open and the French Open, making her the first Greek woman to reach a Grand Slam semi-final. In March 2022, she was ranked World No.2, the highest ranking achieved by a Greek Player in history.
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