Eleni Daniilidou
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| Country (sports) |
 Greece
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| Residence | Thessaloniki, Greece |
| Born |
19 September 1982 Chania, Crete, Greece |
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) |
| Turned pro | 1996 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $2,920,511 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 486–398 |
| Career titles | 5 WTA, 11 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 14 (12 May 2003) |
| Current ranking | No. 758 (22 August 2016) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 4R (2003) |
| French Open | 3R (2003) |
| Wimbledon | 4R (2002) |
| US Open | 4R (2004) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 287–268 |
| Career titles | 3 WTA, 16 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 21 (29 January 2007) |
| Current ranking | No. 544 (22 August 2016) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | QF (2005) |
| French Open | SF (2006) |
| Wimbledon | QF (2006) |
| US Open | 2R (2004, 2007) |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | F (2003) |
| French Open | 1R (2007) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2006) |
| US Open | 2R (2003) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | 29–15 |
| Last updated on: 22 August 2016. | |
Eleni Daniilidou (Greek: Ελένη Δανιηλίδου; [eleˈni ðaniˈiliðu]; born 19 September 1982) is a Greek tennis player born in Chania, on the island of Crete.
Arguably the best Greek tennis player of the Open Era, she has won five WTA singles titles and three doubles titles. In 2003, she reached the Australian Open mixed doubles final, making her the first Greek player to have reached a Grand Slam final. Her highest singles ranking has been 14th, making her the only tennis player from Greece, male or female, to have reached the top 20. 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.
Daniilidou begun 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 U.S. Open.
2002 was the best year of Daniilidou's career, finishing it at No. 22 in the world. She won her first WTA Tour singles title at the Ordina Open, beating Amélie Mauresmo, Elena Dementieva and Henin; and reached the fourth round of a Grand Slam for the first time at Wimbledon. At the end of the year, she reached her second WTA final at the 2002 Brasil Open – Women's Singles event, beating Monica Seles en route, but lost to Anastasia Myskina.
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