Nicholas Kalogeropoulos in 1970
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Country (sports) | Greece | ||||||
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Residence | San Jose, Costa Rica | ||||||
Born |
Costa Rica |
18 February 1945 ||||||
Turned pro | 1968 (amateur tour from 1960) | ||||||
Retired | 1978 | ||||||
Plays | Right-handed | ||||||
Singles | |||||||
Career record | 320–194 | ||||||
Career titles | 18 | ||||||
Highest ranking | No. 69 (17 November 1969) | ||||||
Grand Slam Singles results | |||||||
French Open | 3R (1965, 1967) | ||||||
Wimbledon | 4R (1964) | ||||||
Doubles | |||||||
Career record | 30–45 (Open era) | ||||||
Career titles | 0 | ||||||
Grand Slam Doubles results | |||||||
French Open | 3R (1969, 1970) | ||||||
Wimbledon | 2R (1970, 1972) | ||||||
Medal record
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Last updated on: 1 January 2015. |
Nicholas Kalogeropoulos (Greek: Νικόλαος Καλογερόπουλος; born 18 February 1945), also known as Nicky Kalo, is a retired Greek tennis player who won a bronze medal at the 1971 Mediterranean Games. In doubles, he finished second at the 1968 Italian Open. He was ranked as best Greek player in 1962–74 and was a member of the Greek Davis Cup team in 1963–81.
Kalogeropoulos was born in Costa Rica to Greek parents, where he started training in tennis and spent many years of his life. In 1962 he won junior Wimblendon and French Championships. He retired in 1978.