At Mexican Open in Acapulco, she was eliminated in the first round by Johanna Larsson. In the second round, she lost to Carla Suárez Navarro. That win was her first at WTA Tour, as well as her first Grand Slam match win. At the Australian Open, she first qualified, and then, in the first round of main draw, achieved a win against Wang Yafan. Sakkari started 2016 season with no-passing qualification at Brisbane International and Hobart International. Sakkari at the 2016 Wimbledon Championships
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Professional career 2015–16: WTA debut, Grand Slam debut, top 100 Sakkari currently resides in Monte Carlo. Growing up, her favourite players were Serena Williams, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. She has said that her favorite surfaces are hard and clay and that her favorite shot is the serve. She was introduced by her parents to tennis at age 6 and moved to Barcelona at age 18 in order to train. She has two siblings: brother Yannis and sister Amanda. Sakkari was born on 25 July 1995 to mother Angelikí Kanellopoúlou, a former top-50 tennis player, and father Konstantinos Sakkaris, in the capital of Greece, Athens. 2.6 2021: Third WTA 1000 semifinal, first and second Grand Slam semifinals, top 10 debut.2.5 2020: Solid results, top 20 debut, win over Serena Williams.2.4 2019: First WTA title, Rome semifinalist, five top 10 wins.2.3 2018: First WTA final and top 30 debut.2.2 2017: First Premier 5 semifinal and top-ten win, top 50 debut.Sakkari served the sixth most aces of any WTA player in 2020, with 144 aces served in 31 matches. Sakkari is known for her aggressive, all-court style of play, centered around her strong serve and powerful groundstrokes. In 2021, she has reached the semifinals at the French Open and the 2021 US Open making her the first woman from Greece to reach a Grand Slam semifinal. In 2020, Sakkari reached the fourth round at both the Australian Open and US Open. In 2019, she reached another Premier 5 semifinal at the Italian Open where she defeated, among other players, Petra Kvitová. She was also semifinalist of 2017 Wuhan Open, where she defeated Caroline Wozniacki en route, her first top-10 win. Sakkari has won one singles title on the WTA Tour at the 2019 Morocco Open, where she defeated Johanna Konta in the final. 7 on 18 October 2021, making her the highest ever ranked female Greek player in the Open Era. She reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. Maria Sakkari ( Greek: Μαρία Σάκκαρη, pronounced born 25 July 1995) is a Greek professional tennis player.
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