Maria Pavlidou (born 20 January 1978) is a Greek former professional tennis player.

Maria Pavlidou
Country (sports) Greece
Born (1978-01-20) 20 January 1978 (age 46)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$15,326
Singles
Career record38–54
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 539 (4 February 2002)
Doubles
Career record59–45
Career titles5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 359 (8 October 2001)

A right-handed player from Thessaloniki, Pavlidou spent much of her early career playing college tennis in the United States for the University of Arkansas. She was an All-American in 1999 when she became the first female Arkansas player to reach the quarterfinals of an NCAA singles championships.[1]

Pavlidou represented Greece in the Fed Cup from 2000 to 2003, featuring in a total of five singles and four doubles rubbers. She also competed for Greece at the Mediterranean Games, winning a gold medal in Tunis in 2001, as partner of Eleni Daniilidou in the women's doubles.[2]

ITF finals

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Singles: 2 (0–2)

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Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 20 May 2001 Tel Aviv, Israel Hard   Cheli Bargil 6–3, 4–6, 3–6
Runner-up 2. 30 September 2001 Kastoria, Greece Clay   Karina Jacobsgaard 1–6, 1–6

Doubles: 11 (5–6)

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Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 28 June 1998 Kavala, Greece Hard   Réka Vidáts   Branka Bojović
  Evagelia Roussi
6–1, 6–1
Winner 2. 28 May 2000 Tel Aviv, Israel Hard   Simona Arghire   Elena Voropaeva
  Irina Kornienko
6–1, 6–2
Runner-up 1. 8 October 2000 Fiumicino, Italy Clay   Asimina Kaplani   Martina Babáková
  Scarlett Werner
1–4, 4–1, 2–4
Runner-up 2. 15 October 2000 Ciampino, Italy Clay   Asimina Kaplani   Adriana Burz
  Andreea Ehritt-Vanc
2–4, 5–4(5), 2–4, 1–4
Winner 3. 20 May 2001 Tel Aviv 1, Israel Hard   Irina Kornienko   Evghenia Ablovatchi
  Yevgenia Savranska
6–2, 6–4
Winner 4. 27 May 2001 Tel Aviv 2, Israel Hard   Irina Kornienko   Emily Hewson
  Natasha van der Merwe
w/o
Runner-up 3. 5 August 2001 Istanbul, Turkey Hard   Evagelia Roussi   Maria Kondratieva
  Svetlana Mossiakova
2–6, 5–7
Runner-up 4. 26 August 2001 Volos, Greece Carpet   Asimina Kaplani   Radoslava Topalova
  Virginia Trifonova
2–6, 6–4, 5–7
Winner 5. 30 September 2001 Kastoria, Greece Clay   Asimina Kaplani   İpek Şenoğlu
  Biljana Pawlowa-Dimitrova
6–3, 7–5
Runner-up 5. 28 July 2002 Algiers, Algeria Clay   Asimina Kaplani   Rushmi Chakravarthi
  Christina Zachariadou
2–6, 2–6
Runner-up 6. 11 August 2002 Bath, Great Britain Hard   Asimina Kaplani   Samantha Stosur
  Sarah Stone
4–6, 1–6

References

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  1. ^ "Lysa Set For NCAA Quest". KARK. 25 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Αγγίζει το τέλειο η ελληνική αποστολή στους Μεσογειακούς Αγώνες". In.gr (in Greek). 6 September 2001.
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