Nicolas Kelaidis
Full name | Nicolas Kelaidis |
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Country (sports) | Greece |
Born | (1949-10-29) 29 October 1949 (age 74) Alexandria, Egypt |
Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) |
Singles | |
Career record | 2–15 |
Highest ranking | No. 244 (27 September 1974) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (1973) |
French Open | 1R (1973) |
Wimbledon | Q2 (1974, 1976) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 1–19 |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (1973, 1977) |
French Open | 1R (1973) |
Wimbledon | 1R (1973, 1975) |
Nicolas Kelaidis (born 29 October 1949) is a Greek former professional tennis player.[1]
Biography
Kelaidis was born in the Egyptian city of Alexandria, which had a large Greek population at the time. He played college tennis in the United States, at Clemson University from 1968 to 1971.[2]
During the 1970s, Kelaidis competed on the professional tennis circuit and was a regular member of the Greece Davis Cup team, featuring in a total of 10 ties. He appeared in the main draws of the Australian Open, French Open and Wimbledon.
For most of the 1980s he was a coach for the Swiss Tennis Federation, then spent a decade coaching for the French Federation, with his roles at both focusing on women's tennis. He married Swiss tennis player Lilian Drescher.[3]
References
External links
- Nicolas Kelaidis at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Nicolas Kelaidis at the Davis Cup
- Nicolas Kelaidis at the International Tennis Federation