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Angeliki Kanellopoulou (Greek: Αγγελική Κανελλοπούλου; born 18 December 1965) is a Greek former tennis player who competed on the WTA Tour. She reached a career-high ranking of No. 43 in April 1987. During her career, she twice reached the third round of the French Open. She competed in the Federation Cup multiple times and participated in the tennis demonstration in the 1984 Summer Olympics, reaching the quarterfinals. Another career highlight was reaching the finals of the 1986 Athens Trophy, where she lost to Sylvia Hanika.[1]

Country(sports) Greece
Born (1965-12-18) 18 December 1965 (age 60)
Athens, Greece
PlaysRight-handed
Prize moneyUS$176,380
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Angeliki Kanellopoulou-Sakkari
Country (sports) Greece
Born (1965-12-18) 18 December 1965 (age 60)
Athens, Greece
PlaysRight-handed
Prize moneyUS$176,380
Singles
Career record85–94
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 43 (13 April 1987)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open3R (1985, 1987)
Wimbledon1R (1986)
US Open2R (1989)
Other tournaments
Olympic GamesQF (1984)
Doubles
Career record13–39
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 150 (25 June 1990)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open1R (1985)
US Open1R (1985)
Team competitions
Fed Cup15–28
Medal record
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place1987 LatakiaWomen's Doubles
Silver medal – second place1987 LatakiaWomen's Singles
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She was named the Greek Female Athlete of the Year for 1980 and 1985.

Kanellopoulou is the mother of professional tennis player Maria Sakkari.[2]

WTA career finals

Singles: 1 (0–1)

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Winner — Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
Tier I (0–0)
Tier II (0–0)
Tier III (0–0)
Tier IV (0–0)
Tier V (0–0)
Virginia Slims, Avon, Other (0–1)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (0–1)
Carpet (0–0)
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More information Result, W–L ...
Result W–L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 1986 Athens, Greece Clay West Germany Sylvia Hanika 5–7, 1–6
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ITF finals

Singles (2–0)

$10,000 tournaments
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Result No Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1. 22 August 1982 Lausanne, Switzerland Clay Switzerland Christiane Jolissaint 6–4, 6–7, 6–1
Win 2. 1 August 1983 Cava de' Tirreni, Italy Clay Italy Federica Bonsignori 6–1, 7–6
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Doubles (0–1)

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Result No Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. 2 August 1982 Pesaro, Italy Hard Greece Denise Panagopoulou Australia Debbie Freeman
South Korea Park Mal-sim
7–5, 3–6, 0–6
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