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Sofia Costoulas (born 2 April 2005) is a Belgian tennis player.

Sofia Costoulas
Country (sports) Belgium
Born (2005-04-02) 2 April 2005 (age 19)
Genk, Belgium
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$68,427
Singles
Career record113–83
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 248 (8 January 2024)
Current rankingNo. 287 (4 November 2024)
Doubles
Career record53–38
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 229 (25 September 2023)
Current rankingNo. 553 (4 November 2024)
Last updated on: 4 November 2024.

Costoulas has a Greek–Congolese father and a Belgian mother.[1]

Costoulas has a career-high singles ranking by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) of 248 and a best doubles ranking of 229.

On the ITF Junior Circuit, she had a career-high combined ranking of No. 2, achieved on 18 April 2022. She lost the girls' singles final of the 2022 Australian Open to Petra Marčinko.[2] She had already reached the Wimbledon junior doubles final in 2021.

Junior career

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Grand Slam performance

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Singles:

  • Australian Open: F (2022)
  • French Open: 2R (2021)
  • Wimbledon: 2R (2021)
  • US Open: 3R (2021, 2022)

Doubles:

  • Australian Open: QF (2020)
  • French Open: SF (2022)
  • Wimbledon: F (2021)
  • US Open: 2R (2022)

ITF Circuit finals

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Singles: 8 (2 titles, 6 runner-ups)

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Legend
W25/35 tournaments
W15 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (1–5)
Clay (1–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Feb 2021 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt W15 Hard Belgium  Magali Kempen 3–6, 2–6
Loss 0–2 Dec 2021 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Hard Hong Kong  Eudice Chong 6–3, 4–6, 6–7(5)
Loss 0–3 Jan 2022 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Hard Lithuania  Akvilė Paražinskaitė 5–7, 2–6
Loss 0–4 Jun 2022 ITF Gurugram, India W25 Hard India  Karman Thandi 4–6, 6–2, 1–6
Win 1–4 May 2023 ITF Feld am See, Austria W25 Clay Belgium  Lara Salden 6–3, 6–1
Loss 1–5 Nov 2023 ITF Limassol, Cyprus W25 Hard Belgium  Hanne Vandewinkel 2–6, 6–4, 4–6
Win 2–5 Dec 2023 ITF Limassol, Cyprus W25 Hard Italy  Silvia Ambrosio 6–1, 6–3
Loss 2–6 May 2024 ITF Klagenfurt, Austria W35 Clay Belgium  Marie Benoît 1–6, 3–6

Doubles: 9 (3 titles, 6 runner-ups)

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Legend
W60 tournaments
W40/50 tournaments
W25 tournaments
W15 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (1–5)
Clay (2–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1–0 Feb 2022 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Hard United States  Clervie Ngounoue Belarus  Kristina Dmitruk
Russia  Maria Sholokhova
6–3, 2–6, [5–10]
Win 1–1 Oct 2022 ITF Hua Hin, Thailand W25 Hard Thailand  Punnin Kovapitukted Japan  Risa Ushijima
South Korea  Wi Hwi-won
6–1, 6–2
Loss 1–2 Mar 2023 ITF Pretoria, South Africa W60 Hard Italy  Dalila Spiteri Japan  Mai Hontama
France  Alice Tubello
3–6, 3–6
Loss 1–3 May 2023 ITF Feld am See, Austria W25 Clay Canada  Kayla Cross Czech Republic  Denisa Hindová
United States  Chiara Scholl
2–6, 0–6
Win 2–3 Jun 2023 ITF Troisdorf, Germany W25 Clay Belgium  Lara Salden United States  Chiara Scholl
Belgium  Tilwith Di Girolami
7–6(4), 6–4
Win 3–3 Jun 2023 ITF Tainan, Taiwan W25 Clay Chinese Taipei  Li Yu-yun Chinese Taipei  Lee Ya-hsin
Chinese Taipei  Lee Ya-hsuan
6–4, 6–4
Loss 3–4 Jul 2023 ITF Corroios, Portugal W25 Hard Switzerland  Lulu Sun Australia  Talia Gibson
Australia  Petra Hule
3–6, 6–3, [6–10]
Loss 3–5 Sep 2023 ITF Leiria, Portugal W25 Hard Switzerland  Jenny Dürst Portugal  Francisca Jorge
Portugal  Matilde Jorge
5–7, 6–7(5)
Loss 3–6 Feb 2024 ITF Pretoria, South Africa W50 Hard Belgium  Hanne Vandewinkel Israel  Lina Glushko
Czech Republic  Gabriela Knutson
6–7(5), 6–7(4)

Junior Grand Slam tournament finals

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Girls' singles: 1 (runner-up)

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Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 2022 Australian Open Hard Croatia  Petra Marčinko 5–7, 1–6

Girls' doubles: 1 (runner-up)

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Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2021 Wimbledon Grass Finland  Laura Hietaranta Belarus  Kristina Dmitruk
Russia  Diana Shnaider
1–6, 2–6

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ "Toptalent gevormd door Clijsters en Henin, met papa die profvoetballer was: 7 weetjes over Sofia Costoulas". sporza.be (in Dutch).
  2. ^ "Croatian Takes the Crown". greekcitytimes.com.
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