Valentini Grammatikopoulou (Greek: Βαλεντίνη Γραμματικοπούλου; born 9 February 1997) is a Greek tennis player. On 22 August 2022, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 143. On 15 July 2024, she peaked at No. 97 in the WTA doubles rankings. She has won a singles and a doubles title on the WTA Challenger Tour, and in addition, 15 singles and 32 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.
 Grammatikopoulou at the 2022 French Open | |
| Country (sports) |  Greece |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 February 1997 Kilkis, Greece |
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Prize money | US$920,401 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 397–291 |
| Career titles | 1 WTA Challenger, 15 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 143 (22 August 2022) |
| Current ranking | No. 483 (11 November 2024) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q2 (2017, 2018, 2019, 2024) |
| French Open | 1R (2022) |
| Wimbledon | Q1 (2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024) |
| US Open | 2R (2021) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 275–159 |
| Career titles | 1 WTA Challenger, 33 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 97 (15 July 2024) |
| Current ranking | No. 133 (11 November 2024) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2022) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | 26–14 |
| Last updated on: 11 November 2024. | |
Playing for Greece, Grammatikopoulou has a win–loss record of 26–14 in Fed Cup competition (as of July 2024).
Professional career
editPlaying with Ulrikke Eikeri, Grammatikopoulou reached her first WTA Tour doubles final at the 2021 Lausanne Open, losing to Susan Bandecchi and Simona Waltert in a deciding champions tiebreak.[1]
She made her Grand Slam debut at the 2021 US Open as a qualifier, after attempting to qualify 12 times for a major.[2][3] It marked the first time ever that three Greek players were in the US Open main draw.[4] On her major debut, she reached the second round after defeating Anna Blinkova, 6-3, 6-2. It was her third career win at the WTA Tour-level.[5] Grammatikopoulou lost her next match to 15th seed Elise Mertens.[6]
Grammatikopoulou qualified for her second Grand Slam tournament at the 2022 French Open,[7] losing in the first round to wildcard entrant Daria Saville.[8]
In August 2022, Grammatikopoulou won her biggest singles title to date at the WTA 125 Vancouver Open, defeating Lucia Bronzetti in the final.[9]
Partnering Despina Papamichail, she won her first WTA 125 doubles title at the 2023 Barranquilla Open, overcoming Yuliana Lizarazo and María Paulina Pérez García in the final.[10][11]
Performance timelines
edit| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.[12]
Singles
editCurrent through the 2023 French Open qualifying.
| Tournament | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | SR | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||
| Australian Open | Q2 | Q2 | Q2 | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
| French Open | Q2 | Q2 | Q3 | A | A | 1R | Q2 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |
| Wimbledon | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | NH | A | Q1 | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
| US Open | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | A | 2R | A | Q1 | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | |
| WTA 1000 | ||||||||||
| Canadian Open | A | A | A | NH | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | ||
| Career statistics | ||||||||||
| Tournaments | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | Career total: 12 | ||
| Overall win–loss | 0–2 | 1–6 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0 / 12 | 2–15 | |
| Year-end ranking | 212 | 165 | 265 | 266 | 185 | 200 | $693,438 | |||
Doubles
edit| Tournament | 2022 | SR | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| French Open | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Wimbledon | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
| US Open | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
WTA Tour finals
editDoubles: 1 (runner-up)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2021 | Swiss Open, Switzerland | WTA 250 | Clay | 3–6, 7–6(7–3), [5–10] |
WTA Challenger finals
editSingles: 1 (title)
edit| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Aug 2022 | Vancouver Open, Canada | Hard | 6–2, 6–4 |
Doubles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner-ups)
edit| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Dec 2021 | Korea Open, South Korea | Hard (i) | 4–6, 4–6 | ||
| Win | 1–1 | Aug 2023 | Barranquilla Open, Colombia | Hard | 7–6(7–2), 7–5 | ||
| Loss | 1–2 | Sep 2023 | Bari Open, Italy | Clay | 1–6, 2–6 | ||
| Loss | 1–3 | Sep 2023 | Open Romania Ladies | Clay | 5–7, 4–6 |
ITF Circuit finals
editSingles: 28 (15 titles, 13 runner–ups)
edit| Legend |
|---|
| W40 tournaments (1–0) |
| W25/35 tournaments (5–7) |
| W10 tournaments (9–6) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Apr 2013 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | W10 | Carpet | 6–3, 6–4 | |
| Win | 2–0 | May 2013 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | W10 | Carpet | 7–6(4), 3–6, 6–2 | |
| Win | 3–0 | Aug 2013 | ITF Pirot, Serbia | W10 | Clay | 6–1, 6–4 | |
| Win | 4–0 | Sep 2014 | ITF Vrnjačka Banja, Serbia | W10 | Clay | 1–6, 6–3, 7–6(5) | |
| Loss | 4–1 | Nov 2014 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | W10 | Hard | 2–6, 6–4, 6–7(4) | |
| Loss | 4–2 | Apr 2015 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | W10 | Hard | 2–6, 2–6 | |
| Loss | 4–3 | Apr 2015 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | W10 | Hard | 3–6, 4–6 | |
| Win | 5–3 | Aug 2015 | ITF Oldenzaal, Netherlands | W10 | Clay | 7–6(2), 6–3 | |
| Loss | 5–4 | Aug 2015 | ITF Rotterdam, Netherlands | W10 | Clay | 6–7(3), 3–6 | |
| Win | 6–4 | Oct 2015 | ITF Port El Kantaoui, Tunisia | W10 | Hard | 2–6, 6–2, 6–3 | |
| Loss | 6–5 | Oct 2015 | ITF Port El Kantaoui, Tunisia | W10 | Hard | 2–6, 0–6 | |
| Win | 7–5 | Oct 2015 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | W10 | Hard | 3–6, 6–3, 6–3 | |
| Win | 8–5 | Nov 2015 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | W10 | Hard | 7–5, 6–1 | |
| Loss | 8–6 | Jan 2016 | ITF Stuttgart, Germany | W10 | Hard (i) | 6–7(4), 6–2, 2–6 | |
| Win | 9–6 | Jun 2016 | ITF Minsk, Belarus | W25 | Clay | 6–3, 4–1 ret. | |
| Loss | 9–7 | Jul 2016 | ITF Middelburg, Netherlands | W25 | Clay | 2–6, 5–7 | |
| Loss | 9–8 | Aug 2016 | ITF Westende, Belgium | W25 | Hard | 5–7, 2–6 | |
| Loss | 9–9 | Aug 2016 | ITF Kharkiv, Ukraine | W25 | Clay | 4–6, 6–1, 1–6 | |
| Win | 10–9 | Dec 2016 | ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | W10 | Hard | 6–1, 6–3 | |
| Loss | 10–10 | Jul 2017 | ITF Middelburg, Netherlands | W25 | Clay | 6–3, 2–6, 3–6 | |
| Win | 11–10 | Nov 2017 | ITF Dakar, Senegal | W25 | Hard | 6–0, 7–6(1) | |
| Loss | 11–11 | Aug 2018 | ITF Chiswick, United Kingdom | W25 | Hard | 1–6, 5–7 | |
| Loss | 11–12 | Jun 2021 | Tatarstan Open, Russia | W25 | Hard | 1–6, 3–6 | |
| Win | 12–12 | Jul 2021 | Telavi Open, Georgia | W25 | Clay | 7–5, 6–4 | |
| Win | 13–12 | May 2023 | ITF Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy | W25 | Clay | 6–4, 6–1 | |
| Win | 14–12 | Jun 2023 | ITF Otočec, Slovenia | W40 | Clay | 6–4, 6–4 | |
| Win | 15–12 | Oct 2023 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W25 | Hard | 7–6(1), 7–5 | |
| Loss | 15–13 | Nov 2024 | ITF Solarino, Italy | W35 | Carpet | 7–5, 2–6, 3–6 |
Doubles: 58 (33 titles, 25 runner–ups)
edit| Legend |
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| W100 tournaments (1–1) |
| W80 tournaments (0–1) |
| W60/75 tournaments (5–3) |
| W40 tournaments (0–1) |
| W25/35 tournaments (19–13) |
| W10 tournaments (8–6) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2012 | ITF Engis, Belgium | W10 | Clay | 4–6, 1–6 | ||
| Loss | 0–2 | Apr 2014 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | W10 | Hard | 6–4, 3–6, [6–10] | ||
| Loss | 0–3 | Apr 2014 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | W10 | Hard | 6–1, 5–7, [8–10] | ||
| Win | 1–3 | Apr 2014 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | W10 | Hard | 6–7(6), 6–3, [10–5] | ||
| Win | 2–3 | Mar 2015 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | W10 | Hard | 7–5, 6–2 | ||
| Win | 3–3 | Apr 2015 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | W10 | Hard | 6–2, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 4–3 | Apr 2015 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | W10 | Hard | 6–2, 6–2 | ||
| Win | 5–3 | May 2015 | ITF Mytilene, Greece | W10 | Hard | 6–4, 6–3 | ||
| Loss | 5–4 | Aug 2015 | ITF Oldenzaal, Netherlands | W10 | Clay | 3–6, 5–7 | ||
| Win | 6–4 | Oct 2015 | ITF Port El Kantaoui, Tunisia | W10 | Hard | 4–6, 6–4, [10–6] | ||
| Win | 7–4 | Oct 2015 | ITF Port El Kantaoui, Tunisia | W10 | Hard | 5–7, 6–3, [10–5] | ||
| Loss | 7–5 | Oct 2015 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | W10 | Hard | 3–6, 3–6 | ||
| Loss | 7–6 | Mar 2016 | ITF Gonesse, France | W10 | Clay (i) | 1–6, 6–3, [6–10] | ||
| Win | 8–6 | Jun 2016 | ITF Minsk, Belarus | W25 | Clay | 4–6, 6–1, [10–2] | ||
| Win | 9–6 | Jun 2016 | ITF Breda, Netherlands | W10 | Clay | 7–6(6), 6–4 | ||
| Loss | 9–7 | Jul 2016 | ITF Middelburg, Netherlands | W25 | Clay | 3–6, 5–7 | ||
| Win | 10–7 | Jul 2016 | ITF Darmstadt, Germany | W25 | Clay | 6–4, 6–1 | ||
| Win | 11–7 | Aug 2016 | ITF Westende, Belgium | W25 | Hard | 6–2, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 12–7 | Sep 2016 | ITF Sofia, Bulgaria | W25 | Clay | 6–4, 4–6, [10–6] | ||
| Loss | 12–8 | Oct 2016 | Lagos Open, Nigeria | W25 | Hard | 3–6, 5–7 | ||
| Win | 13–8 | Oct 2016 | Lagos Open, Nigeria | W25 | Hard | 6–7(3), 6–3, [11–9] | ||
| Win | 14–8 | Jul 2017 | ITF Middelburg, Netherlands | W25 | Clay | 6–7(8), 7–5, [10–5] | ||
| Loss | 14–9 | Sep 2017 | ITF Sofia, Bulgaria | W25 | Clay | 3–6, 0–6 | ||
| Loss | 14–10 | Nov 2017 | ITF Dakar, Senegal | W25 | Hard | 3–6, 3–6 | ||
| Win | 15–10 | Feb 2018 | GB Pro-Series Glasgow, United Kingdom | W25 | Hard (i) | 7–5, 6–4 | ||
| Loss | 15–11 | Feb 2018 | AK Ladies Open, Germany | W25 | Carpet (i) | w/o | ||
| Win | 16–11 | Aug 2018 | ITF Woking, UK | W25 | Hard | 6–0, 4–6, [11–9] | ||
| Loss | 16–12 | Sep 2018 | Open de Valencia, Spain | W60 | Clay | 1–6, 4–6 | ||
| Win | 17–12 | Jul 2019 | ITF The Hague, Netherlands | W25 | Clay | 6–2, 5–7, [10–3] | ||
| Win | 18–12 | Aug 2019 | ITF Chiswick, UK | W25 | Hard | 6–7(6), 6–3, [10–5] | ||
| Loss | 18–13 | Sep 2019 | ITF Trieste, Italy | W25 | Clay | 6–4, 1–6, [8–10] | ||
| Loss | 18–14 | Oct 2019 | Tennis Classic of Macon, United States | W80 | Hard | 6–7(5), 4–6 | ||
| Loss | 18–15 | Feb 2020 | ITF Moscow, Russia | W25 | Hard (i) | 1–6, 6–3, [6–10] | ||
| Loss | 18–16 | Sep 2020 | Zagreb Ladies Open, Croatia | W25 | Clay | 6–4, 5–7, [8–10] | ||
| Win | 19–16 | Feb 2021 | ITF Moscow, Russia | W25 | Hard (i) | 6–3, 5–7, [10–8] | ||
| Loss | 19–17 | Mar 2021 | ITF Kazan, Russia | W25 | Hard (i) | 4–6, 0–6 | ||
| Loss | 19–18 | Mar 2021 | ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina | W25 | Clay | 5–7, 2–6 | ||
| Win | 20–18 | Mar 2021 | ITF Villa María, Argentina | W25 | Clay | 6–2, 6–2 | ||
| Loss | 20–19 | May 2021 | Liepāja Open, Latvia | W25 | Clay | 3–6, 6–3, [11–13] | ||
| Win | 21–19 | Jun 2021 | ITF Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal | W25 | Hard | 6–1, 6–0 | ||
| Win | 22–19 | Jun 2021 | Macha Lake Open, Czech Republic |
W60 | Clay | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| Loss | 22–20 | Aug 2021 | ITF Koksijde, Belgium | W25 | Clay | 4–6, 4–6 | ||
| Win | 23–20 | Feb 2022 | ITF Porto Indoor, Portugal | W25 | Hard (i) | 6–2, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 24–20 | Feb 2022 | ITF Porto Indoor 2, Portugal | W25 | Hard (i) | 6–2, 6–0 | ||
| Loss | 24–21 | Apr 2022 | Charlottesville Open, US | W60 | Clay | 6–2, 3–6, [4–10] | ||
| Loss | 24–22 | May 2022 | Open Saint-Gaudens, France | W60 | Clay | 5–7, 2–6 | ||
| Win | 25–22 | Nov 2022 | Meitar Open, Israel | W60 | Hard | 6–3, 7–5 | ||
| Loss | 25–23 | Mar 2023 | Bangalore Open, India | W40 | Hard | 7–5, 0–6, [3–10] | ||
| Win | 26–23 | Apr 2023 | ITF Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy | W25 | Clay | 6–1, 6–1 | ||
| Win | 27–23 | May 2023 | Zagreb Ladies Open, Croatia | W60 | Clay | 6–2, 7–5 | ||
| Win | 28–23 | Jun 2023 | ITF Kursumlijska Banja, Serbia | W25 | Clay | 6–3, 6–2 | ||
| Win | 29–23 | Nov 2023 | Open de Valencia, Spain | W100 | Clay | 7–5, 6–4 | ||
| Loss | 29–24 | Feb 2024 | ITF Helsinki, Finland | W35 | Hard (i) | 3–6, 1–6 | ||
| Win | 30–24 | Apr 2024 | Split Open, Croatia | W75 | Clay | 6–4, 6–1 | ||
| Loss | 30–25 | Apr 2024 | ITF Bonita Springs, US | W100 | Clay | 4–6, 5–7 | ||
| Win | 31–25 | Jun 2024 | Olomouc Open, Czech Republic |
W75 | Clay | 6–2, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 32–25 | Oct 2024 | ITF Loughborough, United Kingdom | W35 | Hard (i) | Walkover | ||
| Win | 33–25 | Nov 2024 | ITF Solarino, Italy | W35 | Carpet | 6–3, 6–3 |
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