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Eleni Daniilidou

Gre
Residence: Thessaloniki, Greece
DOB: September 19, 1982
Birthplace: Hania, Crete, Greece
Height: 5' 11 1/2" (1.82 m)
Weight: 158 1/2 lbs. (72 kg)
Plays: Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Status: Pro (1996)
1996 - Played first event of career on ITF Circuit in Greece.

1997 - Continued to play on ITF Circuit.

1998 - Played first Tour qualifying at Luxembourg; won four singles titles and four doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

1999 - Fell in Tour qualifying once; won one singles title and one doubles title on ITF Circuit; missed three months w/recovery from appendectomy.

2000 - Played first Tour main draw at Olympics, falling 1r (as WC, l. to Myskina); fell in Tour qualifying twice; won one singles title and two doubles titles on ITF Circuit; missed five months w/left knee injury.

2001 - First Top 100 season; reached 3r once (US Open) and 2r three times (incl. Wimbledon); fell 1r four times and in Tour qualifying three times (incl. Roland Garros); made Top 100 debut on September 10 (after US Open; rose from No.112 to No.88); won two singles titles and two doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2002 - First Top 30 season (finishing No.22); won first Tour singles title at 's-Hertogenbosch (d. Dementieva in final); made Top 50 debut afterwards on June 24 (rose from No.51 to No.38); runner-up at Bahia (l. to Myskina in final); SF at Budapest (l. to Casanova); QF three times, at Porto, Birmingham and Los Angeles; reached 4r once (Wimbledon), 3r once (Australian Open) and 2r seven times (incl. Roland Garros); fell 1r eight times (incl. US Open) and in Tour qualifying three times; played all four majors in a season for first time; had first two Top 10 wins, at 's-Hertogenbosch (No.7 Henin) and Bahia (No.5 Seles).

2003 - Second Top 30 season (finishing No.26); won second Tour singles title at Auckland (d. Cho in final); made Top 20 debut afterwards on January 13 (rose from No.21 to No.20); SF twice, at Paris [Indoors] (d. No.10 Dokic en route for third Top 10 win; l. to S.Williams) and Birmingham (l. to Maleeva); QF three times, at Scottsdale, Moscow and Luxembourg; reached 4r once (Australian Open), 3r four times (incl. Roland Garros) and 2r seven times (incl. Wimbledon); fell 1r seven times (incl. US Open) and in Tour qualifying once; reached career-high No.14 on May 12 (after Berlin).

2004 - Won third Tour singles title at Auckland (d. Harkleroad in final); SF at Miami (l. to S.Williams); QF at Dubai; reached 4r once (US Open), 3r twice (Australian Open, Olympics) and 2r seven times; fell 1r seven times (incl. other two majors) and in Tour qualifying twice; had fourth and fifth Top 10 wins at Dubai (No.5 Capriati) and Miami (No.7 Capriati); won one Tour doubles title.

2005 - SF at Portoroz (l. to Srebotnik); QF at Birmingham; reached 3r twice (incl. Wimbledon) and 2r four times; fell 1r 12 times (incl. other three majors) and in Tour qualifying twice; had sixth and seventh Top 10 wins at Wimbledon (No.7 Henin) and Los Angeles (No.4 Kuznetsova).

2006 - Won fourth Tour singles title at Seoul (d. Sugiyama in final); SF at 's-Hertogenbosch (l. to Safina); QF three times, at Antwerp, Estoril and Bangkok; reached 4r once, 3r once and 2r nine times (incl. US Open); fell 1r nine times (incl. other three majors) and in Tour qualifying once.

2007 - SF twice, at New Haven (l. to Szavay) and Seoul (l. to Kirilenko); QF three times, at Auckland, Dubai and Budapest; reached 3r twice and 2r 11 times (incl. Wimbledon, US Open); fell 1r 11 times (incl. other two majors).

2008 - Won fifth Tour singles title at Hobart (received w/o from Zvonareva w/left ankle injury); reached 3r once and 2r twice; fell 1r six times (incl. Australian Open, Olympics, US Open) and in Tour qualifying once; missed four months between April and August w/right knee injury (incl. Roland Garros, Wimbledon).
SINGLES
Winner (5): 2008 - Hobart; 2006 - Seoul; 2004 - Auckland; 2003 - Auckland; 2002 - 's-Hertogenbosch; 2001 - ITF/Dubai-UAE, ITF/Taranto-ITA; 2000 - ITF/Kastoria-GRE; 1999 - ITF/Thessaloniki-GRE; 1998 - ITF/Southseas-GBR, ITF/Istanbul 2-TUR, ITF/Skiathos-GRE, ITF/Xanthi-GRE.
Finalist (1): 2002 - Bahia.
Semifinalist (8): 2007 - New Haven, Seoul; 2006 - 's-Hertogenbosch; 2005 - Portoroz; 2004 - Miami; 2003 - Paris [Indoors], Birmingham; 2002 - Budapest.

DOUBLES
Winner (1): 2004 - Stanford (w/Pratt); 2001 - ITF/Sutton-GBR (w/Steinbach), ITF/Dinan-FRA (w/Schneider); 2000 - ITF/Kastoria-GRE (w/Roussi), ITF/Joue-les-Tours-FRA (w/Geznenge); 1999 - ITF/Thessaloniki-GRE (w/de Beer); 1998 - ITF/Istanbul 2-TUR (w/Cahana), ITF/Skiathos-GRE, ITF/Xanthi-GRE (both w/Roussi), ITF/Thessaloniki-GRE (w/Papadaki).
Finalist (6): 2008 - Hobart (w/Woehr); 2007 - Seoul (w/Woehr); 2006 - Hasselt (w/Woehr); 2005 - Birmingham (w/Russell); 2004 - Antwerp (w/Casanova); 2003 - Warsaw (w/Schiavone).

MIXED DOUBLES
Finalist (1): 2003 - Australian Open (w/Woodbridge).

ADDITIONAL
Greek Fed Cup Team, 1998, 2000-02, 2004; Greek Olympic Team, 2000, 2004, 2008.
Currently without a coach ... Favorite shot is backhand; favorite surfaces are grass and hard ... Mother, Sissi, is housewife; father, Vasileios, is dentist; older brother, Nicolas, is studying to be a dentist, and older sister, Christina, is an aerobic trainer ... Enjoys Paris because of the people, and atmosphere at Roland Garros, her favorite tournament ... Person most admired is the late Princess Diana; tennis player most admired is Pete Sampras.

Official Website: www.daniilidou.net
- Junior highlights include 1999 Australian Open doubles title (w/Razzano).