Olga Tsarbopoulou

Olga Tsarbopoulou (born 19 June 1968) is a former professional tennis player from Greece.

Olga Tsarbopoulou
Full nameOlga Tsarbopoulou
Country (sports) Greece
Born (1968-06-19) 19 June 1968
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Prize money$45,363
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 117 (29 August 1988)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open1R (1988)
US Open1R (1988)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 218 (15 August 1988)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open2R (1988)

Biography

Tsarbopoulou was 15 when she began competing for the Greece Fed Cup team in 1983.[1]

She was a bronze medalist in the singles event at the 1983 Mediterranean Games in Casablanca and partnered with Angeliki Kanellopoulou to win a women's doubles gold medal when Syria hosted the 1987 Mediterranean Games.

On the WTA Tour she had her best performances in 1987, when she was a quarter-finalist in Athens and made the round of 16 in Buenos Aires. She reached her career best ranking of 117 in the world in 1988, with main draw appearances that year at the Australian Open and US Open.

She was a member of the Greece contingent at the 1988 Summer Olympics, appearing in the singles draw, where she lost in the first round to Argentina's Mercedes Paz.[2]

Retiring in 1991, she finished her Fed Cup career having appeared in 18 ties.

ITF finals
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 4 (2–2)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 2 July 1984 Carpi, Italy Clay Daniela Moise 7–6, 6–3
Runner-up 2. 6 April 1987 Caserta, Italy Clay Laura Lapi 1–6, 3–6
Runner-up 3. 1 June 1987 Adria, Italy Clay Karmen Škulj 6–3, 3–6, 3–6
Winner 4. 27 June 1988 Brindisi, Italy Clay Stefania Dalla Valle 6–2, 2–6, 6–3

Doubles: 1 (0–1)
Outcome No Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents in the final Score
Runner-up 1. 6 April 1987 Caserta, Italy Hard Heike Thoms Eugenia Maniokova
Natalia Medvedeva		 3–6, 5–7

References
  1. "Tennis Results". United Press International. 18 July 1983. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  2. "Olga Tsarmbopoulou Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
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