Stefanos Tsitsipas is a Greek professional tennis player. He has been ranked as high as world No. 3 by the Association of Tennis Professionals, which he first achieved on 9 August 2021, making him the highest-ranked Greek player in history.
Tsitsipas was born on 12 August 1998 to Apostolos Tsitsipas and Julia Apostoli in Athens. His father is Greek and he was born in Proastio, Karditsa and his mother is Russian.
His maternal grandfather, Sergei Salnikov, was a Soviet footballer who played for Zenit Leningrad, Spartak Moscow, and Dynamo Moscow.
Both of his parents are experienced tennis players, and his mother in particular was a world No. 1 junior who had a career-high professional ranking inside the top 200 and represented the Soviet Union in the Federation Cup.
Does Tsitsipas speak Russian?
Tsitsipas studied at an English-language school in his youth. He can speak English, Greek, and Russian. He is a supporter of the Greek football club AEK Athens.