Julia Sergeyevna Apostoli is a Soviet former professional tennis player.
Born August 13, 1964, in Moscow, Apostoli is the daughter of Russian football player and manager Sergei Salnikov. Her father was a member of the Soviet team which won the gold medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics and at the club level he both played and managed FC Spartak Moscow.
Julia Apostoli 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 in 1980.
At the Friendship Games in 1984, Apostoli won a gold medal in women’s doubles, as well as a bronze in the singles.
Apostoli stopped playing international tennis for the remainder of the 1980s to concentrate on her studies. She graduated from Moscow State University with a degree in journalism in 1990.
Apostoli returned to tennis in 1990 under the flag of Greece and played on the WTA Tour until 1992 when she retired.
Julia Apostoli Husband: Is Julia Apostoli still married?
Julia Apostoli is married to Apostolos Tsitsipas.
Apostolos Tsitsipas is a tennis coach.
He was born on December 24, 1967, in Karditsa, Greece.
Apostolos Tsitsipas studied tennis coaching at the University of Athens and has been coaching professionally since 2018.
Tsitsipas has coached his son Stefanos Tsitsipas over the years, helping him win four ATP Tour singles titles, including the 2019 Nitto ATP Finals.
He spends most of his time enjoying nature and reading historical books and biographies.
Apostolos Tsitsipas and Julia Apostoli met at a WTA tournament where she was competing and Apostolos worked as a line judge.
The couple has been married for a couple of years and their bond is still solid.
Apostolos and Julia served as tennis instructors at the Astir Palace resort hotel in Vouliagmeni.
The pair have four children; Stefanos Tsitsipas, Petros Tsitsipas, Elisavet Tsitsipas, and Pavlos Tsitsipas.