Thanasi Kokkinakis is an Australian professional tennis player.
Athanasios “Thanasi” Kokkinakis was born on April 10, 1996, in Adelaide, Australia. Thanasi Kokkinakis holds Greek citizenship. He was raised alongside siblings including Pan Kokkinakis and Christina Kokkinakis. He attended Scotch College in Adelaide.
As a junior, Kokkinakis was ranked as high as No. 10 in the world and won one junior Grand Slam title. He won the doubles title at the 2013 Wimbledon Championships partnering Nick Kyrgios. Thanasi Kokkinakis started his professional career in March 2011 at the Australia F3 Future event when he was 14 years old. However, he lost to Leon Frost. He broke into the top 100 for the first time in 2015, where he won a title on the ATP Challenger Tour.
Thanasi Kokkinakis produced his best Major singles performance at the 2015 French Open by reaching the third round. He has a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 27 which he attained on 13 June 2022. He recorded his first win at this Major over Kamil Majchrzak at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships. He has been ranked as high as world No. 69 in singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals, first achieved on 8 June 2015.
Who is Thanasi Kokkinakis’ mother?
Thanasi Kokkinakis’ mother is Voula Kokkinakis. She is a Greek immigrant. Voula (Paraskevi) comes from Tripoli, Greece. She works as a housewife. However, there is no readily available information regarding Voula Kokkinakis’s family background, parents, siblings, early life, education and career.