Olga Tsarbopoulou
| Full name | Olga Tsarbopoulou |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Greece |
| Born | 19 June 1968 |
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) |
| Prize money | $45,363 |
| Singles | |
| Highest ranking | No. 117 (29 August 1988) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (1988) |
| US Open | 1R (1988) |
| Doubles | |
| Highest ranking | No. 218 (15 August 1988) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (1988) |
Olga Tsarbopoulou (born 19 June 1968) is a former professional tennis player from Greece.
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
Singles: 4 (2–2)
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| 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
- ^ "Tennis Results". United Press International. 18 July 1983. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
- ^ "Olga Tsarmbopoulou Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
External links
- Olga Tsarbopoulou at the Women's Tennis Association
- Olga Tsarbopoulou at the Billie Jean King Cup
- {{ITF profile}} template using deprecated numeric ID.
- 1968 births
- Living people
- Greek female tennis players
- Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Greece
- Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Greece
- Olympic tennis players of Greece
- Tennis players at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Mediterranean Games medalists in tennis
- Competitors at the 1983 Mediterranean Games
- Competitors at the 1987 Mediterranean Games