Nicholas Kalogeropoulos
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 Nicholas Kalogeropoulos in 1970 | |||||||||
| Country (sports) |  Greece | ||||||||
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| Residence | San Jose, Costa Rica | ||||||||
| Born | 18 February 1945 | ||||||||
| Turned pro | 1968 (amateur from 1960) | ||||||||
| Retired | 1978[1] | ||||||||
| Plays | Right-handed | ||||||||
| Singles | |||||||||
| Career record | 52-70 | ||||||||
| Career titles | 0 | ||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 108 (26 September 1973) | ||||||||
| Grand Slam singles results | |||||||||
| French Open | 3R (1967) | ||||||||
| Wimbledon | 4R (1964) | ||||||||
| Doubles | |||||||||
| Career record | 34-48 | ||||||||
| Career titles | 0 | ||||||||
| Grand Slam doubles results | |||||||||
| French Open | 3R (1969, 1970) | ||||||||
| Wimbledon | 2R (1970, 1972) | ||||||||
Medal record
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Nicholas Kalogeropoulos (Greek: Νικόλαος Καλογερόπουλος; born 18 February 1945), also known as Nicky Kalo,[1][2] is a retired Greek tennis player who won a bronze medal at the 1971 Mediterranean Games. In doubles, he finished runner-up at the 1968 Italian Open. He was ranked as best Greek player in 1962–74 and was a member of the Greek Davis Cup team in 1963–81.[3]
Kalogeropoulos was born in Costa Rica to Greek parents, where he started training in tennis and spent many years of his life. In 1962, he won the junior Wimbledon and French Championships.[2] In 1966, he married fellow tennis player Carol-Ann Prosen. He retired in 1978.[1]
Career finals
[edit | edit source]Doubles (3 runner-ups)
[edit | edit source]| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | May 1968 | Rome, Italy | Clay |  Allan Stone
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Netherlands Tom Okker United States Marty Riessen |
3–6, 4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Jun 1972 | Eastbourne, England | Grass | Rhodesia Andrew Pattison | Spain Juan Gisbert Sr. Spain Manuel Orantes |
6–8, 3–6 |
| Loss | 0–3 | Feb 1974 | Birmingham, US | Hard | Colombia Iván Molina | Ian Fletcher United States Sandy Mayer |
6–4, 6–7, 1–6 |
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References
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Categories:
- Greek male tennis players
- 1945 births
- Living people
- Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Greece
- Competitors at the 1971 Mediterranean Games
- Mediterranean Games medalists in tennis
- Grand Slam (tennis) champions in boys' singles
- Wimbledon junior champions
- French Championships junior (tennis) champions
- Sportspeople from San José, Costa Rica
- 20th-century Greek sportsmen