Nicolas Kelaidis

Nick Kelaidis

Full name	Nicolas Kelaidis
Country (sports)	Greece
Born	(1949-10-29) 29 October 1949 (age 75) Alexandria, Egypt
Height	178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Singles
Career record	2–15
Highest ranking	No. 244 (27 September 1974)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	1R (1973)
French Open	1R (1973)
Wimbledon	Q2 (1974, 1976)
Doubles
Career record	1–19
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	1R (1973, 1977)
French Open	1R (1973)
Wimbledon	1R (1973, 1975)

Nicolas Kelaidis (born 29 October 1949) is a Greek former professional tennis player.[1]

Biography

Kelaidis was born in the Egyptian city of Alexandria, which had a large Greek population at the time. He played college tennis in the United States, at Clemson University from 1968 to 1971.[2]

During the 1970s, Kelaidis competed on the professional tennis circuit and was a regular member of the Greece Davis Cup team, featuring in a total of 10 ties. He appeared in the main draws of the Australian Open, French Open and Wimbledon.

For most of the 1980s he was a coach for the Swiss Tennis Federation, then spent a decade coaching for the French Federation, with his roles at both focusing on women's tennis. He married Swiss tennis player Lilian Drescher.[3]

References

1. "Tsitsipas to follow In Sampras' footsteps in journey to become Greek tennis inspiration". Greek Herald. 9 December 2019.
2. "International Flavor". Aiken Standard. May 13, 1971. p. 6.
3. "Das Schweizer Tennistalent, das kaum jemand kennt". Aargauer Zeitung (in German). 29 July 2016.

External links

• Nicolas Kelaidis at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Nicolas Kelaidis at the Davis Cup
• Nicolas Kelaidis at the International Tennis Federation