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Anna Gerasimou (Greek: Άννα Γερασίμου; born 15 October 1987 in Kavala) is a former Greek tennis player. When she was young, she moved from Kavala, Greece to Athens, Greece in order to pursue a career in tennis. She competed in the women's doubles at the 2008 Summer Olympics with partner Eleni Daniilidou, and lost in the first round to the Swiss team of Emmanuelle Gagliardi and Patty Schnyder. She is coached by George Kalovelonis. Her highest career singles ranking is 200, which she achieved on 9 March 2009. She has qualified for a WTA main draw twice, both in 2010, in Pattaya City, Thailand, and in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. She also has one WTA doubles main draw appearance, in Pattaya City in 2010, where she reached the quarterfinals. Gerasimou retired from tennis 2010.
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Singles finals: 15 (7–8)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 27 March 2005 | Athens, Greece | Clay | Mădălina Gojnea | 1–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 2. | 21 May 2006 | Antalya, Turkey | Hard | Çağla Büyükakçay | 6–3, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 3. | 11 June 2006 | Haskovo, Bulgaria | Clay | Dia Evtimova | 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 3–6 |
Winner | 4. | 24 September 2006 | Mytiline, Greece | Hard | Alexandra Panova | 6–4, 6–4 |
Winner | 5. | 8 October 2006 | Volos, Greece | Carpet | Patricia Mayr | 6–3, 2–6, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 6. | 24 February 2007 | Melilla, Spain | Hard | Carla Suárez Navarro | 4–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 7. | 10 March 2007 | Ramat HaSharon, İsrael | Hard | Nikola Vajdova | 6–2, 4–6, 6–4 |
Winner | 8. | 8 July 2007 | Mont-de-Marsan, France | Clay | Olivia Sanchez | 6–3, 2–6, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 9. | 22 September 2007 | Telavi, Georgia | Clay | Corinna Dentoni | 2–6, 6–1, 0–6 |
Runner-up | 10. | 6 July 2008 | Mont-de-Marsan, France | Clay | Anastasiya Yakimova | 3–6, 6–1, 4–6 |
Winner | 11. | 26 July 2008 | A Coruña, Spain | Hard | Neuza Silva | 6–2, 6–7(5–7), 6–3 |
Runner-up | 12. | 2 November 2008 | İstanbul, Turkey | Hard | Andrea Petkovic | 6–2, 6–2 |
Winner | 13. | 5 July 2009 | Mont-de-Marsan, France | Clay | Selima Sfar | 7–5, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 14. | 18 October 2009 | Lagos, Nigeria | Hard | Zuzana Kučová | 3–6, 5–7 |
Runner-up | 15. | 17 January 2010 | Pingguo, China | Hard | Zhou Yimiao | 3–6, 0–6 |
Doubles: 5 (3-2)
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Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner–up | 1. | 23 February 2007 | Melilla, Spain | Hard | Mariana Muci-Torres | Melissa Cabrera-Handt Carolina Gago-Fuentes |
3–6, 4–6 |
Runner–up | 2. | 15 March 2008 | Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain | Hard | Anna Hawkins | Marta Marrero María José Martínez Sánchez |
2–6, 6–7 |
Winner | 3. | 16 October 2009 | Lagos, Nigeria | Hard | Nina Bratchikova | Anna Brazhnikova Anastasia Mukhametova |
7–6, 7–6 |
Winner | 4. | 23 October 2009 | Lagos, Nigeria | Hard | Nina Bratchikova | Chen Astrogo Keren Shlomo |
6–4, 7–5 |
Winner | 5. | 28 March 2010 | Antalya, Turkey | Clay | Yuliya Beygelzimer | Mihaela Buzărnescu Alenka Hubacek |
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External links
Anna Gerasimou at the Women's Tennis Association
Athlete bio at 2008 Olympics site
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