Who is Maria Sakkari’s boyfriend? Know all about Konstantinos Mitsotakis
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Konstantinos Mitsotakis and Maria Sakkari
Maria Sakkari is one of the leading women’s tennis players from Greece. Born on 25 July 1995 in Athens, Greece to former top-50 tennis player Angeliki Kanellopoulou and her husband Konstantinos Sakkaris. She has a brother Yannis and a sister, Amanda. Maria took up tennis at the age of six. She moved to Barcelona for better training at the age of 18.
Sakkari turned Pro in 2015 and her first WTA tournament where she made the main-draw was the 2015 US Open. She had failed to reach the main-draw in the previous two tournaments. In the initial years, she played more in the ITF and Challenger tournaments. She became a regular on the WTA Tour in the 2016 and 2017 seasons.
The Greek is fairly active on her social media handles and posts regular updates about her professional life and achievements on the court. She occasionally updates about her personal life as well which includes pictures of her and her boyfriend Konstantinos Mitsotakis.
Who is Maria Sakkari’s boyfriend Konstantinos Mitsotakis?
Konstantinos Mitsotakis is the son of Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and has been in a relationship with Maria Sakkari since 2020. Speaking about their relationship, Maria said, “It has been a year now since we met and the truth is that he helped me a lot. He is a special guy. I have disclosed the relationship anyway; it is not hidden.”
“I think it was a big part of why I did well at Roland Garros as I spent my free time with him very differently from when I was alone. He calmed me down, he talked to me, he was very supportive. Konstantinos is a very simple guy. I can talk to him for hours. We have a very easy relationship. He is a very easy person,” added Sakkari.
Sakkari reached her first WTA final at the 2018 Silicon Valley Classic but failed to clinch the title. She had to wait for another 9 months to reach her 2nd career final when she reached the finals of the 2019 Morocco Open and went on to win it, her only career title so far. Her best Grand Slam result came at the 2021 French Open where she made it to the semi-finals. She also reached the last-four at the 2021 US Open.
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