Eirini Georgatou

Eirini Georgatou
Ειρήνη Γεωργάτου

Country	Greece
Residence	Athens, Greece
Born	(1990-02-01) February 1, 1990
Turned pro	2005
Retired	2011
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$86,122
Singles
Career record	122 - 84
Career titles	0 WTA, 5 ITF
Highest ranking	176 (16 May 2011)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	Q1 (2011)
French Open	Q2 (2011)
Wimbledon	Q1 (2011)
US Open	Q2 (2011)
Doubles
Career record	41 - 48
Career titles	0 WTA, 2 ITF
Highest ranking	171 (31 January 2011)
Last updated on: 12 December 2011.

Eirini Georgatou (Greek: Ειρήνη Γεωργάτου; born February 1, 1990) is a former Greek tennis player. Her career high singles rank is 176, which she achieved on May 16, 2011. Her career high doubles rank is 171, which she achieved on January 31, 2011. Most of her success has come in tournaments in Greece, Israel, Turkey, and Uzbekistan.^[1][2][3]

Career

In September 2010, she qualified for her first WTA event, in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. She won three qualifying matches in straight sets, and then she unfortunately fell to second-seeded and hometown favorite Akgul Amanmuradova of Uzbekistan in the first round of the main draw. She played doubles with Russian partner Elena Bovina, where they reached the quarterfinals before falling 11–9 in the third set super tiebreaker to fourth-seeded Maria Kondratieva of Russia and Sophie Lefevre of France.

Fed Cup

In February 2011, she represented Greece in Group One Euro/African Zone of the fed cup which took place in Eilat, Israel. In round robin on February 2, 2011 she won over Jelena Pandzic from Croatia (2-6, 6-1, 6-4), and with the Greek Eleni Daniilidou she beat Ani Mijacika and Silvia Njric from Croatia in the doubles 6-3, 2-6, 6-2, and completed 3-0 win of Greece over Croatia. On February 3, 2011 she lost to Patricia Mayr-Achleitner (6-4, 3-6, 3-6), and lost with Despina Papamichail to Melanie Klaffner and Sandra Klemenschits whom represented Austria. On February 4, 2011 she lost to Olga Govortsova 2-6, 3-6. In the Relegation round against Denmark, on February 5, 2011 she defeated Karen Barbat 6-1, 7-6(2) in singles, and in the doubles with Eleni Daniilidou she defeated Danish double Mai Grage and Caroline Wozniacki 6-2, 7-5. this win made sure Greece will stay in Group 1 of the Fed cup.

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 8 (5–3)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner–up	1.	March 15, 2008	Ramat HaSharon, İsrael	Hard	Lenka Juríková	4–6 3–6
Runner–up	2.	May 24, 2008	Raanana, İsrael	Hard	Manana Shakpidze	2–6 7–6(5) 1–6
Winner	3.	October 5, 2008	Mytilene, Greece	Hard	Ganna Piven	6–4 6–2
Winner	4.	April 6, 2009	Antalya, Turkey	Hard	Katerina Avdiyenko	3–2 retired
Winner	5.	April 13, 2009	Antalya, Turkey	Hard	Tetyana Arefyeva	6–3 6–7(5) 7–5
Winner	6.	June 8, 2009	Qarshi, Uzbekistan	Hard	Kristina Antoniychuk	6–1 3–1 retired
Winner	7.	June 5, 2010	Bukhara, Uzbekistan	Hard	Sofia Shapatava	1–6, 6–1, 6–3
Runner–up	8.	October 24, 2010	Glasgow, United Kingdom	Hard	Karolína Plíšková	3–6 6–0 6–3

Doubles: 5 (2–3)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner–up	1.	October 5, 2008	Mytilene, Greece	Hard	Jade Hopper	Renata Bakieva Diana Marcinkevica	1–6 3–6
Winner	2.	February 7, 2010	Sutton, United Kingdom	Hard	Valeria Savinykh	Naomi Cavaday Anna Smith	7–5 2–6 10–8
Winner	3.	April 16, 2010	Johannesburg, South Africa	Hard	Vitalia Diatchenko	Marina Erakovic Tamarine Tanasugarn	6–3 5–7 16–14
Runner–up	4.	October 24, 2010	Glasgow, United Kingdom	Hard	Valeria Savinykh	Karen Barbat Julia Mayr	Walkover
Runner–up	5.	10 October 2011	Joué-lès-Tours, France	Hard	Irena Pavlovic	Lyudmyla Kichenok Nadiya Kichenok	2–6, 0–6

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