Eleni Louka

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Eleni Louka
Eleni Louka (2023 Kitty Harrison Invitational) 01.jpg
Louka at the 2023 Kitty Harrison Invitational
Country (sports)Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus
Born (2001-10-25) 25 October 2001 (age 22)
Deryneia, Cyprus
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
College Clemson
Team competitions
Fed Cup 11–8
Last updated on: 31 August 2020.

Eleni Louka (born 25 October 2001) is a Cypriot tennis player. She has played for Cyprus at the Billie Jean King Cup since 2017. [1]

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Louka has a career-high ITF juniors ranking of No. 128, achieved on 31 December 2018. [2]

She started studying at Clemson University in 2019. [3]

ITF junior finals

Grand Slam
Category GA
Category G1
Category G2
Category G3
Category G4
Category G5

Singles (4–3)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentGradeSurfaceOpponentScore
Runner-up1.26 August 2017 Limassol, CyprusG5Clay Flag of Germany.svg Luisa Meyer auf der Heide3–6, 1–6
Winner1.2 September 2017 Larnaca, CyprusG4Hard Flag of Sweden.svg Alexandra Viktorovitch6–7(4–7), 6–1, 6–2
Runner-up2.3 February 2018 Cairo, EgyptG5Clay Flag of Egypt.svg Amira Badawi6–3, 6–7(4–7), 2–6
Winner2.9 June 2018 Larnaca, CyprusG4Clay Flag of Austria.svg Mavie Österreicher 6–4, 7–6(7–2)
Winner3.1 July 2018 Preveza, GreeceG4Hard Flag of Italy.svg Chiara Girelli6–3, 6–2
Winner4.8 July 2018 Corfu, GreeceG4Carpet Flag of Serbia.svg Doroteja Joksović6–2, 7–6(8–6)
Runner-up2.8 September 2018 Limassol, CyprusG4Hard Flag of Russia.svg Ekaterina Nikiforova3–6, 4–6

Doubles (7–5)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentGradeSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Runner-up1.15 April 2017 Bat Yam, IsraelG4Hard Flag of Cyprus.svg Themis Haliou Flag of Israel.svg Darya Schwartzman
Flag of Israel.svg Kristin Younes
3–6, 6–4, [3–10]
Runner-up2.9 July 2017 Corfu, GreeceG4Carpet Flag of Greece.svg Gabriella Charalampidi Flag of Slovenia.svg Pia Lovrič
Flag of Turkey.svg Betina Tokaç
2–6, 5–7
Winner1.15 July 2017 Ioannina, GreeceG5Clay Flag of Algeria.svg Lynda Benkaddour Flag of Bulgaria.svg Elena Trencheva
Flag of Turkey.svg Doğan Türkmen
6–3, 6–2
Runner-up3.26 August 2017 Limassol, CypusG5Clay Flag of Greece.svg Gabriella Charalampidi Flag of Cyprus.svg Themis Haliou
Flag of Germany.svg Luisa Meyer auf der Heide
3–6, 4–6
Runner-up4.11 November 2017 Paralimni, CypusG5Carpet Flag of Cyprus.svg Themis Haliou Flag of Italy.svg Matilde Mariani
Flag of Italy.svg Matilde Paoletti
1–6, 3–6
Winner2.3 February 2018 Cairo, EgyptG5Clay Flag of Cyprus.svg Eleni Makride Flag of Egypt.svg Dalia Ahmed
Flag of Egypt.svg Amira Badawi
3–6, 6–1, [10–7]
Winner3.2 June 2018 Limassol, CyprusG5Clay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Zdena Šafářová Flag of Hungary.svg Luca Jánosi
Flag of Austria.svg Elena Karner
6–4, 1–6, [10–7]
Winner4.9 June 2018 Larnaca, CyprusG4Clay Flag of Russia.svg Maria Bondarenko Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Zdena Šafářová
Flag of Hungary.svg Natália Szabanin
6–1, 6–1
Winner5.1 July 2018 Preveza, GreeceG4Hard Flag of Greece.svg Gabriella Charalampidi Flag of Greece.svg Eleni Fasoula
Flag of Greece.svg Christina Ntanou
6–0, 6–2
Winner6.8 July 2018 Corfu, GreeceG4Carpet Flag of Greece.svg Maria Kallistrou Flag of Serbia.svg Doroteja Joksović
Flag of Russia.svg Polina Shitikova
4–6, 6–3, [10–3]
Winner7.8 September 2018 Limassol, CyprusG4Hard Flag of Greece.svg Gabriella Charalampidi Flag of Russia.svg Ekaterina Nikiforova
Flag of Russia.svg Evgeniya Safronova
6–2, 6–4
Runner-up5.8 June 2019 Larnaca, CyprusG4Clay Flag of Austria.svg Mavie Österreicher Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Esther Adeshina
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Charlotte Russell
7–5, 5–7, [9–11]

National representation

Fed Cup

Louka made her Fed Cup debut for Cyprus in 2017, while the team was competing in the Europe/Africa Zone Group III, when she was 15 years and 234 days old. [4]

Fed Cup (12–10)

Group membership
World Group (0–0)
World Group Play-off (0–0)
World Group II (0–0)
World Group II Play-off (0–0)
Europe/Africa Group (12–10)
Matches by surface
Hard (11–9)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Matches by type
Singles (6–7)
Doubles (6–3)
Matches by setting
Indoors (7–4)
Outdoors (5–6)
Singles (6–7)
EditionStageDateLocationAgainstSurfaceOpponentW/LScore
2017 Fed Cup
Europe/Africa Zone Group III
Promotional Play-off 17 June 2017 Chișinău, Moldova Flag of Moldova.svg Moldova Clay Alexandra Perper L0–6, 2–6
2018 Fed Cup
Europe/Africa Zone Group III
Pool B 16 April 2018 Tunis, Tunisia Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria HardAmira BenaïssaW7–6(7–5), 6–2
17 April 2018 Flag of Madagascar.svg Madagascar Iariniaina Tsantaniony W6–3, 6–3
18 April 2018 Flag of Kosovo.svg Kosovo Arlinda Rushiti L6–4, 2–6, 2–6
20 April 2018 Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia Ons Jabeur L2–6, 0–6
3rd-4th place Play-off 21 April 2018 Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia Ani Amiraghyan L3–6, 4–6
2019 Fed Cup
Europe/Africa Zone Group III
Pool B 15 April 2019 Helsinki, Finland Flag of Kosovo.svg Kosovo Hard (i) Donika Bashota L0–6, 3–6
16 April 2019 Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria Inès Bekrar W6–3, 6–3
17 April 2019 Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg Congo Anabel Ossombi W6–0, 6–0
19 April 2019 Flag of North Macedonia.svg North Macedonia Magdalena Stoilkovska W6–2, 6–0
Promotional Play-off 20 April 2019 Flag of Finland.svg Finland Mia Eklund L1–6, 6–4, 3–6
2020–21 Billie Jean King Cup
Europe/Africa Zone Group III
Pool B 15 June 2021 Vilnius, Lithuania Flag of Rwanda.svg Rwanda Hard (i) Megane Ingabire W6–0, 6–0
17 June 2021 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosnia and Herzegovina Nefisa Berberović L6–7(1–7), 0–6
Doubles (6–3)
EditionStageDateLocationAgainstSurfacePartnerOpponentsW/LScore
2017 Fed Cup
Europe/Africa Zone Group III
Pool B 16 June 2017 Chișinău, Moldova Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland Clay Anna Savchenko Ruth Copas
Sophia Derivan
W6–0, 7–6(7–4)
2018 Fed Cup
Europe/Africa Zone Group III
Pool B 16 April 2018 Tunis, Tunisia Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria Hard Eleni Makride Amira Benaïssa
Yassamine Boudjadi
W6–4, 7–6(7–3)
18 April 2018 Flag of Kosovo.svg Kosovo Liridona Murati
Arlinda Rushiti
W6–2, 3–6, 6–1
20 April 2018 Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia Ferdaous Bahri
Mouna Bouzgarrou
L6–4, 2–6, 3–6
3rd-4th place Play-off 21 April 2018 Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia Ani Amiraghyan
Marina Davtyan
L1–6, 4–6
2019 Fed Cup
Europe/Africa Zone Group III
Pool B 15 April 2019 Helsinki, Finland Flag of Kosovo.svg Kosovo Hard (i) Raluca Șerban Donika Bashota
Arlinda Rushiti
W6–2, 6–2
16 April 2019 Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria Inès Bekrar
Yassamine Boudjadi
W6–0, 6–2
17 April 2019 Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg Congo Gloire Mfoumouangana
Victoire Mfoumouangana
W6–1, 6–3
2020–21 Billie Jean King Cup
Europe/Africa Zone Group III
Pool B 17 June 2021 Vilnius, Lithuania Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosnia and Herzegovina Hard (i) Raluca Șerban Nefisa Berberović
Dea Herdželaš
L3–6, 2–6

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References

  1. Eleni Louka at the Billie Jean King Cup
  2. "Eleni Louka junior profile at the ITF". ITF . Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  3. "Eleni Louka Bio – Clemson University Official Athletic Site". clemsontigers.com. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  4. "Greece and Moldova celebrate promotion". Fed Cup. 17 June 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2020.