Sofia Costoulas

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Sofia Costoulas
Country (sports)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Born (2005-04-02) 2 April 2005 (age 19)
Genk, Belgium
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$57,001
Singles
Career record94–68 (58.0%)
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 248 (8 January 2024)
Current rankingNo. 341 (27 May 2024)
Doubles
Career record51–33 (60.7%)
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 229 (25 September 2023)
Current rankingNo. 284 (27 May 2024)
Last updated on: 27 May 2024.

Sofia Costoulas (born 2 April 2005) is a Belgian tennis player.

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Costoulas has a Greek–Congolese father and a Belgian mother. [1]

Costoulas has a career-high singles ranking by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) of 248 and a best doubles ranking of 229.

On the ITF Junior Circuit, she had a career-high combined ranking of No. 2, achieved on 18 April 2022. She lost the girls' singles final of the 2022 Australian Open to Petra Marčinko. [2] She had already reached the Wimbledon junior doubles final in 2021.

Junior career

Grand Slam performance

Singles:

Doubles:

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 8 (2 titles, 6 runner-ups)

Legend
W25/35 tournaments
W15 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (1–5)
Clay (1–1)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Feb 2021ITF Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptW15Hard Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Magali Kempen 3–6, 2–6
Loss0–2Dec 2021ITF Monastir, TunisiaW15Hard Flag of Hong Kong.svg Eudice Chong 6–3, 4–6, 6–7(5)
Loss0–3Jan 2022ITF Monastir, TunisiaW15Hard Flag of Lithuania.svg Akvilė Paražinskaitė 5–7, 2–6
Loss0–4Jun 2022ITF Gurugram, IndiaW25Hard Flag of India.svg Karman Thandi 4–6, 6–2, 1–6
Win1–4May 2023ITF Feld am See, AustriaW25Clay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Lara Salden 6–3, 6–1
Loss1–5Nov 2023ITF Limassol, CyprusW25Hard Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Hanne Vandewinkel 2–6, 6–4, 4–6
Win2–5Dec 2023ITF Limassol, CyprusW25Hard Flag of Italy.svg Silvia Ambrosio 6–1, 6–3
Loss2–6May 2024ITF Klagenfurt, AustriaW35Clay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Marie Benoît 1–6, 3–6

Doubles: 9 (3 titles, 6 runner-ups)

Legend
W60 tournaments
W40/50 tournaments
W25 tournaments
W15 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (1–5)
Clay (2–1)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss1–0Feb 2022ITF Monastir, TunisiaW15Hard Flag of the United States.svg Clervie Ngounoue Flag of Belarus.svg Kristina Dmitruk
Flag of Russia.svg Maria Sholokhova
6–3, 2–6, [5–10]
Win1–1Oct 2022ITF Hua Hin, ThailandW25Hard Flag of Thailand.svg Punnin Kovapitukted Flag of Japan.svg Risa Ushijima
Flag of South Korea.svg Wi Hwi-won
6–1, 6–2
Loss1–2Mar 2023ITF Pretoria, South AfricaW60Hard Flag of Italy.svg Dalila Spiteri Flag of Japan.svg Mai Hontama
Flag of France.svg Alice Tubello
3–6, 3–6
Loss1–3May 2023ITF Feld am See, AustriaW25Clay Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kayla Cross Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Denisa Hindová
Flag of the United States.svg Chiara Scholl
2–6, 0–6
Win2–3Jun 2023ITF Troisdorf, GermanyW25Clay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Lara Salden Flag of the United States.svg Chiara Scholl
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Tilwith Di Girolami
7–6(4), 6–4
Win3–3Jun 2023ITF Tainan, TaiwanW25Clay Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Li Yu-yun Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Lee Ya-hsin
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Lee Ya-hsuan
6–4, 6–4
Loss3–4Jul 2023ITF Corroios, PortugalW25Hard Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Lulu Sun Flag of Australia (converted).svg Talia Gibson
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Petra Hule
3–6, 6–3, [6–10]
Loss3–5Sep 2023ITF Leiria, PortugalW25Hard Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jenny Dürst Flag of Portugal.svg Francisca Jorge
Flag of Portugal.svg Matilde Jorge
5–7, 6–7(5)
Loss3–6Feb 2024ITF Pretoria, South AfricaW50Hard Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Hanne Vandewinkel Flag of Israel.svg Lina Glushko
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Gabriela Knutson
6–7(5), 6–7(4)

Junior Grand Slam tournament finals

Girls' singles: 1 (runner-up)

ResultYearTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss 2022 Australian Open Hard Flag of Croatia.svg Petra Marčinko 5–7, 1–6

Girls' doubles: 1 (runner-up)

ResultYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss 2021 Wimbledon Grass Flag of Finland.svg Laura Hietaranta Flag of Belarus.svg Kristina Dmitruk
Flag of Russia.svg Diana Shnaider
1–6, 2–6

Notes

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    1. "Toptalent gevormd door Clijsters en Henin, met papa die profvoetballer was: 7 weetjes over Sofia Costoulas". sporza.be (in Dutch).
    2. "Croatian Takes the Crown". greekcitytimes.com.