Anna Gerasimou (; born 15 October 1987) is a retired

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player. When she was young, she moved from her birthplace

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in order to pursue a career in tennis. Gerasimou competed in the women's doubles at the

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with partner

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, and lost in the first round to the Swiss team of

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and

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. Coached by George Kalovelonis, her highest career singles ranking was 200, which she achieved on 9 March 2009. She has qualified for a

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main draw twice, both in 2010, in Pattaya City, and in the Malaysia Open in

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. She also had one WTA doubles main-draw appearance, in Pattaya City in 2010, where she reached the quarterfinals. She retired from tennis 2010.

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 15 (7 titles, 8 runner-ups)

Doubles: 5 (3 titles, 2 runner-ups)

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Athlete bio at 2008 Olympics site
1987 births Living people Greek female tennis players Sportspeople from Kavala Olympic tennis players for Greece Tennis players at the 2008 Summer Olympics 21st-century Greek sportswomen {{greece-sport-bio-stub