Markos Kalovelonis

Greek-Russian tennis player
Markos Kalovelonis
Марк Георгиевич Каловелонис
Μάρκος Καλοβελώνης
Country (sports) Greece (2011–14; 2019–present)
 Russia (2014–19)
ResidenceNea Ionia, Greece
Born (1994-05-18) 18 May 1994 (age 29)
Marousi, Greece
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Turned pro2012
PlaysRight-handed (two handed-backhand)
Prize money$154,144
Singles
Career record3–2 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 445 (13 June 2016)
Current rankingNo. 1343 (23 October 2023)
Doubles
Career record3–3 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles20 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 178 (8 August 2023)
Current rankingNo. 269 (23 October 2023)
Team competitions
Davis Cup6–5
Last updated on: 30 October 2023.

Markos Kalovelonis (Greek: Μάρκος Καλοβελώνης, Марк Георгиевич Каловелонис; born 18 May 1994) is a Greek-Russian tennis player.

Kalovelonis has a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 445 achieved on 13 June 2016. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of World No. 178 achieved on 8 August 2023. Kalovelonis has won 21 ITF doubles titles.

Kalovelonis has represented Greece at the Davis Cup where he has a W/L record of 6–5. He also represented Greece in the ATP Cup in 2020, 2021 and 2022.

Kalovelonis is the son of former Greek tennis player, George Kalovelonis and Russian Karina Nazarenko. In 2014, Kalovelonis decided to represent Russia instead of Greece. In 2019, Kalovelonis switched back to represent Greece. He is fluent in Russian,Greek and English.

Futures and Challenger finals

Singles: 4 (0–4)

Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
ITF Futures Tour (0–4)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–2)
Clay (0–2)
Grass (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jan 2016 Kazakhstan, Aktobe Futures Hard (i) Belarus Sergey Betov 3–6, 4–6
Loss 0–2 Jun 2016 Uzbekistan, Namangan Futures Hard Chinese Taipei Chen Ti 4–6, 2–6
Loss 0–3 Jun 2018 United States, Rochester, New York Futures Clay United States Alex Rybakov 1–6, 6–7(6–8)
Loss 0–4 Jul 2018 Estonia, Pärnu Futures Clay Sweden Dragoș Nicolae Mădăraș 2–6, 3–6

Doubles: 50 (22–28)

Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (1–3)
ITF Futures Tour (21–25)
Titles by surface
Hard (15–17)
Clay (7–10)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Apr 2012 Greece, Heraklion Futures Carpet Greece Charalampos Kapogiannis Austria Björn Propst
Austria Bastian Trinker
1–6, 3–6
Win 1–1 July 2013 Egypt, Sharm El Sheikh Futures Clay Sweden Angelos Lenis Egypt Karim Hossam
Egypt Karim-Mohamed Maamoun
6–4, 3–6, [10–6]
Win 2–1 Sep 2013 Greece, Filippiada Futures Hard Greece Alexandros Jakupovic Bulgaria Valentin Dimov
Bulgaria Dinko Halachev
6–3, 6–3
Loss 2–2 Apr 2014 Uzbekistan, Karshi Futures Hard Uzbekistan Shonigmatjon Shofayziyev Poland Piotr Gadomski
Poland Adam Majchrowicz
5–7, 1–6
Win 3–2 Jun 2014 Turkey, Istanbul Futures Hard Peru Alexander Merino Australia Damian Farinola
Australia Darren Polkinghorne
3–6, 6–1, [10–8]
Loss 3–3 Aug 2014 Iran, Tehran Futures Clay Iran Amirvala Madanchi India Vinayak Sharma Kaza
India Vijay Sundar Prashanth
3–6, 4–6
Loss 3–4 Nov 2014 Greece, Heraklion Futures Hard Greece Alexandros Jakupovic Serbia Ivan Bjelica
Serbia Miljan Zekić
3–6, 6–7(4–7)
Win 4–4 Nov 2014 Greece, Heraklion Futures Hard Greece Alexandros Jakupovic Belgium Sander Gillé
France Alexis Musialek
7–6(7–1), 7–6(7–4)
Loss 4–5 Nov 2014 Greece, Heraklion Futures Hard Greece Alexandros Jakupovic Serbia Danilo Petrović
Serbia Ilija Vucic
5–7, 2–6
Win 5–5 Mar 2015 Greece, Heraklion Futures Hard Greece Alexandros Jakupovic Romania Patrich Grigoriu
Romania Costin Pavăl
6–4, 6–2
Win 6–5 Apr 2015 Greece, Heraklion Futures Hard Greece Alexandros Jakupovic Romania Patrich Grigoriu
Romania Costin Pavăl
2–6, 7–5, [10–5]
Loss 6–6 Apr 2015 Egypt, Sharm El Sheikh Futures Hard Austria Lucas Miedler Austria Martin Fischer
Switzerland Jannis Liniger
4–6, 2–6
Win 7–6 Apr 2015 Greece, Heraklion Futures Hard Greece Alexandros Jakupovic United Kingdom Joe Salisbury
United Kingdom Joshua Ward-Hibbert
6–1, 6–2
Loss 7–7 May 2015 Croatia, Bol Futures Clay Canada Martin Beran Hungary Gábor Borsos
Hungary Levente Gödry
4–6, 5–7
Loss 7–8 Jun 2015 Uzbekistan, Andijan Futures Hard Uzbekistan Shonigmatjon Shofayziyev Russia Denis Matsukevich
Ukraine Denys Molchanov
6–2, 6–7(5–7), [12–14]
Loss 7–9 Jun 2015 Turkey, Istanbul Futures Hard Uzbekistan Temur Ismailov Turkey Tuna Altuna
Australia Bradley Mousley
4–6, 4–6
Loss 7–10 Sep 2015 India, Chennai Futures Hard Kazakhstan Timur Khabibulin India Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan
India Vijay Sundar Prashanth
6–4, 3–6, [4–10]
Loss 7–11 Sep 2015 India, Chennai Futures Hard India Kunal Anand China Xin Gao
China Bowen Ouyang
2–6, 7–5, [9–11]
Loss 7–12 Oct 2015 Kazakhstan, Shymkent Futures Clay Bulgaria Aleksandar Lazov Russia Ivan Gakhov
Georgia (country) Aleksandre Metreveli
6–7(4–7), 3–6
Win 8–12 Dec 2015 Cyprus, Lamaca Futures Hard Greece Konstantinos Economidis Spain Andrés Artuñedo Martinavarro
Canada Steven Diez
4–6, 6–3, [10–5]
Loss 8–13 Apr 2016 Kazakhstan, Shymkent Futures Clay Georgia (country) Aleksandre Metreveli Uzbekistan Saniar Fayziev
Belarus Andrei Vasilevski
2–6, 4–6
Win 9–13 Apr 2016 Kazakhstan, Shymkent Futures Clay Georgia (country) Aleksandre Metreveli Serbia Miki Janković
Belarus Andrei Vasilevski
6–4, 6–1
Win 10–13 May 2016 Uzbekistan, Andijan Futures Hard India Sriram Balaji Kazakhstan Roman Khassanov
Russia Vitaly Kozyukov
6–3, 6–4
Loss 10–14 Aug 2016 Belarus, Minsk Futures Hard Bulgaria Vasko Mladenov Belarus Yaraslav Shyla
Belarus Dzmitry Zhyrmont
6–7(8–10), 3–6
Loss 10–15 Oct 2016 Greece, Heraklion Futures Hard Ukraine Filipp Kekercheni Poland Adrian Andrzejczuk
Poland Mateusz Smolicki
7–6(7–1), 6–7(5–7), [9–11]
Loss 10–16 Dec 2016 Cyprus, Lamaca Futures Hard France Alexandre Müller Austria Lucas Miedler
Maximilian Neuchrist
3–6, 6–1, [5–10]
Loss 10–17 Mar 2017 Greece, Heraklion Futures Hard Uzbekistan Temur Ismailov United States Hunter Callahan
United States Nicholas S. Hu
6–4, 1–6, [11–13]
Win 11–17 Jul 2017 Russia, Kazan Futures Hard Russia Evgenii Tiurnev Russia Alexander Boborykin
Russia Timur Kiyamov
6–2, 7–6(10–8)
Loss 11–18 Aug 2017 Russia, Kazan Futures Hard Russia Alexander Pavlioutchenkov Kyrgyzstan Daniiar Duldaev
Kazakhstan Denis Yevseyev
6–7(2–7), 4–6
Win 12–18 Apr 2018 Greece, Heraklion Futures Hard Belarus Yaraslav Shyla Italy Erik Crepaldi
Czech Republic Petr Michnev
6–4, 7–6(7–5)
Loss 12–19 Jul 2018 Estonia, Pärnu Futures Clay Russia Denis Klok Netherlands Marc Dijkhuizen
Netherlands Bart Stevens
4–6, 2–6
Win 13–19 Sep 2018 Egypt, Cairo Futures Clay Austria Alexander Erler India Anirudh Chandrasekar
India Aryan Goveas
6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Loss 13–20 Nov 2018 Greece, Heraklion Futures Hard Greece Petros Tsitsipas Czech Republic Vit Kopriva
Austria David Pichler
2–6, 6–4, [7–10]
Win 14–20 Dec 2018 Turkey, Antalya Futures Clay Uzbekistan Sanjar Fayziev Czech Republic Tadeas Paroulek
Ukraine Oleg Prihodko
7–5, 3–6, [10–6]
Loss 14–21 Apr 2019 M25 Andijan, Uzbekistan World Tennis Tour Hard Kazakhstan Grigoriy Lomakin Kazakhstan Timur Khabibulin
Ukraine Vladyslav Manafov
5–7, 1–6
Win 15–21 Jun 2019 M15 Akko, Israel World Tennis Tour Hard Greece Michail Pervolarakis Republic of Ireland Julian Bradley
France Florian Lakat
6–7(9–11), 6–4, [10–6]
Loss 15–22 Aug 2019 M15 Moscow, Russia World Tennis Tour Clay Uzbekistan Sergey Fomin Russia Alen Avidzba
Russia Ivan Davydov
6–3, 1–6, [7–10]
Win 16–22 Mar 2021 M15 Antalya, Turkey World Tennis Tour Clay Uzbekistan Sanjar Fayziev Romania Vlad Andrei Dancu
Bulgaria Gabriel Donev
5–7, 7–6(7–3), [10–7]
Win 17–22 May 2021 M15 Tbilisi, Georgia World Tennis Tour Hard Uzbekistan Sanjar Fayziev Georgia (country) Aleksandre Bakshi
Georgia (country) Zura Tkemaladze
6–4, 3–6, [10–5]
Loss 17–23 May 2021 M15 Shymkent, Kazakhstan World Tennis Tour Clay Uzbekistan Sanjar Fayziev Russia Yan Bondarevskiy
Kazakhstan Grigoriy Lomakin
3–6, 4–6
Win 18–23 Jul 2021 M25 Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan World Tennis Tour Hard Uzbekistan Sanjar Fayziev Ukraine Oleksii Krutykh
Ukraine Vladyslav Manafov
7–6(7–1), 6–3
Loss 18–24 Sep 2021 M25 Johannesburg, South Africa World Tennis Tour Hard Greece Michail Pervolarakis South Africa Alec Beckley
South Africa Vaughn Hunter
1–6, 6–7(5–7)
Win 19–24 Oct 2021 M25 Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan World Tennis Tour Hard (i) Uzbekistan Sanjar Fayziev Belarus Aliaksandr Liaonenka
Russia Yan Sabanin
6–7(7–9), 6–4, [10–7]
Win 20–24 Nov 2021 M15 Heraklion, Greece World Tennis Tour Hard Uzbekistan Sanjar Fayziev Australia William Ma
France Alexis Musialek
6–4, 6–1
Loss 20–25 Dec 2021 Antalya, Turkey Challenger Clay Uzbekistan Sanjar Fayziev Chinese Taipei Hsu Yu-hsiou
Ukraine Oleksii Krutykh
1–6, 6–7(5–7)
Loss 20–26 Jan 2022 M25 Cairo, Egypt World Tennis Tour Clay Austria David Pichler Chinese Taipei Yu Hsiou Hsu
Austria Neil Oberleitner
6–7(5–7), 4–6
Win 21–26 Mar 2022 M25 Antalya, Turkey World Tennis Tour Clay Uzbekistan Sanjar Fayziev Tunisia Moez Echargui
Italy Alexander Weis
6–2, 6–4
Loss 21–27 Mar 2022 Oeiras, Portugal Challenger Clay Uzbekistan Sanjar Fayziev Portugal Nuno Borges
Portugal Francisco Cabral
3–6, 0–6
Win 22–27 May 2022 Shymkent, Kazakhstan Challenger Clay Uzbekistan Sanjar Fayziev Denmark Mikael Torpegaard
Japan Kaichi Uchida
6–7(3–7), 6–4, [10–4]
Loss 23–27 Oct 2023 Shenzhen, China Challenger Hard Mikalai Haliak China Gao Xin
China Wang Aoran
4–6, 2–6

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As of Mar 17, 2024
  • 6. Demetris Azoides (T1,265 Steady)
  • 7. Markos Kalovelonis (T1,270 Decrease2)
  • 8. Dimitris Sakellaridis (T1,361 Increase290)
  • 9. Aristotelis Thanos (T1,439 Decrease13)
  • 10. Ioannis Kountourakis (T1,476 Decrease15)