Petros Chrysochos

Petros Chrysochos was born on April 8, 1996, in Larnaca, Cyprus. He began his tennis training at the Herodotou Tennis Academy under Demetris Herodotou. Chrysochos gained early recognition on the junior circuit, achieving a career-high combined ranking of 19 in the world on the ITF junior circuit. During his junior career, he earned 10 ITF Junior Singles titles and five doubles titles. He also participated in all four junior Grand Slam events, reaching the quarterfinals of the Australian Open Junior in 2014, the third round of the French Open Junior in 2014, the second round of Wimbledon Junior in 2014, and the second round of the US Open Junior in 2014.

Chrysochos then attended Wake Forest University, where he became a four-time All-American (2016-19), the first in the program’s history to earn all four honors in singles. He was a member of the 2018 NCAA Men’s Tennis Championship team and, notably, won the 2018 NCAA Men’s Tennis Singles Championship, defeating teammate Borna Gojo in the final. His collegiate career included being named the ACC Freshman of the Year in 2016, ITA Carolina Region Rookie of the Year in 2016, and ACC Scholar Athlete of the Year in 2018. He also secured the ITA National Fall Singles Championship, becoming the first collegiate men’s tennis player to win the three major individual collegiate titles (NCAA Singles, ITA All-American Singles, ITA National Fall Singles). He concluded his collegiate career with 136 singles victories, setting a new program record, and 225 combined wins, the second-most in program history.

Petros Chrysochos turned professional in 2019. On the professional circuit, he achieved a career-high ATP singles ranking of 354 on June 28, 2021, and a doubles ranking of 464 on July 26, 2021. He has won nine singles titles and five doubles titles on the ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour. He has also represented Cyprus as a member of the Cyprus Davis Cup team, holding a 25–10 record in singles and a 4–3 record in doubles.