Overview

Nickname is Stef... Began playing tennis at age 3 with his parents...Father, Apostolos, is his coach; mother, Julia Salnikova, was a top Soviet player in 1980s and is now a coach. Parents met when Julia was a player and Apostolos was a linesman at a WTA event in Athens...Sister, Elisavet, and brothers, Petros and Pavlos, all play tennis.