Maria Pavlidou

Maria Pavlidou (born 20 January 1978) is a Greek former professional tennis player.

A right-handed player from Thessaloniki, Pavlidou spent much of her early career playing college tennis in the United States for the University of Arkansas.

She was an All-American in 1999 when she became the first female Arkansas player to reach the quarterfinals of an NCAA singles championships.

[1] Pavlidou represented Greece in the Fed Cup from 2000 to 2003, featuring in a total of five singles and four doubles rubbers.

She also competed for Greece at the Mediterranean Games, winning a gold medal in Tunis in 2001, as partner of Eleni Daniilidou in the women's doubles.