Paris Gemouchidis (born 12 February 1988) is a Greek tennis player.
Gemouchidis's career high singles rank is World No. 582, which he achieved on July 11, 2011. As of May 27, 2013, on the Futures singles level, he has 7 quarterfinal finishes, 2 semifinal finishes, and 3 runner-ups. He has been much more successful in doubles, where he has 15 semifinal finishes, 12 runner-ups and 8 titles. His 8 titles came in May 2008 in Heraklion, Crete, Greece, in July 2011 in Pitesti, Romania and Izmir, Turkey, in June 2012 in Tekirdag, Turkey, with Alex Jakupovic of Greece, in June 2012 in Viterbo, Italy, and July 2012 in Bucharest and Pitesti, Romania, with Theodoros Angelinos of Greece, and in June 2010 in Cologne, Germany with Hans Podlipnik-Castillo of Chile. His career high doubles rank is World No. 384, which he achieved on August 29, 2011.
Gemouchidis had more success on the junior tour, where his career high rank was World No. 23, achieved on May 22, 2006. He is currently the only person in the history of tennis to start from the qualifying rounds of the prestigious Orange Bowl to reach the final. Gemouchidis participated in the main draw of all Junior Grand Slams, twice (2005-2006),in Australian Open and once (2006), in Roland Garros, Wimbledon and US Open. He has also had success in numerous other junior tournaments.
Davis Cup
Gemouchidis is a member of the Greece Davis Cup team, having posted a 2-7 record in singles and a 1–2 record in doubles in eight ties played.
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“Paradoxically, the freedom of Paris is associated with a persistent belief that nothing ever changes. Paris, they say, is the city that changes least. After an absence of twenty or thirty years, one still recognizes it.”
—Marguerite Duras (b. 1914)