About Stefanos Tsitsipas’s watch collection
Stefanos Tsitsipas is a Greek professional tennis player born in Athens in 1998, widely regarded as one of the most talented players of his generation. He turned professional in 2016 and quickly rose through the ATP rankings to become a consistent fixture in the top ten. His biggest title to date is the 2021 ATP Finals, and he reached the final of the French Open that same year, losing to Novak Djokovic in five sets after holding a two-set lead — a match that remains one of the most discussed of the decade. A former world number three, Tsitsipas is known for his aggressive baseline game, one-handed backhand, and a playing style that draws frequent comparisons to the classic European grass-court tradition. Off the court, he has cultivated a broader public profile through philosophy, photography, and a vocal social media presence.
The Stefanos Tsitsipas watch collection, as captured in our sightings database, centres on Rolex — specifically the kind of steel sports references that carry serious secondary-market weight without announcing themselves loudly. The most documented piece is the Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 116500LN in the so-called Panda configuration: white dial, black sub-dials, and the black Cerachrom ceramic bezel that replaced the older aluminium insert when Rolex relaunched the reference in 2016. It is a 40mm chronograph running the in-house Calibre 4130, a column-wheel, vertical-clutch movement that represented a significant technical step forward for the Daytona line. Tsitsipas has been photographed wearing it courtside, the steel bracelet sitting against a navy V-neck in a pairing that reads as relaxed rather than considered.
With two watches currently logged in our database, the picture of his collection is still forming, but the choice of a steel Daytona 116500LN — one of the most consistently waitlisted references in Rolex's current catalogue — suggests a collector who gravitates toward proven, in-demand references rather than niche complications. Whether that reflects personal preference or the influence of the tour's broader watch culture, where Rolex visibility is near-ubiquitous, is an open question. Further sightings will sharpen the profile.