Country (sports) | Greece |
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Residence | Barcelona, Spain |
Born | Preveza, Greece | 9 February 1993
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Turned pro | 2008 |
Plays | Right (two handed backhand) |
Prize money | $623,976 |
Singles | |
Career record | 487–383 (56.0%) |
Career titles | 15 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 143 (17 October 2022) |
Current ranking | No. 220 (25 September 2023) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | Q2 (2023) |
French Open | Q1 (2022, 2023) |
Wimbledon | Q3 (2023) |
US Open | Q2 (2021, 2023) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 360–213 (62.8%) |
Career titles | 2 WTA Challengers |
Highest ranking | No. 109 (18 September 2023) |
Current ranking | No. 118 (25 September 2023) |
Team competitions | |
Fed Cup | 24–28 (46.2%) |
Last updated on: 25 September 2023. |
Despina Papamichail (Greek: Δέσποινα Παπαμιχαήλ; born in Preveza, 9 February 1993) is a Greek professional tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 147, reached on 20 June 2022. Her highest doubles ranking is No. 109, achieved on 18 September 2023. Papamichail has won two doubles titles on the WTA Challenger Tour as well as 15 singles and 36 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.
Playing for the Greece Fed Cup team, Papamichail has a win–loss record of 24–28 (as of August 2023).
Career
2021: WTA debut
In June 2021, Papamichail won the inaugural $60k Charleston Pro event, by defeating Gabriela Cé. It was her first title above $25k level.[1]
She made her main-draw WTA Tour singles debut at the WTA 500 2021 Abu Dhabi Open.
2023: United Cup debut
At the 2023 United Cup, she started the season with a win over Isabella Shinikova.[2]
She qualified for the 2023 Toray Pan Pacific Open and defeated lucky loser Sakura Hosogi.
Performance timeline
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.
Singles
Current through the 2023 Madrid Open.
Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | SR | W–L | Win% |
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | Q1 | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
French Open | A | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Wimbledon | A | A | A | Q2 | Q3 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
US Open | A | A | Q2 | Q1 | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
WTA 1000 | ||||||||
Madrid Open | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Italian Open | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Career statistics | ||||||||
Tournaments | 0[lower-alpha 1] | 0[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 6 | 2 | Career total: 9 | ||
Overall W–L | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–6 | 3–7 | 0 / 9 | 7–15 | 32% |
Year-end ranking | 260 | 276 | 184 | 156 | $385,895 |
WTA Challenger finals
Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Nov 2021 | WTA 125 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Clay | María Lourdes Carlé | Irina Bara Ekaterine Gorgodze |
7–5, 5–7, [4–10] |
Win | 1–1 | Aug 2023 | WTA 125 Barranquilla, Colombia |
Hard | Valentini Grammatikopoulou | Yuliana Lizarazo María Paulina Pérez García |
7–6(7–2), 7–5 |
Win | 2–1 | Dec 2023 | WTA 125 Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | María Lourdes Carlé | María Paulina Pérez García Sofia Sewing |
6–3, 4–6, [11–9] |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 23 (15 titles, 8 runner-ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2010 | ITF Rabat, Morocco | 10,000 | Clay | Anastasia Mukhametova | 2–6, 0–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Sep 2010 | ITF Mytilini, Greece | 10,000 | Hard | Anna Zaja | 3–6, 6–3, 7–5 |
Win | 2–1 | Apr 2011 | ITF Vic, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | Victoria Larrière | 7–6(10), 6–1 |
Loss | 2–2 | May 2011 | ITF Petroupoli, Greece | 10,000 | Hard | Diāna Marcinkēviča | 5–7, 7–5, 6–3 |
Win | 3–2 | May 2011 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | 10,000 | Hard | Nicole Rottmann | 6–1, 3–6, 6–2 |
Loss | 3–3 | Jan 2014 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | İpek Soylu | 3–6, 6–7(0) |
Loss | 3–4 | Apr 2014 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | 10,000 | Hard | Maria Sakkari | 1–6, 6–1, 3–6 |
Win | 4–4 | Jun 2014 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | Anna Morgina | 6–1, 6–3 |
Loss | 4–5 | Jun 2014 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | Jan Abaza | 2–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
Loss | 4–6 | Feb 2016 | ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | 10,000 | Clay | Chantal Škamlová | 1–6, 6–4, 3–6 |
Win | 5–6 | May 2017 | ITF Acre, Israel | 15,000 | Hard | Sadafmoh Tolibova | 6–1, 6–2 |
Win | 6–6 | Jul 2017 | ITF Tel Aviv, Israel | 15,000 | Hard | Estelle Cascino | 7–6(4), 6–3 |
Win | 7–6 | Jul 2017 | ITF Prokuplje, Serbia | 15,000 | Clay | Maryna Chernyshova | 3–6, 7–6(5), 6–3 |
Win | 8–6 | Sep 2017 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 15,000 | Clay | Bárbara Gatica | 6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 9–6 | Sep 2017 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 15,000 | Clay | Carolina Alves | 6–1, 6–4 |
Win | 10–6 | Sep 2017 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 15,000 | Clay | Raluca Șerban | 3–6, 6–2, 7–6(6) |
Win | 11–6 | May 2018 | ITF San Severo, Italy | 15,000 | Clay | Simona Waltert | 6–1, 6–2 |
Loss | 11–7 | Feb 2019 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | 15,000 | Clay | Mirjam Björklund | 6–1, 6–7(3), 3–6 |
Win | 12–7 | Apr 2019 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | 15,000 | Clay | Nastja Kolar | 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 |
Win | 13–7 | Jul 2019 | ITF Getxo, Spain | 25,000 | Clay (i) | Sandra Samir | 6–2, 6–4 |
Win | 14–7 | Jul 2019 | ITF Aschaffenburg, Germany | 25,000 | Clay | Jule Niemeier | 6–2, 5–7, 6–2 |
Win | 15–7 | Jun 2021 | ITF Charleston, United States | 60,000 | Clay | Gabriela Cé | 1–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
Loss | 15–8 | Jun 2022 | ITF Brescia, Italy | 60,000 | Clay | Ángela Fita Boluda | 2–6, 0–6 |
Doubles: 67 (36 titles, 31 runner-ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Apr 2011 | ITF Vic, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | Andrea Gámiz | Simona Dobrá Tereza Hladíková |
2–6, 1–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Feb 2012 | ITF Bron, France | 10,000 | Hard (i) | Diāna Marcinkēviča | Justine Ozga Isabella Shinikova |
7–5, 7–5 |
Win | 2–1 | Mar 2012 | ITF Dijon, France | 10,000 | Hard (i) | Diāna Marcinkēviča | Yana Sizikova Alison Van Uytvanck |
7–5, 7–6(7) |
Win | 3–1 | Jul 2012 | ITF Torino, Italy | 10,000 | Clay | Lucia Cervera-Vazquez | Estelle Guisard Katharina Negrin |
3–6, 6–3, [10–6] |
Win | 4–1 | Aug 2012 | ITF Locri, Italy | 10,000 | Clay | Sara Sorribes Tormo | Kana Daniel Nastassia Rubel |
6–1, 6–0 |
Loss | 4–2 | Oct 2012 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | 10,000 | Hard | Despoina Vogasari | Manon Arcangioli Laëtitia Sarrazin |
4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 5–2 | Feb 2013 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | Alice Savoretti | Elena-Teodora Cadar Patricia Maria Țig |
6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 5–3 | Apr 2013 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | 10,000 | Hard | Giulia Sussarello | Marina Melnikova Teodora Mirčić |
1–6, 4–6 |
Win | 6–3 | Apr 2013 | ITF San Severo, Italy | 10,000 | Clay | Giulia Sussarello | Martine Ditlev Malou Ejdesgaard |
6–1, 6–4 |
Win | 7–3 | Aug 2013 | ITF Locri, Italy | 10,000 | Clay | Federica Di Sarra | Alice Matteucci Camilla Rosatello |
6–3, 3–6, [10–4] |
Loss | 7–4 | Jan 2014 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | Gaia Sanesi | Melis Sezer İpek Soylu |
6–4, 4–6, [3–10] |
Loss | 7–5 | Jan 2014 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | Polina Leykina | Valentyna Ivakhnenko Veronika Kapshay |
6–7, 2–6 |
Loss | 7–6 | Mar 2014 | ITF Pula, Italy | 10,000 | Clay | Alice Matteucci | Yuliana Lizarazo Alexandra Nancarrow |
3–6, 6–4, [9–11] |
Loss | 7–7 | Mar 2014 | ITF Pula, Italy | 10,000 | Clay | Rosalie van der Hoek | Olga Sáez Larra Alexandra Nancarrow |
3–6, 6–4, [8–10] |
Loss | 7–8 | Apr 2014 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | 10,000 | Hard | Maria Sakkari | Natela Dzalamidze Valentini Grammatikopoulou |
7–6, 3–6, [5–10] |
Win | 8–8 | Apr 2014 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | 10,000 | Hard | Polina Leykina | Marie Benoît Kimberley Zimmermann |
6–2, 6–2 |
Win | 9–8 | Jun 2014 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | Arabela Fernández Rabener | Mai El Kamash Yasmin Hamza |
6–3, 6–3 |
Loss | 9–9 | Aug 2014 | ITF Woking, United Kingdom | 25,000 | Hard | Alice Matteucci | Yumi Miyazaki Mari Tanaka |
2–6, 5–7 |
Win | 10–9 | Sep 2014 | ITF Sofia, Bulgaria | 25,000 | Clay | Lina Gjorcheska | Rebecca Šramková Julia Terziyska |
6–1, 6–4 |
Loss | 10–10 | Oct 2014 | ITF Rock Hill, United States | 25,000 | Hard | Janina Toljan | Cindy Burger Sharon Fichman |
6–4, 1–6, [6–10] |
Win | 11–10 | Dec 2014 | ITF Navi Mumbai, India | 25,000 | Hard | Nina Stojanović | Miyabi Inoue Miki Miyamura |
7–6(5), 6–2 |
Loss | 11–11 | Apr 2015 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | 10,000 | Hard | Tamara Čurović | Anastasiya Komardina Valentini Grammatikopoulou |
2–6, 2–6 |
Win | 12–11 | May 2015 | ITF Pula, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | Nastja Kolar | Diana Buzean Alice Matteucci |
6–1, 1–6, [10–8] |
Win | 13–11 | May 2015 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | Alice Matteucci | Elena-Teodora Cadar Eleni Kordolaimi |
6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 14–11 | Jun 2015 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | Alice Matteucci | Grace Dixon Ella Leivo |
6–1, 6–3 |
Loss | 14–12 | Jul 2015 | ITF Imola, Italy | 25,000 | Carpet | Bernarda Pera | Claudia Giovine Xenia Knoll |
5–7, 2–6 |
Win | 15–12 | Jul 2015 | ITF Rome, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | Claudia Giovine | Tara Moore Conny Perrin |
6–4, 7–6(2) |
Loss | 15–13 | Aug 2015 | ITF Bad Saulgau, Germany | 25,000 | Clay | Maria Sakkari | Cristina Dinu Diana Buzean |
6–2, 3–6, [8–10] |
Win | 16–13 | Aug 2015 | ITF Woking, United Kingdom | 25,000 | Hard | Claudia Giovine | Harriet Dart Katy Dunne |
6–2, 6–1 |
Win | 17–13 | Sep 2015 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | Nina Stojanović | Cristiana Ferrando Chiara Grimm |
1–6, 6–1, [10–5] |
Win | 18–13 | Sep 2015 | ITF Pula, Italy | 10,000 | Clay | Carla Touly | Nina Stadler Kimberley Zimmermann |
6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 18–14 | Jan 2016 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | 10,000 | Clay | Ola Abou Zekry | Petra Krejsová Chantal Škamlová |
4–6, 0–6 |
Loss | 18–15 | Jan 2016 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | 10,000 | Clay | Ola Abou Zekry | Petra Krejsová Chantal Škamlová |
6–7(2), 3–6 |
Loss | 18–16 | Feb 2016 | ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | 10,000 | Clay | Chantal Škamlová | Petra Januskova Sviatlana Pirazhenka |
3–6, 2–6 |
Win | 19–16 | Feb 2016 | ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | 10,000 | Clay | Chantal Škamlová | Petra Januskova Sviatlana Pirazhenka |
6–2, 6–7(5), [10–5] |
Win | 20–16 | Mar 2016 | ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | 10,000 | Clay | Georgia Brescia | Alice Balducci Claudia Giovine |
4–6, 6–2, [10–7] |
Loss | 20–17 | Mar 2016 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | Karin Kennel | Veronika Kapshay Anastasiya Shoshyna |
1–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 20–18 | Apr 2016 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | Ola Abou Zekry | Anastasia Pribylova Naomi Totka |
1–6, 6–3, [12–14] |
Win | 21–18 | Apr 2016 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | Samantha Murray | Ola Abou Zekry Jaqueline Cristian |
6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 22–18 | May 2016 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | Samantha Murray | Nidhi Chilumula Rishika Sunkara |
3–6, 6–2, [10–1] |
Loss | 22–19 | Jun 2016 | ITF Amarante, Portugal | 10,000 | Hard | Jessica Crivelletto | Tereza Mihalíková Inês Murta |
6–7(5), 3–6 |
Win | 23–19 | Aug 2016 | ITF Târgu Jiu, Romania | 10,000 | Clay | Jaqueline Cristian | Julieta Estable Daniela Farfan |
6–7(5), 6–0, [10–5] |
Win | 24–19 | Aug 2016 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | Ana Veselinović | Berfu Cengiz Dhruthi Tatachar Venugopal |
7–6(4), 1–6, [10–5] |
Win | 25–19 | Nov 2016 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | 10,000 | Hard | Manon Arcangioli | Emilie Francati Sarah Beth Grey |
6–4, 6–2 |
Win | 26–19 | Jan 2017 | ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | 15,000 | Clay | Laura Pigossi | Victoria Muntean Sun Xuliu |
6–3, 4–6, [10–5] |
Loss | 26–20 | Mar 2017 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | 15,000 | Clay | Olga Ianchuk | Mira Antonitsch Karman Kaur Thandi |
0–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 26–21 | Apr 2017 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | 15,000 | Clay | Bojana Marinković | Mariam Bolkvadze Tereza Mihalíková |
6–7(7), 3–6 |
Win | 27–21 | May 2017 | ITF Acre, Israel | 15,000 | Hard | Vlada Ekshibarova | Shelly Krolitzky Maya Tahan |
6–4, 6–3 |
Loss | 27–22 | Jan 2018 | ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | 15,000 | Clay | Catalina Pella | Karin Kennel Maria Marfutina |
5–7, 2–6 |
Win | 28–22 | Jul 2018 | ITF Versmold, Germany | 60,000 | Clay | Pemra Özgen | Olga Danilović Nina Stojanović |
1–6, 6–2, [10–4] |
Win | 29–22 | Jul 2018 | ITF Darmstadt, Germany | 25,000 | Clay | Martina Colmegna | Romy Kölzer Aymet Uzcátegui |
6–4, 3–6, [10–6] |
Win | 30–22 | Oct 2018 | ITF Riba-roja de Túria, Spain | 25,000 | Clay | Aliona Bolsova | Marina Bassols Ribera Ángela Fita Boluda |
6–2, 6–2 |
Loss | 30–23 | Feb 2019 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | 15,000 | Clay | Andrea Lázaro García | Miriam Bulgaru Cristina Ene |
3–6, 6–7(5) |
Loss | 30–24 | Feb 2019 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | 15,000 | Clay | Andrea Lázaro García | Arianne Hartono Eva Vedder |
4–6, 6–3 [7–10] |
Win | 31–24 | Apr 2019 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | 15,000 | Clay | Melanie Klaffner | Júlia Konishi Camargo Silva Katya Malikova |
6–3, 6–1 |
Win | 32–24 | Apr 2019 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | 15,000 | Clay | Simona Waltert | Mayar Sherif Rana Sherif Ahmed |
6–3, 6–2 |
Loss | 32–25 | May 2019 | ITF Monzón, Spain | 25,000 | Hard | Nina Stojanović | Jana Fett Dalma Gálfi |
6–7(2), 2–6 |
Loss | 32–26 | May 2019 | ITF Jerusalem, Israel | 25,000 | Hard | Samantha Murray | Yuliya Hatouka Tereza Mihalíková |
6–2, 4–6, [8–10] |
Loss | 32–27 | Jul 2019 | ITF Aschaffenburg, Germany | 25,000 | Clay | Irene Burillo Escorihuela | Tatiana Pieri Ivana Popovic |
6–7(5), 4–6 |
Win | 33–27 | Sep 2019 | ITF Frýdek-Místek, Czech Republic | 25,000 | Clay | Lea Bošković | Oana Georgeta Simion Julia Wachaczyk |
6–3, 6–2 |
Loss | 33–28 | Dec 2019 | ITF Solapur, India | 25,000 | Hard | Berfu Cengiz | Ulrikke Eikeri Ankita Raina |
7–5, 4–6, [3–10] |
Win | 34–28 | Oct 2021 | ITF Loulé, Portugal | 25,000 | Hard | Natalija Stevanović | Francisca Jorge Matilde Jorge |
6–2, 7–5 |
Win | 35–28 | Jun 2022 | ITF Caserta, Italy | 60,000 | Clay | Camilla Rosatello | Francisca Jorge Matilde Jorge |
4–6, 6–2, [10–6] |
Loss | 35–29 | Jun 2022 | ITF Česká Lípa, Czech Republic | 60,000 | Clay | Nuria Brancaccio | Karolína Kubáňová Aneta Kučmová |
2–6, 6–7(9) |
Win | 36–29 | Feb 2023 | ITF Mexico City, Mexico | 40,000 | Hard | Raluca Șerban | Yuliana Lizarazo María Paulina Pérez García |
3–6, 6–4, [10–4] |
Loss | 36–30 | May 2023 | ITF Madrid, Spain | 100,000 | Clay | Eleni Christofi | Mai Hontama Eri Hozumi |
0–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 36–31 | Jun 2023 | ITF Caserta, Italy | 60,000 | Clay | Camilla Rosatello | Anastasia Tikhonova Moyuka Uchijima |
4–6, 2–6 |
Notes
- 1 2 During the season, she did not play in the main-draw of any WTA Tour-level tournaments. However, she played at the Billie Jean King Cup that is not counted as a played tournament but matches count.
References
- ↑ Renton, Jamie (28 June 2021). "PAPAMICHAIL TRIUMPHS AS GREEK PLAYERS CONTINUE TO MAKE THEIR MARK". www.itftennis.com. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ↑ WTA Staff (29 December 2022). "Papamichail, Tsitsipas give Greece 2–0 lead vs. Bulgaria". WTA Tennis. Retrieved 31 December 2022.