Despina Papamichail
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Country (sports) | ![]() |
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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 | $797,407 |
Singles | |
Career record | 514–417 |
Career titles | 15 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 143 (17 October 2022) |
Current ranking | No. 281 (4 November 2024) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | Q2 (2023) |
French Open | Q1 (2022, 2023, 2024) |
Wimbledon | Q3 (2023) |
US Open | Q3 (2024) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 387–233 |
Career titles | 2 WTA Challengers |
Highest ranking | No. 93 (4 December 2023) |
Current ranking | No. 155 (4 November 2024) |
Other doubles tournaments | |
Olympic Games | 1R (2024) |
Team competitions | |
Fed Cup | 31–29 |
Last updated on: 4 November 2024. |
Despina Papamichail (Greek: Δέσποινα Παπαμιχαήλ; born 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. 93, achieved on 4 December 2023. Papamichail has won two doubles titles on the WTA Challenger Tour as well as 15 singles and 37 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.
Playing for the Greece Fed Cup team, Papamichail has a win–loss record of 31–29 (as of May 2024).
Career
[edit]Papamichail made her WTA Tour main-draw debut as a lucky loser at the 2021 Abu Dhabi Open, losing to third seed Karolína Plíšková in the first round.[1] In June 2021, she won the inaugural $60k Charleston Pro event by defeating Gabriela Cé in the final.[2]
She was selected to play for Greece at the 2023 United Cup, recording a win over Isabella Shinikova.[3]
Papamichail qualified for the 2023 Pan Pacific Open and defeated lucky loser Sakura Hosogi,[4] before going out in the second round against sixth seed Daria Kasatkina.[5]
She won her first WTA125 doubles title at the 2023 Barranquilla Open, partnering with Valentini Grammatikopoulou to defeat Yuliana Lizarazo and María Paulina Pérez García in the final.[6][7]
Partnering María Lourdes Carlé, she won the doubles title at the 2023 WTA 125 Argentina Open, defeating María Paulina Pérez García and Sofia Sewing in the final.[8]
She defeated Maria Mateas[9] to reach the second round at the 2024 Țiriac Foundation Trophy, where she lost to Kathinka von Deichmann.[10]
Performance timeline
[edit]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
[edit]Current through the 2024 Madrid Open.
Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L | |
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Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | Q1 | Q2 | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
French Open | A | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
Wimbledon | A | A | A | Q2 | Q3 | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
US Open | A | A | Q2 | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
WTA 1000 | |||||||||
Madrid Open | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
Italian Open | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
Career statistics | |||||||||
Tournaments | 0[a] | 0[a] | 1 | 6 | 2 | Career total: 9 | |||
Overall W–L | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–6 | 3–7 | 0–0 | 0 / 15 | 7–15 | |
Year-end ranking | 260 | 276 | 184 | 156 | 224 | $385,895 |
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
WTA Challenger finals
[edit]Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
[edit]Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Nov 2021 | Buenos Aires Open, Argentina | Clay | ![]() |
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7–5, 5–7, [4–10] |
Win | 1–1 | Aug 2023 | Barranquilla Open, Colombia |
Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(7–2), 7–5 |
Win | 2–1 | Dec 2023 | Buenos Aires Open, Argentina | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 4–6, [11–9] |
ITF Circuit finals
[edit]Singles: 24 (15 titles, 9 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 | ![]() |
2–6, 0–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Sep 2010 | ITF Mytilini, Greece | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 6–3, 7–5 |
Win | 2–1 | Apr 2011 | ITF Vic, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
7–6(10), 6–1 |
Loss | 2–2 | May 2011 | ITF Petroupoli, Greece | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
5–7, 7–5, 6–3 |
Win | 3–2 | May 2011 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–1, 3–6, 6–2 |
Loss | 3–3 | Jan 2014 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 6–7(0) |
Loss | 3–4 | Apr 2014 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
1–6, 6–1, 3–6 |
Win | 4–4 | Jun 2014 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–1, 6–3 |
Loss | 4–5 | Jun 2014 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
2–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
Loss | 4–6 | Feb 2016 | ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
1–6, 6–4, 3–6 |
Win | 5–6 | May 2017 | ITF Acre, Israel | 15,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–1, 6–2 |
Win | 6–6 | Jul 2017 | ITF Tel Aviv, Israel | 15,000 | Hard | ![]() |
7–6(4), 6–3 |
Win | 7–6 | Jul 2017 | ITF Prokuplje, Serbia | 15,000 | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 7–6(5), 6–3 |
Win | 8–6 | Sep 2017 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 15,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 9–6 | Sep 2017 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 15,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–1, 6–4 |
Win | 10–6 | Sep 2017 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 15,000 | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 6–2, 7–6(6) |
Win | 11–6 | May 2018 | ITF San Severo, Italy | 15,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–1, 6–2 |
Loss | 11–7 | Feb 2019 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | 15,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–1, 6–7(3), 3–6 |
Win | 12–7 | Apr 2019 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | 15,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 4–6, 6–4 |
Win | 13–7 | Jul 2019 | ITF Getxo, Spain | W25 | Clay (i) | ![]() |
6–2, 6–4 |
Win | 14–7 | Jul 2019 | ITF Aschaffenburg, Germany | W25 | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 5–7, 6–2 |
Win | 15–7 | Jun 2021 | ITF Charleston Pro, United States | W60 | Clay | ![]() |
1–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
Loss | 15–8 | Jun 2022 | Internazionali di Brescia, Italy | W60 | Clay | ![]() |
2–6, 0–6 |
Loss | 15–9 | Mar 2024 | ITF Alaminos, Cyprus | W35 | Clay | ![]() |
2–6, 0–6 |
Doubles: 69 (37 titles, 32 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 | ![]() |
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2–6, 1–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Feb 2012 | ITF Bron, France | 10,000 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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7–5, 7–5 |
Win | 2–1 | Mar 2012 | ITF Dijon, France | 10,000 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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7–5, 7–6(7) |
Win | 3–1 | Jul 2012 | ITF Torino, Italy | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–3, [10–6] |
Win | 4–1 | Aug 2012 | ITF Locri, Italy | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–0 |
Loss | 4–2 | Oct 2012 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 5–2 | Feb 2013 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 5–3 | Apr 2013 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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1–6, 4–6 |
Win | 6–3 | Apr 2013 | ITF San Severo, Italy | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–4 |
Win | 7–3 | Aug 2013 | ITF Locri, Italy | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 3–6, [10–4] |
Loss | 7–4 | Jan 2014 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 4–6, [3–10] |
Loss | 7–5 | Jan 2014 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7, 2–6 |
Loss | 7–6 | Mar 2014 | ITF Pula, Italy | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–4, [9–11] |
Loss | 7–7 | Mar 2014 | ITF Pula, Italy | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–4, [8–10] |
Loss | 7–8 | Apr 2014 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6, 3–6, [5–10] |
Win | 8–8 | Apr 2014 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–2 |
Win | 9–8 | Jun 2014 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–3 |
Loss | 9–9 | Aug 2014 | ITF Woking, United Kingdom | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 5–7 |
Win | 10–9 | Sep 2014 | ITF Sofia, Bulgaria | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–4 |
Loss | 10–10 | Oct 2014 | ITF Rock Hill, United States | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 1–6, [6–10] |
Win | 11–10 | Dec 2014 | ITF Navi Mumbai, India | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(5), 6–2 |
Loss | 11–11 | Apr 2015 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 2–6 |
Win | 12–11 | May 2015 | ITF Pula, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 1–6, [10–8] |
Win | 13–11 | May 2015 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 14–11 | Jun 2015 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–3 |
Loss | 14–12 | Jul 2015 | ITF Imola, Italy | 25,000 | Carpet | ![]() |
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5–7, 2–6 |
Win | 15–12 | Jul 2015 | ITF Rome, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–6(2) |
Loss | 15–13 | Aug 2015 | ITF Bad Saulgau, Germany | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 3–6, [8–10] |
Win | 16–13 | Aug 2015 | ITF Woking, United Kingdom | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–1 |
Win | 17–13 | Sep 2015 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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1–6, 6–1, [10–5] |
Win | 18–13 | Sep 2015 | ITF Pula, Italy | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 18–14 | Jan 2016 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 0–6 |
Loss | 18–15 | Jan 2016 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–7(2), 3–6 |
Loss | 18–16 | Feb 2016 | ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 2–6 |
Win | 19–16 | Feb 2016 | ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–7(5), [10–5] |
Win | 20–16 | Mar 2016 | ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–2, [10–7] |
Loss | 20–17 | Mar 2016 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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1–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 20–18 | Apr 2016 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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1–6, 6–3, [12–14] |
Win | 21–18 | Apr 2016 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 22–18 | May 2016 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–2, [10–1] |
Loss | 22–19 | Jun 2016 | ITF Amarante, Portugal | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(5), 3–6 |
Win | 23–19 | Aug 2016 | ITF Târgu Jiu, Romania | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–7(5), 6–0, [10–5] |
Win | 24–19 | Aug 2016 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(4), 1–6, [10–5] |
Win | 25–19 | Nov 2016 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–2 |
Win | 26–19 | Jan 2017 | ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | 15,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 4–6, [10–5] |
Loss | 26–20 | Mar 2017 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | 15,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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0–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 26–21 | Apr 2017 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | 15,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–7(7), 3–6 |
Win | 27–21 | May 2017 | ITF Acre, Israel | 15,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–3 |
Loss | 27–22 | Jan 2018 | ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | 15,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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5–7, 2–6 |
Win | 28–22 | Jul 2018 | Reinert Open Versmold, Germany | 60,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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1–6, 6–2, [10–4] |
Win | 29–22 | Jul 2018 | ITF Darmstadt, Germany | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 3–6, [10–6] |
Win | 30–22 | Oct 2018 | ITF Riba-roja de Túria, Spain | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–2 |
Loss | 30–23 | Feb 2019 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | 15,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–7(5) |
Loss | 30–24 | Feb 2019 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | 15,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–3 [7–10] |
Win | 31–24 | Apr 2019 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | 15,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–1 |
Win | 32–24 | Apr 2019 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | 15,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–2 |
Loss | 32–25 | May 2019 | ITF Monzón, Spain | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(2), 2–6 |
Loss | 32–26 | May 2019 | ITF Jerusalem, Israel | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 4–6, [8–10] |
Loss | 32–27 | Jul 2019 | ITF Aschaffenburg, Germany | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–7(5), 4–6 |
Win | 33–27 | Sep 2019 | ITF Frýdek-Místek, Czech Republic | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–2 |
Loss | 33–28 | Dec 2019 | ITF Solapur, India | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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7–5, 4–6, [3–10] |
Win | 34–28 | Oct 2021 | ITF Loulé, Portugal | W25 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 7–5 |
Win | 35–28 | Jun 2022 | Internazionali di Caserta, Italy | W60 | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–2, [10–6] |
Loss | 35–29 | Jun 2022 | Macha Lake Open, Czech Republic | W60 | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–7(9) |
Win | 36–29 | Feb 2023 | ITF Mexico City, Mexico | W40 | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–4, [10–4] |
Loss | 36–30 | May 2023 | Open Villa de Madrid, Spain | W100 | Clay | ![]() |
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0–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 36–31 | Jun 2023 | Internazionali di Caserta, Italy | W60 | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 2–6 |
Win | 37–31 | Mar 2024 | ITF Alaminos, Cyprus | W35 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–2 |
Loss | 37–32 | May 2024 | Chiasso Open, Italy | W75 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 4–6, [6–10] |
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b During the season, she did not play in the main draw of any WTA Tour tournaments. However, she played at the Billie Jean King Cup that is not counted as a played tournament but matches count.
References
[edit]- ^ "Pliskova ousts Papamichail for Abu Dhabi second round spot". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
- ^ Renton, Jamie (28 June 2021). "PAPAMICHAIL TRIUMPHS AS GREEK PLAYERS CONTINUE TO MAKE THEIR MARK". 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.
- ^ "Toray Pan Pacific Open Tennis Tournament: Papamichail moves into last 16". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
- ^ "Kasatkina grinds past Papamichail to make Tokyo quarters". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
- ^ "Greek Duo Clinches Barranquilla Open Doubles Title in Thrilling Final". Greek City Times. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
- ^ "Wang Yafan, Maria claim WTA 125 titles in Stanford and Barranquilla". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
- ^ "Pigossi captures WTA 125 Buenos Aires title". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- ^ "Tiriac Foundation Trophy: Papamichail advances to last 16". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
- ^ "Tiriac Foundation Trophy: von Deichmann moves into quarter-finals". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
External links
[edit]- Despina Papamichail at the Women's Tennis Association
- Despina Papamichail at the International Tennis Federation
- Despina Papamichail at the Billie Jean King Cup (archived)