![]() Despina at the2023 Wimbledon Championships | |
Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Residence | Barcelona, Spain |
Born | (1993-02-09)9 February 1993 (age 32) Preveza, Greece |
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 theWTA Challenger Tour as well as 15 singles and 37 doubles titles on theITF Women's Circuit.
Playing for theGreece Fed Cup team, Papamichail has a win–loss record of 31–29 (as of May 2024).
Papamichail made herWTA Tour main-draw debut as a lucky loser at the2021 Abu Dhabi Open, losing to third seedKarolína Plíšková in the first round.[1] In June 2021, she won the inaugural $60kCharleston Pro event by defeatingGabriela Cé in the final.[2]
She was selected to play for Greece at the2023 United Cup, recording a win overIsabella Shinikova.[3]
Papamichail qualified for the2023 Pan Pacific Open and defeated lucky loserSakura Hosogi,[4] before going out in the second round against sixth seedDaria Kasatkina.[5]
She won her firstWTA125 doubles title at the2023 Barranquilla Open, partnering withValentini Grammatikopoulou to defeatYuliana Lizarazo andMaría Paulina Pérez García in the final.[6][7]
PartneringMaría Lourdes Carlé, she won the doubles title at the2023 WTA 125 Argentina Open, defeatingMaría Paulina Pérez García andSofia Sewing in the final.[8]
She defeatedMaria Mateas[9] to reach the second round at the2024 Țiriac Foundation Trophy, where she lost toKathinka von Deichmann.[10]
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.
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 |
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Nov 2021 | Buenos Aires Open, Argentina | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–5, 5–7, [4–10] |
Win | 1–1 | Aug 2023 | Barranquilla Open, Colombia | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6(7–2), 7–5 |
Win | 2–1 | Dec 2023 | Buenos Aires Open, Argentina | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 4–6, [11–9] |
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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 |
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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 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2–6, 1–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Feb 2012 | ITF Bron, France | 10,000 | Hard (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–5, 7–5 |
Win | 2–1 | Mar 2012 | ITF Dijon, France | 10,000 | Hard (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–5, 7–6(7) |
Win | 3–1 | Jul 2012 | ITF Torino, Italy | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 6–3, [10–6] |
Win | 4–1 | Aug 2012 | ITF Locri, Italy | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–1, 6–0 |
Loss | 4–2 | Oct 2012 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 5–2 | Feb 2013 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 5–3 | Apr 2013 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 1–6, 4–6 |
Win | 6–3 | Apr 2013 | ITF San Severo, Italy | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–1, 6–4 |
Win | 7–3 | Aug 2013 | ITF Locri, Italy | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 3–6, [10–4] |
Loss | 7–4 | Jan 2014 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 4–6, [3–10] |
Loss | 7–5 | Jan 2014 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7, 2–6 |
Loss | 7–6 | Mar 2014 | ITF Pula, Italy | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 6–4, [9–11] |
Loss | 7–7 | Mar 2014 | ITF Pula, Italy | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 6–4, [8–10] |
Loss | 7–8 | Apr 2014 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6, 3–6, [5–10] |
Win | 8–8 | Apr 2014 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 6–2 |
Win | 9–8 | Jun 2014 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–3 |
Loss | 9–9 | Aug 2014 | ITF Woking, United Kingdom | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2–6, 5–7 |
Win | 10–9 | Sep 2014 | ITF Sofia, Bulgaria | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–1, 6–4 |
Loss | 10–10 | Oct 2014 | ITF Rock Hill, United States | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 1–6, [6–10] |
Win | 11–10 | Dec 2014 | ITF Navi Mumbai, India | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6(5), 6–2 |
Loss | 11–11 | Apr 2015 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2–6, 2–6 |
Win | 12–11 | May 2015 | ITF Pula, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–1, 1–6, [10–8] |
Win | 13–11 | May 2015 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 14–11 | Jun 2015 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–1, 6–3 |
Loss | 14–12 | Jul 2015 | ITF Imola, Italy | 25,000 | Carpet | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 5–7, 2–6 |
Win | 15–12 | Jul 2015 | ITF Rome, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 7–6(2) |
Loss | 15–13 | Aug 2015 | ITF Bad Saulgau, Germany | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 3–6, [8–10] |
Win | 16–13 | Aug 2015 | ITF Woking, United Kingdom | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 6–1 |
Win | 17–13 | Sep 2015 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 1–6, 6–1, [10–5] |
Win | 18–13 | Sep 2015 | ITF Pula, Italy | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 18–14 | Jan 2016 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 0–6 |
Loss | 18–15 | Jan 2016 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7(2), 3–6 |
Loss | 18–16 | Feb 2016 | ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 2–6 |
Win | 19–16 | Feb 2016 | ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 6–7(5), [10–5] |
Win | 20–16 | Mar 2016 | ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 6–2, [10–7] |
Loss | 20–17 | Mar 2016 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 1–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 20–18 | Apr 2016 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 1–6, 6–3, [12–14] |
Win | 21–18 | Apr 2016 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 22–18 | May 2016 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 6–2, [10–1] |
Loss | 22–19 | Jun 2016 | ITF Amarante, Portugal | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7(5), 3–6 |
Win | 23–19 | Aug 2016 | ITF Târgu Jiu, Romania | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7(5), 6–0, [10–5] |
Win | 24–19 | Aug 2016 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6(4), 1–6, [10–5] |
Win | 25–19 | Nov 2016 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–2 |
Win | 26–19 | Jan 2017 | ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | 15,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 4–6, [10–5] |
Loss | 26–20 | Mar 2017 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | 15,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 0–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 26–21 | Apr 2017 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | 15,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7(7), 3–6 |
Win | 27–21 | May 2017 | ITF Acre, Israel | 15,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–3 |
Loss | 27–22 | Jan 2018 | ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | 15,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 5–7, 2–6 |
Win | 28–22 | Jul 2018 | Reinert Open Versmold, Germany | 60,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 1–6, 6–2, [10–4] |
Win | 29–22 | Jul 2018 | ITF Darmstadt, Germany | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 3–6, [10–6] |
Win | 30–22 | Oct 2018 | ITF Riba-roja de Túria, Spain | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 6–2 |
Loss | 30–23 | Feb 2019 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | 15,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 6–7(5) |
Loss | 30–24 | Feb 2019 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | 15,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 6–3 [7–10] |
Win | 31–24 | Apr 2019 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | 15,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–1 |
Win | 32–24 | Apr 2019 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | 15,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–2 |
Loss | 32–25 | May 2019 | ITF Monzón, Spain | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7(2), 2–6 |
Loss | 32–26 | May 2019 | ITF Jerusalem, Israel | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 4–6, [8–10] |
Loss | 32–27 | Jul 2019 | ITF Aschaffenburg, Germany | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7(5), 4–6 |
Win | 33–27 | Sep 2019 | ITF Frýdek-Místek, Czech Republic | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–2 |
Loss | 33–28 | Dec 2019 | ITF Solapur, India | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–5, 4–6, [3–10] |
Win | 34–28 | Oct 2021 | ITF Loulé, Portugal | W25 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 7–5 |
Win | 35–28 | Jun 2022 | Internazionali di Caserta, Italy | W60 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 6–2, [10–6] |
Loss | 35–29 | Jun 2022 | Macha Lake Open, Czech Republic | W60 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2–6, 6–7(9) |
Win | 36–29 | Feb 2023 | ITF Mexico City, Mexico | W40 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 6–4, [10–4] |
Loss | 36–30 | May 2023 | Open Villa de Madrid, Spain | W100 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 0–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 36–31 | Jun 2023 | Internazionali di Caserta, Italy | W60 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 2–6 |
Win | 37–31 | Mar 2024 | ITF Alaminos, Cyprus | W35 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–2 |
Loss | 37–32 | May 2024 | Chiasso Open, Italy | W75 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 4–6, [6–10] |
Win | 38–32 | Jun 2024 | Internazionali di Caserta, Italy | W75 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 6–3, [10–3] |
Loss | 38–33 | Mar 2025 | ITF Chihuahua, Mexico | W50 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 38–34 | Mar 2025 | Vacaria Open, Brazil | W75 | Clay (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 5–7, 4–6 |