# Lena Papadakis

Lena Papadakis (née Rüffer; born 23 August 1998) is a German tennis player.
Papadakis has a career-high singles ranking by the WTA of world No. 250, achieved in January 2023, and a career-high doubles ranking of No. 121, reached in October 2024.

## Career

She made her WTA Tour debut at the 2015 Nürnberger Versicherungscup, partnering Katharina Gerlach in the doubles draw.

## Doubles performance timeline

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour (incl. Grand Slams) are included in win–loss records.
Current through the 2024 WTA Tour.
| Tournament | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L |
| Grand Slam tournaments |||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| US Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Career statistics |||||||||||||
| Tournaments | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 |
| Overall win–loss | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–4 | 5–10 | 5–10 |
| Year-end ranking | 733 | 562 | 462 | 302 | 1172 | – | 611 | 358 | 535 | 127 | | |

## ITF Circuit finals
### Singles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runner–ups)

* Legend
* W25 tournaments (1–3)
* W15 tournaments (1–1)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (0–0)
* Clay (2–4)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Feb 2018 | ITF Bergamo, Italy | W15 | Clay (i) | Martina Colmegna | 2–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | May 2021 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | W15 | Clay | Melanie Klaffner | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 2–1 | Jan 2022 | ITF Blumenau-Gaspar, Brazil | W25 | Clay | Pia Lovrič | 6–1, 7–6$^{(6)}$ |
| Loss | 2–2 | Jun 2022 | ITF Annenheim, Austria | W25 | Clay | Laura Siegemund | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 2–3 | Sep 2022 | ITF Frýdek-Místek, Czech Republic | W25 | Clay | Julie Štruplová | 3–6, 6–2, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2–4 | Dec 2023 | ITF Nairobi, Kenya | W25 | Clay | Angella Okutoyi | 3–6, 6–1, 1–6 |

### Doubles: 18 (9 titles, 9 runner–ups)

* Legend
* W60/75 tournaments (2–2)
* W40/50 tournaments (2–0)
* W25/35 tournaments (3–5)
* W10/15 tournaments (2–2)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (3–0)
* Clay (4–9)
* Carpet (2–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Oct 2015 | ITF Ismaning, Germany | W10 | Carpet (i) | Anna Zaja | Michaela Boev Hristina Dishkova | 5–7, 7–6$^{(3)}$, [10–3] |
| Loss | 1–1 | Aug 2017 | ITF Hechingen, Germany | W60 | Clay | Romy Kölzer | Camilla Rosatello Sofia Shapatava | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 2–1 | Dec 2017 | ITF Milovice, Czech Republic | W15 | Hard (i) | Jana Jablonovská | Maryna Kolb Nadiya Kolb | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Mar 2018 | ITF Palmanova, Spain | W15 | Clay | Katharina Gerlach | Yukina Saigo Aiko Yoshitomi | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 2–3 | Mar 2018 | ITF Pula, Italy | W25 | Clay | Katharina Gerlach | Ekaterine Gorgodze Sofia Shapatava | 4–6, 6–7$^{(5)}$ |
| Loss | 2–4 | Mar 2021 | ITF Gonesse, France | W15 | Clay (i) | Anna Gabric | Tina Cvetkovič Zoe Howard | 7–6$^{(5)}$, 3–6, [5–10] |
| Win | 3–4 | Jun 2022 | ITF Annenheim, Austria | W25 | Clay | Jessie Aney | Martha Matoula Arina Vasilescu | 1–6, 6–3, [11–9] |
| Win | 4–4 | Sep 2022 | ITF Vienna, Austria | W25 | Clay | Anna Sisková | Živa Falkner Amarissa Kiara Tóth | 7–6$^{(8)}$, 6–4 |
| Loss | 4–5 | Sep 2022 | ITF Jablonec, Czech Republic | W25 | Clay | Anna Sisková | Anna Danilina Valeriya Strakhova | 5–7, 1–6 |
| Loss | 4–6 | Mar 2023 | ITF Mosquera, Colombia | W25 | Clay | Silvia Ambrosio | Irina Khromacheva Valeriya Strakhova | 7–5, 6–7$^{(3)}$, [8–10] |
| Loss | 4–7 | May 2023 | ITF Villach, Austria | W25 | Clay | Jessie Aney | Jenny Dürst Nika Radišić | 2–6, 6–7$^{(4)}$ |
| Win | 5–7 | Nov 2023 | ITF Solarino, Italy | W25 | Carpet | Jessie Aney | Giorgia Pedone Lisa Pigato | 6–3, 3–6, [10–6] |
| Loss | 5–8 | Dec 2023 | ITF Nairobi, Kenya | W25 | Clay | Jessie Aney | Sada Nahimana Angella Okutoyi | 4–6, 6–3, [7–10] |
| Win | 6–8 | Jan 2024 | ITF Indore, India | W50 | Hard | Jessie Aney | Saki Imamura Mana Kawamura | 2–6, 6–0, [10–7] |
| Win | 7–8 | Mar 2024 | ITF Mâcon, France | W50 | Hard (i) | Silvia Ambrosio | Madeleine Brooks Isabelle Haverlag | 5–7, 7–5, [10–7] |
| Win | 8–8 | Apr 2024 | ITF Chiasso, Switzerland | W75 | Clay | Emily Appleton | Despina Papamichail Simona Waltert | 4–6, 6–4, [10–6] |
| Win | 9–8 | May 2024 | ITF Grado, Italy | W75 | Clay | Jessie Aney | Yvonne Cavallé Reimers Aurora Zantedeschi | 6–4, 7–5 |
| Loss | 9–9 | Jun 2024 | ITF Olomouc, Czech Republic | W75 | Clay | Jessie Aney | Amina Anshba Valentini Grammatikopoulou | 2–6, 4–6 |