# Despina Papamichail

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

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. In June 2021, she won the inaugural $60k Charleston Pro event by defeating Gabriela Cé in the final.
She was selected to play for Greece at the 2023 United Cup, recording a win over Isabella Shinikova.
Papamichail qualified for the 2023 Pan Pacific Open and defeated lucky loser Sakura Hosogi, before going out in the second round against sixth seed Daria Kasatkina.
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.
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.
She defeated Maria Mateas to reach the second round at the 2024 Țiriac Foundation Trophy, where she lost to Kathinka von Deichmann.

## Performance timeline

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 2024 Madrid Open.
| Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L |
| 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 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | | Career total: 9 | 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 | $385,895 |
Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |

## WTA Challenger finals
### Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Nov 2021 | Buenos Aires Open, Argentina | Clay | María Lourdes Carlé | Irina Bara Ekaterine Gorgodze | 7–5, 5–7, [4–10] |
| Win | 1–1 | Aug 2023 | Barranquilla Open, Colombia | Hard | Valentini Grammatikopoulou | Yuliana Lizarazo María Paulina Pérez | 7–6$^{(7–2)}$, 7–5 |
| Win | 2–1 | Dec 2023 | Buenos Aires Open, Argentina | Clay | María Lourdes Carlé | María Paulina Pérez Sofia Sewing | 6–3, 4–6, [11–9] |

## ITF Circuit finals
### Singles: 24 (15 titles, 9 runner-ups)

* Legend
* $60,000 tournaments (1–1)
* $25/35,000 tournaments (2–1)
* $10/15,000 tournaments (12–7)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (5–4)
* Clay (10–5)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2010 | ITF Rabat, Morocco | 10,000 | Clay | Anastasia Mukhametova | 2–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Sep 2010 | ITF Mytilini, Greece | 10,000 | Hard | Anna Zaja | 3–6, 6–3, 7–5 |
| Win | 2–1 | Apr 2011 | ITF Vic, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | Victoria Larrière | 7–6$^{(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 | W25 | Clay (i) | Sandra Samir | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 14–7 | Jul 2019 | ITF Aschaffenburg, Germany | W25 | Clay | Jule Niemeier | 6–2, 5–7, 6–2 |
| Win | 15–7 | Jun 2021 | ITF Charleston Pro, United States | W60 | Clay | Gabriela Cé | 1–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 15–8 | Jun 2022 | Internazionali di Brescia, Italy | W60 | Clay | Ángela Fita Boluda | 2–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 15–9 | Mar 2024 | ITF Alaminos, Cyprus | W35 | Clay | Loïs Boisson | 2–6, 0–6 |

### Doubles: 71 (38 titles, 33 runner-ups)

* Legend
* W100 tournaments (0–1)
* W60/75 tournaments (3–3)
* W40 tournaments (1–1)
* W25/35 tournaments (10–8)
* W10/15 tournaments (24–20)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (18–14)
* Clay (20–18)
* Carpet (0–1)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| 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 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 | Reinert Open 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 | W25 | Hard | Natalija Stevanović | Francisca Jorge Matilde Jorge | 6–2, 7–5 |
| Win | 35–28 | Jun 2022 | Internazionali di Caserta, Italy | W60 | Clay | Camilla Rosatello | Francisca Jorge Matilde Jorge | 4–6, 6–2, [10–6] |
| Loss | 35–29 | Jun 2022 | Macha Lake Open, Czech Republic | W60 | Clay | Nuria Brancaccio | Karolína Kubáňová Aneta Kučmová | 2–6, 6–7$^{(9)}$ |
| Win | 36–29 | Feb 2023 | ITF Mexico City, Mexico | W40 | Hard | Raluca Șerban | Yuliana Lizarazo María Paulina Pérez | 3–6, 6–4, [10–4] |
| Loss | 36–30 | May 2023 | Open Villa de Madrid, Spain | W100 | Clay | Eleni Christofi | Mai Hontama Eri Hozumi | 0–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 36–31 | Jun 2023 | Internazionali di Caserta, Italy | W60 | Clay | Camilla Rosatello | Anastasia Tikhonova Moyuka Uchijima | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 37–31 | Mar 2024 | ITF Alaminos, Cyprus | W35 | Clay | Francesca Curmi | Leonie Küng Eliz Maloney | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 37–32 | May 2024 | Chiasso Open, Italy | W75 | Clay | Simona Waltert | Emily Appleton Lena Papadakis | 6–4, 4–6, [6–10] |
| Win | 38–32 | Jun 2024 | Internazionali di Caserta, Italy | W75 | Clay | Yuliana Lizarazo | Ali Collins María Paulina Pérez | 4–6, 6–3, [10–3] |
| Loss | 38–33 | Mar 2025 | ITF Chihuahua, Mexico | W50 | Clay | Eleni Christofi | Jessie Aney Jessica Failla | 3–6, 5–7 |