Despoina Vogasari

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Despoina Vogasari
Country (sports)Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Born (1995-07-09) 9 July 1995 (age 28)
Athens, Greece
Height5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$17,151
Singles
Career record56–43 (56.6%)
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 508 (15 July 2013)
Doubles
Career record31–25 (55.4%)
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 645 (22 July 2013)

Despoina "Debbie" Vogasari (born 9 July 1995) is a Greek former professional tennis player.

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Born in Athens, Vogasari featured as a doubles player in four Fed Cup ties for Greece as a 17-year old in 2013, partnering Despina Papamichail. [1] She had a career high singles ranking of 508 in the world and won three titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. [2]

Educated in the United States, Vogasari played three seasons of collegiate tennis for the University of Houston, before transferring to the University of Kansas for her final year of eligibility. While at Houston in 2015, she was named the women's American Athletic Conference (ACC) Player of the Year. [3]

ITF finals

Singles: 3–3

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Runner-up1.29 May 2011ITF Paros, GreeceCarpet Flag of Denmark.svg Karen Barritza 1–6, 5–7
Runner-up2.27 May 2012ITF Ra'anana, IsraelHard Flag of Israel.svg Ofri Lankri 0–6, 1–6
Winner1.14 October 2012ITF Mytilini, GreeceHard Flag of Poland.svg Sylwia Zagórska 6–1, 2–6, 6–4
Runner-up3.26 May 2013ITF Athens, GreeceHard Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Lee Pei-chi 2–6, 3–6
Winner2.30 June 2013ITF Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptHard Flag of South Africa.svg Madrie Le Roux 6–4, 6–4
Winner3.20 July 2014ITF Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptHard Flag of Ukraine.svg Valeriya Strakhova 7–5, 6–0

Doubles: 1–5

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Runner-up1.8 April 2012ITF Heraklion, GreeceCarpet Flag of North Macedonia.svg Lina Gjorcheska Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Martina Borecká
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petra Krejsová
0–6, 0–6
Runner-up2.15 April 2012ITF Heraklion, GreeceCarpet Flag of North Macedonia.svg Lina Gjorcheska Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Martina Borecká
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petra Krejsová
2–6, 3–6
Runner-up3.4 November 2012ITF Heraklion, GreeceHard Flag of Greece.svg Despina Papamichail Flag of France.svg Manon Arcangioli
Flag of France.svg Laëtitia Sarrazin
4–6, 4–6
Winner1.19 May 2013ITF Marathon, GreeceHard Flag of North Macedonia.svg Lina Gjorcheska Flag of Estonia.svg Anett Kontaveit
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Laura Deigman
6–4, 2–6, [10–6]
Runner-up4.26 May 2013ITF Athens, GreeceHard Flag of Greece.svg Eleni Kordolaimi Flag of Belarus.svg Sviatlana Pirazhenka
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Gabriela van de Graaf
6–1, 5–7, [7–10]
Runner-up5.6 July 2014ITF Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptHard Flag of Greece.svg Eleni Kordolaimi Flag of the United States.svg Jan Abaza
Flag of Egypt.svg Ola Abou Zekry
4–6, 6–3, [7–10]

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References

  1. "Tennis Signee Represents Country in Prestigious Fed Cup". University of Houston Athletics. 17 April 2013.
  2. "Tennis Abstract: Despoina Vogasari WTA Match Results, Splits, and Analysis". www.tennisabstract.com.
  3. "UH's Despoina Vogasari earns AAC Women's Tennis Player of the Year honor". Houston Chronicle . 30 April 2015.