Lena Papadakis

Lena Papadakis
	Papadakis at the 2015 Nürnberger Versicherungscup
Country (sports)	Germany
Born	23 August 1998 (age 26); Berlin, Germany
Coach	Christopher Papadakis
Prize money	US$148,138
Singles
Career record	220–179
Career titles	2 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 250 (9 January 2023)
Current ranking	No. 545 (14 October 2024)
Doubles
Career record	125–107
Career titles	9 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 121 (14 October 2024)
Current ranking	No. 121 (14 October 2024)
	Last updated on: 14 October 2024.

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.^[1]

Doubles performance timeline

Key
W	F	SF	QF	#R	RR	Q#	DNQ	A	NH

(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour (incl. Grand Slams) are included in win–loss records.

Current through the 2024 Thailand Open.

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
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
Year-end ranking	733	562	462	302	1172	–	611	358	535

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