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

Despoina Vogasari
Country (sports) Greece
Born (1995-07-09) 9 July 1995 (age 29)
Athens, Greece
Height5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$17,151
Singles
Career record56–43
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 508 (15 July 2013)
Doubles
Career record31–25
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 645 (22 July 2013)

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

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Singles: 3–3

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Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. 29 May 2011 ITF Paros, Greece Carpet   Karen Barritza 1–6, 5–7
Loss 2. 27 May 2012 ITF Ra'anana, Israel Hard   Ofri Lankri 0–6, 1–6
Win 1. 14 October 2012 ITF Mytilini, Greece Hard   Sylwia Zagórska 6–1, 2–6, 6–4
Loss 3. 26 May 2013 ITF Athens, Greece Hard   Lee Pei-chi 2–6, 3–6
Win 2. 30 June 2013 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt Hard   Madrie Le Roux 6–4, 6–4
Win 3. 20 July 2014 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt Hard   Valeriya Strakhova 7–5, 6–0

Doubles: 1–5

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Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. 8 April 2012 ITF Heraklion, Greece Carpet   Lina Gjorcheska   Martina Borecká
  Petra Krejsová
0–6, 0–6
Loss 2. 15 April 2012 ITF Heraklion, Greece Carpet   Lina Gjorcheska   Martina Borecká
  Petra Krejsová
2–6, 3–6
Loss 3. 4 November 2012 ITF Heraklion, Greece Hard   Despina Papamichail   Manon Arcangioli
  Laëtitia Sarrazin
4–6, 4–6
Win 1. 19 May 2013 ITF Marathon, Greece Hard   Lina Gjorcheska   Anett Kontaveit
  Laura Deigman
6–4, 2–6, [10–6]
Loss 4. 26 May 2013 ITF Athens, Greece Hard   Eleni Kordolaimi   Sviatlana Pirazhenka
  Gabriela van de Graaf
6–1, 5–7, [7–10]
Loss 5. 6 July 2014 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt Hard   Eleni Kordolaimi   Jan Abaza
  Ola Abou Zekry
4–6, 6–3, [7–10]

References

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  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.
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