Christína Papadáki

Christína Papadáki (Greek: Χριστίνα Παπαδάκη) (born 24 February 1973) is a former tennis player from Greece who turned professional in 1989.

Christína Papadáki

Country (sports)	Greece
Residence	Athens
Born	(1973-02-24) 24 February 1973 Athens
Turned pro	1989
Retired	1999
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$300,093
Singles
Career record	166–145
Career titles	0 WTA, 5 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 72 (10 May 1999)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	1R (1994, 1999)
French Open	2R (1993)
Wimbledon	1R (1999)
US Open	1R (1993, 1999)
Doubles
Career record	116–92
Career titles	1 WTA, 9 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 75 (5 July 1999)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	1R (1994, 1996, 1997, 1999)
French Open	2R (1999)
Wimbledon	2R (1996, 1999)
US Open	1R (1996, 1999)
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Wimbledon	1R (1996, 1999)
Team competitions
Fed Cup	30–30

Her biggest career achievement was reaching the final of the Copa Colsanitas Seguros Bolivar tournament in 1999, losing to Fabiola Zuluaga and winning the doubles title with Seda Noorlander in the same tournament. Papadaki reached her career-high ranking of world No. 72 in May 1999.

She played in the Fed Cup for Greece every year from 1991 to 1999, and compiled a 30–30 win-loss record in these ties. Papadáki twice represented Greece at the Summer Olympics, in 1992 and 1996. She retired from professional tennis in 1999.

WTA career finals

Singles: 1 runner-up

Tier I (0–0)

Tier II (0–0)

Tier III (0–0)

Tier IV & V (0–1)

Outcome	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	21 February 1999	Copa Colsanitas, Bogota	Clay	Fabiola Zuluaga	1–6, 3–6

Doubles: 1 title

Tier I (0–0)

Tier II (0–0)

Tier III (0–0)

Tier IV & V (1-0)

Outcome	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	20 February 1999	Copa Colsanitas, Bogota	Clay	Seda Noorlander	Laura Montalvo Paola Suárez	6–4, 7–6

ITF finals

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (5–4)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	7 January 1991	Midland, United States	Hard (i)	Jessica Emmons	5–7, 2–6
Runner-up	2.	17 July 1995	Getxo, Spain	Clay	Gala León García	3–6, 4–6
Runner-up	3.	18 February 1996	Cali, Colombia	Clay	Henrieta Nagyová	2–6, 6–7
Winner	1.	12 October 1997	Tampico, Mexico	Hard	Seda Noorlander	6–3, 6–4
Runner-up	4.	5 April 1998	Athens, Greece	Clay	Kira Nagy	5–7, 6–2, 3–6
Winner	2.	10 May 1998	Midlothian, United States	Clay	Maria Paola Zavagli	7–5, 6–4
Winner	3.	24 May 1998	Spartanburg, United States	Clay	Tracy Singian	6–3, 6–0
Winner	4.	13 September 1998	Mexico City, Mexico	Hard	Seda Noorlander	6–3, 6–1
Winner	5.	18 October 1998	São Paulo, Brazil	Hard	Francesca Schiavone	4–6, 6–4, 6–2

Doubles (9–5)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	28 September 1992	Athens, Greece	Clay	Christina Zachariadou	Evelyne Dullens Anneli Ornstedt	2–6, 4–6
Runner-up	2.	29 November 1993	Le Havre, France	Clay (i)	Julie Steven	Lenka Němečková Ludmila Richterová	1–6, 6–7
Winner	1.	24 July 1994	Salisbury, United States	Hard	Mareze Joubert	Liezel Horn Hiroko Mochizuki	3–6, 6–1, 6–4
Winner	2.	20 February 1995	Newcastle, England	Carpet (i)	Seda Noorlander	Sandra Kleinová Ludmila Varmužová	7–6^(3), 6–3
Runner-up	3.	27 February 1995	Southampton, England	Carpet (i)	Seda Noorlander	Dominique Monami Andrea Temesvari	4–6, 2–6
Winner	3.	24 July 1996	Valladolid, Spain	Clay	Louise Pleming	Gloria Pizzichini Sara Ventura	1–6, 6–2, 7–5
Winner	4.	25 February 1996	Bogotá, Colombia	Clay	Mercedes Paz	Virág Csurgó Kateřina Kroupová-Šišková	7–6, 6–2
Winner	5.	19 May 1996	Athens, Greece	Clay	Liezel Horn	Angela Lettiere Corina Morariu	7–5, 6–2
Runner-up	4.	18 August 1996	Bronx, United States	Hard	Liezel Horn	Nanne Dahlman Clare Wood	2–6, 3–6
Winner	6.	23 February 1997	Bogotá, Colombia	Clay	Seda Noorlander	Laura Montalvo Mercedes Paz	7–6, 4–6, 7–5
Runner-up	5.	23 August 1998	Bronx, United States	Hard	Sarah Pitkowski-Malcor	Julie Pullin Lorna Woodroffe	3–6, 1–6
Winner	7.	13 September 1998	Mexico City, Mexico	Hard	Seda Noorlander	Celeste Contín Jessica Fernández	6–3, 6–1
Winner	8.	4 October 1998	Thessaloniki, Greece	Clay	Eleni Daniilidou	Ľudmila Cervanová Magdalena Kučerová	7–6^(5), 4–6, 7–5
Winner	9.	18 October 1998	São Paulo, Brazil	Clay	Seda Noorlander	Alice Canepa Antonella Serra Zanetti	6–3, 6–7, 7–6

External links

• Christína Papadáki at the Women's Tennis Association
• Christína Papadáki at the International Tennis Federation
• Christína Papadáki at the Fed Cup
• Christina Papadaki at the International Olympic Committee
• Khristina Papadaki at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)