{{Short description|German tennis player}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2026}} {{Infobox tennis biography | name = Lena Papadakis | image = Lena Rüffer - Qualifikation Nürnberger Versicherungscup 2015 - 16.05.2015 - 06.jpg | caption = Papadakis at the 2015 Nürnberger Versicherungscup | country = {{GER}} | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|08|23|df=yes}} | birth_place = Berlin, Germany | careerprizemoney = US$148,647 | coach = Christopher Papadakis | singlesrecord = 221–180 | singlestitles = 2 ITF | highestsinglesranking = No. 250 (9 January 2023) | currentsinglesranking = | doublesrecord = 125–108 | doublestitles = 9 ITF | highestdoublesranking = No. 121 (14 October 2024) | currentdoublesranking = No. 821 (15 September 2025) | updated = 16 September 2025 }}
'''Lena Papadakis''' (née '''Rüffer'''; born 23 August 1998) is a German inactive 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/posting/2015/1068/MDD.pdf|title=Main Draw Doubles|accessdate=16 May 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150528070822/http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/posting/2015/1068/MDD.pdf|archivedate=28 May 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
==Doubles performance timeline== {{performance key|short=yes}} ''Only main-draw results in WTA Tour (incl. Grand Slams) are included in win–loss records.''
''Current through the 2024 WTA Tour.''
{|class=wikitable style=text-align:center; !Tournament!!2015!!2016!!2017!!2018!!2019!!2020!!2021!!2022!!2023!!2024!!SR!!W–L |- | colspan="13" align="left" |'''Grand Slam tournaments''' |- |align=left|Australian Open |A |A |A |A |A |A |A |A |A |A |0 / 0 |0–0 |- |align=left|French Open |A |A |A |A |A |A |A |A |A |A |0 / 0 |0–0 |- |align=left|Wimbledon |A |A |A |A |A |style="color:#767676;"|NH |A |A |A |A |0 / 0 |0–0 |- |align=left|US Open |A |A |A |A |A |A |A |A |A |A |0 / 0 |0–0 |- style="font-weight:bold; background:#efefef;" |style=text-align:left|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 |- |colspan="13" align="left" |'''Career statistics''' |-bgcolor=efefef |align=left|Tournaments |1 |0 |0 |2 |0 |0 |1 |0 |2 |4 |colspan=2|'''10''' |- style="font-weight:bold; background:#efefef;" |style="text-align:left;"|Overall win–loss |0–1 |0–0 |0–0 |1–2 |0–0 |0–0 |1–1 |0–0 |0–2 |3–4 |colspan=2|5–10 |-bgcolor=efefef |align=left|'''Year-end ranking''' |733 |562 |462 |302 |1172 |– |611 |358 |535 |127 |colspan=2| |}
==ITF Circuit finals== ===Singles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runner–ups)=== {| |-valign=top | {|class=wikitable style="font-size:85%" !Legend |-style="background:lightblue;" |W25 tournaments (1–3) |-style="background:#f0f8ff;" |W15 tournaments (1–1) |} | {|class=wikitable style="font-size:85%" !Finals by surface |- |Hard (0–0) |- |Clay (2–4) |} |} {|class="sortable wikitable nowrap" !Result !class=unsortable|W–L !Date !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Opponent !class=unsortable|Score |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | <small>0–1</small> | {{dts|Feb 2018}} | bgcolor=f0f8ff|ITF Bergamo, Italy | bgcolor=f0f8ff|W15 | Clay (i) | {{flagicon|ITA}} Martina Colmegna | 2–6, 1–6 |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | <small>1–1</small> | {{dts|May 2021}} | bgcolor=f0f8ff|ITF Heraklion, Greece | bgcolor=f0f8ff|W15 | Clay | {{flagicon|AUT}} Melanie Klaffner | 6–3, 6–3 |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | <small>2–1</small> | {{dts|Jan 2022}} | bgcolor=lightblue|ITF Blumenau-Gaspar, Brazil | bgcolor=lightblue|W25 | Clay | {{flagicon|SLO}} Pia Lovrič | 6–1, 7–6<sup>(6)</sup> |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | <small>2–2</small> | {{dts|Jun 2022}} | bgcolor=lightblue|ITF Annenheim, Austria | bgcolor=lightblue|W25 | Clay | {{flagicon|GER}} Laura Siegemund | 3–6, 2–6 |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | <small>2–3</small> | {{dts|Sep 2022}} | bgcolor=lightblue|ITF Frýdek-Místek, Czech Republic | bgcolor=lightblue|W25 | Clay | {{flagicon|CZE}} Julie Štruplová | 3–6, 6–2, 4–6 |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | <small>2–4</small> | {{dts|Dec 2023}} | bgcolor=lightblue|ITF Nairobi, Kenya | bgcolor=lightblue|W25 | Clay | {{flagicon|KEN}} Angella Okutoyi | 3–6, 6–1, 1–6 |}
===Doubles: 18 (9 titles, 9 runner–ups)=== {| |-valign=top | {|class=wikitable style="font-size:85%" !Legend |-style="background:#addfad;" |W60/75 tournaments (2–2) |-style="background:#ffe4c4;" |W40/50 tournaments (2–0) |-style="background:lightblue;" |W25/35 tournaments (3–5) |-style="background:#f0f8ff;" |W10/15 tournaments (2–2) |} | {|class=wikitable style="font-size:85%" !Finals by surface |- |Hard (3–0) |- |Clay (4–9) |- |Carpet (2–0) |} |} {|class="sortable wikitable nowrap" !Result !class=unsortable|W–L !Date !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Partner !Opponents !class=unsortable|Score |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | <small>1–0</small> | {{dts|Oct 2015}} | bgcolor=f0f8ff|ITF Ismaning, <br /> Germany | bgcolor=f0f8ff|W10 | Carpet (i) | {{flagicon|GER}} Anna Zaja | {{flagicon|BEL}} Michaela Boev <br /> {{flagicon|GER}} Hristina Dishkova | 5–7, 7–6<sup>(3)</sup>, [10–3] |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | <small>1–1</small> | {{dts|Aug 2017}} | bgcolor=addfad|ITF Hechingen, <br /> Germany | bgcolor=addfad|W60 | Clay | {{flagicon|GER}} Romy Kölzer | {{flagicon|ITA}} Camilla Rosatello <br /> {{flagicon|GEO}} Sofia Shapatava | 2–6, 4–6 |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | <small>2–1</small> | {{dts|Dec 2017}} | bgcolor=f0f8ff|ITF Milovice, <br /> Czech Republic | bgcolor=f0f8ff|W15 | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|SVK}} Jana Jablonovská | {{flagicon|UKR}} Maryna Kolb <br /> {{flagicon|UKR}} Nadiya Kolb | 6–1, 6–3 |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | <small>2–2</small> | {{dts|Mar 2018}} | bgcolor=f0f8ff|ITF Palmanova, <br /> Spain | bgcolor=f0f8ff|W15 | Clay | {{flagicon|GER}} Katharina Gerlach | {{flagicon|JPN}} Yukina Saigo <br /> {{flagicon|JPN}} Aiko Yoshitomi | 4–6, 2–6 |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | <small>2–3</small> | {{dts|Mar 2018}} | bgcolor=lightblue|ITF Pula, <br /> Italy | bgcolor=lightblue|W25 | Clay | {{flagicon|GER}} Katharina Gerlach | {{flagicon|GEO}} Ekaterine Gorgodze <br /> {{flagicon|GEO}} Sofia Shapatava | 4–6, 6–7<sup>(5)</sup> |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | <small>2–4</small> | {{dts|Mar 2021}} | bgcolor=f0f8ff|ITF Gonesse, <br /> France | bgcolor=f0f8ff|W15 | Clay (i) | {{flagicon|GER}} Anna Gabric | {{flagicon|SLO}} Tina Cvetkovič <br /> {{flagicon|USA}} Zoe Howard | 7–6<sup>(5)</sup>, 3–6, [5–10] |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | <small>3–4</small> | {{dts|Jun 2022}} | bgcolor=lightblue|ITF Annenheim, <br /> Austria | bgcolor=lightblue|W25 | Clay | {{flagicon|USA}} Jessie Aney | {{flagicon|GRE}} Martha Matoula <br /> {{flagicon|ROU}} Arina Vasilescu | 1–6, 6–3, [11–9] |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | <small>4–4</small> | {{dts|Sep 2022}} | bgcolor=lightblue|ITF Vienna, <br /> Austria | bgcolor=lightblue|W25 | Clay | {{flagicon|CZE}} Anna Sisková | {{flagicon|SLO}} Živa Falkner <br /> {{flagicon|HUN}} Amarissa Kiara Tóth | 7–6<sup>(8)</sup>, 6–4 |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | <small>4–5</small> | {{dts|Sep 2022}} | bgcolor=lightblue|ITF Jablonec, <br /> Czech Republic | bgcolor=lightblue|W25 | Clay | {{flagicon|CZE}} Anna Sisková | {{flagicon|KAZ}} Anna Danilina <br /> {{flagicon|UKR}} Valeriya Strakhova | 5–7, 1–6 |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | <small>4–6</small> | {{dts|Mar 2023}} | bgcolor=lightblue|ITF Mosquera, <br /> Colombia | bgcolor=lightblue|W25 | Clay | {{flagicon|GER}} Silvia Ambrosio | {{flagicon|RUS}} Irina Khromacheva <br /> {{flagicon|UKR}} Valeriya Strakhova | 7–5, 6–7<sup>(3)</sup>, [8–10] |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | <small>4–7</small> | {{dts|May 2023}} | bgcolor=lightblue|ITF Villach, <br /> Austria | bgcolor=lightblue|W25 | Clay | {{flagicon|USA}} Jessie Aney | {{flagicon|SUI}} Jenny Dürst <br /> {{flagicon|SLO}} Nika Radišić | 2–6, 6–7<sup>(4)</sup> |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | <small>5–7</small> | {{dts|Nov 2023}} | bgcolor=lightblue|ITF Solarino, <br /> Italy | bgcolor=lightblue|W25 | Carpet | {{flagicon|USA}} Jessie Aney | {{flagicon|ITA}} Giorgia Pedone <br /> {{flagicon|ITA}} Lisa Pigato | 6–3, 3–6, [10–6] |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | <small>5–8</small> | {{dts|Dec 2023}} | bgcolor=lightblue|ITF Nairobi, <br /> Kenya | bgcolor=lightblue|W25 | Clay | {{flagicon|USA}} Jessie Aney | {{flagicon|BDI}} Sada Nahimana <br /> {{flagicon|KEN}} Angella Okutoyi | 4–6, 6–3, [7–10] |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | <small>6–8</small> | {{dts|Jan 2024}} | style="background:#ffe4c4;"|ITF Indore, <br /> India | style="background:#ffe4c4;"|W50 | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Jessie Aney | {{flagicon|JPN}} Saki Imamura <br /> {{flagicon|JPN}} Mana Kawamura | 2–6, 6–0, [10–7] |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | <small>7–8</small> | {{dts|Mar 2024}} | style="background:#ffe4c4;"|ITF Mâcon, <br /> France | style="background:#ffe4c4;"|W50 | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|ITA}} Silvia Ambrosio | {{flagicon|GBR}} Madeleine Brooks <br /> {{flagicon|NED}} Isabelle Haverlag | 5–7, 7–5, [10–7] |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | <small>8–8</small> | {{dts|Apr 2024}} | bgcolor=addfad|ITF Chiasso, <br /> Switzerland | bgcolor=addfad|W75 | Clay | {{flagicon|GBR}} Emily Appleton | {{flagicon|GRE}} Despina Papamichail <br /> {{flagicon|SUI}} Simona Waltert | 4–6, 6–4, [10–6] |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | <small>9–8</small> | {{dts|May 2024}} | bgcolor=addfad|ITF Grado, <br /> Italy | bgcolor=addfad|W75 | Clay | {{flagicon|USA}} Jessie Aney | {{flagicon|ESP}} Yvonne Cavallé Reimers <br /> {{flagicon|ITA}} Aurora Zantedeschi | 6–4, 7–5 |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | <small>9–9</small> | {{dts|Jun 2024}} | bgcolor=addfad|ITF Olomouc, <br /> Czech Republic | bgcolor=addfad|W75 | Clay | {{flagicon|USA}} Jessie Aney | {{flagicon|}} Amina Anshba <br /> {{flagicon|GRE}} Valentini Grammatikopoulou | 2–6, 4–6 |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons category|Lena Rüffer|Lena Papadakis}} * {{WTA}} * {{ITF}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Papadakis, Lena}} Category:1998 births Category:Living people Category:Tennis players from Berlin Category:German female tennis players Category:German people of Greek descent Category:Sportspeople of Greek descent Category:21st-century German sportswomen