Despoina "Debbie" Vogasari (, born 9 July 1995) is a Greek former professional

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player. Born in

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, Vogasari featured as a doubles player in four

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ties for Greece as a 17-year old in 2013, partnering

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. She had a career high singles ranking of 508 in the world and won three titles on the

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. Educated in the United States, Vogasari played three seasons of collegiate tennis for the

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, before transferring to the

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for her final year of eligibility. While at Houston in 2015, she was named the women's

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(ACC) Player of the Year.

ITF finals

Singles: 3–3

Doubles: 1–5

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Vogasari, Despoina 1995 births Living people Greek female tennis players Houston Cougars women's tennis players Greek expatriate tennis players in the United States Kansas Jayhawks women's tennis players Tennis players from Athens 21st-century Greek sportswomen