Ella Seidel
Country (sports) | Germany |
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Born | Hamburg, Germany | 14 February 2005
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Plays | Right-handed |
Prize money | $309,445 |
Singles | |
Career record | 108–70 |
Career titles | 5 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 117 (21 October 2024) |
Current ranking | No. 120 (28 October 2024) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (2024) |
French Open | Q1 (2024) |
Wimbledon | Q1 (2024) |
US Open | Q2 (2024) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 34–29 |
Career titles | 1 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 190 (23 September 2024) |
Current ranking | No. 204 (28 October 2024) |
Last updated on: 28 October 2024. |
Ella Luise Seidel (born 14 February 2005) is a German professional tennis player. Seidel has a career-high WTA singles ranking of world No. 117, achieved on 21 October 2024, and a doubles ranking of No. 190, attained on 23 September 2024.[1]
Junior career
[edit]Seidel was born in Hamburg, Germany and attended the Sportgymnasium Alter Teichweg school there, where she was able to graduate high school two years early at the age of 17, allowing her to focus on her tennis career.[2] She also spent time training in Kühlungsborn, a Baltic Sea resort town where her parents owned a holiday home in.[3]
Professional career
[edit]2022: WTA doubles debut
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Seidel made her WTA main draw debut at the 2022 Hamburg European Open in the doubles draw partnering with Nastasja Schunk, winning her first round match against Elixane Lechemia and Sabrina Santamaria.
2023: WTA singles and top 200 debut
[edit]In singles, she made her main-draw debut as a wildcard at the WTA 250 2023 Hamburg European Open, losing to compatriot Jule Niemeier in the first round.[4]
2024: Grand Slam debut
[edit]Ranked No. 172, she made her Grand Slam debut at the 2024 Australian Open on her first attempt of qualifying at any Major,[5][6] where she lost to world No. 2 and eventual champion Aryna Sabalenka in the first round.
Ranked No. 124 at the WTA 500 2024 Ningbo Open, she entered the main draw as lucky loser and defeated fellow lucky loser Kathinka von Deichmann before losing to Yulia Putintseva.[7] She also entered the main draw of the 2024 Guangzhou Open as a lucky loser but lost for a second time to fellow qualifier Mananchaya Sawangkaew, having also previously lost to her in the last round of qualifying.[8]
Performance timelines
[edit]W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Only WTA Tour (incl. Grand Slams) main-draw results are considered in the career statistics.
Singles
[edit]Current through the 2024 Jiangxi Open.
Tournament | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L |
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Grand Slam tournaments | |||||
Australian Open | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
French Open | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
Wimbledon | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
US Open | A | A | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
Career statistics | |||||
Tournaments | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | |
Overall win–loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 5–6 | 5–7 | |
Year-end ranking | 585 | 195 |
Doubles
[edit]Current through the 2024 Guangzhou Open.
Tournament | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L |
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Grand Slam tournaments | |||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
French Open | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
Wimbledon | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
US Open | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
Career statistics | |||||
Tournaments | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
Overall win–loss | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–5 | |
Year-end ranking | 382 | 360 |
ITF Circuit finals
[edit]Singles: 7 (5 titles, 2 runner–ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | May 2023 | ITF Zagreb, Croatia | W60 | Clay | Jaqueline Cristian | 1–6, 6–3, 6–7(0–7) |
Win | 1–1 | Jul 2023 | ITF Stuttgart-Vaihingen, Germany | W25 | Clay | Julia Middendorf | 6–3, 6–1 |
Win | 2–1 | Aug 2023 | ITF Braunschweig, Germany | W25 | Clay | Julia Middendorf | 7–6(7–4), 6–3 |
Loss | 2–2 | Oct 2023 | ITF Hamburg, Germany | W60 | Hard (i) | Julia Avdeeva | 4–6, 6–7(2–7) |
Win | 3–2 | Nov 2023 | ITF Bratislava, Slovakia | W60 | Hard (i) | Sofya Lansere | 6–4, 7–6(7–4) |
Win | 4–2 | Jul 2024 | ITF Stuttgart-Vaihingen, Germany | W35 | Clay | Cristina Dinu | 6–4, 6–3 |
Win | 5–2 | Sep 2024 | ITF Pazardzhik, Bulgaria | W75 | Clay | Caroline Werner | 6–1, 6–4 |
Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner–up)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Aug 2022 | ITF Leipzig, Germany |
W25 | Clay | Noma Noha Akugue | Tea Lukic Joëlle Steur |
6–0, 7–5 |
Loss | 1–1 | May 2024 | ITF Prague, Czech Republic |
W75 | Clay | Noma Noha Akugue | Jaimee Fourlis Dominika Šalková |
7–5, 5–7, [4–10] |
Junior Grand Slam tournament finals
[edit]Doubles: 1 (runner-up)
[edit]Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 2022 | US Open | Hard | Carolina Kuhl | Lucie Havlíčková Diana Shnaider |
3–6, 2–6 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Ella Seidel". ITF.
- ^ "Zwei Klassen übersprungen, aber Ella Seidel setzt auf Tennis". Hamburger Abendblatt (in German). 28 January 2021.
- ^ "Ella Seidel feiert Premierensieg in Kühlungsborn". Tennisverband M.-V. (in German). 10 August 2020.
- ^ "Hamburg: Niemeier survives wild card Seidel, 18, in all-German opener". WTA. 24 July 2023.
- ^ "Yastremska wins in Australian Open qualifying; Seidel, Joint cause upsets". WTA. 10 January 2024.
- ^ "Aussie Open 2024's Slam debuts: Korneeva, Seidel, Starodubtseva and more". WTA. 13 January 2024.
- ^ "2024 Ningbo; Putintseva defeats Seidel in Ningbo to make sixth quarterfinal of 2024". Women's Tennis Association. 16 October 2024.
- ^ "2024 Guangzhou; Sawangkaew reprises qualifying defeat of lucky loser Seidel in Guangzhou". Women's Tennis Association. 22 October 2024.