German tennis player
Ella Seidel Country (sports) Germany Born (2005-02-14 ) 14 February 2005 (age 19) Hamburg , GermanyHeight 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) Plays Right-handed Prize money $231,692 Career record 95–61 Career titles 4 ITF Highest ranking No. 135 (29 July 2024) Current ranking No. 135 (29 July 2024) Australian Open 1R (2024 ) French Open Q1 (2024 ) Wimbledon Q1 (2024 ) Career record 30–24 Career titles 1 ITF Highest ranking No. 222 (22 April 2024) Current ranking No. 252 (29 July 2024) Last updated on: 29 July 2024.
Ella Seidel (born 14 February 2005) is a German professional tennis player.
Seidel has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 135 by the WTA , achieved on 29 July 2024, and a career-high doubles ranking of No. 222, achieved on 22 April 2024.[ 1]
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 [ edit ] 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 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.
Key W F SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
Only WTA Tour (incl. Grand Slams) main-draw results are considered in the career statistics.
Current through the 2024 Prague Open .
Current through the 2024 Stuttgart Open .
Singles: 6 (4 titles, 2 runner–ups)[ edit ] Legend W60 tournaments (1–2) W25/W35 tournaments (3–0)
Finals by surface Hard (1–1) Clay (3–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score 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 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
Doubles: 1 (1 title, 1 runner–up)[ edit ] Legend W75 tournaments (0–1) W25 tournaments (1–0)
Finals by surface Hard (0–0) Clay (1–1)
Junior Grand Slam tournament finals [ edit ] Doubles: 1 (runner-up)[ edit ]