Ella Seidel

Ella Seidel (born 14 February 2005) is a German professional tennis player.

Ella Seidel
Country (sports) Germany
Born (2005-02-14) 14 February 2005
Hamburg, Germany
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$174,182
Singles
Career record82–51 (61.7%)
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 146 (6 May 2024)
Current rankingNo. 146 (6 May 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2024)
French OpenQ1 (2024)
WimbledonQ1 (2024)
Doubles
Career record27–22 (55.1%)
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 222 (22 April 2024)
Current rankingNo. 252 (6 May 2024)
Last updated on: 6 May 2024.

Seidel has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 146 by the WTA, achieved on 6 May 2024, and a career-high doubles ranking of No. 222, achieved on 22 April 2024.[1]

Junior career

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

2022: WTA doubles debut

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

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

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.

Performance timelines
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.

Singles

Current through the 2024 Wimbledon qualifying.

Tournament202220232024SRW–L
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 0 / 0 0–0
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–1 0 / 1 0–1
Career statistics
Tournaments 0 1 1 2
Overall win–loss 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–2
Year-end ranking 585 195

Doubles

Current through the 2024 Stuttgart Open.

Tournament202220232024SRW–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A 0 / 0 0–0
French Open A A A 0 / 0 0–0
Wimbledon A A 0 / 0 0–0
US Open A A 0 / 0 0–0
Career statistics
Tournaments 1 1 1 3
Overall win–loss 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–3
Year-end ranking 382 360

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 5 (3 titles, 2 runner–ups)
Legend
W60 tournaments (1–2)
W25 tournaments (2–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (2–1)
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 Stuttgart, 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)

Doubles: 1 (1 title, 1 runner–up)
Legend
W75 tournaments (0–1)
W25 tournaments (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (1–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
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

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)
Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2022 US Open Hard Carolina Kuhl Lucie Havlíčková
Diana Shnaider		 3–6, 2–6

References
  1. "Ella Seidel". ITF.
  2. "Zwei Klassen übersprungen, aber Ella Seidel setzt auf Tennis". Hamburger Abendblatt (in German). 28 January 2021.
  3. "Ella Seidel feiert Premierensieg in Kühlungsborn". Tennisverband M.-V. (in German). 10 August 2020.
  4. "Hamburg: Niemeier survives wild card Seidel, 18, in all-German opener". WTA. 24 July 2023.
  5. "Yastremska wins in Australian Open qualifying; Seidel, Joint cause upsets". WTA. 10 January 2024.
  6. "Aussie Open 2024's Slam debuts: Korneeva, Seidel, Starodubtseva and more".
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