Zeel Desai
Zeel Desai (born 18 February 1999) is an Indian tennis player from Ahmedabad.
| Country (sports) | India |
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| Born | 18 February 1999 Ahmedabad, India |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$60,785 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 164–113 (59.2%) |
| Career titles | 3 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 549 (19 September 2022) |
| Current ranking | No. 628 (6 November 2023) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 80–50 (61.5%) |
| Career titles | 6 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 510 (10 September 2018) |
| Current ranking | No. 574 (6 November 2023) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | 1–0 |
| Last updated on: 6 November 2023. | |
Desai has a career-high singles ranking of 549 by the WTA, achieved on 19 September 2022. She also has a career-high WTA doubles ranking of 510, attained on 10 September 2018. Desai has won three singles titles and six doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.
Desai represents India at the Billie Jean King Cup and made her debut at the 2021 play-offs against Latvia.[1] In February 2024, Desai as a wildcard entry in L&T Mumbai Open WTA 125K match won her first match against Greece’s Sapfo Sakellaridi 6-2, 6-1.[2] In November 2023, she lost to Shrivalli to finish runners-up at the ITF Women’s World Tour Tennis final at the Bowring Institute clay courts in Bengaluru.[3] Earlier in February 2023, she entered the final of the $15,000 ITF women’s tennis tournament at the Joygaon Academy with a semifinal victory against Vaidehi on her birthday.[4] In the final, she beat qualifier Sandeepti Singh Rao 1-6, 6-1, 6-4 to win the title.[5]
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 10 (3 titles, 7 runner–ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2016 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | Ana Bianca Mihăilă | 6–3, 5–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Feb 2017 | ITF Gwalior, India | 15,000 | Hard | Mahak Jain | 6–3, 7–5 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Jun 2018 | ITF Guimarães, Portugal | 15,000 | Hard | Maria João Koehler | 1–6, 6–3, 1–6 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Mar 2020 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | 15,000 | Hard | Sandra Samir | 7–5, 6–7(7), 2–6 |
| Loss | 1–4 | Jan 2021 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | 15,000 | Hard | Salma Djoubri | 4–6, 6–3, 2–6 |
| Loss | 1–5 | Feb 2022 | ITF Jhajjar, India | 15,000 | Clay | Anna Ureke | 4–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
| Loss | 1–6 | Feb 2022 | ITF Ahmedabad, India | 15,000 | Clay | Emily Seibold | 2–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 2–6 | Feb 2023 | ITF Jhajjar, India | 15,000 | Clay | Sandeepti Singh Rao | 1–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 3–6 | Oct 2023 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | 15,000 | Hard | Hina Inoue | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 3–7 | Nov 2023 | ITF Bengaluru, India | 25,000 | Clay | Shrivalli Bhamidipaty | 0–6, 6–4, 3–6 |
Doubles: 14 (6 titles, 8 runner–ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Sep 2016 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | Ola Abou Zekry | Suzy Larkin Theiviya Selvarajoo |
7–5, 6–4 |
| Win | 2–0 | Sep 2017 | ITF Hua Hin, Thailand | 15,000 | Hard | Pranjala Yadlapalli | Rutuja Bhosale Alexandra Walters |
6–2, 7–5 |
| Win | 3–0 | Apr 2018 | ITF Hua Hin, Thailand | 15,000 | Hard | Bunyawi Thamchaiwat | Sheng Yuqi Aldila Sutjiadi |
7–5, 6–1 |
| Loss | 3–1 | Jun 2018 | ITF Guimarães, Portugal | 15,000 | Hard | Cristina Ene | Karola Bejenaru Jacqueline Cabaj Awad |
1–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 3–2 | Jul 2018 | ITF Hong Kong | 15,000 | Hard | Akari Inoue | Ng Kwan-yau Wu Ho-ching |
4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 3–3 | Jul 2018 | ITF Jakarta, Indonesia | 15,000 | Hard | Mana Ayukawa | Arianne Hartono Aldila Sutjiadi |
1–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 3–4 | Sep 2019 | ITF Pretoria, South Africa | 15,000 | Hard | Merel Hoedt | Caroline Roméo Chanel Simmonds |
w/o |
| Win | 4–4 | Jan 2020 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | 15,000 | Hard | Anastasia Tikhonova | Bojana Marinković Tereza Mihalíková |
7–6(4), 5–7, [10–5] |
| Loss | 4–5 | Mar 2020 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | 15,000 | Hard | Stefania Rogozińska Dzik | Jacqueline Cabaj Awad Sandra Samir |
5–7, 2–6 |
| Loss | 4–6 | Feb 2023 | ITF Jhajjar, India | 15,000 | Clay | Vaidehi Chaudhari | Diāna Marcinkēviča Fanny Östlund |
2–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 5–6 | Feb 2023 | ITF Gurugram, India | 15,000 | Hard | Punnin Kovapitukted | Shrivalli Rashmikaa Bhamidipaty Vaidehi Chaudhari |
6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 5–7 | May 2023 | ITF Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand | 25,000 | Hard | Anastasia Sukhotina | Shrivalli Rashmikaa Bhamidipaty Vaidehi Chaudhari |
4-6, 3-6 |
| Loss | 5–8 | Aug 2023 | ITF Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand | 25,000 | Hard | Vaidehi Chaudhari | Luksika Kumkhum Park So-hyun |
6–7(4), 0–6 |
| Win | 6–8 | Oct 2023 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | 15,000 | Hard | Anastasia Sukhotina | Arabella Koller Camilla Zanolini |
6–4, 6–7(11), [10–7] |
References
- "Draws Announced For Billie Jean King Cup Play-offs". www.tennis-tourtalk.com.
- "Mumbai Open 2024: India's Shrivalli Bhamidipaty and Zeel Desai cause major upsets in 1st qualifying round". India Today. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- Sudarshan, N. (26 November 2023). "Shrivalli downs Zeel to claim maiden ITF Women's World Tour Tennis title". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- Srinivasan, Kamesh (18 February 2023). "Sandeepti sets up final date against Zeel Desai". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- Srinivasan, Kamesh (19 February 2023). "Zeel Desai comes from behind to win ITF women's tennis tournament". Sportstar. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
External links
- Zeel Desai at the Women's Tennis Association
- Zeel Desai at the International Tennis Federation
- Zeel Desai at the Billie Jean King Cup
- Zeel Desai at ESPN.com
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