Ella Seidel

Ella Seidel (born 14 February 2005) is a German 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$51,462
Singles
Career record62–38 (62.0%)
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 232 (23 October 2023)
Current rankingNo. 232 (23 October 2023)
Doubles
Career record20–16 (55.6%)
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 291 (7 August 2023)
Current rankingNo. 389 (23 October 2023)
Last updated on: 23 October 2023.

Seidel has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 232 by the WTA, achieved on 23 October 2023, and a career-high doubles ranking of No. 291, achieved on 7 August 2023.[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 that her parents owned a holiday home in.[3]

Professional career

Seidel made her WTA main draw debut at the 2022 Hamburg European Open in the doubles draw partnering Nastasja Schunk, winning her first round match against Elixane Lechemia and Sabrina Santamaria. In singles, she made her main-draw debut as a wild card at the 2023 Hamburg European Open, losing to compatriot Jule Niemeier in the first round.

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner–ups)
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$80,000 tournaments
$60,000 tournaments (0–2)
$40,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments (2–0)
$15,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (2–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 May 2023 ITF Zagreb, Croatia 60,000 Clay Romania Jaqueline Cristian 1–6, 6–3, 6–7(0–7)
Win 1–1 Jul 2023 ITF Stuttgart, Germany 25,000 Clay Germany Julia Middendorf 6–3, 6–1
Win 2–1 Aug 2023 ITF Braunschweig, Germany 25,000 Clay Germany Julia Middendorf 7–6(7–4), 6–3
Loss 2–2 Oct 2023 ITF Hamburg, Germany 60,000 Hard (i) Julia Avdeeva 4–6, 6–7(2–7)

Doubles: 1 (1 title)
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$80,000 tournaments
$60,000 tournaments
$40,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments (1–0)
$15,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Aug 2022 ITF Leipzig, Germany 25,000 Clay Germany Noma Noha Akugue Germany Tea Lukic
Germany Joëlle Steur		 6–0, 7–5

Junior Grand Slam tournament finals

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

References
  1. "Ella Siedel". ITF.
  2. Hamburg, Hamburger Abendblatt- (January 28, 2021). "Zwei Klassen übersprungen, aber Ella Seidel setzt auf Tennis". www.abendblatt.de (in German).
  3. "Ella Seidel feiert Premierensieg in Kühlungsborn". Sportbuzzer.de (in German).
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