Ella_Seidel
Ella Seidel
German tennis player
Ella Seidel (born 14 February 2005) is a German professional tennis player.
| Country (sports) |  Germany |
|---|---|
| Born | (2005-02-14) 14 February 2005 (age 19) Hamburg, Germany |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Prize money | $170,683 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 80–49 (62.0%) |
| Career titles | 3 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 150 (1 April 2024) |
| Current ranking | No. 152 (22 April 2024) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2024) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 27–22 (55.1%) |
| Career titles | 1 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 222 (22 April 2024) |
| Current ranking | No. 222 (22 April 2024) |
| Last updated on: 22 April 2024. | |
Seidel has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 150 by the WTA, achieved on 1 April 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]
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.
| 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
Current through the 2024 Australian Open.
| Tournament | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||
| Australian Open | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
| French Open | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
| Wimbledon | A | A | 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.
| Tournament | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| French Open | 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 | |||
Singles: 5 (3 titles, 2 runner–ups)
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| 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)
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| 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 |
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 |
- "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.
