Ingrid_Neel
Ingrid Neel
Estonian tennis player (born 1998)
Ingrid Neel (born June 16, 1998) is an American-Estonian tennis player. She has won three doubles titles on the WTA Tour, three doubles titles on the WTA Challenger Tour with two singles and twelve doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 15 January 2024, she achieved a career-high of No. 36 in the WTA doubles rankings.
| Country (sports) |  United States  Estonia (since April 2023) |
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| Residence | Bradenton, Florida |
| Born | (1998-06-16) June 16, 1998 (age 25) Oyster Bay, New York |
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$ 330,652 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 104–91 (53.3%) |
| Career titles | 0 WTA, 2 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 501 (8 June 2015) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Wimbledon Junior | 2R (2015) |
| US Open Junior | 1R (2014) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 207–159 (56.6%) |
| Career titles | 3 WTA |
| Highest ranking | No. 34 (29 January 2024) |
| Current ranking | No. 34 (22 April 2024) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2022) |
| French Open | 2R (2023) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2021, 2022) |
| US Open | 2R (2015, 2022) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | 6–1 |
| Last updated on: 22 April 2024. | |
Her grandmother is Estonian, who emigrated during World War II from Saaremaa to United States.[1]
In 2017, tennisrecruiting.net ranked her the No. 1 incoming college freshman in the United States. Ingrid attended University of Florida in 2018. As the sole freshman on the top-ranked NCAA Division I Florida Gators women's tennis team, she clinched championship-winning matches for team victories in the finals of Indoor Nationals vs. the University of North Carolina and the finals of the NCAA National Championships vs. Stanford University in 2018.
2015: Major debut
By winning the Junior National Doubles Championships in 2015, the United States Tennis Association awarded Neel a wildcard into the women's doubles tournament of the 2015 US Open alongside Tornado Alicia Black where the duo won round one. They were unable to accept the substantial prize money since, at the time, it would have rendered them ineligible for participation in college tennis competition.
2021: Maiden WTA title
In April 2021, she won her first career WTA Tour title at the 2021 Copa Colsanitas in Bogota, partnering with French player Elixane Lechemia defeating the third seeded pair of Mihaela Buzărnescu and Anna-Lena Friedsam.
2022
In July at Wimbledon with partner Aliona Bolsova, Neel defeated multiple major singles and doubles titles holder Samantha Stosur and her partner Chan in the first round.
2023: WTA 125 and 500 titles
She won her first WTA 125 trophy, partnering German Vivian Heisen at the Firenze Ladies Open.[2]
She won her biggest title to date at Tokyo with Ulrikke Eikeri.
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Doubles
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Doubles: 4 (3 titles, 1 runner-up)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Apr 2021 | Copa Colsanitas, Colombia | WTA 250 | Clay |  Elixane Lechemia |
 Mihaela Buzărnescu  Anna-Lena Friedsam |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 2–0 | Jun 2023 | Nottingham Open, United Kingdom | WTA 250 | Grass |  Ulrikke Eikeri |
 Harriet Dart Heather Watson |
7–6(8–6), 5–7, [10–8] |
| Win | 3–0 | Sep 2023 | Pan Pacific Open, Japan | WTA 500 | Hard | Ulrikke Eikeri |
 Eri Hozumi Makoto Ninomiya |
3–6, 7–5, [10–5] |
| Loss | 3–1 | Apr 2024 | Stuttgart Grand Prix, Germany | WTA 500 | Clay (i) | Ulrikke Eikeri |
 Chan Hao-ching  Veronika Kudermetova |
6–4, 3–6, [2–10] |
Doubles: 3 (3 titles)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | May 2023 | Firenze Ladies Open, Italy | Clay | Vivian Heisen |
 Asia Muhammad  Giuliana Olmos |
1–6, 6–2, [10–8] |
| Win | 2–0 | Jun 2023 | Makarska International, Croatia | Clay | Wu Fang-hsien |
 Anna Sisková Renata Voráčová |
6–3, 7–5 |
| Win | 3–0 | Aug 2023 | Chicago Challenger, United States | Hard | Ulrikke Eikeri |
 Cristina Bucșa Alexandra Panova |
walkover |
Singles: 2 (2 titles)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Sep 2014 | ITF Amelia Island, United States | 10,000 | Clay | Edina Gallovits-Hall |
4–4 ret. |
| Win | 2–0 | Jun 2016 | ITF Bethany Beach, United States | 10,000 | Clay | Alexandra Mueller |
6–3, 6–3 |
Doubles: 16 (12 titles, 4 runner–ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Mar 2015 | ITF Gainesville, United States | 10,000 | Clay |  Fanny Stollár |
Sofia Kenin Marie Norris |
6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 2–0 | Mar 2015 | ITF Orlando, United States | 10,000 | Clay | Fanny Stollár |
Kateřina Kramperová Katerina Stewart |
6–3, 7–6(4) |
| Win | 3–0 | Jan 2016 | ITF Wesley Chapel, United States | 25,000 | Clay |  Natalia Vikhlyantseva |
Natela Dzalamidze Veronika Kudermetova |
4–6, 7–6(4), [10–6] |
| Win | 4–0 | Feb 2016 | Midland Tennis Classic, United States | 100,000 | Hard (i) | CiCi Bellis |
Naomi Broady Shelby Rogers |
6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 5–0 | Jun 2016 | ITF Buffalo, United States | 10,000 | Clay | Caroline Dolehide |
Sophie Chang Alexandra Mueller |
5–7, 6–3, [10–6] |
| Loss | 5–1 | Jun 2016 | ITF Baton Rouge, United States | 25,000 | Hard | Jamie Loeb |
Lauren Herring  Ellen Perez |
3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 6–1 | Sep 2016 | ITF Atlanta, United States | 50,000 | Hard |  Luisa Stefani |
Alexandra Stevenson Taylor Townsend |
4–6, 6–4, [10–5] |
| Win | 7–1 | Nov 2016 | Scottsdale Challenge, United States | 50,000 | Hard | Taylor Townsend |
Samantha Crawford Melanie Oudin |
6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 8–1 | Oct 2018 | ITF Óbidos, Portugal | 25,000 | Carpet |  Michaëlla Krajicek |
Cristina Bucșa  Diāna Marcinkeviča |
6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 8–2 | Oct 2018 | Classic of Macon, United States | 80,000 | Hard |  Anna Danilina |
Caty McNally Jessica Pegula |
1–6, 7–5, [9–11] |
| Win | 9–2 | Apr 2019 | Clay Court Championships, United States | 80,000 | Clay | Quinn Gleason |
 Akgul Amanmuradova Lizette Cabrera |
5–7, 7–5, [10–8] |
| Loss | 9–3 | Jul 2019 | ITF Granby, Canada | 80,000 | Hard | Quinn Gleason |
Haruka Kaji Junri Namigata |
6–7(5), 7–5, [8–10] |
| Loss | 9–4 | Aug 2019 | Concord Open, United States | 60,000 | Hard | Elizabeth Halbauer |
Angela Kulikov Rianna Valdes |
6–7(3), 6–4, [15–17] |
| Win | 10–4 | Oct 2019 | ITF Charleston Pro, United States | 60,000 | Clay | Anna Danilina |
 Vladica Babić Caitlin Whoriskey |
6–1, 6–1 |
| Win | 11–4 | Jun 2022 | Surbiton Trophy, United Kingdom | 100,000 | Grass | Rosalie van der Hoek |
Fernanda Contreras Catherine Harrison |
6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 12–4 | Feb 2023 | Guanajuato Open, Mexico | 60,000+H | Hard | Emina Bektas |
Elixane Lechemia Quinn Gleason |
7–6(4), 3–6, [10–6] |
- ""Matšpall": Sinimustvalge all mängima hakkav Ingrid Neel: üritan Eestit esindada parimal võimalikul moel". Delfi Sport (in Estonian). 30 April 2022.
- "Paolini defeats Townsend to claim Florence 125 title". Women's Tennis Association.
