Ella Seidel
Ella Luise Seidel (born 14 February 2005) is a German professional tennis player. Seidel has a career-high WTA singles ranking of world No. 117, achieved on 21 October 2024, and a doubles ranking of No. 190, attained on 23 September 2024.[1] Junior careerSeidel 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 career2022: WTA doubles debutSeidel 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.[4] 2023: WTA singles and top 200 debutIn singles, she made her main-draw debut as a wildcard at the WTA 250 2023 Hamburg European Open, losing to compatriot Jule Niemeier in the first round.[5] 2024: Grand Slam debutRanked No. 172, she made her Grand Slam debut at the 2024 Australian Open on her first attempt of qualifying at any Major,[6][7] where she lost to world No. 2 and eventual champion Aryna Sabalenka in the first round. Ranked No. 124 at the WTA 500 2024 Ningbo Open, she entered the main draw as lucky loser and defeated fellow lucky loser Kathinka von Deichmann before losing to Yulia Putintseva.[8] She also entered the main draw of the 2024 Guangzhou Open as a lucky loser but lost for a second time to fellow qualifier Mananchaya Sawangkaew, having also previously lost to her in the last round of qualifying.[9] Performance timelines
(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. SinglesCurrent through the 2025 Australian Open qualifying.
DoublesCurrent through the 2024 WTA Tour.
ITF Circuit finalsSingles: 7 (5 titles, 2 runner–ups)
Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner–up)
Junior Grand Slam tournament finalsDoubles: 1 (runner-up)
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