Ella Seidel

Ella Seidel
Country (sports)	Germany
Born	14 February 2005 (age 19); Hamburg, Germany
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	$174,182
Singles
Career record	82–51 (61.7%)
Career titles	3 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 146 (6 May 2024)
Current ranking	No. 146 (6 May 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. 252 (6 May 2024)
	Last updated on: 6 May 2024.

Ella Seidel (born 14 February 2005) is a German professional tennis player.

Seidel has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 146 by the WTA, achieved on 6 May 2024, and a career-high doubles ranking of No. 222, achieved on 22 April 2024.^[1]

Junior career edit

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]

Professional career edit

2022: WTA doubles debut edit

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 edit

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 edit

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.

Performance timelines edit

**Key**
W	F	SF	QF	#R	RR	Q#	DNQ	A	NH

(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.

Singles edit

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 edit

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

ITF Circuit finals edit

Singles: 5 (3 titles, 2 runner–ups) edit

Legend
W60 tournaments (1–2)
W25 tournaments (2–0)

Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (2–1)

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)