Ingrid Neel

Ingrid Neel
Neel in 2024
Country (sports) United States
 Estonia (since April 2023)
ResidenceBradenton, Florida
Born (1998-06-16) June 16, 1998 (age 26)
Oyster Bay, New York
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 404,792
Singles
Career record104–91
Career titles0 WTA, 2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 501 (June 8, 2015)
Doubles
Career record219–168
Career titles4 WTA
Highest rankingNo. 33 (January 29, 2024)
Current rankingNo. 41 (August 12, 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (2022)
French Open3R (2024)
Wimbledon2R (2021, 2022, 2024)
US Open2R (2015, 2022)
Team competitions
Fed Cup6–1
Last updated on: 19 August 2024.

Ingrid Neel (born June 16, 1998) is an American-Estonian professional tennis player. She has specialized in doubles and has won four titles on the WTA Tour and three titles on the WTA Challenger Tour. In addition, she has won two singles and 13 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 29 January 2024, she achieved a career-high of No. 33 in the WTA doubles rankings.

Personal life

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Her grandmother is Estonian, who emigrated from Saaremaa to the United States during World War II.[1]

In 2017, tennisrecruiting.net ranked Neel the No. 1 incoming college freshman in the United States. Ingrid attended University of Florida. As the sole freshman on the top-ranked Gators women's tennis team, she clinched championship-winning matches for team victories in the finals of Indoor Nationals vs. North Carolina and the finals of the NCAA National Championship vs. Stanford in 2018.

Career

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2015: Major debut

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By winning the Junior National Doubles Championships in 2015, Neel was awarded a wildcard from the United States Tennis Association into the women's doubles tournament of the 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 Tour title

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In April 2021, she won her first tour title at the Copa Colsanitas in Bogota, partnering with French player Elixane Lechemia and defeating the third seeded pair of Mihaela Buzărnescu and Anna-Lena Friedsam.[2]

2022-24: WTA 125 & 500 titles, top 35

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In July 2022, at Wimbledon with partner Aliona Bolsova, Neel upset multiple major singles and doubles titles holder Samantha Stosur and her partner Latisha Chan in the first round.

Neel won her first WTA 125 trophy, partnering German Vivian Heisen, at the 2023 Firenze Ladies Open.[3] At the 2023 Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo, she won her biggest title to date with Ulrikke Eikeri.[4]

Neel won her fourth career doubles title at the 2024 Rosmalen Open, partnering Dutch player Bibiane Schoofs.[5][6]

Grand Slam performance timeline

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (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.

Doubles

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Tournament 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L
Australian Open A A A A 1R A A 0 / 1 0–1
French Open A A A A A 2R 3R 0 / 2 3–2
Wimbledon A A NH 2R 2R 1R 2R 0 / 4 3–4
US Open A A A 1R 2R 1R 0 / 3 1–3
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–2 2–3 1–3 3–2 0 / 10 7–10

WTA Tour finals

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Doubles: 5 (4 titles, 1 runner-up)

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Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
WTA 1000 (0–0)
WTA 500 (1–1)
WTA 250 (3–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Grass (2–0)
Clay (1–1)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Apr 2021 Copa Colsanitas,
Colombia
WTA 250 Clay France Elixane Lechemia Romania Mihaela Buzărnescu
Germany Anna-Lena Friedsam
6–3, 6–4
Win 2–0 Jun 2023 Nottingham Open,
United Kingdom
WTA 250 Grass Norway Ulrikke Eikeri United Kingdom Harriet Dart
United Kingdom Heather Watson
7–6(8–6), 5–7, [10–8]
Win 3–0 Sep 2023 Pan Pacific Open,
Japan
WTA 500 Hard Norway Ulrikke Eikeri Japan Eri Hozumi
Japan Makoto Ninomiya
3–6, 7–5, [10–5]
Loss 3–1 Apr 2024 Stuttgart Grand Prix,
Germany
WTA 500 Clay (i) Norway Ulrikke Eikeri Chinese Taipei Chan Hao-ching
Veronika Kudermetova
6–4, 3–6, [2–10]
Win 4–1 Jun 2024 Rosmalen Open,
Netherlands
WTA 250 Grass Netherlands Bibiane Schoofs Slovenia Tereza Mihalíková
United Kingdom Olivia Nicholls
7–6(8–6), 6–3

WTA Challenger finals

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Doubles: 3 (3 titles)

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Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 May 2023 Firenze Ladies Open, Italy Clay Germany Vivian Heisen United States Asia Muhammad
Mexico Giuliana Olmos
1–6, 6–2, [10–8]
Win 2–0 Jun 2023 Makarska International, Croatia Clay Chinese Taipei Wu Fang-hsien Czech Republic Anna Sisková
Czech Republic Renata Voráčová
6–3, 7–5
Win 3–0 Aug 2023 Chicago Challenger, United States Hard Norway Ulrikke Eikeri Spain Cristina Bucșa
Alexandra Panova
walkover

ITF Circuit finals

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Singles: 2 (2 titles)

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Legend
$10,000 tournaments (2–0)
Finals by surface
Clay (2–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Sep 2014 ITF Amelia Island, United States 10,000 Clay United States Edina Gallovits-Hall 4–4 ret.
Win 2–0 Jun 2016 ITF Bethany Beach, United States 10,000 Clay United States Alexandra Mueller 6–3, 6–3

Doubles: 17 (13 titles, 4 runner–ups)

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Legend
$100,000 tournaments (2–0)
$80,000 tournaments (1–2)
$50/60,000 tournaments (4–1)
$25,000 tournaments (3–1)
$10,000 tournaments (3–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–4)
Clay (7–0)
Grass (1–0)
Carpet (1–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Mar 2015 ITF Gainesville, US 10,000 Clay Hungary Fanny Stollár United States Sofia Kenin
United States Marie Norris
6–3, 6–3
Win 2–0 Mar 2015 ITF Orlando, US 10,000 Clay Hungary Fanny Stollár Czech Republic Kateřina Kramperová
United States Katerina Stewart
6–3, 7–6(4)
Win 3–0 Jan 2016 ITF Wesley Chapel, US 25,000 Clay Russia Natalia Vikhlyantseva Russia Natela Dzalamidze
Russia Veronika Kudermetova
4–6, 7–6(4), [10–6]
Win 4–0 Feb 2016 Midland Tennis Classic, US 100,000 Hard (i) United States CiCi Bellis United Kingdom Naomi Broady
United States Shelby Rogers
6–2, 6–4
Win 5–0 Jun 2016 ITF Buffalo, US 10,000 Clay United States Caroline Dolehide United States Sophie Chang
United States Alexandra Mueller
5–7, 6–3, [10–6]
Loss 5–1 Jun 2016 ITF Baton Rouge, US 25,000 Hard United States Jamie Loeb United States Lauren Herring
Australia Ellen Perez
3–6, 3–6
Win 6–1 Sep 2016 Atlanta Open, US 50,000 Hard Brazil Luisa Stefani United States Alexandra Stevenson
United States Taylor Townsend
4–6, 6–4, [10–5]
Win 7–1 Nov 2016 Scottsdale Challenge, US 50,000 Hard United States Taylor Townsend United States Samantha Crawford
United States Melanie Oudin
6–4, 6–3
Win 8–1 Oct 2018 ITF Óbidos, Portugal 25,000 Carpet Netherlands Michaëlla Krajicek Spain Cristina Bucșa
Latvia Diāna Marcinkeviča
6–2, 6–2
Loss 8–2 Oct 2018 Tennis Classic of Macon, US 80,000 Hard Kazakhstan Anna Danilina United States Caty McNally
United States Jessica Pegula
1–6, 7–5, [9–11]
Win 9–2 Apr 2019 Clay Court Championships, US W80 Clay United States Quinn Gleason Uzbekistan Akgul Amanmuradova
Australia Lizette Cabrera
5–7, 7–5, [10–8]
Loss 9–3 Jul 2019 Challenger de Granby, Canada W80 Hard United States Quinn Gleason Japan Haruka Kaji
Japan Junri Namigata
6–7(5), 7–5, [8–10]
Loss 9–4 Aug 2019 Concord Open, US W60 Hard United States Elizabeth Halbauer United States Angela Kulikov
United States Rianna Valdes
6–7(3), 6–4, [15–17]
Win 10–4 Oct 2019 ITF Charleston Pro, US W60 Clay Kazakhstan Anna Danilina Montenegro Vladica Babić
United States Caitlin Whoriskey
6–1, 6–1
Win 11–4 Oct 2019 ITF Hilton Head, US W25 Clay Kazakhstan Anna Danilina United States Katharine Fahey
United States Elizabeth Halbauer
6–3, 6–2
Win 12–4 Jun 2022 Surbiton Trophy, UK W100 Grass Netherlands Rosalie van der Hoek Mexico Fernanda Contreras Gómez
United States Catherine Harrison
6–3, 6–3
Win 13–4 Feb 2023 Guanajuato Open, Mexico W60+H Hard United States Emina Bektas France Elixane Lechemia
United States Quinn Gleason
7–6(4), 3–6, [10–6]

References

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  1. ^ ""Matšpall": Sinimustvalge all mängima hakkav Ingrid Neel: üritan Eestit esindada parimal võimalikul moel". Delfi Sport (in Estonian). April 30, 2022.
  2. ^ "Osorio Serrano keeps dream alive in Bogota, will face Zidansek for title". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
  3. ^ "Paolini defeats Townsend to claim Florence 125 title". Women's Tennis Association.
  4. ^ "Kudermetova tops Pegula in Tokyo to win second career title". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
  5. ^ "Samsonova stops Andreescu in 's-Hertogenbosch to capture fifth career title". June 16, 2024. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
  6. ^ "Schoofs and Neel take doubles title". Libéma Open. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
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