Ingrid Neel
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.
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Residence | Bradenton, Florida |
Born | Oyster Bay, New York | June 16, 1998
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. |
Personal life
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.
Tennis career
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.
Grand Slam performance timeline
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Doubles
WTA Tour finals
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 | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 2–0 | Jun 2023 | Nottingham Open, United Kingdom | WTA 250 | Grass | ![]() |
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7–6(8–6), 5–7, [10–8] |
Win | 3–0 | Sep 2023 | Pan Pacific Open, Japan | WTA 500 | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 7–5, [10–5] |
Loss | 3–1 | Apr 2024 | Stuttgart Grand Prix, Germany | WTA 500 | Clay (i) | ![]() |
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6–4, 3–6, [2–10] |
WTA Challenger finals
Doubles: 3 (3 titles)
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | May 2023 | Firenze Ladies Open, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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1–6, 6–2, [10–8] |
Win | 2–0 | Jun 2023 | Makarska International, Croatia | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 7–5 |
Win | 3–0 | Aug 2023 | Chicago Challenger, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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walkover |
ITF Circuit finals
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 | ![]() |
4–4 ret. |
Win | 2–0 | Jun 2016 | ITF Bethany Beach, United States | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 2–0 | Mar 2015 | ITF Orlando, United States | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 7–6(4) |
Win | 3–0 | Jan 2016 | ITF Wesley Chapel, United States | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 7–6(4), [10–6] |
Win | 4–0 | Feb 2016 | Midland Tennis Classic, United States | 100,000 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–4 |
Win | 5–0 | Jun 2016 | ITF Buffalo, United States | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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5–7, 6–3, [10–6] |
Loss | 5–1 | Jun 2016 | ITF Baton Rouge, United States | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 3–6 |
Win | 6–1 | Sep 2016 | ITF Atlanta, United States | 50,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–4, [10–5] |
Win | 7–1 | Nov 2016 | Scottsdale Challenge, United States | 50,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–3 |
Win | 8–1 | Oct 2018 | ITF Óbidos, Portugal | 25,000 | Carpet | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–2 |
Loss | 8–2 | Oct 2018 | Classic of Macon, United States | 80,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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1–6, 7–5, [9–11] |
Win | 9–2 | Apr 2019 | Clay Court Championships, United States | 80,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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5–7, 7–5, [10–8] |
Loss | 9–3 | Jul 2019 | ITF Granby, Canada | 80,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(5), 7–5, [8–10] |
Loss | 9–4 | Aug 2019 | Concord Open, United States | 60,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(3), 6–4, [15–17] |
Win | 10–4 | Oct 2019 | ITF Charleston Pro, United States | 60,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–1 |
Win | 11–4 | Jun 2022 | Surbiton Trophy, United Kingdom | 100,000 | Grass | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 12–4 | Feb 2023 | Guanajuato Open, Mexico | 60,000+H | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(4), 3–6, [10–6] |
References
- ""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.