Alexa Noel

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Alexa Noel
Alexa Noel (2024 US Open) 01.jpg
Noel at the 2024 US Open
Country (sports)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Residence Summit, New Jersey
Born (2002-09-06) September 6, 2002 (age 22)
Scottsdale, Arizona
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$122,603
Singles
Career record34–27
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 679 (June 17, 2024)
Current rankingNo. 878 (November 25, 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
US Open 1R (2024)
Doubles
Career record7–8
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 946 (February 10, 2020)
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open 1R (2019)
Last updated on: November 26, 2024.

Alexa Noel (born September 6, 2002) is an American tennis player. She has reached a career-high singles ranking by the WTA of world No. 679 and a doubles ranking of No. 948. [1] She won the 2024 NCAA singles championship playing for the Miami Hurricanes. She also reached an ITF Junior world ranking of No. 4.

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Professional career

Noel made it into the final of the 2019 Wimbledon girl's championship, before falling to Daria Snigur. [2] On August 11, 2019, Noel and her partner, Abigail Forbes won the USTA Girls 18s National Championships doubles title, earning the pair a wildcard entry into the doubles main draw of the 2019 US Open. [3] She won her first professional tournament on January 26, 2020, at the ITF Cancún.[ citation needed ]

She made her Grand Slam tournament singles debut at the 2024 US Open after receiving a wildcard for the main draw, earning her spot as the current NCAA singles champion. [4] [5] Noel lost in the first round to Sara Sorribes Tormo. [6] [7]

College career

In 2020 Noel enrolled at the University of Iowa. She compiled a 25-3 record there as the #1 singles player. She transferred to the University of Miami Hurricanes in 2022. Noel won the NCAA women's singles title on May 25, 2024.[ citation needed ]

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 1 (title)

Legend
$15,000 tournaments
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Jan 2020ITF Cancún, Mexico15,000Hard Flag of Russia.svg Nika Kukharchuk6–3, 6–2

Junior Grand Slam tournament finals

Singles: 1 (runner-up)

ResultYearTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss 2019 Wimbledon Grass Flag of Ukraine.svg Daria Snigur 4–6, 4–6

References

  1. "Alexa Noel ITF Bio". itftennis.com. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  2. "Unseeded Snigur caps junior career with Wimbledon win". wtatennis.com. July 13, 2019. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
  3. "Incoming Freshman Forbes Qualifies for US Open". uclabruins.com. August 12, 2019. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  4. "US Open 2024's Grand Slam debuts: Shibahara, Joint, Sierra and more". August 24, 2024.
  5. "NCAA champion Alexa Noel to make pro tennis debut at US Open". ESPN. August 19, 2024. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
  6. "Noel Falls in US Open Main Draw". miamihurricanes.com. August 27, 2024. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
  7. "US Open: Sorribes Tormo reaches second round". Tennis Majors. August 27, 2024. Retrieved November 26, 2024.

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