Ella Seidel

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Ella Seidel
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Seidel at the 2025 Transylvania Open
Full nameElla Luise Seidel
Country (sports)Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Born (2005-02-14) 14 February 2005 (age 20)
Hamburg, Germany
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$525,766
Singles
Career record142–95
Career titles5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 104 (25 August 2025)
Current rankingNo. 104 (25 August 2025)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 1R (2024)
French Open Q3 (2025)
Wimbledon 1R (2025)
US Open Q3 (2025)
Doubles
Career record35–31
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 190 (23 September 2024)
Current rankingNo. 584 (25 August 2025)
Last updated on: 26 August 2025.

Ella Luise Seidel (born 14 February 2005) is a German professional tennis player. She has a career-high WTA singles ranking of world No. 104, achieved on 25 August 2025, and a best doubles ranking of No. 190, attained on 23 September 2024. [1]

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Junior years

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. [3]

Professional

2022–23: WTA Tour debut

Seidel made her WTA main-draw debut at the WTA 250 2022 Hamburg European Open in the doubles draw partnering with Nastasja Schunk, winning her first round match against Elixane Lechemia and Sabrina Santamaria. [4] She made her singles main-draw debut as a wildcard at the 2023 edition of the tournament, losing to fellow German Jule Niemeier in the first round. [5]

2024: Major debut, first WTA Tour quarterfinal

Ranked No. 172, Seidel qualified to make her major debut at the Australian Open on her first attempt of qualifying at any major, [6] where she lost to world No. 2 and eventual champion Aryna Sabalenka in the first round. [7]

After gaining entry into the main-draw as a lucky loser at the Budapest Grand Prix in July, she defeated seventh seed Moyuka Uchijima by retirement [8] and Anna Bondár to reach her first WTA Tour quarterfinal, [9] at which point she lost to top seed and eventual champion Diana Shnaider. [10] The following week at the Prague Open, Seidel made it back-to-back quarterfinal appearances by overcoming seventh seed Nadia Podoroska [11] and lucky loser Ena Shibahara, [12] before losing in the last eight to Linda Nosková. [13]

Ranked No. 124 at the WTA 500 Ningbo Open, she entered the main-draw as lucky loser and defeated fellow lucky loser Kathinka von Deichmann, [14] before losing to Yulia Putintseva. [15] She also got into the main-draw of the 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. [16]

2025: WTA 1000 fourth round

Seidel reached the quarterfinals at the Transylvania Open in February with wins over eighth seed Jaqueline Cristian [17] and Anna Blinkova, [18] before her run was ended by top seed and eventual champion Anastasia Potapova. [19]

She qualified for her maiden appearance in the main-draw at Wimbledon, but was forced to retire injured in her first round match against Jessica Bouzas Maneiro, after slipping into an unmarked ditch at the back of the court. [20]

Having made it through qualifying at the Cincinnati Open in August, Seidel recorded her first win at a WTA 1000 on her debut at this level, defeating Polina Kudermetova in three sets. [21] She then defeated eighth seed Emma Navarro, for her first win against a top-20 ranked opponent, [22] and 29th seed McCartney Kessler to reach a WTA 1000 fourth round for the first time, [23] at which point she lost to fellow qualifier Varvara Gracheva in three sets. [24] As a result she reached the top 105 in the singles rankings on 18 August 2025. [1]

Performance timelines

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#DNQANH
(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

Current through the 2025 US Open.

Tournament 2022 2023 2024 2025 SRW–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open AA 1R Q2 0 / 10–1
French Open AA Q1 Q3 0 / 00–0
Wimbledon AA Q1 1R 0 / 10–1
US Open AA Q2 Q3 0 / 00–0
Win–loss0–00–00–10–10 / 20–2
WTA 1000 tournaments
Italian Open AAA Q2 0 / 00–0
Cincinnati Open AAA 4R 0 / 13–1
Win–loss0–00–00–03–10 / 13–1
Career statistics
Tournaments016411
Overall win–loss0–00–15–66–411–11
Year-end ranking58519513850%

Doubles

Current through the 2025 Stuttgart Open.

Tournament 2022 2023 2024 2025 SRW–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open AAAA0 / 00–0
French Open AAAA0 / 00–0
Wimbledon AAAA0 / 00–0
US Open AAAA0 / 00–0
Career statistics
Tournaments11316
Overall win–loss1–11–11–30–13–6
Year-end ranking382360228

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 7 (5 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Legend
W60/W75 tournaments (2–2)
W25/W35 tournaments (3–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (4–1)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1 May 2023 Zagreb Ladies Open, CroatiaW60Clay Flag of Romania.svg Jaqueline Cristian 1–6, 6–3, 6–7(0–7)
Win1–1Jul 2023ITF Stuttgart-Vaihingen, GermanyW25Clay Flag of Germany.svg Julia Middendorf 6–3, 6–1
Win2–1Aug 2023ITF Braunschweig, GermanyW25Clay Flag of Germany.svg Julia Middendorf7–6(7–4), 6–3
Loss2–2 Oct 2023 ITF Hamburg, GermanyW60Hard (i)Flag placeholder.svg Julia Avdeeva 4–6, 6–7(2–7)
Win3–2 Nov 2023 Bratislava Open, SlovakiaW60Hard (i)Flag placeholder.svg Sofya Lansere 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Win4–2Jul 2024ITF Stuttgart-Vaihingen, GermanyW35Clay Flag of Romania.svg Cristina Dinu 6–4, 6–3
Win5–2 Sep 2024 Pazardzhik Cup, BulgariaW75Clay Flag of Germany.svg Caroline Werner 6–1, 6–4

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Legend
W75 tournaments (0–1)
W25 tournaments (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (1–1)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Aug 2022ITF Leipzig,
Germany
W25Clay Flag of Germany.svg Noma Noha Akugue Flag of Germany.svg Tea Lukic
Flag of Germany.svg Joëlle Steur
6–0, 7–5
Loss1–1 May 2024 ITF Prague Open,
Czech Republic
W75Clay Flag of Germany.svg Noma Noha Akugue Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jaimee Fourlis
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Dominika Šalková
7–5, 5–7, [4–10]

Junior Grand Slam tournament finals

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

ResultYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss 2022 US Open Hard Flag of Germany.svg Carolina Kuhl Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lucie Havlíčková
Flag placeholder.svg Diana Shnaider
3–6, 2–6

References

  1. 1 2 "Ella Seidel Rankings History". WTATennis.
  2. "Zwei Klassen übersprungen, aber Ella Seidel setzt auf Tennis". Hamburger Abendblatt (in German). 28 January 2021.
  3. "Ella Seidel feiert Premierensieg in Kühlungsborn". Tennisverband M.-V. (in German). 10 August 2020.
  4. "Seidel/Schunk sind weiter". Hamburg Woman (in German). 18 July 2022.
  5. "Hamburg: Niemeier survives wild card Seidel, 18, in all-German opener". WTA. 24 July 2023.
  6. "Yastremska wins in Australian Open qualifying; Seidel, Joint cause upsets". WTA. 10 January 2024.
  7. "Australian Open 2024: Aryna Sabalenka blasts past Ella Seidel to begin title defence in style". TNT Sports. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
  8. "Hungarian Open: Seidel reaches second round". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
  9. "Lucky loser Seidel edges Bondar in Budapest, makes first WTA quarterfinal". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
  10. "Hungarian Open: Shnaider beats Seidel to move into semi-finals". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
  11. "Prague Open: Seidel defeats Podoroska to move into second round". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
  12. "Seidel holds off Shibahara to make second straight WTA quarterfinal". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
  13. "Top seed Noskova eases past Seidel to seal place in Prague semis". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
  14. "Ningbo Open: Seidel makes second round". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
  15. "2024 Ningbo; Putintseva defeats Seidel in Ningbo to make sixth quarterfinal of 2024". Women's Tennis Association. 16 October 2024.
  16. "2024 Guangzhou; Sawangkaew reprises qualifying defeat of lucky loser Seidel in Guangzhou". Women's Tennis Association. 22 October 2024.
  17. "German teenager Seidel upsets Cristian in Cluj-Napoca first round". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
  18. "German teenager Seidel blasts past Blinkova into Cluj-Napoca quarters". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
  19. "Cluj-Napoca - Potapova cruises into Last 4". Tennis Threads. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
  20. "Ella Seidel forced to retire from Wimbledon after stepping in 'ditch' — and fans want her to sue". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
  21. "Seidel overcomes Polina Kudermetova in Cincinnati for first WTA 1000 win". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
  22. "From 4-1 down in decider, qualifier Seidel stuns Navarro in Cincinnati". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  23. "Seidel saves two match points vs. Kessler, into Cincinnati last 16". WTATennis. 12 August 2025.
  24. "Gracheva tops Seidel in Cincinnati to make first WTA 1000 quarterfinal". WTATennis. 14 August 2025.