Karue Sell

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Karue Sell
Country (sports)Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil
Residence Torrance, California, US
Born (1993-11-13) 13 November 1993 (age 31)
Jaraguá do Sul, Brazil
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
College UCLA
Prize moneyUS $88,526
Singles
Career record0–1
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 258 (18 November 2024)
Current rankingNo. 300 (19 May 2025)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open  Junior1R (2011)
French Open  Junior1R (2010)
US Open  Junior2R (2010)
Doubles
Career record0–0
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 581 (24 December 2018)
Current rankingNo. 1395 (19 May 2025)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open  JuniorSF (2011)
French Open  Junior1R (2010)
US Open  JuniorQF (2010)
Last updated on: 19 May 2025.

Karue Sell (born 13 November 1993) is a Brazilian tennis player and coach. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 258, achieved on 18 November 2024 and a doubles ranking of No. 581, achieved on 24 December 2018. [1]

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Personal life

Sell is a YouTuber [2] [3] whose eponymous YouTube channel, formerly known as MyTennisHQ, [4] has more than 168,000 subscribers as of May 2025. [5]

He moved from his native Brazil to the US aged 18 to attend college, graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Geography. [6]

Sell lives with his wife and their two dogs in Torrance, California.

Career

Sell competed on the juniors professional tour, reaching a career-high ranking of world No. 33 and playing in all Grand Slams except Wimbledon. He won two junior singles titles (including the first event he entered). [7]

Sell played college tennis at UCLA. [8] He subsequently coached the men's tennis team at Pepperdine University for a year, before playing on the ITF Men's Circuit. Sell later returned to coach at UCLA. [9]

He is the former coach of ATP tennis pro Marcos Giron, and also worked as Naomi Osaka's hitting partner for close to two years. [10]

Sell has won UTR Pro Tennis Tour tournaments, and has competed in beach tennis as well as on the ATP Challenger Tour.

Sell made his ATP main draw debut at the 2025 Geneva Open after qualifying for the singles main draw.

ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 8 (6 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Legend
ITF Futures/WTT (6–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (5–2)
Clay (1–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Sep 2017US F30, ClaremontFuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Martin Redlicki 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 6–3
Win2–0Jan 2018US F1, Los AngelesFuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Christopher Eubanks 6–7(5–7), 6–2, 6–2
Win3–0Apr 2018US F10, Little RockFuturesHard Flag of South Africa.svg Nicolaas Scholtz 7–5, 6–2
Loss3–1Feb 2019M15 Tucson, USWTTHard Flag of the United States.svg Martin Redlicki4–6, 4–6
Win4–1Oct 2023M15 Morelia, MexicoWTTHard Flag of Colombia.svg Johan Alexander Rodríguez7–5, 6–2
Win5–1Jan 2024M25 Ithaca, USWTTHard (i) Flag of the United States.svg Tristan McCormick6–3, 3–0 ret.
Loss5–2May 2024M15 San Diego, USWTTHard Flag of the United States.svg Learner Tien 7–6(8–6), 2–6, 2–6
Win6–2Aug 2024M25 Londrina, BrazilWTTClay Flag of Brazil.svg José Pereira 6–4, 6–4

Doubles: 6 (4 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Legend
ITF Futures/WTT (4–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–2)
Clay (1–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0May 2011Brazil F12, TeresinaFuturesClay Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Sant'Anna Flag of Chile.svg Rodrigo Pérez
Flag of Chile.svg Juan Carlos Sáez 		6–2, 6–7(3–7), [10–7]
Win2–0Sep 2017US F30, ClaremontFuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Deiton Baughman Flag of the United States.svg Evan Song
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Benjamin Lock 		6–4, 7–5
Loss2–1Sep 2017US F32, Fountain ValleyFuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Martin Redlicki Flag of the United States.svg Elliott Orkin
Flag of the United States.svg Ronnie Schneider 		walkover
Win3–1Jan 2018US F1, Los AngelesFuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Martin Redlicki Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Luke Bambridge
Flag of Mexico.svg Hans Hach Verdugo 		6–4, 6–3
Win4–1Feb 2019M15 Tucson, USWTTHard Flag of the United States.svg Martin Redlicki Flag of Ireland.svg Julian Bradley
Flag of the United States.svg Strong Kirchheimer 		6–4, 6–1
Loss4–2Mar 2019M15 Cancún, MexicoWTTHard Flag of Brazil.svg Mateus Alves Flag of Guatemala.svg Wilfredo González
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg José Olivares 		2–6, 7–6(7–3), [8–10]

References

  1. ↑ "Karue Sell | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
  2. ↑ Eccleshare, Charlie; Futterman, Matthew (December 3, 2024). "Tennis pro and YouTuber Karue Sell questions Challenger ranking points, UTS final arrives" – via NYTimes.com.
  3. ↑ L.A.’s challenger: Former UCLA star rejoins pro tennis tour at 30, with a YouTube channel
  4. ↑ https://youtube.com/watch?v=YR-iyi1eNUc
  5. ↑ https://youtube.com/@karue-sell?si=C-d1dVqtWpszV2ai
  6. ↑ https://pepperdinewaves.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/coaches/karue-sell/229
  7. ↑ https://www.itftennis.com/en/players/karue-sell/800743050/bra/jt/s/overview/
  8. ↑ "Karue Sell - Men's Tennis". UCLA.
  9. ↑ https://uclabruins.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/coaches/karue-sell/3664
  10. ↑ Karue Sell Rekindles Competitive Spirt with Two Titles on UTR Pro Tennis Tour
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