Reese Brantmeier

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Reese Brantmeier
Reese Brantmeier (2023 Wolfpack Invite) 01.jpg
Brantmeier in 2023
Country (sports)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Born (2004-10-05) October 5, 2004 (age 19) [1]
Cold Spring, Wisconsin [2]
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
PlaysRight-handed
College North Carolina (2023–)
Prize money$121,477
Singles
Career record39–37
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 411 (August 1, 2022)
Doubles
Career record29–22
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 236 (October 3, 2022)
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open 2R (2022)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
US Open 1R (2021)
Last updated on: August 31, 2024.

Reese Brantmeier (born October 5, 2004) is an American tennis player. She plays college tennis for the North Carolina Tar Heels.

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Brantmeier has a career-high singles ranking by the WTA of No. 411, achieved on August 1, 2022. [3] On October 3, 2022, she peaked at No. 236 in the doubles rankings.

Early life and junior career

Brantmeier was born to Scott and Becky Brantmeier and raised near Whitewater, Wisconsin. [2] Her father is a doctor and she has two brothers. [2] She began online schooling and living out of a hotel room with her mother while training at the United States Tennis Association's National Campus in Orlando, Florida. [2]

Brantmeier won the 2019 United States 16s national title. [4] She finished second at the 2021 United States 18s national championship, losing to Ashlyn Krueger. [4]

At the 2022 US Open, she and Clervie Ngounoue received a wildcard to the women's doubles tournament. [5]

College career

Brantmeier began playing college tennis for the North Carolina Tar Heels in the spring of 2023. [6] She did not play in the fall of 2022 to avoid being ruled ineligible by the NCAA for collecting prize money during high school; she later filed suit against the NCAA over the rule. [7] [8] At the 2023 NCAA Championships, Brantmeier helped North Carolina win their first national team title. Playing in the team's No. 1 spot in place of Fiona Crawley, she beat multiple ranked players during their run, including national No. 3 Lea Ma of Georgia in the semifinals. [9] Though she lost 6–3, 6–4 to North Carolina State standout Diana Shnaider in her singles match in the final, she and Reilly Tran won the deciding doubles match that gave North Carolina an early 1–0 lead. [10] [11] Brantmeier additionally reached the NCAA doubles tournament final with Elizabeth Scotty, losing to North Carolina teammates Crawley and Carson Tanguilig. [12]

Brantmeier swept the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Fall National Championships in the fall of 2023, winning national titles in singles and doubles with Scotty. [13] In the spring of 2024, she tore her meniscus during the ITA National Team Indoor Championship, ruling her out for the season. [14]

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

Legend
$25,000 tournaments (0–2)
$15,000 tournaments (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (0–1)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1May 2022ITF Daytona Beach, United States25,000Clay Flag of the United States.svg Katrina Scott 2–6, 4–6
Loss0–2Oct 2022ITF Fort Worth, United States25,000Hard Flag of the United States.svg Liv Hovde 6–7(1–7), 4–6
Win1–2Jul 2023ITF Lakewood, United States15,000Hard Flag of the United States.svg Haley Giavara 6–4, 6–4

Doubles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runner-ups)

Legend
$60,000 tournaments (0–1)
$25,000 tournaments (2–0)
$15,000 tournaments (0–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (1–2)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1May 2019ITF Naples, United States15,000Clay Flag of the United States.svg Kimmi Hance Flag of the United States.svg Mara Schmidt
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Belinda Woolcock 		3–6, 7–5, [6–10]
Loss0–2May 2022 Pelham Pro Classic, US60,000Clay Flag of the United States.svg Elvina Kalieva Flag of the United States.svg Carolyn Ansari
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ariana Arseneault 		5–7, 1–6
Win1–2Jan 2023ITF Naples, US25,000Clay Flag of the United States.svg Makenna Jones Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Emily Appleton
Flag of the United States.svg Quinn Gleason 		6–4, 6–2
Win2–2Jun 2023ITF Wichita, US25,000Hard Flag of the United States.svg Maria Mateas Flag of the United States.svg Ava Markham
Flag placeholder.svg Alina Shcherbinina 		6–2, 6–4
Loss2–3Jul 2023ITF Lakewood, US15,000Hard Flag of the United States.svg Fiona Crawley Flag of Ukraine.svg Anita Sahdiieva
Flag of the United States.svg Savannah Broadus 		3–6, 3–6

Junior Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

ResultYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss 2021 US Open Hard Flag of the United States.svg Elvina Kalieva Flag of the United States.svg Ashlyn Krueger
Flag of the United States.svg Robin Montgomery 		7–5, 3–6, [4–10]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 Nickel, Lori (June 24, 2021). "Nickel: A 16-year-old international tennis phenom is right from our own backyard". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel . Retrieved October 17, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Reese Brantmeier". Women's Tennis Association . Retrieved October 17, 2023.
  4. 1 2 Stewart, Greg (August 17, 2021). "Brantmeier Advances to Finals of USTA Billie Jean King Jr. Nationals; Earns Shot at the U.S. Open in Tennis". Whitewater Banner. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Whitewater's Brantmeier to compete at U.S. Open in doubles". Daily Jefferson County Union. August 29, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Reese Brantmeier". goheels.com. University of North Carolina . Retrieved May 12, 2023.
  7. ↑ Wills, Caroline (September 27, 2023). "Fiona Crawley, UNC tennis players struggle with NCAA prize money rules". The Daily Tar Heel . Retrieved November 2, 2023.
  8. ↑ Futterman, Matthew (March 18, 2024). "Top college tennis player sues NCAA to challenge tournament prize restrictions". The Athletic . Retrieved June 26, 2024.
  9. ↑ Wills, Caroline (May 22, 2023). "Lineup changes prove vital in road to NCAA women's tennis title". The Daily Tar Heel . Retrieved June 7, 2023.
  10. ↑ "National Champs! Tar Heels Down Wolfpack, 4-1, for NCAA Women's Tennis Title". goheels.com. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Athletics. May 20, 2023. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
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Sporting positions
Preceded by Orange Bowl Girls' Doubles Champion
2020
With: Flag of the United States.svg Kimmi Hance 		Succeeded by
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