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Born | Ahmedabad, India | 18 February 1999
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | US$78,965 |
Singles | |
Career record | 199–147 |
Career titles | 3 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 511 (12 February 2024) |
Current ranking | No. 661 (17 April 2025) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 102–73 |
Career titles | 6 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 485 (3 March 2025) |
Current ranking | No. 574 (17 April 2025) |
Team competitions | |
Fed Cup | 1–0 |
Last updated on: 17 April 2025. |
Zeel Desai (born 18 February 1999) is an Indian tennis player from Ahmedabad.
Desai has a career-high singles ranking of 511 by the WTA, achieved on 12 February 2024. She also has a career-high WTA doubles ranking of 485, attained on 3 March 2025. Desai has won three singles titles and six doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.
Desai represents India at the Billie Jean King Cup and made her debut at the 2021 play-offs against Latvia. [1] In February 2024, Desai as a wildcard entry in L&T Mumbai Open WTA 125K match won her first match against Greece's Sapfo Sakellaridi 6–2, 6–1. [2] In November 2023, she lost to Shrivalli to finish runners-up at the ITF Women's World Tour Tennis final at the Bowring Institute clay courts in Bengaluru. [3] Earlier in February 2023, she entered the final of the $15,000 ITF women's tennis tournament at the Joygaon Academy with a semifinal victory against Vaidehi on her birthday. [4] In the final, she beat qualifier Sandeepti Singh Rao 1–6, 6–1, 6–4 to win the title. [5]
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2016 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() | 6–3, 5–7, 4–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Feb 2017 | ITF Gwalior, India | 15,000 | Hard | ![]() | 6–3, 7–5 |
Loss | 1–2 | Jun 2018 | ITF Guimarães, Portugal | 15,000 | Hard | ![]() | 1–6, 6–3, 1–6 |
Loss | 1–3 | Mar 2020 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | 15,000 | Hard | ![]() | 7–5, 6–7(7), 2–6 |
Loss | 1–4 | Jan 2021 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | 15,000 | Hard | ![]() | 4–6, 6–3, 2–6 |
Loss | 1–5 | Feb 2022 | ITF Jhajjar, India | 15,000 | Clay | ![]() | 4–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
Loss | 1–6 | Feb 2022 | ITF Ahmedabad, India | 15,000 | Clay | ![]() | 2–6, 1–6 |
Win | 2–6 | Feb 2023 | ITF Jhajjar, India | 15,000 | Clay | ![]() | 1–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
Win | 3–6 | Oct 2023 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | 15,000 | Hard | ![]() | 6–2, 6–4 |
Loss | 3–7 | Nov 2023 | ITF Bengaluru, India | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() | 0–6, 6–4, 3–6 |
Loss | 3–8 | Apr 2025 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard | ![]() | 0–6, 0–2 ret. |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Sep 2016 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–5, 6–4 |
Win | 2–0 | Sep 2017 | ITF Hua Hin, Thailand | 15,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 7–5 |
Win | 3–0 | Apr 2018 | ITF Hua Hin, Thailand | 15,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–5, 6–1 |
Loss | 3–1 | Jun 2018 | ITF Guimarães, Portugal | 15,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 1–6, 0–6 |
Loss | 3–2 | Jul 2018 | ITF Hong Kong | 15,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 3–3 | Jul 2018 | ITF Jakarta, Indonesia | 15,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 1–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 3–4 | Sep 2019 | ITF Pretoria, South Africa | 15,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | w/o |
Win | 4–4 | Jan 2020 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | 15,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6(4), 5–7, [10–5] |
Loss | 4–5 | Mar 2020 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | 15,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 5–7, 2–6 |
Loss | 4–6 | Feb 2023 | ITF Jhajjar, India | 15,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2–6, 1–6 |
Win | 5–6 | Feb 2023 | ITF Gurugram, India | 15,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 6–2 |
Loss | 5–7 | May 2023 | ITF Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 5–8 | Aug 2023 | ITF Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7(4), 0–6 |
Win | 6–8 | Oct 2023 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | 15,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–7(11), [10–7] |
Loss | 6–9 | Jun 2024 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7(7), 5–7 |
Loss | 6–10 | Aug 2024 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 6–11 | Dec 2024 | ITF Navi Mumbai, India | W50 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 3–6, [7–10] |
Loss | 6–12 | Apr 2025 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 0–6, 7–5, [5–10] |
Loss | 6–13 | Apr 2025 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 2–6 |