Zeel Desai

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Zeel Desai
Country (sports)Flag of India.svg  India
Born (1999-02-18) 18 February 1999 (age 24)
Ahmedabad, India
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$60,785
Singles
Career record164–113 (59.2%)
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 549 (19 September 2022)
Current rankingNo. 628 (6 November 2023)
Doubles
Career record80–50 (61.5%)
Career titles6 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 510 (10 September 2018)
Current rankingNo. 574 (6 November 2023)
Team competitions
Fed Cup 1–0
Last updated on: 6 November 2023.

Zeel Desai (born 18 February 1999) is an Indian tennis player from Ahmedabad.

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Desai has a career-high singles ranking of 549 by the WTA, achieved on 19 September 2022. She also has a career-high WTA doubles ranking of 510, attained on 10 September 2018. 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]

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 10 (3 titles, 7 runner–ups)

Legend
$25,000 tournaments (0–1)
$10/15,000 tournaments (3–6)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–4)
Clay (1–3)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1 Sep 2016 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt10,000Hard Flag of Romania.svg Ana Bianca Mihăilă6–3, 5–7, 4–6
Win1–1 Feb 2017 ITF Gwalior, India15,000Hard Flag of India.svg Mahak Jain 6–3, 7–5
Loss1–2 Jun 2018 ITF Guimarães, Portugal15,000Hard Flag of Portugal.svg Maria João Koehler 1–6, 6–3, 1–6
Loss1–3 Mar 2020 ITF Cairo, Egypt15,000Hard Flag of Egypt.svg Sandra Samir 7–5, 6–7(7), 2–6
Loss1–4 Jan 2021 ITF Monastir, Tunisia15,000Hard Flag of France.svg Salma Djoubri 4–6, 6–3, 2–6
Loss1–5 Feb 2022 ITF Jhajjar, India15,000ClayFlag placeholder.svg Anna Ureke 4–6, 6–4, 4–6
Loss1–6 Feb 2022 ITF Ahmedabad, India15,000Clay Flag of Germany.svg Emily Seibold 2–6, 1–6
Win2–6 Feb 2023 ITF Jhajjar, India15,000Clay Flag of India.svg Sandeepti Singh Rao 1–6, 6–1, 6–4
Win3–6 Oct 2023 ITF Monastir, Tunisia15,000Hard Flag of the United States.svg Hina Inoue 6–2, 6–4
Loss3–7 Nov 2023 ITF Bengaluru, India25,000Clay Flag of India.svg Shrivalli Bhamidipaty 0–6, 6–4, 3–6

Doubles: 14 (6 titles, 8 runner–ups)

Legend
$25,000 tournaments (0–2)
$10/15,000 tournaments (6–6)
Finals by surface
Hard (6–7)
Clay (0–1)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0 Sep 2016 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt10,000Hard Flag of Egypt.svg Ola Abou Zekry Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Suzy Larkin
Flag of Malaysia.svg Theiviya Selvarajoo 		7–5, 6–4
Win2–0 Sep 2017 ITF Hua Hin, Thailand15,000Hard Flag of India.svg Pranjala Yadlapalli Flag of India.svg Rutuja Bhosale
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alexandra Walters		6–2, 7–5
Win3–0 Apr 2018 ITF Hua Hin, Thailand15,000Hard Flag of Thailand.svg Bunyawi Thamchaiwat Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Sheng Yuqi
Flag of Indonesia.svg Aldila Sutjiadi 		7–5, 6–1
Loss3–1 Jun 2018 ITF Guimarães, Portugal15,000Hard Flag of Romania.svg Cristina Ene Flag of Romania.svg Karola Bejenaru
Flag of Sweden.svg Jacqueline Cabaj Awad 		1–6, 0–6
Loss3–2 Jul 2018 ITF Hong Kong15,000Hard Flag of Japan.svg Akari Inoue Flag of Hong Kong.svg Ng Kwan-yau
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Wu Ho-ching 		4–6, 4–6
Loss3–3 Jul 2018 ITF Jakarta, Indonesia15,000Hard Flag of Japan.svg Mana Ayukawa Flag of the Netherlands.svg Arianne Hartono
Flag of Indonesia.svg Aldila Sutjiadi		1–6, 2–6
Loss3–4 Sep 2019 ITF Pretoria, South Africa15,000Hard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Merel Hoedt Flag of France.svg Caroline Roméo
Flag of South Africa.svg Chanel Simmonds 		w/o
Win4–4 Jan 2020 ITF Monastir, Tunisia15,000Hard Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Tikhonova Flag of Serbia.svg Bojana Marinković
Flag of Slovakia.svg Tereza Mihalíková 		7–6(4), 5–7, [10–5]
Loss4–5 Mar 2020 ITF Cairo, Egypt15,000Hard Flag of Poland.svg Stefania Rogozińska Dzik Flag of Sweden.svg Jacqueline Cabaj Awad
Flag of Egypt.svg Sandra Samir 		5–7, 2–6
Loss4–6 Feb 2023 ITF Jhajjar, India15,000Clay Flag of India.svg Vaidehi Chaudhari Flag of Latvia.svg Diāna Marcinkēviča
Flag of Sweden.svg Fanny Östlund 		2–6, 1–6
Win5–6 Feb 2023 ITF Gurugram, India15,000Hard Flag of Thailand.svg Punnin Kovapitukted Flag of India.svg Shrivalli Rashmikaa Bhamidipaty
Flag of India.svg Vaidehi Chaudhari		6–2, 6–2
Loss5–7 May 2023 ITF Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand25,000HardFlag placeholder.svg Anastasia Sukhotina Flag of Thailand.svg Shrivalli Rashmikaa Bhamidipaty
Flag of South Korea.svg Vaidehi Chaudhari		4-6, 3-6
Loss5–8 Aug 2023 ITF Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand25,000Hard Flag of India.svg Vaidehi Chaudhari Flag of Thailand.svg Luksika Kumkhum
Flag of South Korea.svg Park So-hyun 		6–7(4), 0–6
Win6–8 Oct 2023 ITF Monastir, Tunisia15,000HardFlag placeholder.svg Anastasia Sukhotina Flag of Austria.svg Arabella Koller
Flag of Italy.svg Camilla Zanolini 		6–4, 6–7(11), [10–7]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Mumbai Open 2024: India's Shrivalli Bhamidipaty and Zeel Desai cause major upsets in 1st qualifying round". India Today. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  3. ↑ Sudarshan, N. (26 November 2023). "Shrivalli downs Zeel to claim maiden ITF Women's World Tour Tennis title". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  4. ↑ Srinivasan, Kamesh (18 February 2023). "Sandeepti sets up final date against Zeel Desai". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  5. ↑ Srinivasan, Kamesh (19 February 2023). "Zeel Desai comes from behind to win ITF women's tennis tournament". Sportstar. Retrieved 5 February 2024.


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