Ingrid Neel (born June 16, 1998) is an American-Estonian tennis player. She has won three doubles titles on the WTA Tour, three doubles titles on the WTA Challenger Tour with two singles and twelve doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 15 January 2024, she achieved a career-high of No. 36 in the WTA doubles rankings.

Ingrid Neel
Country (sports) United States
 Estonia (since April 2023)
ResidenceBradenton, Florida
Born (1998-06-16) June 16, 1998 (age 26)
Oyster Bay, New York
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 374,982
Singles
Career record104–91 (53.3%)
Career titles0 WTA, 2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 501 (June 8, 2015)
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon Junior2R (2015)
US Open Junior1R (2014)
Doubles
Career record215–165 (56.6%)
Career titles4 WTA
Highest rankingNo. 33 (January 29, 2024)
Current rankingNo. 40 (June 17, 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (2022)
French Open3R (2024)
Wimbledon2R (2021, 2022)
US Open2R (2015, 2022)
Team competitions
Fed Cup6–1
Last updated on: June 17, 2024.

Personal life

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Her grandmother is Estonian, who emigrated during World War II from Saaremaa to United States.[1]

In 2017, tennisrecruiting.net ranked her the No. 1 incoming college freshman in the United States. Ingrid attended University of Florida in 2018. As the sole freshman on the top-ranked NCAA Division I Florida Gators women's tennis team, she clinched championship-winning matches for team victories in the finals of Indoor Nationals vs. the University of North Carolina and the finals of the NCAA National Championships vs. Stanford University in 2018.

Career

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2015: Major debut

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By winning the Junior National Doubles Championships in 2015, the United States Tennis Association awarded Neel a wildcard into the women's doubles tournament of the 2015 US Open alongside Tornado Alicia Black where the duo won round one. They were unable to accept the substantial prize money since, at the time, it would have rendered them ineligible for participation in college tennis competition.

2021: Maiden Tour title

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In April 2021, she won her first career WTA Tour title at the 2021 Copa Colsanitas in Bogota, partnering with French player Elixane Lechemia defeating the third seeded pair of Mihaela Buzărnescu and Anna-Lena Friedsam.

2022-24: WTA 125 & 500 titles, top 35

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In July 2022, at Wimbledon with partner Aliona Bolsova, Neel upset multiple major singles and doubles titles holder Samantha Stosur and her partner Latisha Chan in the first round.

Neel won her first WTA 125 trophy, partnering German Vivian Heisen at the 2023 Firenze Ladies Open.[2]At the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo, she won her biggest title to date with Ulrikke Eikeri.

Neel won her fourth doubles title at the 2024 Rosmalen Open, partnering Dutch player Bibiane Schoofs.[3][4]

Grand Slam performance timeline

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Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#P#DNQAZ#POGSBNMSNTIPNH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (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.

Doubles

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WTA Tour finals

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Doubles: 5 (4 titles, 1 runner-up)

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Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
WTA 1000 (0–0)
WTA 500 (1–1)
WTA 250 (3–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Grass (2–0)
Clay (1–1)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Apr 2021Copa Colsanitas,
Colombia
WTA 250Clay Elixane Lechemia Mihaela Buzărnescu
Anna-Lena Friedsam
6–3, 6–4
Win2–0Jun 2023Nottingham Open,
United Kingdom
WTA 250Grass Ulrikke Eikeri Harriet Dart
Heather Watson
7–6(8–6), 5–7, [10–8]
Win3–0Sep 2023Pan Pacific Open,
Japan
WTA 500Hard Ulrikke Eikeri Eri Hozumi
Makoto Ninomiya
3–6, 7–5, [10–5]
Loss3–1Apr 2024Stuttgart Grand Prix,
Germany
WTA 500Clay (i) Ulrikke Eikeri Chan Hao-ching
Veronika Kudermetova
6–4, 3–6, [2–10]
Win4–1Jun 2024Rosmalen Open,
Netherlands
WTA 250Grass Bibiane Schoofs Tereza Mihalíková
Olivia Nicholls
7–6(8–6), 6–3

WTA Challenger finals

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Doubles: 3 (3 titles)

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ResultW–L   Date   TournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0May 2023Firenze Ladies Open, ItalyClay Vivian Heisen Asia Muhammad
Giuliana Olmos
1–6, 6–2, [10–8]
Win2–0Jun 2023Makarska International, CroatiaClay Wu Fang-hsien Anna Sisková
Renata Voráčová
6–3, 7–5
Win3–0Aug 2023Chicago Challenger, United StatesHard Ulrikke Eikeri Cristina Bucșa
Alexandra Panova
walkover

ITF Circuit finals

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Singles: 2 (2 titles)

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Legend
$10,000 tournaments (2–0)
Finals by surface
Clay (2–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Sep 2014ITF Amelia Island, United States10,000Clay Edina Gallovits-Hall4–4 ret.
Win2–0Jun 2016ITF Bethany Beach, United States10,000Clay Alexandra Mueller6–3, 6–3

Doubles: 16 (12 titles, 4 runner–ups)

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Legend
$100,000 tournaments (2–0)
$80,000 tournaments (1–2)
$50/60,000 tournaments (4–1)
$25,000 tournaments (2–1)
$10,000 tournaments (3–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–4)
Clay (6–0)
Grass (1–0)
Carpet (1–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Mar 2015ITF Gainesville, US10,000Clay Fanny Stollár Sofia Kenin
Marie Norris
6–3, 6–3
Win2–0Mar 2015ITF Orlando, US10,000Clay Fanny Stollár Kateřina Kramperová
Katerina Stewart
6–3, 7–6(4)
Win3–0Jan 2016ITF Wesley Chapel, US25,000Clay Natalia Vikhlyantseva Natela Dzalamidze
Veronika Kudermetova
4–6, 7–6(4), [10–6]
Win4–0Feb 2016Midland Tennis Classic, US100,000Hard (i) CiCi Bellis Naomi Broady
Shelby Rogers
6–2, 6–4
Win5–0Jun 2016ITF Buffalo, US10,000Clay Caroline Dolehide Sophie Chang
Alexandra Mueller
5–7, 6–3, [10–6]
Loss5–1Jun 2016ITF Baton Rouge, US25,000Hard Jamie Loeb Lauren Herring
Ellen Perez
3–6, 3–6
Win6–1Sep 2016ITF Atlanta, US50,000Hard Luisa Stefani Alexandra Stevenson
Taylor Townsend
4–6, 6–4, [10–5]
Win7–1Nov 2016Scottsdale Challenge, US50,000Hard Taylor Townsend Samantha Crawford
Melanie Oudin
6–4, 6–3
Win8–1Oct 2018ITF Óbidos, Portugal25,000Carpet Michaëlla Krajicek Cristina Bucșa
Diāna Marcinkeviča
6–2, 6–2
Loss8–2Oct 2018Tennis Classic of Macon, US80,000Hard Anna Danilina Caty McNally
Jessica Pegula
1–6, 7–5, [9–11]
Win9–2Apr 2019Clay Court Championships, US80,000Clay Quinn Gleason Akgul Amanmuradova
Lizette Cabrera
5–7, 7–5, [10–8]
Loss9–3Jul 2019Challenger de Granby, Canada80,000Hard Quinn Gleason Haruka Kaji
Junri Namigata
6–7(5), 7–5, [8–10]
Loss9–4Aug 2019Concord Open, US60,000Hard Elizabeth Halbauer Angela Kulikov
Rianna Valdes
6–7(3), 6–4, [15–17]
Win10–4Oct 2019ITF Charleston Pro, US60,000Clay Anna Danilina Vladica Babić
Caitlin Whoriskey
6–1, 6–1
Win11–4Jun 2022Surbiton Trophy, UKW100Grass Rosalie van der Hoek Fernanda Contreras
Catherine Harrison
6–3, 6–3
Win12–4Feb 2023Guanajuato Open, MexicoW60+HHard Emina Bektas Elixane Lechemia
Quinn Gleason
7–6(4), 3–6, [10–6]

References

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  1. ^ ""Matšpall": Sinimustvalge all mängima hakkav Ingrid Neel: üritan Eestit esindada parimal võimalikul moel". Delfi Sport (in Estonian). 30 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Paolini defeats Townsend to claim Florence 125 title". Women's Tennis Association.
  3. ^ "Samsonova stops Andreescu in 's-Hertogenbosch to capture fifth career title". 16 June 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Schoofs and Neel take doubles title". Libéma Open. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
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