Ella Seidel

Ella Seidel

Country (sports)	Germany
Born	(2005-02-14) 14 February 2005 Hamburg, Germany
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	$170,683
Singles
Career record	80–49 (62.0%)
Career titles	3 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 150 (1 April 2024)
Current ranking	No. 152 (22 April 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	1R (2024)
Doubles
Career record	27–22 (55.1%)
Career titles	1 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 222 (22 April 2024)
Current ranking	No. 222 (22 April 2024)
Last updated on: 22 April 2024.

Ella Seidel (born 14 February 2005) is a German professional tennis player.

Seidel has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 150 by the WTA, achieved on 1 April 2024, and a career-high doubles ranking of No. 222, achieved on 22 April 2024.

Junior career

Seidel was born in Hamburg, Germany and attended the Sportgymnasium Alter Teichweg school there, where she was able to graduate high school two years early at the age of 17, allowing her to focus on her tennis career. She also spent time training in Kühlungsborn, a Baltic Sea resort town where her parents owned a holiday home in.

Professional career

2022: WTA doubles debut

Seidel made her WTA main draw debut at the 2022 Hamburg European Open in the doubles draw partnering with Nastasja Schunk, winning her first round match against Elixane Lechemia and Sabrina Santamaria.

2023: WTA singles and top 200 debut

In singles, she made her main-draw debut as a wildcard at the 2023 Hamburg European Open, losing to compatriot Jule Niemeier in the first round.

2024: Grand Slam debut

Ranked No. 172, she made her Grand Slam debut at the 2024 Australian Open on her first attempt of qualifying at any Major, where she lost to world No. 2 and eventual champion Aryna Sabalenka in the first round.

Performance timelines

Key

W

F

SF

QF

#R

RR

Q#

DNQ

A

NH

(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (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.

Only WTA Tour (incl. Grand Slams) main-draw results are considered in the career statistics.

Singles

Current through the 2024 Australian Open.

Tournament	2022	2023	2024	SR	W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	1R	0 / 1	0–1
French Open	A	A		0 / 0	0–0
Wimbledon	A	A		0 / 0	0–0
US Open	A	A		0 / 0	0–0
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	0–1	0 / 1	0–1
Career statistics
Tournaments	0	1	1	2
Overall win–loss	0–0	0–1	0–1	0–2
Year-end ranking	585	195

Doubles

Current through the 2024 Stuttgart Open.

Tournament	2022	2023	2024	SR	W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	A	0 / 0	0–0
French Open	A	A		0 / 0	0–0
Wimbledon	A	A		0 / 0	0–0
US Open	A	A		0 / 0	0–0
Career statistics
Tournaments	1	1	1	3
Overall win–loss	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–3
Year-end ranking	382	360

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 5 (3 titles, 2 runner–ups)

Legend W60 tournaments (1–2) W25 tournaments (2–0)

Finals by surface Hard (1–1) Clay (2–1)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	May 2023	ITF Zagreb, Croatia	W60	Clay	Jaqueline Cristian	1–6, 6–3, 6–7(0–7)
Win	1–1	Jul 2023	ITF Stuttgart, Germany	W25	Clay	Julia Middendorf	6–3, 6–1
Win	2–1	Aug 2023	ITF Braunschweig, Germany	W25	Clay	Julia Middendorf	7–6(7–4), 6–3
Loss	2–2	Oct 2023	ITF Hamburg, Germany	W60	Hard (i)	Julia Avdeeva	4–6, 6–7(2–7)
Win	3–2	Nov 2023	ITF Bratislava, Slovakia	W60	Hard (i)	Sofya Lansere	6–4, 7–6(7–4)

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

Legend W25 tournaments (1–0)

Finals by surface Hard (0–0) Clay (1–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Aug 2022	ITF Leipzig, Germany	W25	Clay	Noma Noha Akugue	Tea Lukic Joëlle Steur	6–0, 7–5

Junior Grand Slam tournament finals

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	2022	US Open	Hard	Carolina Kuhl	Lucie Havlíčková Diana Shnaider	3–6, 2–6

External links

• Ella Seidel at the Women's Tennis Association
• Ella Seidel at the International Tennis Federation