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

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player. Seidel has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 160 by the WTA, achieved on 29 January 2024, and a career-high doubles ranking of No. 291, achieved on 7 August 2023.

Junior career

Seidel was born in

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, 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

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, a Baltic Sea resort town that 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

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, winning her first round match against

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and

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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

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in the first round.

2024: Grand Slam debut

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in the first round.

Singles performance timeline

Only WTA Tour (incl. Grand Slams) main-draw results are considered in the career statistics. ''Current through the 2024 Australian Open.''

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 5 (3 titles, 2 runner–ups)

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

Junior Grand Slam tournament finals

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

Record against top-10 players

Seidel's match record against players who have been ranked in the top 10. *

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Seidel, Ella 2005 births Living people German female tennis players Sportspeople from Hamburg