Ingrid Neel (born June 16, 1998) is an American-Estonian professional 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.
Personal life
Her grandmother is Estonian, who emigrated during from Saaremaa to the United States during World War II.[1]
In 2017, tennisrecruiting.net ranked Neel the No. 1 incoming college freshman in the United States. Ingrid attended University of Florida. As the sole freshman on the top-ranked Gators women's tennis team, she clinched championship-winning matches for team victories in the finals of Indoor Nationals vs. North Carolina and the finals of the NCAA National Championships vs. Stanford in 2018.
Career
2015: Major debut
By winning the Junior National Doubles Championships in 2015, Neel was awarded a wildcard from the United States Tennis Association 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
In April 2021, she won her first career WTA Tour title at the 2021 Copa Colsanitas in Bogota, partnering with French player Elixane Lechemia and defeating the third seeded pair of Mihaela Buzărnescu and Anna-Lena Friedsam.
2022-24: WTA 125 & 500 titles, top 35
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
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Doubles
WTA Tour finals
Doubles: 5 (4 titles, 1 runner-up)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Apr 2021 | Copa Colsanitas, Colombia |
WTA 250 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 2–0 | Jun 2023 | Nottingham Open, United Kingdom |
WTA 250 | Grass | ![]() |
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7–6(8–6), 5–7, [10–8] |
Win | 3–0 | Sep 2023 | Pan Pacific Open, Japan |
WTA 500 | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 7–5, [10–5] |
Loss | 3–1 | Apr 2024 | Stuttgart Grand Prix, Germany |
WTA 500 | Clay (i) | ![]() |
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6–4, 3–6, [2–10] |
Win | 4–1 | Jun 2024 | Rosmalen Open, Netherlands |
WTA 250 | Grass | ![]() |
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7–6(8–6), 6–3 |
WTA Challenger finals
Doubles: 3 (3 titles)
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | May 2023 | Firenze Ladies Open, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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1–6, 6–2, [10–8] |
Win | 2–0 | Jun 2023 | Makarska International, Croatia | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 7–5 |
Win | 3–0 | Aug 2023 | Chicago Challenger, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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walkover |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 2 (2 titles)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Sep 2014 | ITF Amelia Island, United States | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
4–4 ret. |
Win | 2–0 | Jun 2016 | ITF Bethany Beach, United States | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 6–3 |
Doubles: 16 (12 titles, 4 runner–ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Mar 2015 | ITF Gainesville, US | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 2–0 | Mar 2015 | ITF Orlando, US | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 7–6(4) |
Win | 3–0 | Jan 2016 | ITF Wesley Chapel, US | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 7–6(4), [10–6] |
Win | 4–0 | Feb 2016 | Midland Tennis Classic, US | 100,000 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–4 |
Win | 5–0 | Jun 2016 | ITF Buffalo, US | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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5–7, 6–3, [10–6] |
Loss | 5–1 | Jun 2016 | ITF Baton Rouge, US | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 3–6 |
Win | 6–1 | Sep 2016 | ITF Atlanta, US | 50,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–4, [10–5] |
Win | 7–1 | Nov 2016 | Scottsdale Challenge, US | 50,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–3 |
Win | 8–1 | Oct 2018 | ITF Óbidos, Portugal | 25,000 | Carpet | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–2 |
Loss | 8–2 | Oct 2018 | Tennis Classic of Macon, US | 80,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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1–6, 7–5, [9–11] |
Win | 9–2 | Apr 2019 | Clay Court Championships, US | 80,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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5–7, 7–5, [10–8] |
Loss | 9–3 | Jul 2019 | Challenger de Granby, Canada | 80,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(5), 7–5, [8–10] |
Loss | 9–4 | Aug 2019 | Concord Open, US | 60,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(3), 6–4, [15–17] |
Win | 10–4 | Oct 2019 | ITF Charleston Pro, US | 60,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–1 |
Win | 11–4 | Jun 2022 | Surbiton Trophy, UK | W100 | Grass | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 12–4 | Feb 2023 | Guanajuato Open, Mexico | W60+H | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(4), 3–6, [10–6] |
References
- ^ ""Matšpall": Sinimustvalge all mängima hakkav Ingrid Neel: üritan Eestit esindada parimal võimalikul moel". Delfi Sport (in Estonian). April 30, 2022.
- ^ "Paolini defeats Townsend to claim Florence 125 title". Women's Tennis Association.
- ^ "Samsonova stops Andreescu in 's-Hertogenbosch to capture fifth career title". June 16, 2024. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
- ^ "Schoofs and Neel take doubles title". Libéma Open. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
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