Ingrid Neel (born June 16, 1998) is an American tennis player.
She has won one doubles title on the
WTA Tour
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with two singles and ten doubles titles on the
ITF Circuit. On 8 June 2015, she achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 501. On 7 March 2022, she peaked at No. 77 in the
WTA doubles rankings.
Personal life
Her grandmother is Estonian, who emigrated during
World War II
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from
Saaremaa
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to United States.
Tennis career
Neel was awarded a wildcard into the women's doubles tournament of the
2015 US Open alongside
Tornado Alicia Black.
In April 2021, she won her first
WTA title in her career at the
2021 Copa Colsanitas
The 2021 Copa Colsanitas was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 23rd edition of the tournament and part of the 250 category of the 2021 WTA Tour. It took place at the Country Club in Bogotá, Colombia, from 5 ...
in Bogota, partnering with French player
Elixane Lechemia defeating the third seeded pair of Buzarnescu/Friedsam.
Grand Slam performance timeline
Doubles
WTA career finals
Doubles: 1 (title)
ITF finals
Singles: 2 (2 titles)
Doubles: 15 (11 titles, 4 runner–ups)
References
External links
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1998 births
Living people
American female tennis players
People from Oyster Bay (town), New York
American people of Estonian descent
Sportspeople from Bradenton, Florida
Tennis people from New York (state)
21st-century American women
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