Ingrid Neel (born June 16, 1998) is an American-Estonian professional tennis player. She has specialized in doubles and has won four titles on the WTA Tour and three titles on the WTA Challenger Tour. In addition, she has won two singles and 14 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 6 May 2024, she achieved a career-high of No. 33 in the WTA doubles rankings.

Personal life

Her Estonian grandmother (also named Ingrid) emigrated from Saaremaa to the United States during World War II to avoid Soviet deportation. Her relatives live in Tallinn.

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 Championship 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 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 WTA Tour title

In April 2021, she won her first tour title at the 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. At the 2023 Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo, she won her biggest title to date with Ulrikke Eikeri.

Neel won her fourth career doubles title at the 2024 Rosmalen Open, partnering Dutch player Bibiane Schoofs.

Grand Slam performance timeline

Key
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Doubles

Tournament201820192020202120222023202420252026SRW–L
Australian OpenAAAA1RAAA1R0 / 20–2
French OpenAAAAA2R3RA0 / 23–2
WimbledonAANH2R2R1R2RA0 / 43–4
US OpenAAA1R2R1R1RA0 / 41–4
Win–loss0–00–00–01–22–31–33–30-00-10 / 127–12

WTA Tour finals

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

Legend
Legend Grand Slam WTA 1000 WTA 500 (1–1) WTA 250 (3–0)Finals by surface Hard (1–0) Grass (2–0) Clay (1–1)
Grand Slam
WTA 1000
WTA 500 (1–1)
WTA 250 (3–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Grass (2–0)
Clay (1–1)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Apr 2021Copa Colsanitas, ColombiaWTA 250ClayFrance Elixane LechemiaRomania Mihaela Buzărnescu Germany Anna-Lena Friedsam6–3, 6–4
Win2–0Jun 2023Nottingham Open, United KingdomWTA 250GrassNorway Ulrikke EikeriUnited Kingdom Harriet Dart United Kingdom Heather Watson7–6(8–6), 5–7, [10–8]
Win3–0Sep 2023Pan Pacific Open, JapanWTA 500HardNorway Ulrikke EikeriJapan Eri Hozumi Japan Makoto Ninomiya3–6, 7–5, [10–5]
Loss3–1Apr 2024Stuttgart Open, GermanyWTA 500Clay (i)Norway Ulrikke EikeriChinese Taipei Chan Hao-ching Veronika Kudermetova6–4, 3–6, [2–10]
Win4–1Jun 2024Rosmalen Open, NetherlandsWTA 250GrassNetherlands Bibiane SchoofsSlovakia Tereza Mihalíková United Kingdom Olivia Nicholls7–6(8–6), 6–3

WTA Challenger finals

Doubles: 3 (3 titles)

ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0May 2023Firenze Ladies Open, ItalyClayGermany Vivian HeisenUnited States Asia Muhammad Mexico Giuliana Olmos1–6, 6–2, [10–8]
Win2–0Jun 2023Makarska International, CroatiaClayChinese Taipei Wu Fang-hsienCzech Republic Anna Sisková Czech Republic Renata Voráčová6–3, 7–5
Win3–0Aug 2023Chicago Challenger, United StatesHardNorway Ulrikke EikeriSpain Cristina Bucșa Alexandra Panovawalkover

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 2 (2 titles)

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

Doubles: 18 (14 titles, 4 runner-ups)

Legend
Legend $100,000 tournaments (2–0) $80,000 tournaments (1–2) $50/60,000 tournaments (4–1) $25,000 tournaments (3–1) $10,000 tournaments (3–0)Finals by surface Hard (4–4) Clay (8–0) Grass (1–0) Carpet (1–0)
$100,000 tournaments (2–0)
$80,000 tournaments (1–2)
$50/60,000 tournaments (4–1)
$25,000 tournaments (3–1)
$10,000 tournaments (3–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–4)
Clay (8–0)
Grass (1–0)
Carpet (1–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Mar 2015ITF Gainesville, US10,000ClayHungary Fanny StollárUnited States Sofia Kenin United States Marie Norris6–3, 6–3
Win2–0Mar 2015ITF Orlando, US10,000ClayHungary Fanny StollárCzech Republic Kateřina Kramperová United States Katerina Stewart6–3, 7–6(4)
Win3–0Jan 2016ITF Wesley Chapel, US25,000ClayRussia Natalia VikhlyantsevaRussia Natela Dzalamidze Russia Veronika Kudermetova4–6, 7–6(4), [10–6]
Win4–0Feb 2016Midland Tennis Classic, US100,000Hard (i)United States CiCi BellisUnited Kingdom Naomi Broady United States Shelby Rogers6–2, 6–4
Win5–0Jun 2016ITF Buffalo, US10,000ClayUnited States Caroline DolehideUnited States Sophie Chang United States Alexandra Mueller5–7, 6–3, [10–6]
Loss5–1Jun 2016ITF Baton Rouge, US25,000HardUnited States Jamie LoebUnited States Lauren Herring Australia Ellen Perez3–6, 3–6
Win6–1Sep 2016Atlanta Open, US50,000HardBrazil Luisa StefaniUnited States Alexandra Stevenson United States Taylor Townsend4–6, 6–4, [10–5]
Win7–1Nov 2016Scottsdale Challenge, US50,000HardUnited States Taylor TownsendUnited States Samantha Crawford United States Melanie Oudin6–4, 6–3
Win8–1Oct 2018ITF Óbidos, Portugal25,000CarpetNetherlands Michaëlla KrajicekSpain Cristina Bucșa Latvia Diāna Marcinkeviča6–2, 6–2
Loss8–2Oct 2018Tennis Classic of Macon, US80,000HardKazakhstan Anna DanilinaUnited States Caty McNally United States Jessica Pegula1–6, 7–5, [9–11]
Win9–2Apr 2019Clay Court Championships, USW80ClayUnited States Quinn GleasonUzbekistan Akgul Amanmuradova Australia Lizette Cabrera5–7, 7–5, [10–8]
Loss9–3Jul 2019Challenger de Granby, CanadaW80HardUnited States Quinn GleasonJapan Haruka Kaji Japan Junri Namigata6–7(5), 7–5, [8–10]
Loss9–4Aug 2019Concord Tennis Open, USW60HardUnited States Elizabeth HalbauerUnited States Angela Kulikov United States Rianna Valdes6–7(3), 6–4, [15–17]
Win10–4Oct 2019LTP Charleston Pro, USW60ClayKazakhstan Anna DanilinaMontenegro Vladica Babić United States Caitlin Whoriskey6–1, 6–1
Win11–4Oct 2019ITF Hilton Head, USW25ClayKazakhstan Anna DanilinaUnited States Katharine Fahey United States Elizabeth Halbauer6–3, 6–2
Win12–4Jun 2022Surbiton Trophy, UKW100GrassNetherlands Rosalie van der HoekMexico Fernanda Contreras Gómez United States Catherine Harrison6–3, 6–3
Win13–4Feb 2023Guanajuato Open, MexicoW60+HHardUnited States Emina BektasFrance Elixane Lechemia United States Quinn Gleason7–6(4), 3–6, [10–6]
Win14–4Dec 2025ITF Daytona Beach, United StatesW35ClayUnited States Abigail RencheliUnited States Anastasia Goncharova United States Madison Tattini6–3, 6–2

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