Zeel Desai
Zeel Desai (born 18 February 1999) is an Indian tennis player.
| Country (sports) |  India |
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| Born | 18 February 1999 Ahmedabad, India |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$ 45,933 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 97–67 (59.1%) |
| Career titles | 2 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 549 (19 September 2022) |
| Current ranking | No. 651 (9 January 2023) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 50–29 (63.3%) |
| Career titles | 5 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 510 (10 September 2018) |
| Current ranking | No. 669 (9 January 2023) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | 1–0 |
| Last updated on: 4 April 2021. | |
Desai has a career-high singles ranking of 549 by the WTA, achieved on 19 September 2022. She also has a career-high WTA doubles ranking of 510, attained on 10 September 2018. Desai has won two singles titles and four doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.
Desai represents India at the Billie Jean King Cup and made her debut at the 2021 play-offs against Latvia.[1]
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 8 (2 titles, 6 runner–ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2016 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard |  Ana Bianca Mihăilă |
6–3, 5–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Mar 2017 | ITF Gwalior, India | 15,000 | Hard | Mahak Jain |
6–3, 7–5 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Jul 2018 | ITF Guimarães, Portugal | 15,000 | Hard |  Maria João Koehler |
1–6, 6–3, 1–6 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Mar 2020 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | 15,000 | Hard |  Sandra Samir |
7–5, 6–7(7), 2–6 |
| Loss | 1–4 | Jan 2021 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | 15,000 | Hard |  Salma Djoubri |
4–6, 6–3, 2–6 |
| Loss | 1–5 | Feb 2022 | ITF Jhajjar, India | 15,000 | Clay |  Anna Ureke |
4–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
| Loss | 1–6 | Feb 2022 | ITF Ahmedabad, India | 15,000 | Clay |  Emily Seibold |
2–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 2–6 | Feb 2023 | ITF Jhajjar, India | 15,000 | Clay | Sandeepti Singh Rao |
1–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
Doubles: 11 (5 titles, 6 runner–ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Oct 2016 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | Ola Abou Zekry |
 Suzy Larkin  Theiviya Selvarajoo |
7–5, 6–4 |
| Win | 2–0 | Sep 2017 | ITF Hua Hin, Thailand | 15,000 | Hard | Pranjala Yadlapalli |
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6–2, 7–5 |
| Win | 3–0 | May 2018 | ITF Hua Hin, Thailand | 15,000 | Hard |  Bunyawi Thamchaiwat |
 Sheng Yuqi  Aldila Sutjiadi |
7–5, 6–1 |
| Loss | 3–1 | Jul 2018 | ITF Guimarães, Portugal | 15,000 | Hard | Cristina Ene |
Karola Bejenaru  Jacqueline Cabaj Awad |
1–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 3–2 | Jul 2018 | ITF Hong Kong | 15,000 | Hard |  Akari Inoue |
 Ng Kwan-yau Wu Ho-ching |
4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 3–3 | Jul 2018 | ITF Jakarta, Indonesia | 15,000 | Hard | Mana Ayukawa |
 Arianne Hartono Aldila Sutjiadi |
1–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 3–4 | Oct 2019 | ITF Pretoria, South Africa | 15,000 | Hard | Merel Hoedt |
Caroline Roméo  Chanel Simmonds |
w/o |
| Win | 4–4 | Jan 2020 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | 15,000 | Hard | Anastasia Tikhonova |
 Bojana Marinković  Tereza Mihalíková |
7–6(4), 5–7, [10–5] |
| Loss | 4–5 | Mar 2020 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | 15,000 | Hard |  Stefania Rogozińska Dzik |
Jacqueline Cabaj Awad Sandra Samir |
5–7, 2–6 |
| Loss | 4–6 | Feb 2023 | ITF Jhajjar, India | 15,000 | Clay | Vaidehi Chaudhari |
 Diāna Marcinkēviča Fanny Östlund |
2–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 5–6 | Feb 2023 | ITF Gurugram, India | 15,000 | Hard | Punnin Kovapitukted |
Shrivalli Rashmikaa Bhamidipaty Vaidehi Chaudhari |
6–2, 6–2 |
References
- "Draws Announced For Billie Jean King Cup Play-offs". www.tennis-tourtalk.com.
External links
- Zeel Desai at the Women's Tennis Association
- Zeel Desai at the International Tennis Federation
- Zeel Desai at the Billie Jean King Cup
- Zeel Desai at ESPN.com
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