Zeel Desai| Country (sports) |  India |
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| Born | (1999-02-18) 18 February 1999
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| Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) |
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| Prize money | $101,635 |
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| Career record | 253–180 |
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| Career titles | 5 ITF |
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| Highest ranking | No. 511 (12 February 2024) |
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| Current ranking | No. 552 (31 August 2026) |
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| Career record | 122–87 |
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| Career titles | 6 ITF |
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| Highest ranking | No. 485 (3 March 2025) |
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| Current ranking | No. 548 (31 August 2026) |
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| Fed Cup | 1–0 |
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| Last updated on: 2 September 2026. |
Zeel Desai (born 18 February 1999) is an Indian tennis player from Ahmedabad.
Desai has a career-high singles ranking of 511 by the WTA, achieved on 12 February 2024. She also has a career-high WTA doubles ranking of 485, attained on 3 March 2025. Desai has won five singles titles and six doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.
Desai represents India competing in the Billie Jean King Cup and made her debut at the 2021 Play-offs against Latvia.[1] In February 2023, she entered the final of the W15 tournament at the Joygaon Academy with a semifinal victory against Vaidehi on her birthday.[2] In the final, she beat qualifier Sandeepti Singh Rao in three sets to win the title.[3] In November 2023, she lost to Shrivalli to finish runner-up at the ITF event on the Bowring Institute clay courts in Bengaluru.[4] In February 2024, Desai won her first match as a wildcard entry into the WTA 125 Mumbai Open against Sapfo Sakellaridi, in straight sets.[5]
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 13 (5 titles, 8 runner-ups)
| Legend |
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| W25/35 tournaments (1–1) |
| W10/15 tournaments (4–7) |
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| Finals by surface |
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| Hard (4–5) |
| Clay (1–3) |
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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 |
Feb 2017 |
ITF Gwalior, India |
15,000 |
Hard |
Mahak Jain |
6–3, 7–5 |
| Loss |
1–2 |
Jun 2018 |
ITF Guimarães, Portugal |
15,000 |
Hard |
 Maria João Koehler |
1–6, 6–3, 1–6 |
| Loss |
1–3 |
Mar 2020 |
ITF Cairo, Egypt |
W15 |
Hard |
 Sandra Samir |
7–5, 6–7(7), 2–6 |
| Loss |
1–4 |
Jan 2021 |
ITF Monastir, Tunisia |
W15 |
Hard |
 Salma Djoubri |
4–6, 6–3, 2–6 |
| Loss |
1–5 |
Feb 2022 |
ITF Jhajjar, India |
W15 |
Clay |
 Anna Ureke |
4–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
| Loss |
1–6 |
Feb 2022 |
ITF Ahmedabad, India |
W15 |
Clay |
 Emily Seibold |
2–6, 1–6 |
| Win |
2–6 |
Feb 2023 |
ITF Jhajjar, India |
W15 |
Clay |
Sandeepti Singh Rao |
1–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
| Win |
3–6 |
Oct 2023 |
ITF Monastir, Tunisia |
W15 |
Hard |
 Hina Inoue |
6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss |
3–7 |
Nov 2023 |
ITF Bengaluru, India |
W25 |
Clay |
Shrivalli Bhamidipaty |
0–6, 6–4, 3–6 |
| Loss |
3–8 |
Apr 2025 |
ITF Monastir, Tunisia |
W15 |
Hard |
Anastasiia Gureva |
0–6, 0–2 ret. |
| Win |
4–8 |
Sep 2025 |
ITF Gurugram, India |
W15 |
Hard |
Shruti Ahlawat |
2–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
| Win |
5–8 |
Feb 2026 |
ITF Gurugram, India |
W15 |
Hard |
Polina Kuharenko |
6–2, 7–6(3) |
Doubles: 21 (6 titles, 15 runner-ups)
| Legend |
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| W50 tournaments |
| W25/35 tournaments |
| W10/15 tournaments |
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| Finals by surface |
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| Hard (6–14) |
| Clay (0–1) |
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| Result |
W–L |
Date |
Tournament |
Tier |
Surface |
Partner |
Opponents |
Score |
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| Win |
1–0 |
Sep 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 |
Rutuja Bhosale
 Alexandra Walters |
6–2, 7–5 |
| Win |
3–0 |
Apr 2018 |
ITF Hua Hin, Thailand |
15,000 |
Hard |
 Bunyawi Thamchaiwat |
 Sheng Yuqi
 Aldila Sutjiadi |
7–5, 6–1 |
| Loss |
3–1 |
Jun 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 |
Sep 2019 |
ITF Pretoria, South Africa |
W15 |
Hard |
Merel Hoedt |
Caroline Roméo
 Chanel Simmonds |
w/o |
| Win |
4–4 |
Jan 2020 |
ITF Monastir, Tunisia |
W15 |
Hard |
 Anastasia Tikhonova |
 Bojana Marinković
 Tereza Mihalíková |
7–6(4), 5–7, [10–5] |
| Loss |
4–5 |
Mar 2020 |
ITF Cairo, Egypt |
W15 |
Hard |
 Stefania Rogozińska Dzik |
Jacqueline Cabaj Awad
Sandra Samir |
5–7, 2–6 |
| Loss |
4–6 |
Feb 2023 |
ITF Jhajjar, India |
W15 |
Clay |
Vaidehi Chaudhari |
 Diāna Marcinkēviča
Fanny Östlund |
2–6, 1–6 |
| Win |
5–6 |
Feb 2023 |
ITF Gurugram, India |
W15 |
Hard |
Punnin Kovapitukted |
Shrivalli Bhamidipaty
Vaidehi Chaudhari |
6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss |
5–7 |
May 2023 |
ITF Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand |
W25 |
Hard |
Anastasia Sukhotina |
Shrivalli Bhamidipaty
Vaidehi Chaudhari |
4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss |
5–8 |
Aug 2023 |
ITF Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand |
W25 |
Hard |
Vaidehi Chaudhari |
Luksika Kumkhum
 Park So-hyun |
6–7(4), 0–6 |
| Win |
6–8 |
Oct 2023 |
ITF Monastir, Tunisia |
W15 |
Hard |
Anastasia Sukhotina |
 Arabella Koller
 Camilla Zanolini |
6–4, 6–7(11), [10–7] |
| Loss |
6–9 |
Jun 2024 |
ITF Monastir, Tunisia |
W15 |
Hard |
 Naïma Karamoko |
Xiao Zhenghua
Xu Jiayu |
6–7(7), 5–7 |
| Loss |
6–10 |
Aug 2024 |
ITF Monastir, Tunisia |
W15 |
Hard |
 Celine Simunyu |
Sofya Gapankova
Kseniya Yersh |
2–6, 3–6 |
| Loss |
6–11 |
Dec 2024 |
ITF Navi Mumbai, India |
W50 |
Hard |
Riya Bhatia |
Kanako Morisaki
Naho Sato |
6–4, 3–6, [7–10] |
| Loss |
6–12 |
Apr 2025 |
ITF Monastir, Tunisia |
W15 |
Hard |
Anastasiia Gureva |
 Vilma Krebs Hyllested
Johanne Svendsen |
0–6, 7–5, [5–10] |
| Loss |
6–13 |
Apr 2025 |
ITF Monastir, Tunisia |
W15 |
Hard |
Anastasiia Gureva |
Abigail Rencheli
Hibah Shaikh |
4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss |
6–14 |
Dec 2025 |
ITF New Delhi, India |
W35 |
Hard |
Vaidehi Chaudhari |
Hiroko Kuwata
Ekaterina Yashina |
2–6, 3–6 |
| Loss |
6–15 |
Dec 2025 |
ITF Solapur, India |
W35 |
Hard |
Elina Nepliy |
Vaishnavi Adkar
Ankita Raina |
6–4, 5–7, [6–10] |