Zeel Desai

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. In February 2023, she entered the final of the W15 tournament at the Joygaon Academy with a semifinal victory against Vaidehi on her birthday. In the final, she beat qualifier Sandeepti Singh Rao in three sets to win the title. In November 2023, she lost to Shrivalli to finish runner-up at the ITF event on the Bowring Institute clay courts in Bengaluru. In February 2024, Desai won her first match as a wildcard entry into the WTA 125 Mumbai Open against Sapfo Sakellaridi, in straight sets.

ITF Circuit finals Singles: 13 (5 titles, 8 runner-ups) Legend W25/35 tournaments (1–1) W10/15 tournaments (4–7)Finals by surfaceHard (4–5)Clay (1–3)

Doubles: 21 (6 titles, 15 runner-ups) Legend W50 tournaments W25/35 tournaments W10/15 tournaments Finals by surfaceHard (6–14)Clay (0–1)