{{Short description|American tennis player (born 2002)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2026}} {{Infobox tennis biography |name = Alexa Noel |image = Alexa Noel (2024 US Open) 01.jpg |image_size = 200px |caption = Noel at the 2024 US Open |country = {{USA}} |birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|9|6}} |birth_place = Scottsdale, Arizona |height = {{convert|5|ft|6|in|abbr=on}} |college = |turnedpro = |plays = Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |careerprizemoney = $122,603 |singlesrecord = {{tennis record|won=34|lost=27}} |singlestitles = 1 ITF |highestsinglesranking = No. 679 (June 17, 2024) |currentsinglesranking = No. 878 (November 25, 2024) |AustralianOpenresult = |FrenchOpenresult = |Wimbledonresult = |USOpenresult = 1R (2024) |doublesrecord = {{tennis record|won=7|lost=8}} |doublestitles = 0 |highestdoublesranking = No. 946 (February 10, 2020) |currentdoublesranking = |AustralianOpenDoublesresult = |FrenchOpenDoublesresult = |WimbledonDoublesresult = |USOpenDoublesresult = 1R (2019) |updated = November 26, 2024 }}
'''Alexa Noel''' (born September 6, 2002) is an American tennis player. She has reached a career-high singles ranking by the WTA of world No. 679 and a doubles ranking of No. 948.<ref name="ITF Bio">{{cite web |title=Alexa Noel ITF Bio |url=https://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=100301788 |website=itftennis.com |accessdate=August 23, 2019}}</ref> She won the 2024 NCAA singles championship playing for the Miami Hurricanes. She also reached an ITF Junior world ranking of No. 4.
==Professional career== Noel made it into the final of the 2019 Wimbledon girl's championship, before falling to Daria Snigur.<ref>{{cite web |title=Unseeded Snigur caps junior career with Wimbledon win |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/1446823/unseeded-snigur-caps-junior-career-with-wimbledon-win |website=wtatennis.com |accessdate=January 27, 2020 |date=July 13, 2019}}</ref> On August 11, 2019, Noel and her partner, Abigail Forbes won the USTA Girls 18s National Championships doubles title, earning the pair a wildcard entry into the doubles main draw of the 2019 US Open.<ref>{{cite web |title=Incoming Freshman Forbes Qualifies for US Open |url=https://uclabruins.com/news/2019/8/12/womens-tennis-incoming-freshman-forbes-qualifies-for-us-open.aspx |website=uclabruins.com |accessdate=August 23, 2019 |date=August 12, 2019}}</ref> She won her first professional tournament on January 26, 2020, at the ITF Cancún.{{Citation needed|date=November 2024}}
She made her Grand Slam tournament singles debut at the 2024 US Open after receiving a wildcard for the main draw, earning her spot as the current NCAA singles champion.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/4094511/us-open-2024-s-grand-slam-debuts-shibahara-joint-sierra-and-more |title=US Open 2024's Grand Slam debuts: Shibahara, Joint, Sierra and more |date=August 24, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/tennis/story/_/id/40914973/ncaa-champion-alexa-noel-make-pro-tennis-debut-us-open |title=NCAA champion Alexa Noel to make pro tennis debut at US Open |date=August 19, 2024 |publisher=ESPN |accessdate=November 26, 2024}}</ref> Noel lost in the first round to Sara Sorribes Tormo.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://miamihurricanes.com/news/2024/08/27/noel-falls-in-us-open-main-draw/ |title=Noel Falls in US Open Main Draw |date=August 27, 2024 |publisher=miamihurricanes.com |accessdate=November 26, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tennismajors.com/us-open-news/us-open-sorribes-tormo-reaches-second-round-781899.html |title=US Open: Sorribes Tormo reaches second round |date=August 27, 2024 |publisher=Tennis Majors |accessdate=November 26, 2024}}</ref>
==College career== In 2020 Noel enrolled at the University of Iowa. She compiled a 25–3 record there as the #1 singles player. She transferred to the University of Miami Hurricanes in 2022. Noel won the NCAA women's singles title on May 25, 2024.{{Citation needed|date=October 2024}}
==ITF Circuit finals== {{BLP unreferenced section|date=October 2024}}
=== Singles: 1 (title) === {|class=wikitable style="font-size:90%" ! Legend |- bgcolor=#f0f8ff | $15,000 tournaments |}
{| class="sortable wikitable" !Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !{{ns}}Date{{ns}} !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Opponent !class="unsortable"|Score |- | bgcolor=98FB98|Win | <small>1–0</small> | Jan 2020 | bgcolor=f0f8ff|ITF Cancún, Mexico | bgcolor=f0f8ff|15,000 | Hard | {{flagicon|RUS}} Nika Kukharchuk | 6–3, 6–2 |}
==Junior Grand Slam tournament finals== {{BLP unreferenced section|date=October 2024}}
=== Singles: 1 (runner-up) === {|class="sortable wikitable" !Result !Year !Tournament !Surface !Opponent !class="unsortable"|Score |- style="background:#CCFFCC;" | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 2019 | Wimbledon | Grass | {{flagicon|UKR}} Daria Snigur | 4–6, 4–6 |}
== References == {{reflist}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=2024 US Open Alexa Noel turns pro after winning an NCAA tennis title at the University of Miami |url=https://www.theweek.in/wire-updates/sports/2024/08/19/spf13-spo-tennis-usopen-noel.html |access-date=November 15, 2024 |website=The Week |language=en}}</ref>
==External links== * {{WTA}} * {{ITF}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Noel, Alexa}} Category:American female tennis players Category:2002 births Category:Living people Category:Tennis players from Scottsdale, Arizona Category:Sportspeople from Summit, New Jersey Category:Tennis players from Union County, New Jersey Category:Tennis players at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics Category:Iowa Hawkeyes women's tennis players Category:21st-century American sportswomen