{{Short description|American tennis player (born 2004)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2021}} {{Infobox tennis biography |name = Reese Brantmeier |image = Reese Brantmeier (2023 Wolfpack Invite) 01.jpg |caption = Brantmeier in 2023 |fullname = |height = 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) |country = {{USA}} |residence = |birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|2004|10|5}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Reese Brantmeier Player Profile |url=https://www.usopen.org/en_US/players/overview/wta329512.html |publisher=US Open |access-date=2023-10-17}}</ref> |birth_place = Cold Spring, Wisconsin<ref name="MilJournalSentinal16YearOld">{{Cite web|url=https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/2021/06/24/reese-brantmeier-tennis-phenom-small-town-wisconsin/7768162002/|title=Nickel: A 16-year-old international tennis phenom is right from our own backyard|first=Lori|last=Nickel|newspaper=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel|date=2021-06-24|access-date=2023-10-17}}</ref> |turnedpro = |retired = |plays = Right-handed |college = North Carolina (2023–) |careerprizemoney = $145,600 |singlesrecord = {{tennis record|won=39|lost=37}} |singlestitles = 1 ITF |highestsinglesranking = No. 411 (August 1, 2022) |currentsinglesranking = <!-- |USOpenjuniorresult = QF (2019) --> |doublesrecord = {{tennis record|won=29|lost=22}} |doublestitles = 2 ITF |highestdoublesranking = No. 236 (October 3, 2022) |currentdoublesranking = |USOpenDoublesresult = 2R (2022, 2025) |USOpenMixedresult = 1R (2021) |updated = August 31, 2024 }}
'''Reese Brantmeier''' (born October 5, 2004) is an American tennis player. She plays college tennis for the North Carolina Tar Heels.
Brantmeier has a career-high singles ranking by the WTA of No. 411, achieved on August 1, 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/329512/reese-brantmeier|title=Reese Brantmeier |publisher=Women's Tennis Association|access-date=2023-10-17}}</ref> On October 3, 2022, she peaked at No. 236 in the doubles rankings.
==Early life and junior career== Brantmeier was born to Scott and Becky Brantmeier and raised near Whitewater, Wisconsin.<ref name="MilJournalSentinal16YearOld" /> Her father is a doctor and she has two brothers.<ref name="MilJournalSentinal16YearOld" /> She began online schooling and living out of a hotel room with her mother while training at the United States Tennis Association's National Campus in Orlando, Florida.<ref name="MilJournalSentinal16YearOld" />
Brantmeier won the 2019 United States 16s national title.<ref name="WhitewaterAdvancesFinals">{{cite news |last1=Stewart |first1=Greg |title=Brantmeier Advances to Finals of USTA Billie Jean King Jr. Nationals; Earns Shot at the U.S. Open in Tennis |url=https://whitewaterbanner.com/brantmeier-advances-to-finals-of-usta-billie-jean-king-jr-nationals-earns-shot-at-the-u-s-open-in-tennis/ |access-date=September 9, 2021 |newspaper=Whitewater Banner |date=August 17, 2021}}</ref> She finished second at the 2021 United States 18s national championship, losing to Ashlyn Krueger.<ref name="WhitewaterAdvancesFinals" />
At the 2022 US Open, she and Clervie Ngounoue received a wildcard to the women's doubles tournament.<ref>{{cite news |title=Whitewater's Brantmeier to compete at U.S. Open in doubles |url=https://www.dailyunion.com/sports/whitewaters-brantmeier-to-compete-at-u-s-open-in-doubles/article_6373d0d2-27ec-11ed-ae58-1bef3c4ecb10.html |work=Daily Jefferson County Union |date=August 29, 2022}}</ref>
==College career== Brantmeier began playing college tennis for the North Carolina Tar Heels in the spring of 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://goheels.com/sports/womens-tennis/roster/reese-brantmeier/23564|title=Reese Brantmeier|work=goheels.com|publisher=University of North Carolina|access-date=May 12, 2023}}</ref> She did not play in the fall of 2022 to avoid being ruled ineligible by the NCAA for collecting prize money during high school; she later filed suit against the NCAA over the rule.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dailytarheel.com/article/2023/09/sports-tennis-prize-money-regulations-in-college-fiona-crawley-us-open-tar-heels-north-carolina-collegiate-womens-tennis|title=Fiona Crawley, UNC tennis players struggle with NCAA prize money rules|last=Wills|first=Caroline|date=2023-09-27|newspaper=The Daily Tar Heel|access-date=2023-11-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5346029/2024/03/18/reese-brantmeier-ncaa-lawsuit-tennis-prize-money/|title=Top college tennis player sues NCAA to challenge tournament prize restrictions|last=Futterman|first=Matthew|date=2024-03-18|website=The Athletic|accessdate=2024-06-26}}</ref> At the 2023 NCAA Championships, Brantmeier helped North Carolina win their first national team title. Playing in the team's No. 1 spot in place of Fiona Crawley, she beat multiple ranked players during their run, including national No. 3 Lea Ma of Georgia in the semifinals.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dailytarheel.com/article/2023/05/sports-womens-tennis-season-lookback|title=Lineup changes prove vital in road to NCAA women's tennis title|last=Wills|first=Caroline|date=May 22, 2023|work=The Daily Tar Heel|access-date=June 7, 2023}}</ref> Though she lost {{tennis score|6|3|-|6|4|-}} to North Carolina State standout Diana Shnaider in her singles match in the final, she and Reilly Tran won the deciding doubles match that gave North Carolina an early 1–0 lead.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://goheels.com/news/2023/5/20/womens-tennis-unc-ncsu-ncaa-wten-recap.aspx|title=National Champs! Tar Heels Down Wolfpack, 4-1, for NCAA Women's Tennis Title|date=May 20, 2023|website=goheels.com|publisher=University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Athletics|access-date=June 7, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/article275613161.html|title=UNC women's tennis avenges only loss of season, beats rival NC State for national title|last=Pelletier|first=Justin|date=May 21, 2023|newspaper=The News & Observer|access-date=June 7, 2023}}</ref> Brantmeier additionally reached the NCAA doubles tournament final with Elizabeth Scotty, losing to North Carolina teammates Crawley and Carson Tanguilig.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://chapelboro.com/sports/uncs-fiona-crawley-and-carson-tanguilig-win-ncaa-doubles-championship|title=UNC's Fiona Crawley and Carson Tanguilig Win NCAA Doubles Championship|last=Koh|first=Michael|date=May 27, 2023|work=Chapelboro|access-date=June 7, 2023}}</ref> [[File:Brantmeier Banerjee Master’U 1603871.jpg|thumb|left|With Samir Banerjee, 2025, Master'U]]
Brantmeier swept the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Fall National Championships in the fall of 2023, winning national titles in singles and doubles with Scotty.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://chapelboro.com/sports/uncs-reese-brantmeier-wins-singles-and-doubles-titles-at-ita-fall-national-championships|title=UNC's Reese Brantmeier Wins Singles and Doubles Titles at ITA Fall National Championships|last=Koh|first=Michael|date=2023-11-06|website=Chapelboro.com|access-date=2023-11-06}}</ref> In the spring of 2024, she tore her meniscus during the ITA National Team Indoor Championship, ruling her out for the season.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dailytarheel.com/article/2024/03/reese-brantmeier-season-ending-injury-unc-womens-tennis-boston-college-win-anika-yarlagadda-tatum-evans-brian-kalbas|title=UNC women's tennis forced to adapt after Reese Brantmeier's season-ending injury|last=Wills|first=Caroline|date=2024-03-05|newspaper=The Daily Tar Heel|access-date=2024-06-26}}</ref>
==ITF Circuit finals== ===Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)=== {| |-valign=top | {|class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%" !Legend |- style="background:lightblue;" |$25,000 tournaments (0–2) |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" |$15,000 tournaments (1–0) |} | {|class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;" !Finals by surface |- |Hard (1–1) |- |Clay (0–1) |} |} {|class="sortable wikitable" !Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !{{ns}}Date{{ns}} !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Opponent !class="unsortable"|Score |- |style="background:#ffa07a"|Loss |<small>0–1</small> |{{dts|May 2022}} |style="background:lightblue;"|ITF Daytona Beach, United States |style="background:lightblue;"|25,000 |Clay |{{flagicon|USA}} Katrina Scott |2–6, 4–6 |- |style="background:#ffa07a"|Loss |<small>0–2</small> |Oct 2022 |style="background:lightblue;"|ITF Fort Worth, United States |style="background:lightblue;"|25,000 |Hard |{{flagicon|USA}} Liv Hovde |6–7<sup>(1–7)</sup>, 4–6 |- |bgcolor=98FB98|Win |<small>1–2</small> |Jul 2023 |style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Lakewood, United States |style="background:#f0f8ff;"|15,000 |Hard |{{flagicon|USA}} Haley Giavara |6–4, 6–4 |}
===Doubles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runner-ups)=== {| |-valign=top | {|class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%" !Legend |- style="background:#addfad;" |$60,000 tournaments (0–1) |- style="background:lightblue;" |$25,000 tournaments (2–0) |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" |$15,000 tournaments (0–2) |} | {|class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;" !Finals by surface |- |Hard (1–1) |- |Clay (1–2) |} |} {|class="sortable wikitable" !Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !{{ns}}Date{{ns}} !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Partner !Opponents !class="unsortable"|Score |- |style="background:#ffa07a"|Loss |<small>0–1</small> |{{dts|May 2019}} |style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Naples, United States |style="background:#f0f8ff;"|15,000 |Clay |{{flagicon|USA}} Kimmi Hance |{{flagicon|USA}} Mara Schmidt <br /> {{flagicon|AUS}} Belinda Woolcock |3–6, 7–5, [6–10] |- |style="background:#ffa07a"|Loss |<small>0–2</small> |May 2022 |style="background:#addfad;"| Pelham Pro Classic, US |style="background:#addfad;"| 60,000 |Clay |{{flagicon|USA}} Elvina Kalieva |{{flagicon|USA}} Carolyn Ansari <br /> {{flagicon|CAN}} Ariana Arseneault |5–7, 1–6 |- |bgcolor=98FB98|Win |<small>1–2</small> |Jan 2023 |style="background:lightblue;"| ITF Naples, US |style="background:lightblue;"| 25,000 |Clay |{{flagicon|USA}} Makenna Jones |{{flagicon|GBR}} Emily Appleton <br /> {{flagicon|USA}} Quinn Gleason |6–4, 6–2 |- |bgcolor="98FB98"|Win |<small>2–2</small> |Jun 2023 |style="background:lightblue;"| ITF Wichita, US |style="background:lightblue;"| 25,000 |Hard |{{flagicon|USA}} Maria Mateas |{{flagicon|USA}} Ava Markham <br /> {{flagicon|}} Alina Shcherbinina |6–2, 6–4 |- |style="background:#ffa07a"|Loss |<small>2–3</small> |Jul 2023 |style="background:#f0f8ff;"| ITF Lakewood, US |style="background:#f0f8ff;"| 15,000 |Hard |{{flagicon|USA}} Fiona Crawley |{{flagicon|UKR}} Anita Sahdiieva <br /> {{flagicon|USA}} Savannah Broadus |3–6, 3–6 |}
==Junior Grand Slam finals== ===Doubles: 1 (runner-up)=== {|class="sortable wikitable" style=font-size:97% |- !Result !Year !Tournament !Surface !Partner !Opponents !Score |- style="background:#ccf;" | bgcolor="ffa07a"|Loss |2021 |US Open |Hard |{{flagicon|USA}} Elvina Kalieva |{{flagicon|USA}} Ashlyn Krueger <br /> {{flagicon|USA}} Robin Montgomery |7–5, 3–6, [4–10] |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{WTA|329512}} * {{ITF|reese-brantmeier/800537726/usa}}
{{s-start}} {{s-sports}} {{succession box | before = {{flagicon|PHI}} Alex Eala / {{flagicon|BLR}} Evialina Laskevich | after = {{flagicon|CRO}} Petra Marčinko / {{flagicon|RUS}} Diana Shnaider | title = Orange Bowl Girls' Doubles Champion | with = {{flagicon|USA}} Kimmi Hance | years = 2020 }} {{s-end}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Brantmeier, Reese}} Category:2004 births Category:Living people Category:American female tennis players Category:21st-century American sportswomen Category:Tennis players from Wisconsin Category:North Carolina Tar Heels women's tennis players