Reese Brantmeier Explained

Reese Brantmeier
Height:5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Birth Date:2004 10, mf=yes[1]
Birth Place:Cold Spring, Wisconsin[2]
Plays:Right-handed
College:North Carolina (2023–)
Careerprizemoney:$121,477
Singlestitles:1 ITF
Highestsinglesranking:No. 411 (August 1, 2022)
Currentsinglesranking:No. 954 (March 18, 2024)
Usopenjuniorresult:QF (2019)
Doublestitles:2 ITF
Highestdoublesranking:No. 236 (October 3, 2022)
Currentdoublesranking:No. 764 (March 18, 2024)
Usopendoublesresult:2R (2022)
Usopenmixedresult:1R (2021)
Updated:March 19, 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.[3] 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. Her father is a doctor and she has two brothers. 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.

Brantmeier won the 2019 United States 16s national title.[4] She finished second at the 2021 United States 18s national championship, losing to Ashlyn Krueger.

At the 2022 US Open, she and Clervie Ngounoue received a wildcard to the women's doubles tournament.[5]

College career

Brantmeier began playing college tennis for the North Carolina Tar Heels in the spring of 2023.[6] 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.[7] [8] 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.[9] Though she lost 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.[10] [11] Brantmeier additionally reached the NCAA doubles tournament final with Elizabeth Scotty, losing to North Carolina teammates Crawley and Carson Tanguilig.[12]

Brantmeier swept the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Fall National Championships in the fall of 2023, winning national titles in singles and doubles with Scotty.[13] In the spring of 2024, she tore her meniscus during the ITA National Team Indoor Championship, ruling her out for the season.[14]

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

Legend
$25,000 tournaments (0–2)
$15,000 tournaments (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (0–1)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1ITF Daytona Beach, United States25,000Clay Katrina Scott2–6, 4–6
Loss0–2Oct 2022ITF Fort Worth, United States25,000Hard Liv Hovde6–7(1–7), 4–6
Win1–2Jul 2023ITF Lakewood, United States15,000Hard Haley Giavara6–4, 6–4

Doubles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runner-ups)

Legend
$60,000 tournaments (0–1)
$25,000 tournaments (2–0)
$15,000 tournaments (0–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (1–2)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1ITF Naples, United States15,000Clay Kimmi Hance Mara Schmidt
Belinda Woolcock
3–6, 7–5, [6–10]
Loss0–2May 2022Pelham Pro Classic, United States60,000Clay Elvina Kalieva Carolyn Ansari
Ariana Arseneault
5–7, 1–6
Win1–2Jan 2023ITF Naples, United States25,000Clay Makenna Jones Emily Appleton
Quinn Gleason
6–4, 6–2
Win2–2Jun 2023ITF Wichita, United States25,000Hard Maria Mateas Ava Markham
Alina Shcherbinina
6–2, 6–4
Loss2–3Jul 2023ITF Lakewood, United States15,000Hard Fiona Crawley Anita Sahdiieva
Savannah Broadus
3–6, 3–6

Junior Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Reese Brantmeier Player Profile . . 2023-10-17.
  2. Web site: Nickel: A 16-year-old international tennis phenom is right from our own backyard. Lori. Nickel. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. 2021-06-24. 2023-10-17.
  3. Web site: Reese Brantmeier . Women's Tennis Association. 2023-10-17.
  4. News: Stewart . Greg . Brantmeier Advances to Finals of USTA Billie Jean King Jr. Nationals; Earns Shot at the U.S. Open in Tennis . September 9, 2021 . Whitewater Banner . August 17, 2021.
  5. News: Whitewater's Brantmeier to compete at U.S. Open in doubles . Daily Jefferson County Union . August 29, 2022.
  6. Web site: Reese Brantmeier. goheels.com. University of North Carolina. May 12, 2023.
  7. News: Fiona Crawley, UNC tennis players struggle with NCAA prize money rules. Wills. Caroline. 2023-09-27. The Daily Tar Heel. 2023-11-02.
  8. News: Top college tennis player sues NCAA to challenge tournament prize restrictions. Futterman. Matthew. 2024-03-18. The Athletic. 2024-06-26.
  9. News: Lineup changes prove vital in road to NCAA women's tennis title. Wills. Caroline. May 22, 2023. The Daily Tar Heel. June 7, 2023.
  10. News: National Champs! Tar Heels Down Wolfpack, 4-1, for NCAA Women's Tennis Title. May 20, 2023. goheels.com. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Athletics. June 7, 2023.
  11. News: UNC women's tennis avenges only loss of season, beats rival NC State for national title. Pelletier. Justin. May 21, 2023. The News & Observer. June 7, 2023.
  12. News: UNC's Fiona Crawley and Carson Tanguilig Win NCAA Doubles Championship. Koh. Michael. May 27, 2023. Chapelboro. June 7, 2023.
  13. News: UNC's Reese Brantmeier Wins Singles and Doubles Titles at ITA Fall National Championships. Koh. Michael. 2023-11-06. Chapelboro.com. 2023-11-06.
  14. News: UNC women's tennis forced to adapt after Reese Brantmeier's season-ending injury. Wills. Caroline. 2024-03-05. The Daily Tar Heel. 2024-06-26.