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Reese Brantmeier
	Brantmeier in 2023
Country (sports)	United States
Born	October 5, 2004 (age 20); Cold Spring, Wisconsin
Height	5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Plays	Right-handed
College	North Carolina (2023–)
Prize money	$121,477
Singles
Career record	39–37
Career titles	1 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 411 (August 1, 2022)
Doubles
Career record	29–22
Career titles	2 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 236 (October 3, 2022)
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open	2R (2022)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
US Open	1R (2021)
	Last updated on: 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.^[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.^[2] Her father is a doctor and she has two brothers.^[2] 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.^[2]

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.^[4]

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 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.^[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)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	May 2022	ITF Daytona Beach, United States	25,000	Clay	Katrina Scott	2–6, 4–6
Loss	0–2	Oct 2022	ITF Fort Worth, United States	25,000	Hard	Liv Hovde	6–7^(1–7), 4–6
Win	1–2	Jul 2023	ITF Lakewood, United States	15,000	Hard	Haley Giavara	6–4, 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)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	May 2019	ITF Naples, United States	15,000	Clay	Kimmi Hance	Mara Schmidt Belinda Woolcock	3–6, 7–5, [6–10]
Loss	0–2	May 2022	Pelham Pro Classic, US	60,000	Clay	Elvina Kalieva	Carolyn Ansari Ariana Arseneault	5–7, 1–6
Win	1–2	Jan 2023	ITF Naples, US	25,000	Clay	Makenna Jones	Emily Appleton Quinn Gleason	6–4, 6–2
Win	2–2	Jun 2023	ITF Wichita, US	25,000	Hard	Maria Mateas	Ava Markham Alina Shcherbinina	6–2, 6–4
Loss	2–3	Jul 2023	ITF Lakewood, US	15,000	Hard	Fiona Crawley	Anita Sahdiieva Savannah Broadus	3–6, 3–6

Junior Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	2021	US Open	Hard	Elvina Kalieva	Ashlyn Krueger Robin Montgomery	7–5, 3–6, [4–10]

References

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

External links

Reese Brantmeier at the Women's Tennis Association
Reese Brantmeier at the International Tennis Federation

Sporting positions
Preceded by Alex Eala / Evialina Laskevich	Orange Bowl Girls' Doubles Champion 2020 With: Kimmi Hance	Succeeded by Petra Marčinko / Diana Shnaider