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Ulrikke Eikeri
Ulrikke Pia Eikeri (born 16 December 1992) is a Norwegian professional tennis player. On 22 April 2024, she peaked at No. 26 in the WTA doubles rankings. She reached a best singles ranking of world No. 206 on 16 April 2018. Eikeri has won three doubles titles on the WTA Tour, and two doubles titles on WTA Challenger Tour, along with 11 singles titles and 32 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. She reached the mixed doubles final at the 2022 French Open, alongside Joran Vliegen. On the ITF Junior Circuit, Eikeri had been ranked as high as No. 16 in the world. Playing for the Norway Billie Jean King Cup team, she has a win–loss record of 36–28, as of June 2024.
Career
2010: Juniors
In 2010, Eikeri reached the semifinals of the Australian Open in girls' doubles alongside Camila Silva.
2021: First doubles title
Eikeri won her first WTA Tour title in doubles in October 2021, playing alongside Ellen Perez at the 2021 Tenerife Open.
2022: Historic mixed-doubles final
At the 2022 French Open, she reached the final in mixed doubles on her debut partnering Joran Vliegen defeating 2021 Wimbledon champions Desirae Krawczyk and Neal Skupski in the process. They lost in the final to Ena Shibahara and Wesley Koolhof. By making her first major final in her first try at mixed doubles, Ulrikke Eikeri became Norway's first Grand Slam championship finalist in the Open Era.
2023: WTA 500 title, WTA Elite Trophy debut
In June, she won her second WTA Tour title in doubles, winning the Nottingham Open alongside Ingrid Neel, defeating Harriet Dart and Heather Watson in the final. She won her biggest title to date at the Pan Pacific Open, also with Neel. She was selected to play in the Elite Trophy with Lyudmyla Kichenok.
2024: Hong Kong Open doubles title
Partnering Makoto Ninomiya, she won the doubles title at the Hong Kong Open, defeating Shuko Aoyama and Eri Hozumi in the final which went to a deciding champions tiebreak.
Performance timelines
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.
Singles
Current through the 2023 Wimbledon Championships.
Doubles
Current through the 2023 Wimbledon Championships.
Grand Slam tournaments
Mixed doubles: 1 (runner-up)
WTA Tour finals
Doubles: 6 (3 titles, 3 runner-ups)
WTA Challenger finals
Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 19 (11 titles, 8 runner–ups)
Doubles: 46 (32 titles, 14 runner–ups)
Team competition
Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup
Singles (21–13)
Doubles (11–6)
United Cup (1–6)
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