unseeded
adjective
un·seed·ed
ˌən-ˈsē-dəd 
: not seeded: such as
a
: having no seeds
unseeded fruit
b
: not seeded (see seed entry 2 sense 4b) among the contestants in a competition (such as a tennis tournament)
… ninth-seeded Lindsay Davenport lost quickly, in 65 minutes, to unseeded Julie Halard of France.—
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Now unseeded Loyola, which knocked off No. 4 seed San Jose State and No. 1 seed San Francisco on the road in the first two rounds, is two wins away from an NIT championship.
—Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
Zheng had to battle hard in the second set to overcome the unseeded Krueger and has now reached back-to-back quarterfinals after a difficult start to the season.
—Matias Grez, CNN, 25 Mar. 2025
Defending champion Danielle Collins was eliminated in straight sets by top seed Aryna Sabalenka and then No. 3 seed Coco Gauff had a more shocking exit after a straight sets loss to unseeded 33-year-old Magda Linette of Poland.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2025
Collins lost 6-4, 6-4 to top seed Aryna Sabalenka, while Anisimova lost to unseeded Brit Emma Raducanu 6-1, 6-3 and Ashlyn Krueger was defeated 6-2, 7-6(3) by China’s Qinwen Zheng.
—Manasi Pathak, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
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Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
Zheng had to battle hard in the second set to overcome the unseeded Krueger and has now reached back-to-back quarterfinals after a difficult start to the season.
—Matias Grez, CNN, 25 Mar. 2025
Defending champion Danielle Collins was eliminated in straight sets by top seed Aryna Sabalenka and then No. 3 seed Coco Gauff had a more shocking exit after a straight sets loss to unseeded 33-year-old Magda Linette of Poland.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2025
Collins lost 6-4, 6-4 to top seed Aryna Sabalenka, while Anisimova lost to unseeded Brit Emma Raducanu 6-1, 6-3 and Ashlyn Krueger was defeated 6-2, 7-6(3) by China’s Qinwen Zheng.
—Manasi Pathak, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
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“Unseeded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unseeded. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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