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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The unseeded Cougars, whose run to the title clash energized their campus and sparked pride throughout the St. Paul City Conference, ended with a 3-0 loss to the Bears, who were simply too good to be beat and finished the season 19-1-2.
—Tris Wykes, Twin Cities, 1 Nov. 2025
Top-seed Aryna Sabalenka will play unseeded veteran Markéta Vondroušová.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
The 29-year-old unseeded Townsend first made headlines following her straight-sets second-round win over Latvian No. 25 seed Jelena Ostapenko on Wednesday.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 31 Aug. 2025
The British tennis player, who entered the tournament unseeded, advanced to the third round after a 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-5 victory.
—Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2025
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Tris Wykes, Twin Cities, 1 Nov. 2025
Top-seed Aryna Sabalenka will play unseeded veteran Markéta Vondroušová.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
The 29-year-old unseeded Townsend first made headlines following her straight-sets second-round win over Latvian No. 25 seed Jelena Ostapenko on Wednesday.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 31 Aug. 2025
The British tennis player, who entered the tournament unseeded, advanced to the third round after a 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-5 victory.
—Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2025
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“Unseeded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unseeded. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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