Clara Burel (French pronunciation: [klaʁa byʁɛl]; born 24 March 2001) is a French tennis player. On 21 February 2022, she peaked at No. 74 in the WTA singles rankings. In singles, she reached two Grand Slam junior finals and won two silver medals at the Youth Summer Olympics. In 2018, she became the junior world No. 1.
![]() Burel at the 2022 French Open | |
Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Residence | Perros-Guirec, France |
Born | (2001-03-24) 24 March 2001 (age 21) Rennes, France |
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | US$ 1,185,801 |
Singles | |
Career record | 105–77 (57.7%) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 74 (21 February 2022) |
Current ranking | No. 137 (31 October 2022) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (2019, 2021, 2022) |
French Open | 3R (2020) |
Wimbledon | 2R (2021) |
US Open | 3R (2022) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 6–19 (24.0%) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 249 (21 February 2022) |
Current ranking | No. 1021 (31 October 2022) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (2022) |
French Open | 3R (2021) |
Wimbledon | 1R (2022) |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
French Open | 2R (2022) |
Last updated on: 5 November 2022. |
In 2018, Burel reached the junior singles final at three major events, the Australian Open, the US Open and the Youth Summer Olympics (YOG). Partnering with compatriot Hugo Gaston, she also won the mixed doubles bronze medal at the YOG. In October, Burel qualified for the ITF Junior Masters, where she captured her first major title. She became the junior world No. 1 the next week, on October 29.
Junior Grand Slam results - Singles:
Junior Grand Slam results - Doubles:
Following her final in Melbourne, Burel was selected as an alternate in the French Fed Cup team for the 2018 first round against Belgium. In September, she reached her first final on the Pro Circuit at Clermont-Ferrand, falling to Lesley Kerkhove.
Burel was a wildcard entrant in the Australian Open, where she lost in the first round to Carla Suárez Navarro.[1][2]
In 2020, Burel received wild cards for two WTA and the Grand Slam home tournaments. In Lyon in March, she lost in the first round to Jil Teichmann.[3] In Strasbourg in September, she knocked out Kateryna Bondarenko before falling in the second round to Zhang Shuai. At the French Open the following week, she beat Arantxa Rus in the first round, and Kaja Juvan in the second round to reach the third round of a Grand Slam for the first time in her career becoming the youngest Frenchwoman since 18-year-old Alizé Cornet did so in 2008.[4]
In July 2021, Burel reached her first WTA final at the Ladies Open Lausanne, losing in three sets to Tamara Zidanšek.[5] As a result, she made her top 100 debut at world No. 98, on 19 July 2021.
She qualified for the US Open,[6] and reached the third round defeating Wimbledon champion and 25th seed, Elena Rybakina,[7] and Alison Van Uytvanck, before losing to sixth seed Aryna Sabalenka.[8] As a result, she moved close to 30 positions up in the rankings to No. 102.
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
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.[9]
Current through the 2022 US Open.
Tournament | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | SR | W–L | Win % |
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||
Australian Open | A | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
French Open | Q1 | A | 3R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | 40% |
Wimbledon | A | A | NH | 2R | 1R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% |
US Open | A | A | A | 1R | 3R | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 2–4 | 0 / 10 | 5–10 | 33% |
WTA 1000 | ||||||||
Dubai / Qatar Open[lower-alpha 1] | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Indian Wells Open | A | A | NH | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
Miami Open | A | A | NH | A | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
Madrid Open | A | A | NH | A | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Italian Open | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Canadian Open | A | A | NH | 1R | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
Cincinnati Open | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Wuhan Open | A | A | NH | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||
China Open | A | A | NH | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||
Mexican Open | NMS/NH | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||
Career statistics | ||||||||
Tournaments | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | Career total: 27 | ||
Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 0 | ||
Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Career total: 1 | ||
Overall win–loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 10–12 | 7–11 | 0 / 27 | 20–27 | 43% |
Year-end ranking | 612 | 871 | 235 | 77 | $667,665 |
Tournament | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | SR | W–L | Win % |
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Australian Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
French Open | 1R | A | 1R | 3R | 1R | 0 / 4 | 2–4 | 33% |
Wimbledon | A | A | NH | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
US Open | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0 / 6 | 2–6 | 25% |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2021 | Lausanne Ladies Open, Switzerland | WTA 250 | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 6–7(5–7), 1–6 |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2018 | ITF Clermont-Ferrand, France | 25,000 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
3–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Nov 2019 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | 15,000 | Hard | ![]() |
2–6, 0–6 |
Win | 1–2 | Feb 2020 | ITF Grenoble, France | 25,000 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
5–7, 7–5, 6–2 |
Loss | 1–3 | Feb 2021 | ITF Poitiers, France | 25,000 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
3–6, 6–2, 5–7 |
Loss | 1–4 | Apr 2021 | Oeiras Ladies Open, Portugal | 60,000 | Clay | ![]() |
w/o |
Win | 2–4 | May 2021 | Open Saint-Gaudens, France | 60,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 1–6, 6–2 |
Loss | 2–5 | Sep 2021 | Wiesbaden Open, Germany | 80,000 | Clay | ![]() |
2–6, 4–6 |
Win | 3–5 | Oct 2021 | ITF Cherbourg, France | 25,000+H | Hard (i) | ![]() |
6–4, 6–2 |
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 2018 | Australian Open | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 2018 | US Open | Hard | ![]() |
6–7(4–7), 2–6 |
Awards | ||
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Preceded by | ITF Junior World Champion 2018 |
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