Clara Burel

Clara Burel (French pronunciation: [klaʁa byʁɛl]; born 24 March 2001) is a French professional tennis player. On 10 June 2024, she peaked at No. 42 in the WTA singles rankings.

Clara Burel

Burel at the 2022 French Open
Country (sports)	France
Residence	Perros-Guirec, France
Born	(2001-03-24) 24 March 2001 (age 24) Rennes, France
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$2,515,544
Singles
Career record	170–126
Career titles	1 WTA Challenger, 4 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 42 (10 June 2024)
Current ranking	No. 74 (4 November 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	3R (2024)
French Open	3R (2020)
Wimbledon	2R (2021, 2024)
US Open	3R (2022, 2023)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games	2R (2024)
Doubles
Career record	9–28
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 246 (9 May 2022)
Current ranking	No. 658 (4 November 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	1R (2022, 2024)
French Open	3R (2021)
Wimbledon	1R (2022)
US Open	1R (2023, 2024)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games	1R (2024)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open	2R (2022, 2024)
Medal record Representing France Youth Olympic Games 2018 Buenos Aires Girls' singles 2018 Buenos Aires Mixed doubles
Last updated on: 4 November 2024.

Career

Juniors

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 29 October 2018.

Grand Slam performance - Singles:

• Australian Open: F (2018)
• French Open: 3R (2018)
• Wimbledon: 3R (2018)
• US Open: F (2018)

Grand Slam performance - Doubles:

• Australian Open: 2R (2018)
• French Open: 2R (2017, 2018)
• Wimbledon: QF (2018)
• US Open: 2R (2018)

2018: First ITF final

Burel at the 2018 French Open

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 ITF Circuit at Clermont-Ferrand, falling to Lesley Kerkhove.

2019: Grand Slam debut

Burel was a wildcard entrant in the Australian Open where she lost in the first round to Carla Suárez Navarro.^[1][2]

2020: French Open debut and third round

In March, Burel was given a wildcard entry into the Lyon Open but she in the first round to Jil Teichmann.^[3] In September in Strasbourg, she knocked out Kateryna Bondarenko, ^[4] before falling in the second round to Zhang Shuai.^[5]

At the French Open the following week, she again entered as a wildcard and defeated Arantxa Rus in the first round^[6] and Kaja Juvan to reach the third round of a major for the first time in her career, becoming the youngest Frenchwoman since 18-year-old Alizé Cornet did so in 2008.^[7][8] Burel lost to Zhang Shuai for the second successive tournament.^[9]

2021: First WTA Tour final, Wimbledon debut

Burel qualified for the Australian Open,^[10] but lost to Alison Van Uytvanck in the first round.^[11] She also qualified for Wimbledon, making her first appearance in the main draw at the grass-court Grand Slam tournament,^[12] where she defeated Ellen Perez,^[13] before losing in the second round to Kaja Juvan.^[14]

Burel reached her first WTA Tour final at the Ladies Open Lausanne, losing to Tamara Zidanšek in three sets.^[15] As a result, she made her top 100 debut, at world No. 98, on 19 July.^{[citation needed]}

She made her WTA 1000 debut at the Canadian Open as a qualifier but lost to 13th seed Ons Jabeur in the first round.^[16]

2022: Top 75, first WTA 1000 win, US Open third round

On 21 February, Burel reached a new career-high WTA singles ranking at No. 74.^[17] She recorded her first WTA 1000 win at the Miami Open against qualifier Magdalena Fręch,^[18] but then lost to 28th seed Petra Kvitová in the second round.^[19]

Burel qualified for the US Open^[20] and reached the third round defeating 25th seed Elena Rybakina,^[21] and Alison Van Uytvanck,^[22] before losing to sixth seed Aryna Sabalenka.^[23]

2023: Maiden WTA 125 title

Burel qualified for the Australian Open^[24] and defeated wildcard Talia Gibson in the first round, her first win at this major.^[25] In April, she also qualified into the main draw of the WTA 1000 Madrid Open, losing to Camila Osorio in the first round.^[26] She lost to 20th seed Barbora Krejčíková in the second round.^[27]

She reached the final at the Ladies Open Lausanne, losing to Elisabetta Cocciaretto.^[28]

Burel won her first WTA 125 tournament at the Open Angers Arena Loire in December, defeating compatriot Chloé Paquet in three sets in the final.^[29][30]

2024: Three WTA quarterfinals, first top-10 win

Burel reached the third round at the Australian Open for the first time at this major defeating Aleksandra Krunić^[31] and fifth seed Jessica Pegula, her first top-10 win,^[32] before losing to Océane Dodin.^[33] As a result she recorded a new career-high singles ranking of world No. 44, reaching the top 50 for the first time on 5 February 2024.^{[citation needed]}

At the Upper Austria Ladies Linz, she reached the quarterfinals defeating Sinja Kraus^[34] and Kateřina Siniaková,^[35] before losing to third seed Donna Vekić.^[36]

At the newly upgraded WTA 500 in Strasbourg, Burel also reached the quarterfinals defeating wildcard Karolina Plíšková^[37] and seventh seed and defending champion Elina Svitolina, her second career top 20 win,^[38] before also losing to third seed Danielle Collins.^[39]

Burel recorded a first round win over Eva Lys at Wimbledon,^[40] losing her next match to qualifier Sonay Kartal.^[41]

At the Cleveland Open she reached the quarterfinals defeating lucky loser Elvina Kalieva ^[42] and eighth seed Sofia Kenin.^[43] Burel lost to top seed Beatriz Haddad Maia.^[44] Moving on to the US Open, she defeated former champion Sloane Stephens,^[45] but lost to 20th seed Victoria Azarenka in the second round.^[46]

On her debut at the China Open Burel recorded a first round victory over lucky loser Tamara Korpatsch,^[47] before being defeated by fourth seed Coco Gauff in the second round.^[48]

Performance timelines

Key

W

F

SF

QF

#R

RR

Q#

P#

DNQ

A

Z#

PO

G

S

B

NMS

NTI

P

NH

(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Billie Jean King Cup, United Cup, Hopman Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.^[49]

Singles

Current through the 2024 Jasmin Open.

Tournament	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	SR	W–L	Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	1R	A	1R	1R	2R	3R	0 / 5	3–5	38%
French Open	Q1	A	3R	1R	1R	1R	1R	0 / 5	2–5	29%
Wimbledon	A	A	NH	2R	1R	Q2	2R	0 / 3	2–3	40%
US Open	A	A	A	1R	3R	3R	2R	0 / 4	5–4	56%
Win–loss	0–0	0–1	2–1	1–4	2–4	3–3	4–4	0 / 17	12–17	41%
National representation
Summer Olympics	NH			A	NH		2R[50]	0 / 1	1–1	50%
Billie Jean King Cup[a]	A	A	RR[b]		A	RR		0 / 1	1–0	100%
WTA 1000
Qatar Open[c]	A	NMS	A	NMS	A	NMS	A	0 / 0	0–0	–
Dubai[c]	NMS	A	NMS	A	NMS	Q1	1R	0 / 1	0–1	0%
Indian Wells Open	A	A	NH	A	1R	A	2R	0 / 2	1–2	33%
Miami Open	A	A	NH	A	2R	A	1R	0 / 2	1–2	33%
Madrid Open	A	A	NH	A	Q2	1R	1R	0 / 2	0–2	0%
Italian Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	1R	0 / 1	0–1	0%
Canadian Open	A	A	NH	1R	A	A	A	0 / 1	0–1	0%
Cincinnati Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	1R	0 / 1	0–1	0%
Guadalajara Open	NH				A	A	NTI	0 / 0	0–0	–
Wuhan Open	A	A	NH				1R	0 / 1	0–1	0%
China Open	A	A	NH			A	2R	0 / 1	1–1	50%
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–1	1–2	0–1	2–8	0 / 12	3–12	20%
Career statistics
	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	SR	W–L	Win %
Tournaments	0	1	3	12	11	10	22	Career total: 59
Titles	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Career total: 0
Finals	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	Career total: 2
Hard win–loss	0–0	0–1	0–1	4–8	4–5	7–5		0 / 20	15–20	43%
Clay win–loss	0–0	0–0	3–2	5–3	3–5	9–5		0 / 15	20–15	57%
Grass win–loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	1–1	0–1	0–0		0 / 2	1–2	33%
Overall win–loss	0–0	0–1	3–3	10–12	7–11	16–10	16-22	0 / 59	52–59	47%
Year-end ranking	612	871	235	77	135	61		$2,464,948

Doubles

Current through the 2023 US Open.

Tournament	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	SR	W–L	Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	A	A	1R	A	1R	0 / 2	0–2	0%
French Open	1R	A	1R	3R	1R	1R	1R	0 / 6	2–6	25%
Wimbledon	A	A	NH	A	1R	A		0 / 1	0–1	0%
US Open	A	A	A	A	A	1R		0 / 1	0–1	0%
Win–loss	0–1	0–0	0–1	2–1	0–3	0–2	0–2	0 / 10	2–10	17%
National representation
Billie Jean King Cup[a]	A	A	RR[b]		A	RR		0 / 1	0–3	0%
Career statistics
Tournaments	1	0	2	2	4	2	1	Career total: 12
Titles	0	0	0	0	0	0		Career total: 0
Finals	0	0	0	0	0	0		Career total: 0
Overall win–loss	0–1	0–0	0–2	2–4	0–4	0–2	0–1	0 / 12	2–14	13%
Year-end ranking	1121	n/a	741	265	1010	644

WTA Tour finals

Singles: 2 (runner-ups)

Legend Grand Slam WTA 1000 WTA 500 WTA 250 (0–2)

Finals by surface Hard (0–0) Clay (0–2) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Jul 2021	Ladies Open Lausanne, Switzerland	WTA 250	Clay	Tamara Zidanšek	6–4, 6–7(5–7), 1–6
Loss	0–2	Jul 2023	Ladies Open Lausanne, Switzerland	WTA 250	Clay	Elisabetta Cocciaretto	5–7, 6–4, 4–6

WTA Challenger finals

Singles: 1 (title)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Dec 2023	Open Angers, France	Hard (i)	Chloé Paquet	3–6, 6–4, 6–2

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 9 (4 titles, 5 runner–ups)

Legend $80,000 tournaments (0–1) $60,000 tournaments (2–1) $25,000 tournaments (2–2) $15,000 tournaments (0–1)

Finals by surface Hard (2–3) Clay (2–2)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Sep 2018	ITF Clermont-Ferrand, France	25,000	Hard (i)	Lesley Kerkhove	3–6, 6–4, 4–6
Loss	0–2	Nov 2019	ITF Monastir, Tunisia	15,000	Hard	Carole Monnet	2–6, 0–6
Win	1–2	Feb 2020	Open de l'Isère, France	25,000	Hard (i)	Eléonora Molinaro	5–7, 7–5, 6–2
Loss	1–3	Feb 2021	ITF Poitiers, France	25,000	Hard (i)	Daria Snigur	3–6, 6–2, 5–7
Loss	1–4	Apr 2021	Oeiras Ladies Open, Portugal	60,000	Clay	Polona Hercog	w/o
Win	2–4	May 2021	Open Saint-Gaudens, France	60,000	Clay	Alexandra Dulgheru	6–2, 1–6, 6–2
Loss	2–5	Sep 2021	Wiesbaden Open, Germany	80,000	Clay	Anna Bondár	2–6, 4–6
Win	3–5	Oct 2021	ITF Cherbourg, France	25,000+H	Hard (i)	Émeline Dartron	6–4, 6–2
Win	4–5	Jul 2023	Open de Montpellier, France	60,000	Clay	Astra Sharma	6–3, 7–5

Junior Grand Slam tournament finals

Singles: 2 (runner-ups)

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	2018	Australian Open	Hard	Liang En-shuo	3–6, 4–6
Loss	2018	US Open	Hard	Wang Xiyu	6–7(4–7), 2–6

Head-to-head record

Record against top 10 players

• She has a 1–4 record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.

Result	W–L	Opponent	Rank	Event	Surface	Round	Score	Rank	H2H
2021
Loss	0–1	Elina Svitolina	No. 6	Chicago Open	Hard	1R	7–5, 1–6, 0–2 ret.	No. 91
2022
Loss	0–2	Garbiñe Muguruza	No. 3	Australian Open	Hard	1R	3–6, 4–6	No. 77
Loss	0–3	Maria Sakkari	No. 3	French Open	Clay	1R	2–6, 3–6	No. 94
Loss	0–4	Aryna Sabalenka	No. 6	US Open	Hard	3R	0–6, 2–6	No. 131
2024
Win	1–4	Jessica Pegula	No. 5	Australian Open	Hard	2R	6–4, 6–2	No. 51

Notes

1. Formerly known as Fed Cup until 2020.
2. Edition is split into the two years due to COVID-19.
3. The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Ladies Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009 to 2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.