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.
Country (sports) | France |
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Residence | Perros-Guirec, France |
Born | Rennes, France | 24 March 2001
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $2,464,948 |
Singles | |
Career record | 168–122 |
Career titles | 1 WTA Challenger, 4 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 42 (10 June 2024) |
Current ranking | No. 56 (16 September 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. 661 (23 September 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) |
Last updated on: 26 September 2024. |
Career
editJuniors
editIn 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
editFollowing 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
editBurel 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
editIn 2020, Burel received wildcards for two WTA Tour and the Grand Slam home tournaments. In March in Lyon, she lost in the first round to Jil Teichmann.[3] In September in Strasbourg, 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 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.[4]
2021: WTA Tour final, top 100 and WTA 1000 debuts
editShe qualified for the 2021 Australian Open and the 2021 Wimbledon Championships.
Burel reached her first WTA Tour final at the Ladies Open Lausanne, losing to Tamara Zidanšek in three sets.[5] As a result, she made her top 100 debut, at world No. 98, on 19 July 2021.
She made her WTA 1000 debut at the Canadian Open as a qualifier but lost to Ons Jabeur in the first round.
2022: Top 75, first WTA 1000 win, US Open third round
editOn 21 February 2022, she peaked at No. 74 in the singles rankings.
She recorded her first WTA 1000 win at the Miami Open against qualifier Magdalena Fręch.
Burel 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, her ranking rose almost 30 positions back to No. 102.
2023: Maiden WTA 125 title
editShe qualified for the Australian Open[9] and defeated wildcard Talia Gibson in the first round, her first win at this major.[10] In April, she also qualified into the main draw of the WTA 1000 Madrid Open, losing to Camila Osorio in the first round.[11]
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.[12][13]
2024: Third major third round, first top-10 win, Olympics and top 50 debuts
editBurel reached the third round at the 2024 Australian Open for the first time at this major defeating Aleksandra Krunić and fifth seed Jessica Pegula, her first top-10 win.[14] 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. At the newly upgraded Upper Austria Ladies Linz, she reached the quarterfinals defeating Sinja Kraus and Kateřina Siniaková, before losing to third seed Donna Vekić.[15] At the newly upgraded WTA 500 in Strasbourg, she also reached the quarterfinals defeating wildcard Karolina Plíšková, and upset seventh seed and defending champion, Elina Svitolina, her second career top 20 win,[16] before also losing to third seed and eventual finalist, Danielle Collins.
After five successful losses she recorded a first round win over Eva Lys at the 2024 Wimbledon Championships. At the 2024 Tennis in the Land she also reached the quarterfinals defeating two Americans lucky loser Elvina Kalieva and eight seed Sofia Kenin. At the US Open she defeated another American, former champion Sloane Stephens, having fallen behind Stephens 6-0, 3-0 30-15 to win 0-6, 7-5, 7-5.[17] At the China Open on her debut at the tournament, she also recorded a first-round victory over lucky loser Tamara Korpatsch.[18]
Performance timelines
editW | 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, Billie Jean King Cup, United Cup, Hopman Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.[19]
Singles
editCurrent through the 2024 Jasmin Open.
Tournament | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L | Win % |
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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 | 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 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||
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 | 2–7 | 0 / 11 | 3–11 | 21% |
Career statistics | ||||||||||
2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | SR | W–L | Win % | ||
Tournaments | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 22 | Career total: 59 | ||
Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 0 | |||
Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 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
editCurrent through the 2023 US Open.
Tournament | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L | Win % |
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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
editSingles: 2 (runner-ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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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
editSingles: 1 (title)
editResult | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Dec 2023 | Open Angers, France | Hard (i) | Chloé Paquet | 3–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
ITF Circuit finals
editSingles: 9 (4 titles, 5 runner–ups)
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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) | 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
editSingles: 2 (runner-ups)
editResult | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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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
editRecord against top 10 players
edit- 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 |
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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
edit- ^ a b Formerly known as Fed Cup until 2020.
- ^ a b Edition is split into the two years due to COVID-19.
- ^ a b 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.
References
edit- ^ Macpherson, Alex (11 January 2019). "Getting to know you: Introducing Melbourne 2019's Grand Slam debutantes". WTA.
- ^ "Open d'Australie : Burel, la taxe d'apprentissage". L'Équipe (in French). Archived from the original on 9 October 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ^ "Johanna Konta beats Kim Clijsters at Monterrey Open; Heather Watson knocked out". Sky Sports. 4 March 2020.
- ^ "Clara Burel Making an Impact at the French Open". 3 October 2020.
- ^ "Zidansek battles past Burel in Lausanne to win first title". WTA Tour. 18 July 2021.
- ^ Chiesa, Victoria (26 August 2022). "Meet the 2022 US Open women's qualifiers". US Open. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ Koiki, Adesina O. (30 August 2022). "Clara Burel upsets Wimbledon champ Elena Rybakina at 2022 US Open". US Open. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
- ^ Cantrell, Cindy (3 September 2022). "Clara Burel, once a junior No. 1, shining at 2022 US Open". US Open. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
- ^ "Brenda Fruhvirtova, Shnaider, Bejlek qualify for Australian Open". WTA Tennis. 12 January 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
- ^ "Australian Open: Burel moves into second round". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ "Madrid Open: Osorio into round of 64". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ "Burel comes back to defeat Paquet in Angers for first WTA 125 title". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ "Burel beats Paquet in all-French final to clinch Angers title". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ "Burel upsets Pegula at Australian Open for first Top 10 win". WTA Tennis. 18 January 2024. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
- ^ "2024 Linz; Hot Shot: Burel delivers 'one of the most remarkable points you'll see'". Retrieved 25 September 2024.
- ^ "Burel ends Svitolina's title defense in Strasbourg; faces Collins next". 22 May 2024. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
- ^ "Clara Burel eliminates former champion Sloane Stephens at 2024 US Open". 26 August 2024.
- ^ "2024 Beijing; Burel passes Korpatsch test in three-set Beijing opener; meets Gauff next". 25 September 2024.
- ^ "Clara Burel". Australian Open. Archived from the original on 5 February 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
External links
edit- Clara Burel at the Women's Tennis Association
- Clara Burel at the International Tennis Federation
- Clara Burel at Équipe de France Olympique (archived) (in French)