Clervie Ngounoue (born 19 July 2006) is an American tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking by the WTA of 293, achieved on 2 December 2024 and a doubles ranking of No. 187, achieved on 17 August 2024.

Clervie Ngounoue
Ngounoue at the 2023 French Open
Country (sports) United States
Born (2006-07-19) July 19, 2006 (age 18)[1]
Washington, D.C., United States
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$310,905
Singles
Career record58–37
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 293 (December 2, 2024)
Current rankingNo. 293 (December 2, 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
WimbledonQ1 (2024)
US Open1R (2023)
Doubles
Career record47–18
Career titles4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 187 (August 17, 2024)
Current rankingNo. 193 (December 2, 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open3R (2023)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
US Open1R (2024)
Last updated on: December 2, 2024.

Early life

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Ngounoue was born in Washington, D.C. to Cameroonian parents. From an early age she showed talent for tennis, and her father Aimé Ngounoue helped her begin to train.[2]

Career

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At the 2022 US Open, she and Reese Brantmeier received a wildcard into the women's doubles tournament.[3] They beat Alison Van Uytvanck and Rosalie van der Hoek in the first round,[4] before losing to Nicole Melichar-Martinez and Ellen Perez in three sets in the second.

Ngounoue won the 2023 Wimbledon junior title, defeating Nikola Bartůňková in the final.[5] On the ITF Junior Circuit, she climbed the top of the world rankings on 5 June 2023. Ngounoue also won the 2022 Australian Open girls' doubles event, partnering with Diana Shnaider. She also won the girls' doubles title at the 2023 French Open, alongside partner Tyra Caterina Grant, against the top seeds Alina Korneeva and Sara Saito.

Performance timeline

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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.

Singles

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Current through the 2023 San Diego Open.

Tournament 2021 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A 0 / 0 0–0
French Open A A A A 0 / 0 0–0
Wimbledon A A A Q1 0 / 0 0–0
US Open Q1 A 1R Q1 0 / 1 0–1
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–1 0 / 1 0–1
Career statistics
Tournaments 0 0 2 Total: 2
Overall win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–2 0 / 2 0–2
Year-end ranking n/a 600 $179,858

ITF Circuit finals

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Singles: 5 (3 titles, 2 runner-ups)

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Legend
W50 tournaments
W25/35 tournaments
W15 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (2–1)
Clay (1–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Mar 2022 ITF Marrakech, Morocco W15 Clay   Eleonora Alvisi 3–6, 1–6
Loss 0–2 Oct 2022 ITF Austin, United States W25 Hard   Peyton Stearns 1–6, 0–6
Win 1–2 Jan 2024 ITF Naples, United States W35 Clay   Allie Kiick 6–1, 6–1
Win 2–2 Jul 2024 Dallas Summer Series, United States W50 Hard (i)   Robin Anderson 2–6, 6–3, 7–5
Win 3–2 Nov 2024 ITF Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic W35 Hard   Çağla Büyükakçay 6–3, 4–6, 6–2

Doubles: 10 (4 titles, 6 runner-ups)

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Legend
W100,000 tournaments
W25/35 tournaments
W15 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (4–4)
Clay (0–2)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 May 2021 ITF Cairo, Egypt W15 Clay   Yasmin Ezzat   Oana Gavrilă
  Zhibek Kulambayeva
4–6, 0–6
Loss 0–2 Feb 2022 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Hard   Sofia Costoulas   Kristina Dmitruk
  Maria Sholokhova
6–3, 2–6, [5–10]
Win 1–2 Feb 2022 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Hard   Hanne Vandewinkel   Mara Guth
  Mia Mack
6–1, 6–2
Loss 1–3 March 2022 ITF Marrakech, Morocco W15 Clay   Lucija Ćirić Bagarić   Naïma Karamoko
  Inês Murta
2–6, 7–6(2), [5–10]
Loss 1–4 Oct 2022 ITF Florence, United States W25 Hard   Samantha Crawford   Allura Zamarripa
  Maribella Zamarripa
3–6, 4–6
Loss 1–5 Jan 2023 ITF Petit-Bourg, Guadeloupe W25 Hard   Johanne Svendsen   Jenny Dürst
  Fanny Östlund
4–6, 3–6
Win 2–5 Mar 2023 ITF Spring, United States W25 Hard   Maria Mateas   Sofia Johnson
  Yulia Starodubtseva
6-4, 2-6, [10-4]
Win 3–5 Oct 2023 ITF Redding, United States W25 Hard   Liv Hovde   Kayla Cross
  María Herazo González
6–3, 7–5
Loss 3–6 Sep 2024 ITF Redding, United States W35 Hard   Himeno Sakatsume   Ayana Akli
  Eryn Cayetano
2–6, 2–6
Win 4–6 Oct 2024 Tyler Pro Challenge, United States W100 Hard   Alexandra Osborne   Mary Lewis
  Brandy Walker
6–2, 6–3

Junior Grand Slam finals

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Singles: 1 (1 title)

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Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 2023 Wimbledon Grass   Nikola Bartůňková 6–2, 6–2

Doubles: 2 (2 titles)

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Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 2022 Australian Open Hard   Diana Shnaider   Kayla Cross
  Victoria Mboko
6–4, 6–3
Win 2023 French Open Clay   Tyra Caterina Grant   Alina Korneeva
  Sara Saito
6–3, 6–2

References

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  1. ^ "MY JOURNEY - CLERVIE NGOUNOUE". www.ngounoueclervie.com. Archived from the original on June 7, 2023. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  2. ^ "Tennis - Clervie Ngounoue: The Cameroonian star lighting up the American sky - At a glance". June 15, 2023.
  3. ^ "Whitewater's Brantmeier to compete at U.S. Open in doubles". Daily Union. August 29, 2022. Archived from the original on June 8, 2023. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
  4. ^ "Brantmeier Doubles Team Scores Round 1 Victory at US Open". Whitewater Banner. August 31, 2022. Archived from the original on June 7, 2023. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  5. ^ "Ngounoue storms to first junior Grand Slam singles title at Wimbledon". Women's Tennis Association. Archived from the original on July 16, 2023. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
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