Clara Burel

Clara Burel
	Burel at the 2023 US Open
Country (sports)	France
Residence	Perros-Guirec, France
Born	24 March 2001 (age 23); Rennes, France
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$1,956,382
Singles
Career record	155–104 (59.8%)
Career titles	1 WTA Challenger, 4 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 44 (5 February 2024)
Current ranking	No. 44 (15 April 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	3R (2024)
French Open	3R (2020)
Wimbledon	2R (2021)
US Open	3R (2022, 2023)
Doubles
Career record	8–26 (23.5%)
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 246 (9 May 2022)
Current ranking	No. 959 (12 February 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	1R (2022, 2024)
French Open	3R (2021)
Wimbledon	1R (2022)
US Open	1R (2023)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open	2R (2022)
	Last updated on: 17 February 2024.

On 5 February 2024, she peaked at No. 44 in the WTA singles rankings.

Junior career

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)

Professional career

2018: First final

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.

2019: Grand Slam debut

Burel was a wildcard entrant in the Australian Open, where she lost in the first round to Carla Suárez Navarro.

2020: French Open debut and third round

In 2020, Burel received wildcards for two WTA and the Grand Slam home tournaments. In March in Lyon, she lost in the first round to Jil Teichmann. 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 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.

2021: First WTA final, top 100 and WTA 1000 debuts

She 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. 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 2021 National Bank Open as a qualifier but lost to Ons Jabeur in the first round.

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

On 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, and reached the third round defeating Wimbledon champion and 25th seed, Elena Rybakina, and Alison Van Uytvanck, before losing to sixth seed Aryna Sabalenka. As a result, her ranking rose almost 30 positions back to No. 102.

2023: Australian Open first win, consecutive US Open third round

She qualified for the Australian Open and defeated wildcard Talia Gibson in the first round, her first win at this major. In April, she also qualified into the main draw of the WTA 1000 Madrid Open.

2024: Third major third round, first top-10 win, top 50 debut

Burel 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. As a result she moved into the top 50 in the rankings.

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.

Singles

Current through the 2023 Tunis 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		0 / 4	2–4	33%
Wimbledon	A	A	NH	2R	1R	Q2		0 / 2	1–2	33%
US Open	A	A	A	1R	3R	3R		0 / 3	4–3	50%
Win–loss	0–0	0–1	2–1	1–4	2–4	3–3	2–1	0 / 14	10–14	42%
National representation
Billie Jean King Cup	A	A	RR		A	RR		0 / 1	1–0	100%
WTA 1000
Dubai / Qatar Open	A	A	A	A	A	Q1		0 / 0	0–0	–
Indian Wells Open	A	A	NH	A	1R	A		0 / 1	0–1	0%
Miami Open	A	A	NH	A	2R	A		0 / 1	1–1	50%
Madrid Open	A	A	NH	A	Q2	1R		0 / 1	0–1	0%
Italian Open	A	A	A	A	A	A		0 / 0	0–0	–
Canadian Open	A	A	NH	1R	A	A		0 / 1	0–1	0%
Cincinnati Open	A	A	A	A	A	A		0 / 0	0–0	–
Guadalajara Open	NH				A	A		0 / 0	0–0	–
Wuhan Open	A	A	NH					0 / 0	0–0	–
China Open	A	A	NH			A		0 / 0	0–0	–
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–1	1–2	0–1		0 / 4	1–4	20%
Career statistics
	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023		SR	W–L	Win %
Tournaments	0	1	3	12	11	10		Career total: 37
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		0 / 37	36–37	49%
Year-end ranking	612	871	235	77	135	61		$1,718,048

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		0 / 5	2–5	29%
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	0–1	0 / 9	2–9	18%
National representation
Billie Jean King Cup	A	A	RR		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

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 (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 (20%) 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
2021
Loss	0–1	Elina Svitolina	No. 6	Chicago Open, U.S.	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