# Clara Burel

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

## 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

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.

### 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. 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 again entered as a wildcard and defeated Arantxa Rus in the first round 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. Burel lost to Zhang Shuai for the second successive tournament.

### 2021: First WTA Tour final, Wimbledon debut

Burel qualified for the Australian Open, but lost to Alison Van Uytvanck in the first round. She also qualified for Wimbledon, making her first appearance in the main draw at the grass-court Grand Slam tournament, where she defeated Ellen Perez, before losing in the second round to Kaja Juvan.
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.
She made her WTA 1000 debut at the Canadian Open as a qualifier but lost to 13th seed Ons Jabeur in the first round.

### 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. She recorded her first WTA 1000 win at the Miami Open against qualifier Magdalena Fręch, but then lost to 28th seed Petra Kvitová in the second round.
Burel qualified for the US Open and reached the third round defeating 25th seed Elena Rybakina, and Alison Van Uytvanck, before losing to sixth seed Aryna Sabalenka.

### 2023: Maiden WTA 125 title

Burel 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, losing to Camila Osorio in the first round. She lost to 20th seed Barbora Krejčíková in the second round.
She reached the final at the Ladies Open Lausanne, losing to Elisabetta Cocciaretto.
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.

### 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 and fifth seed Jessica Pegula, her first top-10 win, before losing to Océane Dodin. 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 Upper Austria Ladies Linz, she reached the quarterfinals defeating Sinja Kraus and Kateřina Siniaková, before losing to third seed Donna Vekić.
At the newly upgraded WTA 500 in Strasbourg, Burel also reached the quarterfinals defeating wildcard Karolina Plíšková and seventh seed and defending champion Elina Svitolina, her second career top 20 win, before also losing to third seed Danielle Collins.
Burel recorded a first round win over Eva Lys at Wimbledon, losing her next match to qualifier Sonay Kartal.
At the Cleveland Open she reached the quarterfinals defeating lucky loser Elvina Kalieva and eighth seed Sofia Kenin. Burel lost to top seed Beatriz Haddad Maia. Moving on to the US Open, she defeated former champion Sloane Stephens, but lost to 20th seed Victoria Azarenka in the second round.
On her debut at the China Open Burel recorded a first round victory over lucky loser Tamara Korpatsch, before being defeated by fourth seed Coco Gauff in the second round.

## Performance timelines

Key :
| 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, Billie Jean King Cup, United Cup, Hopman Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.

### 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 | NH | NH | A | NH | NH | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| Billie Jean King Cup | A | A | RR | RR | A | RR | | 0 / 1 | 1–0 | 100% |
| WTA 1000 |||||||||||
| Qatar Open | A | NMS | A | NMS | A | NMS | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Dubai | 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 | NH | NH | NH | A | A | NTI | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Wuhan Open | A | A | NH | NH | NH | NH | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| China Open | A | A | NH | NH | 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 | Career total: 59 | Career total: 59 |
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 0 | Career total: 0 | Career total: 0 |
| Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Career total: 2 | Career total: 2 | 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 | $2,464,948 | $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 | RR | RR | A | RR | | 0 / 1 | 0–3 | 0% |
| Career statistics |||||||||||
| Tournaments | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | Career total: 12 | Career total: 12 | Career total: 12 |
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Career total: 0 | Career total: 0 | Career total: 0 |
| Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Career total: 0 | Career total: 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 |
| 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 |