Clara Burel

Clara Burel (born 24 March 2001) is a French tennis player. On 21 February 2022, she peaked at No. 74 in the WTA singles rankings. In singles, she reached two Grand Slam junior finals and won two silver medals at the Youth Summer Olympics. In 2018, she became the junior world No. 1.
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 October 29.
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 and top 100 debut
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.
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.
She 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 to No. 102.
2023: Consecutive third Australian Open & first win and second US Open third round
She qualified for the Australian Open and defeated wildcard Talia Gibson in the first round.
She also qualified into the main draw of the WTA 1000 Madrid Open.
Performance timelines
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.
Singles
Current through the 2023 Ladies Open Lausanne.
Doubles
Current through the 2023 Wimbledon Championships.
WTA Tour finals
Singles: 2 (runner-ups)
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 9 (4 titles, 5 runner–ups)
Junior Grand Slam tournament finals
Singles: 2 (2 runner-ups)
Record against other players
Record against top 10 players
She has a 0–4 record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.
Notes
References
External links
2001 births
Living people
French female tennis players
Sportspeople from Rennes
People from Lannion
Tennis players at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
Sportspeople from Côtes-d'Armor
21st-century French women