Clara Burel

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Clara Burel
File:Burel RG22 (1) (52144106503).jpg
Burel at the 2022 French Open
Country (sports)File:Flag of France.svg France
ResidencePerros-Guirec, France
Born (2001-03-24) 24 March 2001 (age 25)
Rennes, France
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 2,558,757
Singles
Career record175–129
Career titles1 WTA Challenger, 4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 42 (10 June 2024)
Current rankingNo. 654 (10 November 2025)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (2024)
French Open3R (2020)
Wimbledon2R (2021, 2024)
US Open3R (2022, 2023)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games2R (2024)
Doubles
Career record9–29
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 246 (9 May 2022)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (2022, 2024)
French Open3R (2021)
Wimbledon1R (2022)
US Open1R (2023, 2024)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games1R (2024)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open2R (2022, 2024)
Medal record
Representing File:Flag of France.svg France
Youth Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Buenos Aires Girls' singles
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Buenos Aires Mixed doubles
Last updated on: 16 November 2025.

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.

Career

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Juniors

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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 Circuit final

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File:Clara Burel (2018-05-31).jpg
Burel at the 2018 French Open

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: Major debut

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Burel was a wildcard entrant at the Australian Open where she lost in the first round to Carla Suárez Navarro.[1][2]

2020: French Open debut and third round

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In March, Burel was given a wildcard entry into the Lyon Open but she lost in the first round to Jil Teichmann.[3] In September in Strasbourg, she knocked out Kateryna Bondarenko, [4] before falling in the second round to Zhang Shuai.[5]

At the French Open the following week, she again entered as a wildcard and defeated Arantxa Rus in the first round[6] 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.[7][8] Burel lost to Zhang Shuai for the second successive tournament.[9]

2021: First WTA Tour final, Wimbledon debut

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Burel qualified for the Australian Open,[10] but lost to Alison Van Uytvanck in the first round.[11] She also qualified for Wimbledon, making her first appearance in the main draw at the grass-court Grand Slam tournament,[12] where she defeated Ellen Perez,[13] before losing in the second round to Kaja Juvan.[14]

Burel reached her first WTA Tour final at the Ladies Open Lausanne, losing to Tamara Zidanšek in three sets.[15] As a result, she made her top 100 debut, at world No. 98, on 19 July.[citation needed]

She made her WTA 1000 debut at the Canadian Open as a qualifier but lost to 13th seed Ons Jabeur in the first round.[16]

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

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On 21 February, Burel reached a new career-high WTA singles ranking at No. 74.[17] She recorded her first WTA 1000 win at the Miami Open against qualifier Magdalena Fręch,[18] but then lost to 28th seed Petra Kvitová in the second round.[19]

Burel qualified for the US Open[20] and reached the third round defeating 25th seed Elena Rybakina,[21] and Alison Van Uytvanck,[22] before losing to sixth seed Aryna Sabalenka.[23]

2023: Maiden WTA 125 title

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Burel qualified for the Australian Open[24] and defeated wildcard Talia Gibson in the first round, her first win at this major.[25] In April, she also qualified into the main draw of the WTA 1000 Madrid Open, losing to Camila Osorio in the first round.[26] She lost to 20th seed Barbora Krejčíková in the second round.[27]

She reached the final at the Ladies Open Lausanne, losing to Elisabetta Cocciaretto.[28]

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.[29][30]

2024: Three WTA Tour quarterfinals, first top-10 win

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Burel reached the third round at the Australian Open for the first time at this major defeating Aleksandra Krunić[31] and fifth seed Jessica Pegula, her first top-10 win,[32] before losing to Océane Dodin.[33] 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.[citation needed]

At the Upper Austria Ladies Linz, she reached the quarterfinals defeating Sinja Kraus[34] and Kateřina Siniaková,[35] before losing to the third seed, Donna Vekić.[36]

At the newly upgraded WTA 500 in Strasbourg, Burel also reached the quarterfinals defeating wildcard player Karolina Plíšková[37] and seventh seed and defending champion, Elina Svitolina, her second career top-20 win,[38] before also losing to third seed Danielle Collins.[39]

Burel recorded a first round win over Eva Lys at Wimbledon,[40] losing her next match to qualifier Sonay Kartal.[41]

At the Cleveland Open, she reached the quarterfinals defeating lucky loser Elvina Kalieva [42] and eighth seed Sofia Kenin.[43] Burel lost to top seed Beatriz Haddad Maia.[44] Moving on to the US Open, she defeated former champion Sloane Stephens,[45] but lost to 20th seed Victoria Azarenka in the second round.[46]

On her debut at the China Open, Burel recorded a first-round victory over lucky loser Tamara Korpatsch,[47] before being defeated by fourth seed Coco Gauff in the second round.[48]

Performance timelines

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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.[49]

Singles

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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 A NH 2R[50] 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 1R 0 / 1 0–1 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 2–8 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
Titles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Career total: 0
Finals 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 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

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Current through the 2024 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 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

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Singles: 2 (2 runner-ups)

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Legend
Grand Slam
WTA 1000
WTA 500
WTA 250 (0–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–2)
Grass (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (0–2)
Indoor (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 2021 Ladies Open Lausanne, Switzerland WTA 250 Clay Slovenia Tamara Zidanšek 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 1–6
Loss 0–2 Jul 2023 Ladies Open Lausanne, Switzerland WTA 250 Clay Italy Elisabetta Cocciaretto 5–7, 6–4, 4–6

WTA Challenger finals

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Singles: 1 (title)

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Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Dec 2023 Open Angers, France Hard (i) France Chloé Paquet 3–6, 6–4, 6–2

ITF Circuit finals

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Singles: 9 (4 titles, 5 runner–ups)

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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) Netherlands Lesley Kerkhove 3–6, 6–4, 4–6
Loss 0–2 Nov 2019 ITF Monastir, Tunisia 15,000 Hard France Carole Monnet 2–6, 0–6
Win 1–2 Feb 2020 Open de Grenoble, France 25,000 Hard (i) Luxembourg Eléonora Molinaro 5–7, 7–5, 6–2
Loss 1–3 Feb 2021 ITF Poitiers, France 25,000 Hard (i) Ukraine Daria Snigur 3–6, 6–2, 5–7
Loss 1–4 Apr 2021 Oeiras Ladies Open, Portugal 60,000 Clay Slovenia Polona Hercog w/o
Win 2–4 May 2021 Open Saint-Gaudens, France 60,000 Clay Romania Alexandra Dulgheru 6–2, 1–6, 6–2
Loss 2–5 Sep 2021 Wiesbaden Open, Germany 80,000 Clay Hungary Anna Bondár 2–6, 4–6
Win 3–5 Oct 2021 ITF Cherbourg, France 25,000+H Hard (i) France Émeline Dartron 6–4, 6–2
Win 4–5 Jul 2023 Open de Montpellier, France 60,000 Clay Australia Astra Sharma 6–3, 7–5

Junior Grand Slam tournament finals

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Singles: 2 (2 runner-ups)

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Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 2018 Australian Open Hard Chinese Taipei Liang En-shuo 3–6, 4–6
Loss 2018 US Open Hard China Wang Xiyu 6–7(4–7), 2–6

Head-to-head record

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Wins against top 10 players

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  • She has a 1–4 record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.
# Opponent Rank Event Surface Round Score Rank Ref
2024
1. United States Jessica Pegula No. 5 Australian Open Hard 2R 6–4, 6–2 No. 51 [51]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Formerly known as Fed Cup until 2020.
  2. ^ a b Edition is split into the two years due to COVID-19.
  3. ^ 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.

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