Clara Burel

Clara Burel (French pronunciation: ​[klaʁa byʁɛl]; born 24 March 2001) is a French tennis player. 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.

Clara Burel
Burel at the 2018 French Open
Country (sports) France
ResidencePerros-Guirec, France
Born (2001-03-24) 24 March 2001
Rennes, France
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 757,027
Singles
Career record91–54 (62.8%)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 74 (21 February 2022)
Current rankingNo. 74 (21 February 2022)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2019, 2021, 2022)
French Open3R (2020)
Wimbledon2R (2021)
US Open1R (2021)
Doubles
Career record6–14 (30.0%)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 249 (21 February 2022)
Current rankingNo. 249 (21 February 2022)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (2022)
French Open3R (2021)
Last updated on: 1 January 2022.

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.

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.

Burel was a wildcard entrant in the 2019 Australian Open, where she lost in the first round to Carla Suárez Navarro.[1][2]

In 2020, Burel received wildcards for two WTA tournaments, and one Grand Slam championship. At Lyon in March, she lost in the first round to Jil Teichmann.[3] At Strasbourg in September, 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.

In July 2021, Burel reached her first WTA final at Lausanne, losing in three sets to Tamara Zidanšek.[4]

Performance timelines
Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS 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; (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, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.[5]

Singles

Current through the 2022 Miami Open.

Tournament 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A 1R A 1R 1R 0 / 3 0–3 0%
French Open Q1 A 3R 1R 0 / 2 2–2 50%
Wimbledon A A NH 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
US Open A A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Win–loss 0–0 0–1 2–1 1–4 0–1 0 / 7 3–7 30%
WTA 1000
Dubai / Qatar Open[lower-alpha 1] A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Indian Wells Open A A NH A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Miami Open A A NH A 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Madrid Open A A NH A Q2 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Italian Open A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Canadian Open A A NH 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Cincinnati Open A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Wuhan Open A A NH 0 / 0 0–0  – 
China Open A A NH 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Career statistics
Tournaments 0 1 3 12 4 Career total: 20
Titles 0 0 0 0 0 Career total: 0
Finals 0 0 0 1 0 Career total: 1
Overall win–loss 0–0 0–1 3–3 10–12 2–4 0 / 20 15–20 43%
Year-end ranking 612 871 235 77 $667,665

Doubles
Tournament 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 SR W–L Win %
Australian Open A A A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
French Open 1R A 1R 3R 0 / 3 2–3 40%
Wimbledon A A NH A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
US Open A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–1 0–0 0–1 2–1 0–1 0 / 4 2–4 33%

WTA career finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)
Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
WTA 1000 (0–0)
WTA 500 (0–0)
WTA 250 (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (0–1)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 2021 Swiss Open Lausanne, Switzerland WTA 250 Clay Tamara Zidanšek 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 1–6

Note: Tournaments sourced from official WTA archives

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 8 (3 titles, 5 runner–ups)
Legend
$80,000 tournaments (0–1)
$60,000 tournaments (1–1)
$25,000 tournaments (2–2)
$15,000 tournaments (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–3)
Clay (1–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
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 ITF Grenoble, 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
Walkover 1–4 Apr 2021 ITF Oeiras, Portugal 60,000 Clay Polona Hercog w/o
Win 2–4 May 2021 ITF Saint-Gaudens, France 60,000 Clay Alexandra Dulgheru 6–2, 1–6, 6–2
Loss 2–5 Sep 2021 ITF Wiesbaden, Germany 80,000 Clay Anna Bondár 2–6, 4–6
Win 3–5 Oct 2021 ITF Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, France 25,000+H Hard (i) Émeline Dartron 6–4, 6–2

Note: Tournaments sourced from official ITF archives

Junior Grand Slam 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

Notes
  1. The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Total Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009–2011 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.

References
  1. Macpherson, Alex (11 January 2019). "Getting to know you: Introducing Melbourne 2019's Grand Slam debutantes". WTA.
  2. "Open d'Australie : Burel, la taxe d'apprentissage". L'Équipe (in French).
  3. "Johanna Konta beats Kim Clijsters at Monterrey Open; Heather Watson knocked out". Sky Sports. 4 March 2020.
  4. "Zidansek battles past Burel in Lausanne to win first title". WTA Tour. 18 July 2021.
  5. "Clara Burel". Australian Open. Archived from the original on 2021-02-05. Retrieved 30 January 2021.


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