Burel at the2022 French Open | |||||||||||||||
| Country (sports) | |||||||||||||||
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| Residence | Perros-Guirec, France | ||||||||||||||
| Born | (2001-03-24)24 March 2001 (age 24) Rennes, France | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) | ||||||||||||||
| Prize money | US$ 2,558,757 | ||||||||||||||
| Singles | |||||||||||||||
| Career record | 175–129 | ||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 1 WTA Challenger, 4 ITF | ||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 42 (10 June 2024) | ||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | No. 654 (10 November 2025) | ||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam singles results | |||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | 3R (2024) | ||||||||||||||
| French Open | 3R (2020) | ||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | 2R (2021,2024) | ||||||||||||||
| US Open | 3R (2022,2023) | ||||||||||||||
| Other tournaments | |||||||||||||||
| Olympic Games | 2R (2024) | ||||||||||||||
| Doubles | |||||||||||||||
| Career record | 9–29 | ||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 246 (9 May 2022) | ||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam doubles results | |||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | 1R (2022,2024) | ||||||||||||||
| French Open | 3R (2021) | ||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | 1R (2022) | ||||||||||||||
| US Open | 1R (2023,2024) | ||||||||||||||
| Other doubles tournaments | |||||||||||||||
| Olympic Games | 1R (2024) | ||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |||||||||||||||
| French Open | 2R (2022,2024) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Last updated on: 16 November 2025. | |||||||||||||||
Clara Burel (French pronunciation:[klaʁabyʁɛl]; born 24 March 2001) is a French professionaltennis player. On 10 June 2024, she peaked at No. 42 in theWTA singles rankings.
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In 2018, Burel reached the junior singles final at three major events, theAustralian Open, theUS Open and theYouth Summer Olympics (YOG). Partnering with compatriotHugo Gaston, she also won the mixed-doubles bronze medal at the YOG.
In October, Burel qualified for theITF 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:
Grand Slam performance - Doubles:
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Following her final inMelbourne, Burel was selected as an alternate in theFrench Fed Cup team for the2018 first round againstBelgium. In September, she reached her first final on theITF Circuit at Clermont-Ferrand, falling toLesley Kerkhove.
Burel was a wildcard entrant at theAustralian Open where she lost in the first round toCarla Suárez Navarro.[1][2]
In March, Burel was given a wildcard entry into theLyon Open but she lost in the first round toJil Teichmann.[3] In September inStrasbourg, she knocked outKateryna Bondarenko,[4] before falling in the second round toZhang Shuai.[5]
At theFrench Open the following week, she again entered as a wildcard and defeatedArantxa Rus in the first round[6] andKaja Juvan to reach the third round of a major for the first time in her career, becoming the youngest Frenchwoman since 18-year-oldAlizé Cornet did so in 2008.[7][8] Burel lost to Zhang Shuai for the second successive tournament.[9]
Burel qualified for theAustralian Open,[10] but lost toAlison Van Uytvanck in the first round.[11] She also qualified forWimbledon, making her first appearance in the main draw at the grass-court Grand Slam tournament,[12] where she defeatedEllen Perez,[13] before losing in the second round toKaja Juvan.[14]
Burel reached her first WTA Tour final at theLadies Open Lausanne, losing toTamara 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 theCanadian Open as a qualifier but lost to 13th seedOns Jabeur in the first round.[16]
On 21 February, Burel reached a new career-high WTA singles ranking at No. 74.[17] She recorded her first WTA 1000 win at theMiami Open against qualifierMagdalena Fręch,[18] but then lost to 28th seedPetra Kvitová in the second round.[19]
Burel qualified for theUS Open[20] and reached the third round defeating 25th seedElena Rybakina,[21] and Alison Van Uytvanck,[22] before losing to sixth seedAryna Sabalenka.[23]
Burel qualified for theAustralian Open[24] and defeated wildcardTalia Gibson in the first round, her first win at this major.[25]In April, she also qualified into the main draw of the WTA 1000Madrid Open, losing to Camila Osorio in the first round.[26] She lost to 20th seedBarbora Krejčíková in the second round.[27]
She reached the final at theLadies Open Lausanne, losing toElisabetta Cocciaretto.[28]
Burel won her firstWTA 125 tournament at theOpen Angers Arena Loire in December, defeating compatriotChloé Paquet in three sets in the final.[29][30]
Burel reached the third round at theAustralian Open for the first time at this major defeatingAleksandra Krunić[31] and fifth seedJessica Pegula, her first top-10 win,[32] before losing toOcéane 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 theUpper Austria Ladies Linz, she reached the quarterfinals defeatingSinja Kraus[34] andKateřina Siniaková,[35] before losing to the third seed,Donna Vekić.[36]
At the newly upgraded WTA 500 inStrasbourg, Burel also reached the quarterfinals defeating wildcard playerKarolina Plíšková[37] and seventh seed and defending champion,Elina Svitolina, her second career top-20 win,[38] before also losing to third seedDanielle Collins.[39]
Burel recorded a first round win overEva Lys atWimbledon,[40] losing her next match to qualifierSonay Kartal.[41]
At theCleveland Open, she reached the quarterfinals defeating lucky loserElvina Kalieva[42] and eighth seedSofia Kenin.[43] Burel lost to top seedBeatriz Haddad Maia.[44] Moving on to theUS Open, she defeated former championSloane Stephens,[45] but lost to 20th seedVictoria Azarenka in the second round.[46]
On her debut at theChina Open, Burel recorded a first-round victory over lucky loserTamara Korpatsch,[47] before being defeated by fourth seedCoco Gauff in the second round.[48]
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Only main-draw results inWTA Tour,Grand Slam tournaments,Billie Jean King Cup,United Cup,Hopman Cup andOlympic Games are included in win–loss records.[49]
Current through the2024 Jasmin Open.
| Tournament | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L | Win % |
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| 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 | |||
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 | ||||
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2021 | Ladies Open Lausanne, Switzerland | WTA 250 | Clay | 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 1–6 | |
| Loss | 0–2 | Jul 2023 | Ladies Open Lausanne, Switzerland | WTA 250 | Clay | 5–7, 6–4, 4–6 |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Dec 2023 | Open Angers, France | Hard (i) | 3–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2018 | ITF Clermont-Ferrand, France | 25,000 | Hard (i) | 3–6, 6–4, 4–6 | |
| Loss | 0–2 | Nov 2019 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | 15,000 | Hard | 2–6, 0–6 | |
| Win | 1–2 | Feb 2020 | Open de Grenoble, France | 25,000 | Hard (i) | 5–7, 7–5, 6–2 | |
| Loss | 1–3 | Feb 2021 | ITF Poitiers, France | 25,000 | Hard (i) | 3–6, 6–2, 5–7 | |
| Loss | 1–4 | Apr 2021 | Oeiras Ladies Open, Portugal | 60,000 | Clay | w/o | |
| Win | 2–4 | May 2021 | Open Saint-Gaudens, France | 60,000 | Clay | 6–2, 1–6, 6–2 | |
| Loss | 2–5 | Sep 2021 | Wiesbaden Open, Germany | 80,000 | Clay | 2–6, 4–6 | |
| Win | 3–5 | Oct 2021 | ITF Cherbourg, France | 25,000+H | Hard (i) | 6–4, 6–2 | |
| Win | 4–5 | Jul 2023 | Open de Montpellier, France | 60,000 | Clay | 6–3, 7–5 |
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 2018 | Australian Open | Hard | 3–6, 4–6 | |
| Loss | 2018 | US Open | Hard | 6–7(4–7), 2–6 |
| # | Opponent | Rank | Event | Surface | Round | Score | Rank | Ref | |
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| 2024 | |||||||||
| 1. | No. 5 | Australian Open | Hard | 2R | 6–4, 6–2 | No. 51 | [51] | ||
| Awards | ||
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| Preceded by | ITF Junior World Champion 2018 | Succeeded by |