Clara Burel Explained

Clara Burel
Birth Date:24 March 2001
Residence:Perros-Guirec, France
Birth Place:Rennes, France
Height:1.76 m
Plays:Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Careerprizemoney:$2,073,819
Singlestitles:1 WTA Challenger, 4 ITF
Highestsinglesranking:No. 42 (10 June 2024)
Currentsinglesranking:No. 42 (10 June 2024)
Australianopenresult:3R (2024)
Frenchopenresult:3R (2020)
Wimbledonresult:2R (2021, 2024)
Usopenresult:3R (2022, 2023)
Othertournaments:yes
Olympicsresult:2R (2024)
Doublestitles:0
Highestdoublesranking:No. 246 (9 May 2022)
Currentdoublesranking:No. 994 (20 May 2024)
Australianopendoublesresult:1R (2022, 2024)
Frenchopendoublesresult:3R (2021)
Wimbledondoublesresult:1R (2022)
Usopendoublesresult:1R (2023)
Othertournamentsdoubles:yes
Olympicsdoublesresult:1R (2024)
Frenchopenmixedresult:2R (2022, 2024)
Updated:30 July 2024

Clara Burel (in French pronounced as /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.

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 29 October 2018.

Grand Slam performance - Singles:

Grand Slam performance - Doubles:

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 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.[1] [2]

2020: French Open debut and third round

In 2020, Burel received wildcards for two WTA Tour and the Grand Slam home tournaments. In March in Lyon, she lost in the first round to Jil Teichmann.[3] 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 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.[4]

2021: First WTA final, top 100 and WTA 1000 debuts

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.[5] As a result, she made her top 100 debut, at world No. 98, on 19 July 2021.

She made her WTA 1000 debut at the Canadian Open as a qualifier but lost to Ons Jabeur in the first round.

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.

Burel qualified for the US Open,[6] and reached the third round defeating Wimbledon champion and 25th seed, Elena Rybakina,[7] and Alison Van Uytvanck, before losing to sixth seed Aryna Sabalenka.[8] As a result, her ranking rose almost 30 positions back to No. 102.

2023: Maiden WTA 125 title

She qualified for the Australian Open[9] and defeated wildcard Talia Gibson in the first round, her first win at this major.[10] In April, she also qualified into the main draw of the WTA 1000 Madrid Open, losing to Camila Osorio in the first round.[11]

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.[12] [13]

2024: Third major third round, first top-10 win, top 50 debut

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.[14] As a result, her rank moved into the top 50.

Performance timelines

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.[15]

Singles

Current through the 2023 Tunis Open.

Tournament2018201920202021202220232024SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
style=text-align:leftAustralian OpenAstyle=background:#afeeee1RAstyle=background:#afeeee1Rstyle=background:#afeeee1Rstyle=background:#afeeee2Rstyle=background:#afeeee3R0 / 53–5
style=text-align:leftFrench Openstyle=background:#f0f8ffQ1Astyle=background:#afeeee3Rstyle=background:#afeeee1Rstyle=background:#afeeee1Rstyle=background:#afeeee1Rstyle=background:#afeeee1R0 / 52–5
style=text-align:leftWimbledonAAstyle=color:#767676NHstyle=background:#afeeee2Rstyle=background:#afeeee1Rstyle=background:#f0f8ffQ2style=background:#afeeee2R0 / 32–3
style=text-align:leftUS OpenAAAstyle=background:#afeeee1Rstyle=background:#afeeee3Rstyle=background:#afeeee3R0 / 34–3
style=text-align:leftWin–loss0–00–12–11–42–43–33–30 / 1611–16
National representation
style=text-align:leftSummer Olympicsstyle=color:#767676 colspan=3 NHANHstyle=background:#afeeee2R0 / 11–1
style=text-align:leftBillie Jean King CupAARRAstyle=background:#afeeeeRR0 / 11–0
WTA 1000
style=text-align:leftQatar OpenAstyle=color:#767676NMSAstyle=color:#767676NMSAstyle=color:#767676NMSA0 / 00–0
style=text-align:leftDubaistyle=color:#767676NMSAstyle=color:#767676NMSAstyle=color:#767676NMSstyle=background:#f0f8ffQ1style=background:#afeeeeR10 / 10–1
style=text-align:leftIndian Wells OpenAAstyle=color:#767676NHAstyle=background:#afeeee1RAstyle=background:#afeeee2R0 / 21–2
style=text-align:leftMiami OpenAAstyle=color:#767676NHAstyle=background:#afeeee2RAstyle=background:#afeeee1R0 / 21–2
style=text-align:leftMadrid OpenAAstyle=color:#767676NHAstyle=background:#f0f8ffQ2style=background:#afeeee1Rstyle=background:#afeeee1R0 / 20–2
style=text-align:leftItalian OpenAAAAAAstyle=background:#afeeee1R0 / 10–1
style=text-align:leftCanadian OpenAAstyle=color:#767676NHstyle=background:#afeeee1RAAA0 / 10–1
style=text-align:leftCincinnati OpenAAAAAAstyle=background:#afeeee1R0 / 10–1
style=text-align:left Guadalajara OpenNHAAstyle=color:#767676 NMS0 / 00–0
style=text-align:left Wuhan OpenAANH0 / 00–0
style=text-align:left China OpenAANHA0 / 00–0
style=text-align:leftWin–loss0–00–00–00–11–20–10 / 82–8
Career statistics
201820192020202120222023SRW–LWin %
style=text-align:left Tournaments013121110Career total: 37
style=text-align:leftTitles000000Career total: 0
style=text-align:leftFinals000101Career total: 2
style=text-align:left Hard win–loss0–00–10–14–84–57–50 / 2015–20
style=text-align:left Clay win–loss0–00–03–25–33–59–50 / 1520–15
style=text-align:left Grass win–loss0–00–00–01–10–10–00 / 21–2
style=text-align:left Overall win–loss0–00–13–310–127–1116–100 / 3736–37
style=text-align:left Year-end ranking6128712357713561$1,718,048

Doubles

Current through the 2023 US Open.

Tournament2018201920202021202220232024SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenAAAA1RA1R0 / 20–2
French Open1RA1R3R1R1R1R0 / 62–6
WimbledonAANHA1RA0 / 10–1
US OpenAAAAA1R0 / 10–1
Win–loss0–10–00–12–10–30–20–20 / 102–10
National representation
Billie Jean King CupAARRARR0 / 10–3
Career statistics
Tournaments1022421Career total: 12
Titles000000Career total: 0
Finals000000Career total: 0
Overall win–loss0–10–00–22–40–40–20–10 / 122–14
Year-end ranking1121n/a7412651010644

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)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Ladies Open Lausanne, SwitzerlandWTA 250Clay Tamara Zidanšek6–4, 6–7(5–7), 1–6
Loss0–2Ladies Open Lausanne, SwitzerlandWTA 250Clay Elisabetta Cocciaretto5–7, 6–4, 4–6

WTA Challenger finals

Singles: 1 (title)

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)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Sep 2018ITF Clermont-Ferrand, France25,000Hard (i) Lesley Kerkhove3–6, 6–4, 4–6
Loss0–2Nov 2019ITF Monastir, Tunisia15,000Hard Carole Monnet2–6, 0–6
Win1–2Feb 2020Open de l'Isère, France25,000Hard (i) Eléonora Molinaro5–7, 7–5, 6–2
bgcolor=ffa07a Loss1–3Feb 2021ITF Poitiers, France25,000Hard (i) Daria Snigur3–6, 6–2, 5–7
bgcolor=ffa07a Loss1–4Apr 2021Oeiras Ladies Open, Portugal60,000Clay Polona Hercogw/o
Win2–4May 2021Open Saint-Gaudens, France60,000Clay Alexandra Dulgheru6–2, 1–6, 6–2
Loss2–5Sep 2021Wiesbaden Open, Germany80,000Clay Anna Bondár2–6, 4–6
Win3–5Oct 2021ITF Cherbourg, France25,000+HHard (i) Émeline Dartron6–4, 6–2
Win4–5Jul 2023Open de Montpellier, France60,000Clay Astra Sharma6–3, 7–5

Junior Grand Slam tournament finals

Singles: 2 (2 runner-ups)

ResultYearTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
LossAustralian OpenHard Liang En-shuo3–6, 4–6
Loss2018US OpenHard Wang Xiyu6–7(4–7), 2–6

Head-to-head record

Record against top 10 players

ResultW–LOpponentRankEventSurfaceRoundScore
2021
Loss0–1 Elina SvitolinaNo. 6Chicago OpenHard1R7–5, 1–6, 0–2 ret.No. 91
2022
Loss0–2 Garbiñe MuguruzaNo. 3Australian OpenHard1R3–6, 4–6No. 77
Loss0–3 Maria SakkariNo. 3French OpenClay1R2–6, 3–6No. 94
Loss0–4 Aryna SabalenkaNo. 6US OpenHard3R0–6, 2–6No. 131
2024
Win1–4 Jessica PegulaNo. 5Australian OpenHard2R6–4, 6–2No. 51

Notes and References

  1. News: Macpherson . Alex . Getting to know you: Introducing Melbourne 2019's Grand Slam debutantes . WTA . 11 January 2019.
  2. News: Open d'Australie : Burel, la taxe d'apprentissage . L'Équipe . French . 2020-09-23 . 2020-10-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201009052607/https://www.lequipe.fr/Tennis/Actualites/Open-d-australie-burel-la-taxe-d-apprentissage/977634 . dead .
  3. News: Johanna Konta beats Kim Clijsters at Monterrey Open; Heather Watson knocked out . Sky Sports . 4 March 2020.
  4. Web site: Clara Burel Making an Impact at the French Open . 3 October 2020 .
  5. News: Zidansek battles past Burel in Lausanne to win first title . WTA Tour . 18 July 2021.
  6. Web site: Victoria. Chiesa. Meet the 2022 US Open women's qualifiers . US Open. 26 August 2022. 29 August 2023.
  7. Web site: Clara Burel upsets Wimbledon champ Elena Rybakina at 2022 US Open . US Open . Adesina O. . Koiki . 30 August 2022 . 6 March 2024.
  8. Web site: Clara Burel, once a junior No. 1, shining at 2022 US Open . US Open . 3 September 2022 . 6 March 2024 . Cindy . Cantrell.
  9. Web site: Brenda Fruhvirtova, Shnaider, Bejlek qualify for Australian Open . WTA Tennis . 12 January 2023 . 6 March 2024.
  10. Web site: Australian Open: Burel moves into second round. Tennis Majors. 25 July 2024.
  11. Web site: Madrid Open: Osorio into round of 64. Tennis Majors. 25 July 2024.
  12. Web site: Burel comes back to defeat Paquet in Angers for first WTA 125 title. Women's Tennis Association. 25 July 2024.
  13. Web site: Burel beats Paquet in all-French final to clinch Angers title. Tennis Majors. 25 July 2024.
  14. Web site: Burel upsets Pegula at Australian Open for first Top 10 win . WTA Tennis . 18 January 2024 . 6 March 2024.
  15. Web site: Clara Burel. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210205190815/https://ausopen.com/players/france/clara-burel . 2021-02-05 . 30 January 2021. Australian Open.

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