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 the 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
Residence	Perros-Guirec, France
Born	24 March 2001 Rennes, France
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	US$244,132
Singles
Career record	37–26 (58.7%)
Career titles	1 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 240 (19 October 2020)
Current ranking	No. 240 (19 October 2020)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	1R (2019, 2021)
French Open	3R (2020)
Wimbledon Junior	3R (2018)
US Open Junior	F (2018)
Doubles
Career record	0–5 (0%)
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 820 (28 January 2019)
Grand Slam Doubles results
French Open	1R (2018, 2020)
Last updated on: 21 September 2020.

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 double bronze medal at the YOG. In October, Burel qualified for the ITF Junior Masters, where she captured her first major title. She became 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 to three WTA tournaments, including one Grand Slam. 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.

Performance timelines

Key

W

F

SF

QF

#R

RR

Q#

A

P

Z#

PO

G

F-S

SF-B

NMS

NH

(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (P) postponed; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)

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.[4]

Singles

Current after the 2021 Yarra Valley Classic.

Tournament	2018	2019	2020	2021	SR	W–L	Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	1R	A		0 / 1	0–1	0%
French Open	Q1	A	3R		0 / 1	2–1	67%
Wimbledon	A	A	NH		0 / 0	0–0	–
US Open	A	A	A		0 / 0	0–0	–
Win–Loss	0–0	0–1	2–1	0–0	0 / 2	2–2	50%
WTA 1000
Dubai / Qatar Open	A	A	A		0 / 0	0–0	–
Indian Wells Open	A	A	NH		0 / 0	0–0	0%
Miami Open	A	A	NH		0 / 0	0–0	–
Madrid Open	A	A	NH		0 / 0	0–0	–
Italian Open	A	A	A		0 / 0	0–0	–
Canadian Open	A	A	NH		0 / 0	0–0	–
Cincinnati Open	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	1	Career total: 5
Titles	0	0	0	0	Career total: 0
Finals	0	0	0	0	Career total: 0
Overall Win–Loss	0–0	0–1	3–3	0–1	0 / 5	3–5	38%
Year-end ranking	612	871			$244,132

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner–ups)

Legend $100,000 tournaments $80,000 tournaments $60,000 tournaments $25,000 tournaments $15,000 tournaments

Finals by surface Hard (1–2) Clay (0–0) 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

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

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. "Clara Burel". Australian Open. Retrieved 30 January 2021.

External links

• Clara Burel at the Women's Tennis Association
• Clara Burel at the International Tennis Federation
• Clara Burel at the Comité National Olympique et Sportif Français (in French)