Clara Burel

Clara Burel (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:
 * 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 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.

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. 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.

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. 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, and reached the third round defeating Wimbledon champion and 25th seed, Elena Rybakina, and Alison Van Uytvanck, before losing to sixth seed Aryna Sabalenka. As a result, her ranking rose almost 30 positions back to No. 102.

2023: Australian Open first win, consecutive US Open third round
She qualified for the Australian Open and defeated wildcard Talia Gibson in the first round, her first win at this major. In April, she also qualified into the main draw of the WTA 1000 Madrid Open.

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. 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.

Singles
Current through the 2023 Tunis Open.

Doubles
Current through the 2023 US Open.

Record against top 10 players

 * She has a 1–4 record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.