Clervie Ngounoue

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Clervie Ngounoue
Clervie Ngounoue (2023 French Open) 02 (cropped).jpg
Ngounoue at the 2023 French Open
Country (sports)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Born (2006-07-19) July 19, 2006 (age 18) [1]
Washington, D.C., United States
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$312,645
Singles
Career record64–38
Career titles4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 253 (February 17 2025)
Current rankingNo. 253 (February 17, 2025)
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon Q1 (2024)
US Open 1R (2023)
Doubles
Career record47–18
Career titles5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 187 (August 19, 2024)
Current rankingNo. 202 (January 13, 2025)
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open 3R (2023)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
US Open 1R (2024)
Last updated on: February 17, 2025.

Clervie Ngounoue (born 19 July 2006) is an American tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking by the WTA of 253, achieved on 17 February 2025 and a doubles ranking of No. 187, achieved on 17 August 2024.

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Early life

Ngounoue was born in Washington, D.C. to Cameroonian parents. From an early age she showed talent for tennis, and her father Aimé Ngounoue helped her begin to train. [2]

Career

At the 2022 US Open, she and Reese Brantmeier received a wildcard into the women's doubles tournament. [3] They beat Alison Van Uytvanck and Rosalie van der Hoek in the first round, [4] before losing to Nicole Melichar-Martinez and Ellen Perez in three sets in the second.[ citation needed ]

Ngounoue won the 2023 Wimbledon junior title, defeating Nikola Bartůňková in the final. [5] On the ITF Junior Circuit, she climbed the top of the world rankings on 5 June 2023. Ngounoue also won the 2022 Australian Open girls' doubles event, partnering with Diana Shnaider. [6] She also won the girls' doubles title at the 2023 French Open, alongside partner Tyra Caterina Grant, against the top seeds Alina Korneeva and Sara Saito. [7] [8]

Performance timeline

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#P#DNQAZ#POGSBNMSNTIPNH
(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; (NTI) not a Tier I 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, Billie Jean King Cup, United Cup, Hopman Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.

Singles

Current through the 2023 San Diego Open.

Tournament 2021 2022 2023 2024 SRW–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open AAAA0 / 00–0
French Open AAAA0 / 00–0
Wimbledon AAA Q1 0 / 00–0
US Open Q1 A 1R Q1 0 / 10–1
Win–loss0–00–00–10–00 / 10–1
Career statistics
Tournaments002Total: 2
Overall win–loss0–00–00–20 / 20–2
Year-end rankingn/a600$179,858

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 7 (4 titles, 3 runner-ups)

Legend
W50 tournaments
W25/35 tournaments
W15 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (3–3)
Clay (1–1)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Mar 2022ITF Marrakech, MoroccoW15Clay Flag of Italy.svg Eleonora Alvisi 3–6, 1–6
Loss0–2Oct 2022ITF Austin, United StatesW25Hard Flag of the United States.svg Peyton Stearns 1–6, 0–6
Win1–2Jan 2024ITF Naples, United StatesW35Clay Flag of the United States.svg Allie Kiick 6–1, 6–1
Win2–2Jul 2024 Dallas Summer Series, United StatesW50Hard (i) Flag of the United States.svg Robin Anderson 2–6, 6–3, 7–5
Win3–2Nov 2024ITF Santo Domingo, Dominican RepublicW35Hard Flag of Turkey.svg Çağla Büyükakçay 6–3, 4–6, 6–2
Loss3–3 Jan 2025 ITF Le Lamentin (Martinique), FranceW35Hard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Victoria Mboko 5–7, 3–6
Loss3–4 Jan 2025 ITF Petit-Bourg (Guadeloupe), FranceW35Hard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Victoria Mboko4–6, 0–6
Win4–4 Feb 2025 Birmingham, Great BritainW50Hard (i) Flag of Slovakia.svg Viktória Hrunčáková 4–6, 6–2, 6–3

Doubles: 12 (5 titles, 7 runner-ups)

Legend
W100,000 tournaments
W25/35 tournaments
W15 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (5–5)
Clay (0–2)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1May 2021ITF Cairo, EgyptW15Clay Flag of Egypt.svg Yasmin Ezzat Flag of Romania.svg Oana Gavrilă
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Zhibek Kulambayeva
4–6, 0–6
Loss0–2Feb 2022ITF Monastir, TunisiaW15Hard Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sofia Costoulas Flag of Belarus.svg Kristina Dmitruk
Flag of Russia.svg Maria Sholokhova
6–3, 2–6, [5–10]
Win1–2Feb 2022ITF Monastir, TunisiaW15Hard Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Hanne Vandewinkel Flag of Germany.svg Mara Guth
Flag of Germany.svg Mia Mack
6–1, 6–2
Loss1–3March 2022ITF Marrakech, MoroccoW15Clay Flag of Croatia.svg Lucija Ćirić Bagarić Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Naïma Karamoko
Flag of Portugal.svg Inês Murta
2–6, 7–6(2), [5–10]
Loss1–4Oct 2022ITF Florence, United StatesW25Hard Flag of the United States.svg Samantha Crawford Flag of the United States.svg Allura Zamarripa
Flag of the United States.svg Maribella Zamarripa
3–6, 4–6
Loss1–5Jan 2023ITF Petit-Bourg, GuadeloupeW25Hard Flag of Denmark.svg Johanne Svendsen Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jenny Dürst
Flag of Sweden.svg Fanny Östlund
4–6, 3–6
Win2–5Mar 2023ITF Spring, United StatesW25Hard Flag of the United States.svg Maria Mateas Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sofia Johnson
Flag of Ukraine.svg Yulia Starodubtseva
6-4, 2-6, [10-4]
Win3–5Oct 2023ITF Redding, United StatesW25Hard Flag of the United States.svg Liv Hovde Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kayla Cross
Flag of Colombia.svg María Herazo González
6–3, 7–5
Loss3–6Sep 2024ITF Redding, United StatesW35Hard Flag of Japan.svg Himeno Sakatsume Flag of the United States.svg Ayana Akli
Flag of the United States.svg Eryn Cayetano
2–6, 2–6
Win4–6Oct 2024 Tyler Pro Challenge, United StatesW100Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alexandra Osborne Flag of the United States.svg Mary Lewis
Flag of the United States.svg Brandy Walker
6–2, 6–3
Loss4–7 Jan 2025 ITF Le Lamentin (Martinique), FranceW35Hard Flag of Poland.svg Olivia Lincer Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Cadence Brace
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Victoria Mboko
2–6, 6–7(2)
Win5–7 Jan 2025 ITF Petit-Bourg (Guadeloupe), FranceW35Hard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Victoria Mboko Flag of the United States.svg Jenna Dean
Flag of Mexico.svg Amanda Carolina Nava Elkin
6–3, 6–1

Junior Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 (1 title)

ResultYearTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Win 2023 Wimbledon Grass Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Nikola Bartůňková 6–2, 6–2

Doubles: 2 (2 titles)

ResultYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win 2022 Australian Open Hard Flag of Russia.svg Diana Shnaider Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kayla Cross
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Victoria Mboko
6–4, 6–3
Win 2023 French Open Clay Flag of the United States.svg Tyra Caterina Grant Flag placeholder.svg Alina Korneeva
Flag of Japan.svg Sara Saito
6–3, 6–2

References

  1. "MY JOURNEY - CLERVIE NGOUNOUE". www.ngounoueclervie.com. Archived from the original on June 7, 2023. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  2. "Tennis - Clervie Ngounoue: The Cameroonian star lighting up the American sky - At a glance". June 15, 2023.
  3. "Whitewater's Brantmeier to compete at U.S. Open in doubles". Daily Union. August 29, 2022. Archived from the original on June 8, 2023. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
  4. "Brantmeier Doubles Team Scores Round 1 Victory at US Open". Whitewater Banner. August 31, 2022. Archived from the original on June 7, 2023. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  5. "Ngounoue storms to first junior Grand Slam singles title at Wimbledon". Women's Tennis Association. Archived from the original on July 16, 2023. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
  6. "London, Ont. teen finishes second in Junior Doubles at Australian Open". CTV News London. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
  7. "2023 Roland Garros: Americans Tyra Grant, Clervie Ngounoue win girls' doubles title". United States Tennis Association. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
  8. "Paris - Meet the Junior Champions – Alina Korneeva and Dino Prizmic". Tennis Threads. Retrieved December 22, 2024.