Clervie Ngounoue

Clervie Ngounoue
	Ngounoue at the 2023 French Open
Country (sports)	United States
Born	July 19, 2006 (age 17); Washington, D.C., United States
Plays	Right (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$188,441
Singles
Career record	42–26 (61.8%)
Career titles	1 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 360 (March 18, 2024)
Current ranking	No. 363 (April 1, 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
US Open	1R (2023)
Doubles
Career record	37–13 (74.0%)
Career titles	3 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 202 (October 16, 2023)
Current ranking	No. 232 (March 18, 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open	3R (2023)
	Last updated on: April 1, 2024.

Last updated April 02, 2024

Clervie Ngounoue (born 19 July 2006) is an American tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking by the WTA of world No. 360 achieved on 18 March 2024 and a doubles ranking of No. 202, achieved on 16 October 2023.

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.

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. 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.

Performance timeline

**Key**
W	F	SF	QF	#R	RR	Q#	P#	DNQ	A	Z#	PO	G	S	B	NMS	NTI	P	NH

(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 after the 2023 San Diego Open.

Tournament	2021	2022	2023	SR	W–L	Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	A	0 / 0	0–0	–
French Open	A	A	A	0 / 0	0–0	–
Wimbledon	A	A	A	0 / 0	0–0	–
US Open	Q1	A	1R	0 / 1	0–1	0%
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	0–1	0 / 1	0–1	0%
Career statistics
Tournaments	0	0	2	Career total: 2
Overall win–loss	0–0	0–0	0–2	0 / 2	0–2	0%
Year-end ranking	n/a	600		$179,858

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

Legend
W25/35 tournaments
W15 tournaments

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

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Mar 2022	ITF Marrakech, Morocco	W15	Clay	Eleonora Alvisi	3–6, 1–6
Loss	0–2	Oct 2022	ITF Austin, United States	W25	Hard	Peyton Stearns	1–6, 0–6
Win	1–2	Jan 2024	ITF Naples, United States	W35	Clay	Allie Kiick	6–1, 6–1

Doubles: 8 (3 titles, 5 runner-ups)

Legend
W25/35 tournaments
W15 tournaments

Finals by surface
Hard (3–3)
Clay (0–2)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	May 2021	ITF Cairo, Egypt	W15	Clay	Yasmin Ezzat	Oana Gavrilă Zhibek Kulambayeva	4–6, 0–6
Loss	0–2	Feb 2022	ITF Monastir, Tunisia	W15	Hard	Sofia Costoulas	Kristina Dmitruk Maria Sholokhova	6–3, 2–6, [5–10]
Win	1–2	Feb 2022	ITF Monastir, Tunisia	W15	Hard	Hanne Vandewinkel	Mara Guth Mia Mack	6–1, 6–2
Loss	1–3	March 2022	ITF Marrakech, Morocco	W15	Clay	Lucija Ćirić Bagarić	Naïma Karamoko Inês Murta	2–6, 7–6⁽²⁾, [5–10]
Loss	1–4	Oct 2022	ITF Florence, United States	W25	Hard	Samantha Crawford	Allura Zamarripa Maribella Zamarripa	3–6, 4–6
Loss	1–5	Jan 2023	ITF Petit-Bourg, Guadeloupe	W25	Hard	Johanne Svendsen	Jenny Dürst Fanny Östlund	4–6, 3–6
Win	2–5	Mar 2023	ITF Spring, United States	W25	Hard	Maria Mateas	Sofia Johnson Yulia Starodubtseva	6-4, 2-6, [10-4]
Win	3–5	Oct 2023	ITF Redding, United States	W25	Hard	Liv Hovde	Kayla Cross María Herazo González	6–3, 7–5

Junior career finals

Grand Slam tournaments

Singles: 1 (title)

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	2023	Wimbledon	Grass	Nikola Bartůňková	6–2, 6–2

Doubles: 2 (2 titles)

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	2022	Australian Open	Hard	Diana Shnaider	Kayla Cross Victoria Mboko	6–4, 6–3
Win	2023	French Open	Clay	Tyra Caterina Grant	Alina Korneeva Sara Saito	6–0, 6–4

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References

↑ "MY JOURNEY - CLERVIE NGOUNOUE". www.ngounoueclervie.com. Archived from the original on June 7, 2023. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
↑ "Tennis - Clervie Ngounoue: The Cameroonian star lighting up the American sky - At a glance". June 15, 2023.
↑ "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.
↑ "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.
↑ "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.

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Clervie Ngounoue at the International Tennis Federation

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[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.

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