American tennis player (born 2006)
Clervie Ngounoue
Country (sports)
United States Born (2006-07-19 ) July 19, 2006 (age 17)
[1]
Washington, D.C. , United StatesPlays Right (two-handed backhand) Prize money $188,441 Career record 42–26 (61.8%) Career titles 1 ITF Highest ranking No. 360 (March 18, 2024) Current ranking No. 363 (April 1, 2024)
Wimbledon Q1 (
2024 )
US Open 1R (
2023 ) Career record 37–13 (74.0%) Career titles 3 ITF Highest ranking No. 202 (October 16, 2023) Current ranking No. 232 (March 18, 2024)
US Open 3R (
2023 ) Last updated on: April 1, 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 .
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 Grand Slam finals
Singles: 1 (1 title)
Doubles: 2 (2 titles)
References
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"MY JOURNEY - CLERVIE NGOUNOUE" . www.ngounoueclervie.com .
Archived from the original on June 7, 2023. Retrieved January 28, 2022 .
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"Tennis - Clervie Ngounoue: The Cameroonian star lighting up the American sky - At a glance" . June 15, 2023.
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"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 .
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"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 .
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"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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