Clervie Ngounoue

Clervie Ngounoue (born 19 July 2006) is an American tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking by the WTA of 299 and a doubles ranking of No. 198, both achieved on 29 July 2024.

Clervie Ngounoue

Ngounoue at the 2023 French Open
Country (sports)	United States
Born	(2006-07-19) July 19, 2006 Washington, D.C., United States
Plays	Right (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$242,302
Singles
Career record	53–31
Career titles	2 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 299 (July 29, 2024)
Current ranking	No. 299 (July 29, 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon	Q1 (2024)
US Open	1R (2023)
Doubles
Career record	38–15
Career titles	3 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 198 (July 29, 2024)
Current ranking	No. 198 (July 29, 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open	3R (2023)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
US Open	1R (2024)
Last updated on: July 29, 2024.

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.

Career

At the 2022 US Open, she and Reese Brantmeier received a wildcard into the women's doubles tournament. They beat Alison Van Uytvanck and Rosalie van der Hoek in the first round, 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. 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 through the 2023 San Diego Open.

Tournament	2021	2022	2023	2024	SR	W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	A	A	0 / 0	0–0
French Open	A	A	A	A	0 / 0	0–0
Wimbledon	A	A	A	Q1	0 / 0	0–0
US Open	Q1	A	1R	Q1	0 / 1	0–1
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	0–1		0 / 1	0–1
Career statistics
Tournaments	0	0	2		Total: 2
Overall win–loss	0–0	0–0	0–2		0 / 2	0–2
Year-end ranking	n/a	600			$179,858

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Legend W50 tournaments W25/35 tournaments W15 tournaments

Finals by surface Hard (1–1) 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
Win	2–2	Jul 2024	Dallas Summer Series, US	W50	Hard (i)	Robin Anderson	2–6, 6–3, 7–5

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, US	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, US	W25	Hard	Maria Mateas	Sofia Johnson Yulia Starodubtseva	6-4, 2-6, [10-4]
Win	3–5	Oct 2023	ITF Redding, US	W25	Hard	Liv Hovde	Kayla Cross María Herazo González	6–3, 7–5

Junior Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 (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

External links

• Clervie Ngounoue at the Women's Tennis Association
• Clervie Ngounoue at the International Tennis Federation