Clervie Ngounoue

Clervie Ngounoue
	Ngounoue at the 2023 French Open
Country (sports)	Washington, D.C., United States
Born	July 19, 2006 (age 18); Washington, D.C., United States
Plays	Right (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	US$ 50,062
Singles
Career record	29–16
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 536 (July 17, 2023)
Current ranking	No. 542 (July 24, 2023)
Grand Slam singles results
US Open	1R (2023)
Australian Open Junior	2R (2022)
French Open Junior	QF (2023)
Wimbledon Junior	W (2023)
US Open Junior	QF (2022)
Doubles
Career record	26–8
Career titles	2 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 313 (July 24, 2023)
Current ranking	No. 313 (July 24, 2023)
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open	2R (2022)
	Last updated on: July 26, 2023.

Clervie Ngounoue (born 19 July 2006) is an American tennis player.

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

She has a career-high doubles ranking by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) of 313, achieved on 24 July 2023. Ngounoue won the 2023 Wimbledon junior title, defeating Nikola Bartůňková in the final.^[3] 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. At the 2022 US Open, she and Reese Brantmeier received a wildcard into the women's doubles tournament.^[4] They beat Alison Van Uytvanck and Rosalie van der Hoek in the first round,^[5] before losing to Nicole Melichar-Martinez and Ellen Perez in three sets in the second. She won the final of the girls' doubles at the 2023 French Open, alongside partner Tyra Caterina Grant, against the top seeds Alina Korneeva and Sara Saito.

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 2 (2 runner-ups)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$80,000 tournaments
$60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments

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

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Mar 2022	ITF Marrakech, Morocco	15,000	Clay	Eleonora Alvisi	3–6, 1–6
Loss	0–2	Oct 2022	ITF Austin, United States	25,000	Hard	Peyton Stearns	1–6, 0–6

Doubles: 7 (2 titles, 5 runner-ups)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$80,000 tournaments
$60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments

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

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	May 2021	ITF Cairo, Egypt	15,000	Clay	Yasmin Ezzat	Oana Gavrilă Zhibek Kulambayeva	4–6, 0–6
Loss	0–2	Feb 2022	ITF Monastir, Tunisia	15,000	Hard	Sofia Costoulas	Kristina Dmitruk Maria Sholokhova	6–3, 2–6, [5–10]
Win	1–2	Feb 2022	ITF Monastir, Tunisia	15,000	Hard	Hanne Vandewinkel	Mara Guth Mia Mack	6–1, 6–2
Loss	1–3	March 2022	ITF Marrakech, Morocco	15,000	Clay	Lucija Ćirić-Bagarić	Naïma Karamoko Inês Murta	2–6, 7–6⁽²⁾, [5–10]
Loss	1–4	Oct 2022	ITF Florence, United States	25,000	Hard	Samantha Crawford	Allura Zamarripa Maribella Zamarripa	3–6, 4–6
Loss	1–5	Jan 2023	ITF Petit-Bourg, Guadeloupe	25,000	Hard	Johanne Svendsen	Jenny Dürst Fanny Östlund	4–6, 3–6
Win	2–5	Mar 2023	ITF Spring, United States	25,000	Hard	Maria Mateas	Sofia Johnson Yulia Starodubtseva	6-4, 2-6, [10-4]

Junior career

Grand Slam tournament finals

Singles: 1 title

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

Doubles: 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

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.
^ "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.
^ "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.

External links

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

[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] "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.

[4] "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.

[5] "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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