Clervie Ngounoue

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	$355,696
Singles
Career record	79–42
Career titles	4 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 253 (February 17, 2025)
Current ranking	No. 253 (March 17, 2025)
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon	Q1 (2024)
US Open	1R (2023)
Doubles
Career record	52–21
Career titles	5 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 187 (August 19, 2024)
Current ranking	No. 205 (March 17, 2025)
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open	3R (2023)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
US Open	1R (2024)
Last updated on: March 17, 2025.

Clervie Ngounoue (born 19 July 2006) is an American tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 253 by the WTA, achieved on 17 February 2025 and a doubles ranking of No. 187, achieved on 17 August 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 defeated Alison Van Uytvanck and Rosalie van der Hoek in the first round, recording their first Major victory, before losing to eventual semifinalists 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.

Ngounoue qualified at the 2025 Indian Wells making her WTA 1000 debut.

Performance timeline

Key

W

F

SF

QF

#R

RR

Q#

DNQ

A

NH

(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (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	2025	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	0–0		0 / 1	0–1
Indian Wells	A	A	A	A	1R	0 / 1	0–1
Career statistics
Tournaments	0	0	2		1	Total: 3
Overall win–loss	0–0	0–0	0–2		0–1	0 / 3	0–3
Year-end ranking	n/a	600	511	325		$179,858

ITF Circuit finals

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

Legend W40/50 tournaments W25/35 tournaments W15 tournaments

Finals by surface Hard (3–3) 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, United States	W50	Hard (i)	Robin Anderson	2–6, 6–3, 7–5
Win	3–2	Nov 2024	ITF Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	W35	Hard	Çağla Büyükakçay	6–3, 4–6, 6–2
Loss	3–3	Jan 2025	ITF Le Lamentin (Martinique), France	W35	Hard	Victoria Mboko	5–7, 3–6
Loss	3–4	Jan 2025	ITF Petit-Bourg (Guadeloupe), France	W35	Hard	Victoria Mboko	4–6, 0–6
Win	4–4	Feb 2025	ITF Birmingham, Great Britain	W50	Hard (i)	Viktória Hrunčáková	4–6, 6–2, 6–3

Doubles: 13 (5 titles, 8 runner-ups)

Legend W100,000 tournaments W40/W50 tournaments W25/35 tournaments W15 tournaments

Finals by surface Hard (5–6) 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
Loss	3–6	Sep 2024	ITF Redding, United States	W35	Hard	Himeno Sakatsume	Ayana Akli Eryn Cayetano	2–6, 2–6
Win	4–6	Oct 2024	Tyler Pro Challenge, United States	W100	Hard	Alexandra Osborne	Mary Lewis Brandy Walker	6–2, 6–3
Loss	4–7	Jan 2025	ITF Le Lamentin (Martinique), France	W35	Hard	Olivia Lincer	Cadence Brace Victoria Mboko	2–6, 6–7(2)
Win	5–7	Jan 2025	ITF Petit-Bourg (Guadeloupe), France	W35	Hard	Victoria Mboko	Jenna Dean Amanda Carolina Nava Elkin	6–3, 6–1
Loss	5–8	Mar 2025	ITF Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	W50	Hard	Ayana Akli	Anastasia Tikhonova Mariia Tkacheva	6–7(5), 7–6(2), [7–10]

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	6–3, 6–2

External links

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