Rise to Success: Career Highlights of Clara Tauson

How Clara Tauson built a successful career. Explore key moments that defined the journey.

Clara Tauson is a Danish professional tennis player who achieved a career-high ranking of world No. 19 in singles and No. 94 in doubles, both attained on July 14, 2025. She has secured three WTA Tour titles throughout her career, all of which were won on hardcourt surfaces.

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Full Timeline Career & Achievements

August 2013: Tennis Europe Junior Tour Debut

On August 26, 2013, Clara Tauson debuted on the Tennis Europe junior tour.

2013: Junior Tournament Debut

In 2013, at the age of 10, Clara Tauson began playing junior tournaments.

2015: First Tournament Victory

In 2015, Clara Tauson secured her first tournament victory.

February 2016: ITF Junior Circuit Debut

In February 2016, Clara Tauson debuted on the ITF Junior Circuit, the premier level for worldwide competition among U18 tennis players.

2017: Fed Cup Debut and European Youth Olympic Festival Win

In 2017, Clara Tauson debuted for the Denmark Fed Cup team and won the tennis tournament at the European Youth Olympic Festival.

2017: Professional Tournament Debut

In 2017, Clara Tauson started playing professional tournaments.

2018: European Junior Championship and Osaka Mayor's Cup Wins

In 2018, Clara Tauson's biggest victories included the European Junior Championship in girls' singles and the Osaka Mayor's Cup, her first Grade-A junior tournament win. She also got a sponsor contract with Japanese sports equipment producer Yonex.

2018: Return to Osaka

In October 2018, Tauson came back to Osaka where she had won the juniors tournament, this time to play a WTA 250 tournament. Tauson reached the quarterfinals but lost to French player Diane Parry, in three sets.

April 2019: First WTA Tour Tournament

In April 2019, Clara Tauson entered her first WTA Tour tournament as a qualifier, reaching the main draw but losing her first-round match.

April 2019: WTA Tour Debut

In April 2019, Clara Tauson made her debut on the WTA Tour.

2019: Full-Time Professional

In 2019, Clara Tauson became a full-time professional tennis player, focusing on singles while also participating in doubles tournaments and Fed Cup.

February 2020: Fed Cup Promotion

In February 2020, Clara Tauson helped bring Denmark back to Europe/Africa Group I in Fed Cup.

2021: First WTA Tour Singles Titles

In 2021, Clara Tauson, in her first year as a senior, won her first two WTA Tour singles titles at the Lyon Open and Luxembourg Open, alongside a Challenger and two ITF tournament wins, leading her to enter the top 50 in the WTA rankings.

2022: WTA 1000 Tournaments

In January 2022, Tauson participated in two WTA 1000 tournaments and reached the second round in both.

2023: US Open Participation and Ningbo Open Comeback

In 2023, Clara Tauson participated in the US Open, marking the first time since 2002 that Denmark had three singles players in the tournament. After withdrawing from the Guangzhou Open due to a heat collapse, Tauson returned at the Ningbo Open, defeating Elina Avanesyan.