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 singles ranking of world No. 21 on March 3, 2025, and No. 124 in doubles on June 16, 2025. She has won three WTA Tour titles, all on hardcourts, showcasing her prowess on that surface. Tauson represents Denmark in professional tennis.

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Full Timeline Career & Achievements

August 2013: Debuted on Tennis Europe Junior Tour

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

2013: Started Playing Junior Tournaments

In 2013 Clara Tauson started playing junior tournaments at age 10.

February 2016: ITF Junior Circuit Debut

In February 2016, Clara Tauson debuted on the ITF Junior Circuit.

2017: Fed Cup Debut and European Youth Olympic Festival Win

In 2017, Clara Tauson debuted for the Denmark Fed Cup team. She also won the tennis tournament at the European Youth Olympic Festival in July and debuted on the professional ITF Women's Circuit in September. In October, she entered the WTA world-rankings and the following month, she took her first ITF title.

2017: Started Playing Professional Tournaments

Until 2017, Clara Tauson's family financed her until she started playing professional tournaments.

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

In 2018, Clara Tauson's biggest victories were the European Junior Championship in girls' singles and the Osaka Mayor's Cup. She also got a sponsor contract with Japanese sports equipment producer Yonex and won bronze at the ITF Junior Masters at the end of the year.

2018: Returned to Osaka for WTA 250 Tournament

In October, Clara Tauson came back to Osaka where in 2018 she won the juniors tournament, this time to play a WTA 250 tournament, reaching the quarterfinals.

April 2019: First WTA Tour Tournament

In April 2019, Clara Tauson entered her first WTA Tour tournament on a qualifier's wildcard, making it to the main draw.

April 2019: WTA Tour Debut

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

2019: Became a Full-Time Professional

In 2019, Clara Tauson became a full-time professional tennis player.

February 2020: Helped Denmark Back to Europe/Africa Group I in Fed Cup

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

2020: Major Debut at French Open

In 2020, Clara Tauson made her major debut at the French Open.

2021: First WTA Tour Singles Titles

In 2021, Clara Tauson won her first two WTA Tour singles titles at the Lyon Open and Luxembourg Open, along with one Challenger and two ITF tournament wins, leading her to enter the top 50 in the WTA rankings.

2022: First WTA 1000 Tournaments Since 2022

In January, Clara Tauson participated in two WTA 1000 tournaments, her first since 2022, and reached second round in both.

2023: US Open Participation

The 2023 US Open was the first since 2002 in which Denmark had three singles players: Holger Rune, Clara Tauson and Caroline Wozniacki. Clara Tauson lost in the second round.