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 has achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 21 on March 3, 2025, and a doubles ranking of No. 212 on March 17, 2025. Specializing on hardcourts, she has secured three WTA Tour titles throughout her career.

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Full Timeline Career & Achievements

2011: U9 Tournament Win

In 2011, Clara Tauson won the U9 tournament at the Zealand championships and the club championship for the U10.

August 2013: Tennis Europe Junior Tour Debut

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

2013: Started Playing Junior Tournaments

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

2014: Triple Danish U12 Champion

In 2014, Clara Tauson became triple Danish U12 champion, winning girls' singles, girls' doubles and mixed doubles with Holger Rune.

2015: First Tournament Victory

In 2015, Clara Tauson had her first tournament victory.

February 2016: ITF Junior Circuit Debut

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

August 2016: Danish Tennis Championship Win

In August 2016, at the age of 13, Clara Tauson won the Danish Tennis Championship, beating Hannah Viller Møller in the final. This broke the record of Caroline Wozniacki, who won it aged 14.

2017: Fed Cup Debut, European Youth Olympic Festival Win

In 2017, Clara Tauson made her debut for the Denmark Fed Cup team. She also won the tennis tournament at the European Youth Olympic Festival. She also debuted on the professional ITF Women's Circuit and entered the WTA world-rankings after reaching her first ITF final, eventually winning her first ITF title.

2017: Started Playing Professional Tournaments

In 2017, Clara Tauson started playing professional tournaments, and her family financed her until then.

2018: European Junior Championship Win, Yonex Sponsorship

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

2018: Won Juniors Tournament in Osaka

In October, Clara Tauson came back to Osaka where in 2018 she 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, making it to the main draw but losing her first-round match.

April 2019: WTA Tour Debut

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

2019: Started Cooperation with Coach

Clara Tauson had to stop the co-operation with her coach since 2019 due to a lack of finances.

2019: Became a Full-Time Professional

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

February 2020: Denmark Returns 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: WTA Tour Title Wins

In 2021, Clara Tauson won her first two WTA Tour singles titles at the Lyon Open and Luxembourg Open. She also won one Challenger and two ITF tournaments. She entered the top 50 in the WTA rankings.

2022: Return to WTA 1000 Tournaments

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. Rune lost in first round, Tauson in the second whereas Wozniacki, who was on a wildcard, reached the fourth round.

2024: Resurgence

Since 2024, Clara Tauson has begun to move up in the rankings again.

January 2025: Billie Jean King Cup Record

As of January 2025, Clara Tauson has a win–loss record of 16–6 representing Denmark in the Billie Jean King Cup.

March 2025: Career-High Singles Ranking

In March 2025, Clara Tauson achieved her career-high singles ranking of world No. 21.

2025: Most WTA Wins

In 2025, At the third WTA 1000 tournament of the year, the Indian Wells Open, Clara Tauson defeated Camila Osorio in the second round, recording her 16th WTA win for 2025, the most of any player in the season.