Clara Tauson

• Formerly worked with Alexander Kneepkens, Robbie Ceyssens, Dieter Kindlmann, Daniel Goffin and Philippe Dehaes
• Previously trained under Belgian Federation until early teens, also spent a year at the Mouratoglou Academy in Paris
• Mother is Liliane Barbe (teaches languages and history); father is Guido Mertens (makes furniture for churches). Began playing tennis at age 4, introduced to game by older sister Lauren, an airline pilot with KLM
• First tennis memory is watching Kim Clijsters playing live
• Was home schooled, enjoyed studying languages; speaks English, Dutch/Flemish and French
• Loves animals and has lots of pets at home
• In 2021, launched a charitable initiative to support the Virunga National Park’s efforts to save the gorilla population in the Democratic Republic of Congo. During 2021 season she will be wearing a Virunga Ranger necklace and sporting a badge on her bag to help raise awareness

Career Highlights

SINGLES
Winner (10): 2025 – ‘s-Hertogenbosch, Singapore
2023 – Monastir
2022 – Monastir
2021 – Gippsland Trophy
2019 – Doha
2018 – Hobart, Lugano, Rabat
2017 – Hobart

Finalist (6): 2025 – Hobart
2024 – Hobart
2021 – Istanbul
2020 – Prague, Linz
2017 – Istanbul

DOUBLES
Winner (23): 2025 – WTA Finals, Wimbledon (both w/V.Kudermetova)
2024 – Australian Open, Indian Wells, Birmingham (all w/Hsieh)
2023 – Guadalajara, Rome (both w/Hunter)
2022 – Dubai, WTA Finals Fort Worth (both w/Kudermetova)
2021 – Australian Open (w/Sabalenka), Istanbul (w/Kudermetova), Wimbledon, Indian Wells (both w/Hsieh)
2020 – Ostrava (w/Sabalenka)
2019 – Indian Wells, Miami, US Open (all w/Sabalenka)
2018 – Hobart, ‘s-Hertogenbosch, Wuhan (all w/Schuurs), Lugano (w/Flipkens)
2017 – Guangzhou (w/Schuurs)
2016 – Auckland (w/Mestach)

Finalist (14): 2025 – Rome, Madrid (both w/Kudermetova)
2023 – Wimbledon (w/Hunter)
2022 – Doha, Miami, ‘s-Hertogenbosch (all w/Kudermetova), Birmingham, Wimbledon (both w/Zhang)
2021 – WTA Finals (w/Hsieh)
2019 – Wuhan (w/Sabalenka)
2018 – Birmingham, Cincinnati (both w/Schuurs)
2017 – Bucharest (w/Schuurs), Istanbul (w/Melichar)

WTA 125 TITLES AND FINALS
DOUBLES
Winner (1): 2016 – Limoges (w/Minella)
Finalist (1): 2015 – Taipei (w/Melnikova)