Clara Tauson is one of the biggest hitters in women’s tennis. The Dane, a former junior world No. 1, has built her game around a heavy serve and a ferocious forehand, and after several injury-interrupted seasons she broke through in 2025 with the Auckland title, a WTA 1000 final in Dubai, a Wimbledon fourth round and a career high of world No. 12.
2026 has been much harder. She had no titles and a 16-21 record by late July, according to the WTA, and she lost in the first round at Roland Garros, where she was seeded 21st, at Wimbledon and at the US Open. The profile is a high-ceiling power player looking to find her 2025 level again.
Quick facts
- Full name: Clara Tauson
- Nationality: Denmark (born Copenhagen)
- Born: December 21, 2002
- Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.82 m)
- Turned pro: 2019
- Plays: Right-handed, two-handed backhand
- Coach: Kasper Elsvad; trains at the Justine Henin Academy in Belgium
- Career titles: 3 (Lyon and Luxembourg 2021, Auckland 2025)
- Career high: World No. 12 (September 2025)
- Identity: Big-serving power baseliner with a ferocious forehand
Game overview
Tauson plays an aggressive, first-strike game built on one of the heaviest serve-and-forehand combinations on tour. She describes her own style the same way. “I like to come in the court and finish at net if I have the opportunity,” she says in her WTA biography. At six feet tall, she has told rolandgarros.com that she relates most to Aryna Sabalenka and Elena Rybakina, because “when you are a tall woman, it’s a different game.”
Playing style and strengths
Serve. A big delivery that produces aces and free points.
Forehand. A ferocious, heavy weapon that ends points.
Aggression. A go-for-broke baseline mentality that troubles the elite on her day.
Pressure points and vulnerabilities
- Form: three straight first-round exits at the majors in 2026
- Injuries: a back injury stalled her rise after she reached No. 33 in early 2022, according to rolandgarros.com
- Consistency: the high-risk style can swing match to match
- Converting her firepower into a first major quarterfinal
Career milestones
- 2019: Australian Open girls’ singles champion, beating Leylah Fernandez in the final, and junior world No. 1
- 2020: Grand Slam main-draw debut at Roland Garros as a 17-year-old qualifier, beating 25th seed Jennifer Brady
- 2021: First two WTA titles in Lyon and Luxembourg
- 2024: First major fourth round, at Roland Garros
- 2025: Auckland title, a WTA 1000 final in Dubai, a Wimbledon fourth round and a career-high world No. 12
Grand Slam record in context
Tauson’s major record features fourth rounds at Roland Garros and Wimbledon but no quarterfinal yet. The 2026 majors went backwards. At Roland Garros, as the 21st seed, she won the first set against Daria Snigur and lost 3-6, 7-5, 6-2. At Wimbledon Maria Sakkari beat her 6-3, 6-3, and at the US Open, 2017 champion Sloane Stephens won 6-4, 6-1 in 76 minutes, according to the WTA.
Grand Slam best results
- Australian Open: Third round (2022, 2025, 2026)
- Roland Garros: Fourth round (2024)
- Wimbledon: Fourth round (2025)
- US Open: Second round (2021, 2023, 2024)
What to watch next
- The autumn: the Asian and indoor events, where her serve should travel, as a chance to rebuild confidence and ranking.
- Fitness: staying healthy enough to string together a run of weeks.
- A first major quarterfinal: the next milestone for her big game.
Related reading
- Holger Rune Profile
- Maria Sakkari Profile
- Tennis Rankings Explained
- WTA 1000 Guide
- Grand Slams Explained
Season Snapshot — September 27, 2026
- Ranking: No. 41 at Roland Garros; career high No. 12 (September 2025)
- 2026 record: 16-21 and no titles by late July, according to the WTA
- 2026 Grand Slams: Australian Open third round (l. Victoria Mboko 7-6(5), 5-7, 6-3, according to the WTA); Roland Garros first round as 21st seed (l. Snigur 3-6, 7-5, 6-2); Wimbledon first round (l. Sakkari 6-3, 6-3); US Open first round (l. Stephens 6-4, 6-1)
- Coach: Kasper Elsvad
This snapshot is dated and will change. The career record above does not.
