#claycourt
Bublik Conquers Clay

After reaching his first ever ATP claycourt final, Alexander Bublik lifts his first ever ATP claycourt title.

Quite the transformation for a guy who couldn't stand the surface 6 months ago!

The Kazakh works through nerves to defeat Juan Manuel Cerundolo, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3.
July 20, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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Bublik wins first claycourt title in Gstaad
Kazakh Alexander Bublik won his first tour-level claycourt title at the Swiss Open in Gstaad, beating Argentina's Juan Manuel Cerundolo 6-4 4-6 6-3 in the ATP 250 event's final on Sunday.
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July 20, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Katie Did It!

For the rest of her life, Katie Boulter can tell folks she won the claycourt event in Paris.

Sure, it's the WTA 125 Trophee Clarins not that... other one.

But, the Boulter gets the job done in the final, rallying past Chloe Paquet, 3-6, 6-2, 6-3, to lift her first claycourt trophy.
May 18, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Claycourt Era

Alexander Bublik may have crashed out of Wimbledon after making himself a dark horse contender by winning Halle, but he's still got his newfound claycourt skills to fall back on.

The #2 seed defeats Arthur Cazaux to set up a championship match-up with JuanMa Cerúndolo in Gstaad.
July 19, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Learner Tien has won a claycourt title, a sentence that a month ago would've felt like satire.

He wins 3-6, 6-3, 7-5 vs Mariano Navone, has improved substantially on the clay this season and he brings home the title in Geneva, what a moment for Learner on the eve of RG.
May 23, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Coco Pops Off

People seem to forget that Coco Gauff is a claycourt queen.

The 21yo hasn't lost before the quarterfinals at Roland-Garros since 2021... when she's was 16.

The American extends her WTA claycourt career record to 51-20 with a 6-1, 6-1 romp over lucky loser Ella Seidel in Stuttgart.
April 17, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Still Undefeated!

After she took the title in Madrid, people wondered if Marta Kostyuk (who also won in Rouen) was a real deal contender for the title at Roland-Garros.

Today she answered: Yes!

Now 15-0 in claycourt tour events in 2026, Kostyuk sweeps past Iga Swiatek, 7-5, 6-1.
May 31, 2026 at 10:58 AM
The Long and Shorts of It

Maybe it's the new, breezy shorts. But, something is propelling Alex de Minaur to new claycourt heights in Monte-Carlo.

The Aussie scores his biggest win at a claycourt Masters event, rolling past Daniil Medvedev, 6-2, 6-2, to reach the quarterfinals here for the 2nd time
April 10, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Welp!

I hope y'all didn't listen to me yesterday when I was talking up Zheng Qinwen's claycourt chances... heavily alluding to the idea she could win in Charleston.

Because Ekaterina Alexandrova rolls past the Olympic champion, 6-1, 6-4, to reach just her second WTA claycourt semifinal.
April 4, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Sonay Stunner

This, my friends, is an upset.

To put it in context, Jaqueline Cristian has claycourt wins over Barbora Krejcikova, Emma Navarro, and Madison Keys.

Sonay Kartal last won a claycourt match in 2023... and has only played one more since then.

But, Kartal gets the win in Madrid! 💪
April 23, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Year Over Year

Despite missing pretty much the entire claycourt season this year, Karolina Muchova looks on track to finish 2025 ranked higher than 2024.

And 2024 was pretty great for the Czech!

Muchova rallies past Marta Kostyuk, 2-6, 6-2, 6-4, to add points in Wuhan.
October 7, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Charleston is one of my favorite events of the year. Really fun way to kick off the claycourt season every year.

P.S.
Much love to the Bogota Slam this week, too. 🫶
March 31, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Nisheeeeeeeeeeesh!

For a guy who's only won 2 claycourt matches... ever... at any level... Nishesh Basavareddy gets a good wion in Aix-En-Provence today.

The American keeps alive his hopes for a USTA wildcard at Roland-Garros with a 7-5, 7-5 win over claycourt veteran Albert Ramos-Vinolas.
May 1, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Dirtball Domination

There are now two different claycourt eras for Alex de Minaur.

Before Roland-Garros 2024, and after Roland-Garros 2024.

In the before times, the Aussie was just 24-31 in ATP claycourt matches.

Since then... he's 9-2, racing past Jacob Fearnley to reach the quarterfinals.
April 17, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Look out, y'all!

Claycourt Katie has entered the chat.

After taking her first-ever claycourt title at the WTA 125 in Paris two weeks ago, the top-ranked Brit extends her win streak to 6 in a row on the dirt.

Boulter started slow but caught fire in the 2nd set, storming to the 6-7⁴, 6-1, 6-1 win.
May 26, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Fast Learner

When Learner Tien identifies an area of improvement, the guy locks in.

First, he called himself a pusher (his words!), then massively upped his firepower off the ground.

Now, after acknowledging his claycourt deficiencies, he lifts his first ATP title on the dirt in Geneva.
May 23, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Clayomi Cruises

Naomi Osaka turns in another confidently comfortable claycourt performance in Madrid.

The 4-time slam champion gets past former Italian Open finalist Anhelina Kalinina, 6-1, 6-3, to reach the round of 16 in the Spanish capital for the first time since 2019.
April 25, 2026 at 9:27 PM
The next time you think of Francisco Cerúndolo as a claycourt specialist... think again.

The Argentine captures his SECOND ATP title on grass, holding off Tommy Paul, 6-7⁴, 6-4, 6-3 in London.

He'll climb back up from #27 to #21 on Monday.
June 21, 2026 at 3:47 PM
A Little Baez'd?

Can Sebastian Baez go deep at a claycourt event?

Absolutely.

Can Sebastian Baez go deep at a claycourt event outside of South America?

THAT is the question!

After another dynamite run at the Golden Swing, the Argentine arrives in Europe and scrapes out a win over Gabriel Diallo
April 3, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Back-to-Back Baez!

Sebastian Baez scores his 2nd straight title in Rio, easing past Alexandre Muller, 6-2, 6-3.

With the win, the Argentine has won more claycourt matches than any other ATP player since his breakthrough in 2022.

Sebastian Baez - 73
Casper Ruud - 71
Carlos Alcaraz- 69
February 23, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Claycourt season officially kicks off next week, and the tours aren't playing around with this schedule...

ATP 250s
Bucharest
Houston
Marrakesh

WTA 500
Charleston

WTA 250
Bogota

WTA 125
Antalya #3
La Bisbal D'emporda

So many graphics to make... 😵‍💫
March 29, 2025 at 10:10 AM
CLAYomi the Conqueror!

And suddenly, it's crickets from the haters 😀

Naomi Osaka, who got a mountain of grief for taking a last-minute wildcard into the WTA 125 in Saint-Malo, rewards herself with her first-ever claycourt title

Osaka defeats Kaja Juvan (great to see her succeed again!), 6-1, 7-5
May 4, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Keys Clears

It's not the "claycourt title in Paris" most people covet, but it'd be a confidence booster!

Madison Keys, playing the first WTA 125 draw of her career, defeats Sarah Rakotomanga Rajaonah, 6-4, 6-1, to advance.
May 14, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Return Winner

About an hour after Stefanos Tsitsipas broke his 17-month title drought, Andrey Rublev snaps his own 17-month skid.

The top seed topples defending champion Luciano Darderi, 6-4, 6-3, to capture his 101st ATP claycourt win.

With the trophy, Rublev rebounds 2 spots to #14.
July 19, 2026 at 1:39 PM
Fonseca Finds a Way!

Down 2 match points at 3-5, 15-40 in the 3rd set, Joao Fonseca shows nerve well beyond his years as he rallies for the win.

The world-beater from Brazil takes out one of last year's hottest claycourt contenders, Mariano Navone, recovering to win 3-6, 6-4, 7-5 in Buenos Aires.
February 14, 2025 at 9:43 PM