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17-Year-old Clervie Ngoungoue has returned to Cameroon, her country of origin, after her successes at the 2023 French Open Girls’ doubles tournament.

 

Ngounoue was born in Washington, D.C., to Cameroonian parents. Clervie demonstrated an innate talent for the sport, and her family recognized her potential and supported her dream of becoming a professional tennis player. Her father, Aimé Ngounoue, is one of her coaches and has been guiding her to achieve her dream of becoming a professional tennis player.

 

Clervie Ngoungoue, who is ranked as the world number 2 in the ITF Junior rankings, first gained the spotlight after winning the 2022 Australian Open girls’ doubles event, partnering with Diana Shnaider.

She again achieved great feats in 2023 by winning the final of the girls’ doubles at the 2023 French Open, alongside partner Tyra Caterina Grant, against the top seeds Alina Korneeva and Sara Saito.

 

The 17-year-old also has one singles title to her name. She won the 2023 Wimbledon junior title, defeating Nikola Bartůňková in the final.

 

She made her first women’s doubles appearance at the 2022 US Open, after she and teammate Reese Brantmeier received a wildcard into the women’s doubles tournament. They won their first-round tie against Alison Van Uytvanck and Rosalie van der, before losing to Nicole Melichar-Martinez and Ellen Perez in the second round.

She is currently ranked 1083 in the Women’s ITF Ranking. Her career high singles ranking is 426, a ranking she achieved back in September 25th this year.

 

After her arrival in Cameroon, she visited her parents’ village in Douala. She also visited the Oyebog Tennis Academy in Douala, where she could be spotted with one of the academy’s best products, Nkwain Clifford, who made history in 2019 by becoming the first Cameroonian tennis player to achieve an ATP point since 2007, making him eligible for an ATP Ranking.

Clervie Ngoungoue currently plays under the American flag, but she is not forgetting her roots