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Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Residence | King William's Town, South Africa |
Born | Cape Town, South Africa | 16 October 1982
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Turned pro | 2002 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $3,843,777 |
Singles | |
Career record | 7–5 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 208 (24 October 2011) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | Q1 (2012) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 301–212 (58.7% in ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 19 |
Highest ranking | No. 7 (5 August 2019) |
Current ranking | No. 45 (25 April 2022) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | F (2014) |
French Open | 3R (2018) |
Wimbledon | F (2018) |
US Open | QF (2014) |
Other doubles tournaments | |
Tour Finals | F (2016, 2019) |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
Australian Open | QF (2017) |
French Open | 2R (2014) |
Wimbledon | 3R (2015, 2021) |
US Open | 2R (2014, 2015) |
Last updated on: 25 April 2022. |
Raven Klaasen (/ˈklɑːsən/ KLAH-sən;[1] born 16 October 1982) is a South African professional tennis player who specialises in doubles.
He achieved his career-high doubles ranking of world No. 7 in August 2019, and has won 19 doubles titles on the ATP Tour, including two at Masters 1000 level. Klaasen is a two-time Grand Slam finalist, having finished runner-up at the 2014 Australian Open alongside Eric Butorac, and the 2018 Wimbledon Championships with Michael Venus. He was also runner up at the ATP Finals in both 2016 and 2019, partnering Rajeev Ram and Venus respectively.
In singles, Klaasen has a career-high ranking of world No. 208, achieved in October 2011.
He has represented South Africa in the Davis Cup since 2009, and has a win–loss record of 13–4.
He reached his 300th match win at the 2022 Estoril Open with Ben McLachlan defeating Hugo Nys/Jan Zieliński in the round of 16.[2]
Significant finals
Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 2 (2 runners-up)
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 2014 | Australian Open | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 2018 | Wimbledon | Grass | ![]() |
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3–6, 7–6(9–7), 3–6, 7–5, 5–7 |
Year-end championships
Doubles: 2 (2 runners-up)
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 2016 | ATP Finals, London | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6 –2, 1–6, [8–10] |
Loss | 2019 | ATP Finals, London | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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3–6, 4–6 |
Masters 1000 finals
Doubles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runners-up)
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 2015 | Shanghai Masters | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–3 |
Loss | 2016 | Miami Open | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–5, 1–6, [7–10] |
Win | 2017 | Indian Wells Masters | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7(1–7), 6–4, [10–8] |
Loss | 2018 | Canadian Open | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2–6, 7–6(9–7), [6–10] |
Loss | 2019 | Rome Masters | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 1–6, 3–6 |
ATP career finals
Doubles: 42 (19 titles, 23 runner-ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Feb 2013 | Open Sud de France, France | 250 Series | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–3, [9–11] |
Win | 1–1 | May 2013 | Open de Nice, France | 250 Series | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 2–1 | Sep 2013 | Moselle Open, France | 250 Series | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–6(7–5) |
Win | 3–1 | Sep 2013 | Malaysian Open, Malaysia | 250 Series | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–4 |
Loss | 3–2 | Jan 2014 | Australian Open, Australia | Grand Slam | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 3–6 |
Win | 4–2 | Feb 2014 | U.S. National Indoor Championships, United States | 250 Series | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 5–2 | Oct 2014 | Stockholm Open, Sweden | 250 Series | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–3 |
Loss | 5–3 | Jan 2015 | Chennai Open, India | 250 Series | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 7–6(7–4) |
Win | 6–3 | Jan 2015 | Auckland Open, New Zealand | 250 Series | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(7–1), 6–4 |
Loss | 6–4 | Feb 2015 | Delray Beach Open, United States | 250 Series | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–3, [6–10] |
Loss | 6–5 | May 2015 | Geneva Open, Switzerland | 250 Series | Clay | ![]() |
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5–7, 6–4, [7–10] |
Win | 7–5 | Jun 2015 | Halle Open, Germany | 500 Series | Grass | ![]() |
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7–6(7–5), 6–2 |
Loss | 7–6 | Oct 2015 | Malaysian Open, Malaysia | 250 Series | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–7(4–7), 2–6 |
Win | 8–6 | Oct 2015 | Japan Open, Japan | 500 Series | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(7–5), 3–6, [10–7] |
Win | 9–6 | Oct 2015 | Shanghai Masters, China | Masters 1000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–3 |
Loss | 9–7 | Apr 2016 | Miami Open, United States | Masters 1000 | Hard | ![]() |
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7–5, 1–6, [7–10] |
Loss | 9–8 | May 2016 | Geneva Open, Switzerland | 250 Series | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 9–9 | Jun 2016 | Rosmalen Grass Court Championships, Netherlands | 250 Series | Grass | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–3, [11–9] |
Win | 10–9 | Jun 2016 | Halle Open, Germany (2) | 500 Series | Grass | ![]() |
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7–6(7–5), 6–2 |
Win | 11–9 | Oct 2016 | Chengdu Open, China | 250 Series | Hard | ![]() |
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7−6(7–2), 7−5 |
Loss | 11–10 | Oct 2016 | Japan Open, Japan | 500 Series | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–7(4–7) |
Loss | 11–11 | Nov 2016 | ATP Finals, United Kingdom | Tour Finals | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–2, 1–6, [8–10] |
Win | 12–11 | Feb 2017 | Delray Beach Open, United States | 250 Series | Hard | ![]() |
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7–5, 7–5 |
Win | 13–11 | Mar 2017 | Indian Wells Masters, United States | Masters 1000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(1–7), 6–4, [10–8] |
Loss | 13–12 | Jun 2017 | Rosmalen Grass Court Championships, Netherlands | 250 Series | Grass | ![]() |
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3–6, 4–6 |
Won | 14–12 | Feb 2018 | Open 13, France | 250 Series | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–7(2–7), 6–3, [10–4] |
Loss | 14–13 | Jun 2018 | Rosmalen Grass Court Championships, Netherlands | 250 Series | Grass | ![]() |
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6–7(3–7), 5–7 |
Loss | 14–14 | Jul 2018 | Wimbledon Championships, United Kingdom | Grand Slam | Grass | ![]() |
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3–6, 7–6(9–7), 3–6, 7–5, 5–7 |
Loss | 14–15 | Aug 2018 | Canadian Open, Canada | Masters 1000 | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 7–6(9–7), [6–10] |
Loss | 14–16 | Oct 2018 | Japan Open, Japan | 500 Series | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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4–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 14–17 | Jan 2019 | Auckland Open, New Zealand | 250 Series | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 14–18 | May 2019 | Italian Open, Italy | Masters 1000 | Clay | ![]() |
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1–6, 3–6 |
Win | 15–18 | Jun 2019 | Halle Open, Germany (3) | 500 Series | Grass | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–3, [10–4] |
Win | 16–18 | Aug 2019 | Washington Open, United States | 500 Series | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–3, [10–2] |
Loss | 16–19 | Nov 2019 | ATP Finals, United Kingdom | Tour Finals | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 16–20 | Feb 2020 | Dubai Tennis Championships, United Arab Emirates | 500 Series | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 2–6 |
Win | 17–20 | Oct 2020 | Cologne Championship, Germany | 250 Series | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–4 |
Win | 18–20 | Jul 2021 | Washington Open, United States (2) | 500 Series | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(7–4), 6–4 |
Loss | 18–21 | Feb 2022 | Open 13, France | 250 Series | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–4, 5–7, [7–10] |
Loss | 18–22 | Jul 2022 | Hall of Fame Open, United States | 250 Series | Grass | ![]() |
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4–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 18–23 | Aug 2022 | Los Cabos Open, Mexico | 250 Series | Hard | ![]() |
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0–6, 1–6 |
Win | 19–23 | Oct 2022 | Korea Open, South Korea | 250 Series | Hard | ![]() |
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6–1, 7–5 |
Doubles performance timeline
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Current through the 2022 Davis Cup.
Tournament | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | SR | W–L |
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Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | F | 2R | QF | 2R | 1R | QF | 2R | A | 3R | 0 / 8 | 16–8 |
French Open | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 0 / 10 | 6–10 | |
Wimbledon | A | A | A | Q1 | 1R | 3R | 2R | SF | 3R | F | SF | NH | QF | 0 / 8 | 21–8 | |
US Open | A | A | A | 3R | 1R | QF | 3R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 0 / 10 | 11–10 | |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 11–4 | 4–4 | 9–4 | 4–4 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 1–3 | 5–3 | 2–1 | 0 / 36 | 54–36 |
Year-end championship | ||||||||||||||||
ATP Finals | Did not qualify | F | RR | RR | F | Did not qualify | 0 / 4 | 7–7 | ||||||||
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 | ||||||||||||||||
Indian Wells Masters | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | W | 2R | QF | NH | 1R | 1 / 7 | 9–6 | |
Miami Open | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | F | 1R | QF | 1R | NH | 1R | 0 / 7 | 7–7 | |
Monte-Carlo Masters | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | QF | 1R | NH | QF | 0 / 7 | 4–7 | |
Madrid Open | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 2R | 2R | QF | 2R | NH | 2R | 0 / 6 | 5–6 | |
Italian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | QF | 2R | F | 1R | 2R | 0 / 6 | 7–6 | |
Canadian Open | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | QF | SF | F | A | NH | 1R | 0 / 6 | 6–6 | |
Cincinnati Masters | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | QF | 2R | 2R | QF | 2R | 1R | 0 / 8 | 6–8 | |
Shanghai Masters | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | W | 2R | QF | QF | QF | NH | 1 / 6 | 9–5 | ||
Paris Masters | A | A | A | A | 2R | QF | QF | 2R | 2R | QF | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 9 | 6–9 | |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 5–8 | 9–6 | 6–9 | 8–8 | 14–9 | 11–8 | 1–3 | 4–8 | 0–0 | 2 / 62 | 59–60 |
National representation | ||||||||||||||||
Davis Cup | Z1 | Z1 | PO | PO | Z1 | Z2 | Z2 | Z2 | Z2 | Z1 | Z2 | Z1 | Z2 | 0 / 0 | 12–6 | |
Career statistics | ||||||||||||||||
Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 | |
Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 39 | |
Overall win–loss | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 9–8 | 26–16 | 35–25 | 42–23 | 38–23 | 30–21 | 40–26 | 39–22 | 15–14 | 19–23 | 5–6 | 299–210 | |
Year-end ranking | 363 | 187 | 112 | 73 | 44 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 25 | 15 | 8 | 18 | 60% |
References
- ↑ "The pronunciation by Raven Klaasen himself". ATP World Tour. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
- ↑ "Maximo Gonzalez and Andre Goransson Reach SFS in Estoril | ATP Tour | Tennis".