Raven Klaasen

Raven Klaasen
Klaasen at the French Open 2019
Country (sports) South Africa
ResidenceKing William's Town, South Africa
Born (1982-10-16) 16 October 1982 (age 42)
Cape Town, South Africa
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro2002
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$3,843,777
Singles
Career record7–5
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 208 (24 October 2011)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (2012)
Doubles
Career record301–212
Career titles19
Highest rankingNo. 7 (5 August 2019)
Current rankingNo. 45 (25 April 2022)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenF (2014)
French Open3R (2018)
WimbledonF (2018)
US OpenQF (2014)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour FinalsF (2016, 2019)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian OpenQF (2017)
French Open2R (2014)
Wimbledon3R (2015, 2021)
US Open2R (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]

  1. ^ "The pronunciation by Raven Klaasen himself". ATP World Tour. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Maximo Gonzalez and Andre Goransson Reach SFS in Estoril | ATP Tour | Tennis".