Raven Klaasen


Raven Klaasen is a professional South African tennis player. He attended school at De Kuilen High School. His career-high singles ranking is world No. 208, achieved on 24 October 2011. He has had more success playing doubles, with the notable achievement of reaching the 2014 Australian Open finals with partner Eric Butorac. Their run to the final included a victory over the world No. 1 team of Bob and Mike Bryan.
Klaasen has represented South Africa at the Davis Cup where he has a win/loss record of 13–4.

Significant finals

Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups)

Year-end championships

Doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups)

Masters 1000 finals

Doubles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runner-ups)

ATP career finals

Doubles: 36 (16 titles, 20 runner-ups)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–12013 Open Sud de France – Doubles|Open Sud de France,
Lyon
250 SeriesHard Johan Brunström Marc Gicquel
Michaël Llodra
3–6, 6–3,
Win1–12013 Open de Nice Côte d'Azur – Doubles|Open de Nice,
France
250 SeriesClay Johan Brunström Juan Sebastián Cabal
Robert Farah
6–3, 6–2
Win2–12013 Moselle Open – Doubles|Moselle Open,
France
250 SeriesHard Johan Brunström Nicolas Mahut
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
6–4, 7–6
Win3–12013 Proton Malaysian Open – Doubles|Malaysian Open,
Malaysia
250 SeriesHard Eric Butorac Pablo Cuevas
Horacio Zeballos
6–2, 6–4
Loss3–22014 Australian Open – Men's Doubles|Australian Open,
Australia
Grand SlamHard Eric Butorac Łukasz Kubot
Robert Lindstedt
3–6, 3–6
Win4–22014 U.S. National Indoor Tennis Championships – Doubles|U.S. National Indoor Championships,
United States
250 SeriesHard Eric Butorac Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
6–4, 6–4
Win5–22014 Stockholm Open – Doubles|Stockholm Open,
Sweden
250 SeriesHard Eric Butorac Treat Huey
Jack Sock
6–4, 6–3
Loss5–32015 Aircel Chennai Open – Doubles|Chennai Open,
India
250 SeriesHard Leander Paes Lu Yen-hsun
Jonathan Marray
6–3, 7–6
Win6–32015 Heineken Open – Doubles|Auckland Open,
New Zealand
250 SeriesHard Leander Paes Dominic Inglot
Florin Mergea
7–6, 6–4
Loss6–42015 Delray Beach International Tennis Championships – Doubles|Delray Beach Open,
United States
250 SeriesHard Leander Paes Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
3–6, 6–3,
Loss6–52015 Geneva Open – Doubles|Geneva Open,
Switzerland
250 SeriesClay Lu Yen-hsun Juan Sebastián Cabal
Robert Farah
5–7, 6–4,
Win7–52015 Gerry Weber Open – Doubles|Halle Open,
Germany
500 SeriesGrass Rajeev Ram Rohan Bopanna
Florin Mergea
7–6, 6–2
Loss7–62015 Malaysian Open, Kuala Lumpur – Doubles|Malaysian Open,
Malaysia
250 SeriesHard Rajeev Ram Treat Huey
Henri Kontinen
6–7, 2–6
Win8–62015 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships – Doubles|Japan Open,
Japan
500 SeriesHard Marcelo Melo Juan Sebastián Cabal
Robert Farah
7–6, 3–6,
Win9–62015 Shanghai Rolex Masters – Doubles|Shanghai Masters,
China
Masters 1000Hard Marcelo Melo Simone Bolelli
Fabio Fognini
6–3, 6–3
Loss9–72016 Miami Open – Men's Doubles|Miami Open,
United States
Masters 1000Hard Rajeev Ram Pierre-Hugues Herbert
Nicolas Mahut
7–5, 1–6,
Loss9–82016 Geneva Open – Doubles|Geneva Open,
Switzerland
250 SeriesClay Rajeev Ram Steve Johnson
Sam Querrey
4–6, 1–6
Loss9–92016 Ricoh Open – Men's Doubles|Rosmalen Grass Court Championships,
Netherlands
250 SeriesGrass Dominic Inglot Mate Pavić
Michael Venus
3–6, 6–3,
Win10–92016 Gerry Weber Open – Doubles|Halle Open,
Germany
500 SeriesGrass Rajeev Ram Łukasz Kubot
Alexander Peya
7–6, 6–2
Win11–92016 Chengdu Open – Doubles|Chengdu Open,
China
250 SeriesHard Rajeev Ram Pablo Carreño Busta
Mariusz Fyrstenberg
7−6, 7−5
Loss11–102016 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships – Doubles|Japan Open,
Japan
500 SeriesHard Rajeev Ram Marcel Granollers
Marcin Matkowski
2–6, 6–7
Loss11–112016 ATP World Tour Finals – Doubles|ATP Finals,
United Kingdom
Tour FinalsHard Rajeev Ram Henri Kontinen
John Peers
6–2, 1–6,
Win12–112017 Delray Beach International Tennis Championships – Doubles|Delray Beach Open,
United States
250 SeriesHard Rajeev Ram Treat Huey
Max Mirnyi
7–5, 7–5
Win13–112017 BNP Paribas Open – Men's Doubles|Indian Wells Masters,
United States
Masters 1000Hard Rajeev Ram Łukasz Kubot
Marcelo Melo
6–7, 6–4,
Loss13–122017 Ricoh Open – Men's Doubles|Rosmalen Grass Court Championships,
Netherlands
250 SeriesGrass Rajeev Ram Łukasz Kubot
Marcelo Melo
3–6, 4–6
Won14–122018 Open 13 – Doubles|Open 13,
France
250 SeriesHard Michael Venus Marcus Daniell
Dominic Inglot
6–7, 6–3,
Loss14–132018 Rosmalen Grass Court Championships – Men's Doubles|Rosmalen Grass Court Championships,
Netherlands
250 SeriesGrass Michael Venus Dominic Inglot
Franko Škugor
6–7, 5–7
Loss14–142018 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doubles|Wimbledon Championships,
United Kingdom
Grand SlamGrass Michael Venus Mike Bryan
Jack Sock
3–6, 7–6, 3–6, 7–5, 5–7
Loss14–152018 Rogers Cup – Men's Doubles|Canadian Open,
Canada
Masters 1000Hard Michael Venus Henri Kontinen
John Peers
2–6, 7–6,
Loss14–162018 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships – Doubles|Japan Open,
Japan
500 SeriesHard Michael Venus Ben McLachlan
Jan-Lennard Struff
4–6, 5–7
Loss14–172019 ASB Classic – Men's Doubles|Auckland Open,
New Zealand
250 SeriesHard Michael Venus Ben McLachlan
Jan-Lennard Struff
3–6, 4–6
Loss14–182019 Italian Open – Men's Doubles|Italian Open,
Italy
Masters 1000Clay Michael Venus Juan Sebastián Cabal
Robert Farah
1–6, 3–6
Win15–182019 Noventi Open – Doubles|Halle Open,
Germany
500 SeriesGrass Michael Venus Łukasz Kubot
Marcelo Melo
4–6, 6–3,
Win16–182019 Citi Open – Men's Doubles|Washington Open,
United States
500 SeriesHard Michael Venus Jean-Julien Rojer
Horia Tecău
3–6, 6–3,
Loss16–192019 ATP Finals – Doubles|ATP Finals,
United Kingdom
Tour FinalsHard Michael Venus Pierre-Hugues Herbert
Nicolas Mahut
3–6, 4–6
Loss16–202020 Dubai Tennis Championships – Men's Doubles|Dubai Tennis Championships,
United Arab Emirates
500 SeriesHard Oliver Marach John Peers
Michael Venus
3–6, 2–6

Doubles performance timeline

Current with 2019 ATP Finals.