Raven Klaasen
# Raven Klaasen

Raven Klaasen (/ˈklɑːsən/ KLAH-sən; 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.

## Significant finals

### Grand Slam finals

**Doubles: 2 (2 runners-up)**

| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Loss | 2014 | Australian Open | Hard | Eric Butorac | Łukasz Kubot Robert Lindstedt | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 2018 | Wimbledon | Grass | Michael Venus | Mike Bryan Jack Sock | 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Loss | 2016 | ATP Finals, London | Hard (i) | Rajeev Ram | Henri Kontinen John Peers | 6 –2, 1–6, [8–10] |
| Loss | 2019 | ATP Finals, London | Hard (i) | Michael Venus | Pierre-Hugues Herbert Nicolas Mahut | 3–6, 4–6 |

### Masters 1000 finals

**Doubles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runners-up)**

| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Win | 2015 | Shanghai Masters | Hard | Marcelo Melo | Simone Bolelli Fabio Fognini | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2016 | Miami Open | Hard | Rajeev Ram | Pierre-Hugues Herbert Nicolas Mahut | 7–5, 1–6, [7–10] |
| Win | 2017 | Indian Wells Masters | Hard | Rajeev Ram | Łukasz Kubot Marcelo Melo | $6–7^{(1–7)},$ 6–4, [10–8] |
| Loss | 2018 | Canadian Open | Hard | Michael Venus | Henri Kontinen John Peers | 2–6, $7–6^{(9–7)},$ [6–10] |
| Loss | 2019 | Rome Masters | Clay | Michael Venus | Juan Sebastián Cabal Robert Farah | 1–6, 3–6 |

## ATP career finals

### Doubles: 42 (19 titles, 23 runner-ups)

* Legend
* Grand Slam tournaments (0–2)
* ATP World Tour Finals (0–2)
* ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (2–3)
* ATP World Tour 500 Series (6–3)
* ATP World Tour 250 Series (11–13)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (15–15)
* Clay (1–3)
* Grass (3–5)
* Finals by setting
* Outdoor (13–17)
* Indoor (6–6)

| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Loss | 0–1 | Feb 2013 | Open Sud de France, France | 250 Series | Hard (i) | Johan Brunström | Marc Gicquel Michaël Llodra | 3–6, 6–3, [9–11] |
| Win | 1–1 | May 2013 | Open de Nice, France | 250 Series | Clay | Johan Brunström | Juan Sebastián Cabal Robert Farah | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 2–1 | Sep 2013 | Moselle Open, France | 250 Series | Hard (i) | Johan Brunström | Nicolas Mahut Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 6–4, $7–6^{(7–5)}$ |
| Win | 3–1 | Sep 2013 | Malaysian Open, Malaysia | 250 Series | Hard (i) | Eric Butorac | Pablo Cuevas Horacio Zeballos | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 3–2 | Jan 2014 | Australian Open, Australia | Grand Slam | Hard | Eric Butorac | Łukasz Kubot Robert Lindstedt | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 4–2 | Feb 2014 | U.S. National Indoor Championships, United States | 250 Series | Hard (i) | Eric Butorac | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 5–2 | Oct 2014 | Stockholm Open, Sweden | 250 Series | Hard (i) | Eric Butorac | Treat Huey Jack Sock | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 5–3 | Jan 2015 | Chennai Open, India | 250 Series | Hard | Leander Paes | Lu Yen-hsun Jonathan Marray | 6–3, $7–6^{(7–4)}$ |
| Win | 6–3 | Jan 2015 | Auckland Open, New Zealand | 250 Series | Hard | Leander Paes | Dominic Inglot Florin Mergea | $7–6^{(7–1)},$ 6–4 |
| Loss | 6–4 | Feb 2015 | Delray Beach Open, United States | 250 Series | Hard | Leander Paes | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 3–6, 6–3, [6–10] |
| Loss | 6–5 | May 2015 | Geneva Open, Switzerland | 250 Series | Clay | Lu Yen-hsun | Juan Sebastián Cabal Robert Farah | 5–7, 6–4, [7–10] |
| Win | 7–5 | Jun 2015 | Halle Open, Germany | 500 Series | Grass | Rajeev Ram | Rohan Bopanna Florin Mergea | $7–6^{(7–5)},$ 6–2 |
| Loss | 7–6 | Oct 2015 | Malaysian Open, Malaysia | 250 Series | Hard (i) | Rajeev Ram | Treat Huey Henri Kontinen | $6–7^{(4–7)},$ 2–6 |
| Win | 8–6 | Oct 2015 | Japan Open, Japan | 500 Series | Hard | Marcelo Melo | Juan Sebastián Cabal Robert Farah | $7–6^{(7–5)},$ 3–6, [10–7] |
| Win | 9–6 | Oct 2015 | Shanghai Masters, China | Masters 1000 | Hard | Marcelo Melo | Simone Bolelli Fabio Fognini | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 9–7 | Apr 2016 | Miami Open, United States | Masters 1000 | Hard | Rajeev Ram | Pierre-Hugues Herbert Nicolas Mahut | 7–5, 1–6, [7–10] |
| Loss | 9–8 | May 2016 | Geneva Open, Switzerland | 250 Series | Clay | Rajeev Ram | Steve Johnson Sam Querrey | 4–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 9–9 | Jun 2016 | Rosmalen Grass Court Championships, Netherlands | 250 Series | Grass | Dominic Inglot | Mate Pavić Michael Venus | 3–6, 6–3, [11–9] |
| Win | 10–9 | Jun 2016 | Halle Open, Germany (2) | 500 Series | Grass | Rajeev Ram | Łukasz Kubot Alexander Peya | $7–6^{(7–5)},$ 6–2 |
| Win | 11–9 | Oct 2016 | Chengdu Open, China | 250 Series | Hard | Rajeev Ram | Pablo Carreño Busta Mariusz Fyrstenberg | $7−6^{(7–2)},$ 7−5 |
| Loss | 11–10 | Oct 2016 | Japan Open, Japan | 500 Series | Hard | Rajeev Ram | Marcel Granollers Marcin Matkowski | 2–6, $6–7^{(4–7)}$ |
| Loss | 11–11 | Nov 2016 | ATP Finals, United Kingdom | Tour Finals | Hard (i) | Rajeev Ram | Henri Kontinen John Peers | 6–2, 1–6, [8–10] |
| Win | 12–11 | Feb 2017 | Delray Beach Open, United States | 250 Series | Hard | Rajeev Ram | Treat Huey Max Mirnyi | 7–5, 7–5 |
| Win | 13–11 | Mar 2017 | Indian Wells Masters, United States | Masters 1000 | Hard | Rajeev Ram | Łukasz Kubot Marcelo Melo | $6–7^{(1–7)},$ 6–4, [10–8] |
| Loss | 13–12 | Jun 2017 | Rosmalen Grass Court Championships, Netherlands | 250 Series | Grass | Rajeev Ram | Łukasz Kubot Marcelo Melo | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Won | 14–12 | Feb 2018 | Open 13, France | 250 Series | Hard (i) | Michael Venus | Marcus Daniell Dominic Inglot | $6–7^{(2–7)},$ 6–3, [10–4] |
| Loss | 14–13 | Jun 2018 | Rosmalen Grass Court Championships, Netherlands | 250 Series | Grass | Michael Venus | Dominic Inglot Franko Škugor | $6–7^{(3–7)},$ 5–7 |
| Loss | 14–14 | Jul 2018 | Wimbledon Championships, United Kingdom | Grand Slam | Grass | Michael Venus | Mike Bryan Jack Sock | 3–6, $7–6^{(9–7)},$ 3–6, 7–5, 5–7 |
| Loss | 14–15 | Aug 2018 | Canadian Open, Canada | Masters 1000 | Hard | Michael Venus | Henri Kontinen John Peers | 2–6, $7–6^{(9–7)},$ [6–10] |
| Loss | 14–16 | Oct 2018 | Japan Open, Japan | 500 Series | Hard (i) | Michael Venus | Ben McLachlan Jan-Lennard Struff | 4–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 14–17 | Jan 2019 | Auckland Open, New Zealand | 250 Series | Hard | Michael Venus | Ben McLachlan Jan-Lennard Struff | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 14–18 | May 2019 | Italian Open, Italy | Masters 1000 | Clay | Michael Venus | Juan Sebastián Cabal Robert Farah | 1–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 15–18 | Jun 2019 | Halle Open, Germany (3) | 500 Series | Grass | Michael Venus | Łukasz Kubot Marcelo Melo | 4–6, 6–3, [10–4] |
| Win | 16–18 | Aug 2019 | Washington Open, United States | 500 Series | Hard | Michael Venus | Jean-Julien Rojer Horia Tecău | 3–6, 6–3, [10–2] |
| Loss | 16–19 | Nov 2019 | ATP Finals, United Kingdom | Tour Finals | Hard (i) | Michael Venus | Pierre-Hugues Herbert Nicolas Mahut | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 16–20 | Feb 2020 | Dubai Tennis Championships, United Arab Emirates | 500 Series | Hard | Oliver Marach | John Peers Michael Venus | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 17–20 | Oct 2020 | Cologne Championship, Germany | 250 Series | Hard (i) | Ben McLachlan | Kevin Krawietz Andreas Mies | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 18–20 | Jul 2021 | Washington Open, United States (2) | 500 Series | Hard | Ben McLachlan | Neal Skupski Michael Venus | $7–6^{(7–4)},$ 6–4 |
| Loss | 18–21 | Feb 2022 | Open 13, France | 250 Series | Hard (i) | Ben McLachlan | Denys Molchanov Andrey Rublev | 6–4, 5–7, [7–10] |
| Loss | 18–22 | Jul 2022 | Hall of Fame Open, United States | 250 Series | Grass | Marcelo Melo | William Blumberg Steve Johnson | 4–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 18–23 | Aug 2022 | Los Cabos Open, Mexico | 250 Series | Hard | Marcelo Melo | William Blumberg Miomir Kecmanović | 0–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 19–23 | Oct 2022 | Korea Open, South Korea | 250 Series | Hard | Nathaniel Lammons | Nicolás Barrientos Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela | 6–1, 7–5 |

## Doubles performance timeline

Key :

| 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Grand Slam tournaments |||||||||||||||||
| 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 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | F | RR | RR | F | Did not qualify | 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 | 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 | 18 |
| Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 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 | 299–210 |
| Year-end ranking | 363 | 187 | 112 | 73 | 44 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 25 | 15 | 8 | 18 | | | 60% | 60% |
