Clara Burel def. Elsa Jacquemot 6-1, 6-1 — Iași Open 2026 R16

Match recap

Clara Burel defeated Elsa Jacquemot 6-1, 6-1 in the R16 of the Iași Open 2026.

Jacquemot never held serve. A 622-place ranking gap framed this as a heavyweight upset, but the pre-match market listed Clara Burel at 60 percent anyway, and the WTA No. 702 justified the price, sweeping all six of her return games and 14 of 15 first-return points while Elsa Jacquemot won just five of 15 behind her own first serve. Playing her third match on record since October 2024, the 25-year-old from Rennes now has a quarterfinal at the Iași Open. The eighth seed converted both break points she earned and saved three match points, but the whole afternoon still fit inside 63 minutes.

Match stats

Clara Burel: 0 aces, 62% first serves, 3 double faults, 7/7 break points. Elsa Jacquemot: 0 aces, 45% first serves, 5 double faults, 2/2 break points.

Profiles: Clara Burel · Elsa Jacquemot — Iași Open 2026

Head-to-head

This is the first meeting between Clara Burel and Elsa Jacquemot.