Personal Information
Full Name | Ons Jabeur |
Date of Birth | August 28, 1994 |
Nationality | Tunisian |
Birth Place | Ksar Hellal, Tunisia |
Height | 1.67 m |
Weight | 66 kg |
Networth | $6.5 Million |
Rank | 5140 |
Coach | Karim Kamoun |
Ons Jabeur: A Brief Biography
Ons Jabeur About
Ons Jabeur is a Tunisian professional tennis player. She has a career high Women's Tennis Association (WTA) ranking of world No. 2 achieved on 27 June 2022. Jabeur is the current No. 1 Tunisian player, and the highest-ranked African and Arab tennis player in WTA and ATP rankings history. She has won three singles titles on the WTA Tour, as well as eleven singles titles and one doubles title on the ITF Women's Circuit. Jabeur was the runner-up at both Wimbledon and US Open in 2022, becoming the first Muslim and Arab player to reach a Grand Slam final. Jabeur was first introduced to tennis at age three by her mother. She reached two junior major girls' singles finals at the French Open in 2010 and 2011, winning the latter and becoming the first Arab to win a junior major since 1964.
Best Finish at each of four Grand Slams
Australian Open: QF (2020)
French Open: 4R (2020,2021)
Wimbledon: Final (2022)
US Open: Final (2022)
Style of play, strengths and weaknesses
Jabeur builds her style of play around variety and hitting what she refers to as "crazy shots". She tries to employ difficult shots because that is how she enjoys to play tennis. She likes to utilize slice and drop shots in particular. Jabeur can hit winners in a variety of ways, including backhand drop shots from the baseline or forehands up the line. She likes to play on any surface.
Personal Life
She is married to Karim Kamoun, a Russian-Tunisian former fencer who has also served as her fitness coach since mid-2017. She is fluent in Arabic, English, and French, and is learning Russian as her husband speaks the language. Her favorite tennis player as a child was Andy Roddick. She plays football recreationally, and is a fan of Étoile Sportive du Sahel and Real Madrid CF.
Jabeur was one of 12 players who received an International Player Grand Slam Grant from the Grand Slam Development Fund in 2017 immediately before the French Open, where she won her first two career Grand Slam main-draw matches. She became endorsed by Qatar Airways in 2020. Jabeur is close friends with fellow tennis player Tatjana Maria, whom she defeated in the semifinals of the 2022 Wimbledon Championships, describing her as her "barbecue buddy".
Social Media Handle
Instagram: @onsjabeur
Twitter: @Ons_Jabeur