The Tunisian Ons Jabeur is one of the best tennis players on the WTA circuit. Information on his biography.
Qualified for the quarter-finals of Roland-Garros for the very first time in her career, the Tunisian Ons Jabeur faces the Brazilian Beatriz Haddad Maia for a place in the last four this Wednesday, June 7. The Tunisian also made history as for the first time an African player (men and women combined) reached the quarter-finals of all four Grand Slam tournaments. “It’s the only Grand Slam that was missing from my draw. I’m delighted with my performance. I’m happy with my game, especially to have come back after contracting an injury. I hope I’ll go even further” .
Ons Jabeur therefore does not want to stop there and takes every chance to go even further, even if its objective has already been achieved. “It’s a good target for this year (the quarter-finals). Obviously it’s difficult to play on clay because it’s more physical. During the tournament I’ll take it slow and see if I can reach the quarter-finals and do better than Hicham Arazi who made the quarter-finals. It’s a challenge [that I have] with Hicham “A quarter-final is a quarter-final. We’ll see what will happen. I hope to use my experience to be ready to go to the semi-finals and get this title” explained the Tunisian after the meeting. “
Ons Jabeur was born on August 28, 1994 in Ksar Hellal in Tunisia, 20 kilometers from Monastir. Daughter of Ridha and Samira Jabeur, the Tunisian discovers tennis thanks to her mother who puts a racket in her hands from the age of three and takes her to the Hammam Sousse club, a chic suburb of the seaside resort Sousse where the Jabeur family lives. . From four to thirteen years old, she trained Nabil Mlika but for lack of sufficient facilities to pursue her dream and become a professional, Ons Jabeur joined the sports high school of El Menzah in Tunis.
First Arab player to enter the top 10, Ons Jabeur is an extraordinary tennis player where the Tunisian has an immense offensive and defensive panoply. From the backhand slice to the forehand along the line, passing through the drop shots, she easily imposes her game on her opponents who are often disarmed in the face of the variety of her shots.
Ons Jabeur has won 2 titles in her career including the WTA 1000 in Madrid in 2022 after beating the American Jessica Pegula. The Tunisian was also crowned at the Birmingham tournament in 2021. Five lost finals are added to the record of the native of Ksar Hellal: Charleston and Rome in 2022, Charleston and Chicago in 2021, Moscow in 2018.
Close to 250th place in the world (264th – NDR) in 2012 when she took her first steps on the women’s circuit, Ons Jabeur currently ranks 5th in the WTA rankings, her best since the start of her career. Since the start of her career, she has played 577 games for a positive ratio of 371 wins and 206 losses.
Since 2012 when she turned professional, Ons Jabeur has raised over $6 million ($6,055,892m) in prize money including $1,868,217m in 2022.
Since 2015, Ons Jabeur has been married to Karim Kamoun, a former fencer and his physical trainer.
