Ons Jabeur biography: 13 things about tennis player born in Ksar Hellal, Monastir, Tunisia

Ons Jabeur (أُنْس جابر) is a Tunisian professional tennis player. Here are 13 more things about her:

1. She was born in Ksar Hellal, Monastir Governorate, Tunisia to Samira Jabeur and Ridha Jabeur.
2. She is based in Sousse, Tunisia.
3. She identifies as a Muslim.
4. She is fluent in Arabic, English and French and she started learning Russian after marrying Russian-Tunisian former fencer Karim Kamoun.
5. She has two older brothers namely Hatem Jabeur and Marwen Jabeur and an older sister named Yasmine Jabeur.
6. She is 5’6″ tall.
7. In 1997, she was introduced to tennis by her mother, who played tennis recreationally.
8. From 1998 to 2008, she trained under coach Nabil Mlika.
9. In 2006, she started her tennis training at the Lycée Sportif El Menzah in Tunis, Tunisia .
10. In 2010, she trained in Belgium and France, turned pro and became runner-up to 2010 French Open girls’ singes champion Elina Svitolina of Ukraine.
11. She won the 2011 French Open girls’ singles, making her the first Arab to win a junior major since 1964.
12. She represented Tunisia women’s singles in tennis in the Olympics in 2012, 2016 and 2021.
13. In 2017, Kamoun became her fitness coach.

TIMELINE

2015

• In June 2015, she signed a partnership contract with Qatar National Bank Tunisia.

2016

• On May 8, 2016, she won the 2016 Nana Trophy singles.

2017

• In May 2017, she and 11 other tennis players received an International Player Grand Slam Grant from the Grand Slam Development Fund.

2018

• In February 2018, she began working with Bertrand Perret.

2019

• In December 2019, she won the 2019 Arab Woman of the Year Award in the sport category.

2020

• In January 2020, she finished in the quarterfinals of the 2020 Australian Open women’s singles after losing to Sofia Kenin.
• In December 2020, she became sponsored by the Tunisian telecommunications operator Tunisie Télécom.

2021

• In July 2021, she finished in the quarterfinals of the 2021 Wimbledon Champinships women’s singles after losing to Aryna Sabalenka.

2022

• In February 2022, she signed a sponsorship contract with innovation consulting firm Talan.
• On July 14, 2022, she became grand officer of the National Order of Merit of Tunisia.
• On July 9, 2022, she became runner-up to 2022 Wimbledon Championships women’s singles champion Elena Rybakina.
• On September 10, 2022, he became runner-up to 2022 U.S. Open women’s singles champion Iga Swiatek.

2023

• In June 2023, she finished in the quarterfinals of the 2023 French Open women’s singles after losing to Beatriz Haddad Maia.
• On July 15, 2023, she became runner-up to 2023 Wimbledon Championships women’s singles champion Markéta Vondroušová.
• On August 25, 2023, she purchased a minority stake in the National Women’s Soccer League club North Carolina Courage, making her the second professional tennis player to do so after Naomi Osaka.