Biography
- Currently coached by Issam Jellali; fitness trainer is Karim Kammoun
- Mother's name is Samira; father's name is Ridha; has two brothers (Hatem and Marwen) and one sister (Yasmine)
- Started playing tennis at age 3; mother loved playing tennis and would take her with her to tennis club
- Favorite shots are forehand and volleys , likes slice and drop shots; likes all surfaces
- Speaks Arabic, English and French; learning Russian because husband is half-Russian
- Best tennis memory is winning Roland Garros juniors in 2011 (had operation on left wrist in November 2010 and missed five months, and was only her third or fourth event back)
- Favorite tournament is Roland Garros
- Player most admired is Andy Roddick for his serve and humor
- Supports Real Madrid and Juventus
Plays
Right-HandedCareer High
2Height
5' 6" (1.67m)Birthday
Aug 28, 1994Birthplace
Ksar Hellar, Tunisia
Career Highlights
SINGLES
Winner (5): 2023 - Ningbo, Charleston; 2022 - Madrid, Berlin; 2021 - Birmingham.
Finalist (8): 2023 - Wimbledon; 2022 - Charleston, Rome, Wimbledon, US Open; 2021 - Charleston 250, Chicago 500; 2018 - Moscow.
DOUBLES
Finalist (1): 2021 - Birmingham (w/Perez).
ADDITIONAL
Tunisian Fed Cup Team, 2011-13, 2016-19; Tunisian Olympic Team, 2012, 2016.
Career in Review
2024 season highlights included five quarterfinals at Roland Garros, Madrid, Berlin, Abu Dhabi and Nottingham. Ended season after Toronto in August through shoulder injury
Reached third Grand Slam final and second Wimbledon final in 2023 (l. Vondrousova). Also qualified for WTA Finals for second consecutive year to close out the season.
In 2022, created history by becoming first African and Arab woman in Open Era to reach a Grand Slam final, finishing R-Up at first Wimbledon (l. Rybakina) and then US Open (l. Swiatek)
Lifted biggest career title at WTA 1000 Madrid during 2022 clay-court season (d. Pegula in F)
Broke into Top 10 on October 18, 2021, following SF run at Indian Wells (l. eventual champion Badosa)
At 2021 Birmingham, became first Arab woman to win a WTA title (d. Kasatkina in F). Followed this with QF at Wimbledon (l. Sabalenka)
In 2021, also finished R-Up at Charleston [250] (l. Sharma) and Chicago [500] (l. Muguruza)
Reached maiden Grand Slam QF at 2020 Australian Open to become the first Arab woman to reach that stage at a major (l. eventual champion Kenin); made Top 50 debut at No.45 after breakthrough performance in Melbourne
Made further QFs in 2020 at Doha (d. No.3 Ka.Pliskova, l. Kvitova), Lexington (l. Gauff), Western & Southern Open (l. eventual champion Azarenka) and Ostrava (l. Sakkari); posted career-high ranking of No.31 on August 31, 2020
Season highlights in 2019 were 3r run at US Open and SF appearances at Eastbourne (l. eventual R-Up Kerber) and Tianjin (l. eventual champion Peterson)
In 2018, defeated No.3 seed Stephens, No.8 seed Kontaveit and No.5 seed Sevastova en route to her first WTA final at 2018 Moscow, where she fell in three sets to No.6 seed Kasatkina. Was first Tunisian woman to advance beyond QF at a WTA tournament (Sfar was the only other Tunisian to reach a QF at this level)
Scored first Top-10 win over No.7 Cibulkova at 2017 Roland Garros
Reached maiden WTA QF at 2013 Baku. Also advanced to that stage at 2017 Taipei City and 2018 Bucharest
Three-time member of Tunisian Olympic Team, first doing so at London games in 2012
Contested first two WTA main draws in 2012, at Doha (as WC) and Olympics
On ITF Circuit, has 11 singles and one doubles title
Played first event of career at 2008 ITF/El Menzah-TUN
Became first North African woman to win a junior Slam at 2011 Roland Garros (d. Puig in F), having also reached the final in 2010 (l. Svitolina in F)
