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

By Faro Laz

CONAN Daily

Ons Jabeur (أُنْس جابر) is a Tunisian professional tennis player born in Ksar Hellal, Monastir Governorate, Tunisia to Samira Jabeur and Ridha Jabeur. Ons has two older brothers namely Hatem Jabeur and Marwen Jabeur and an older sister named Yasmine Jabeur.

Ons is fluent in Arabic, English and French and she identifies as a Muslim. Here are 13 more things about her:

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  1. She is 5’6″ tall.
  2. In 1997, her mother introduced her to tennis.
  3. From 1998 to 2008, she trained under coach Nabil Mlika.
  4. In 2010, she made her professional tennis debut. She reached the girls’ singles finals at the 2010 French Open. She won the 2011 French Open girls’ singles, making her the first Arab to win a junior major since 1964.
  5. She finished in the first round in the 2014 U.S. Open.
  6. She finished in the first round in the 2015 Australian Open

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