Ons Jabeur is the world’s no. 2 ranked tennis player who is devoted equally to her religion as her tennis career.
Ons is the first African Arab woman to hold numerous records in tennis. She has won 11 singles and one double on the ITF Women’s World Tennis Tour.
The pro tennis player is the first Arab woman to reach the quarterfinals of the Australian Open in 2020 and Wimbledon in 2021. She won her first Women’s WTA title at the 2021 Birmingham Classic.
She also won the first WTA 1000 singles title at the 2022 Madrid Open. She faced Jessica Pegula in the final and defeated her by 7-5, 0-6, 6-2.
Jabeur is an inspiration not only for Arab women but everyone throughout the world.
Ons Jabeur Religion – Is She Muslim?
The highest-ranked African Arab tennis woman, Ons Jabeur is a Muslim by birth.
Ons had made it to the headlines in the 2017 French Open after she had to juggle between her religion and the tournament.
The French Open started amidst the month of Ramadan during which Muslims are supposed to fast for a month. She did not fast and rather focused on the match at that time.
According to Tennis.com Jabeur said, “It’s hard to think about Ramadan. I mean I can’t not eat or drink…obviously I cannot do 30 days in a row.”
But her faith in Islam persists and when she is not in tournaments, she fasts and follows all the values. She said that she has quite similar traits to her fellow Muslim player Sania Mirza.
Ons Jabeur Ethnicity
Jabeur was born in Ksar Hellal, a small town in Tunisia to a family of Arab ethnicity.
The tennis player was born on August 28, 1994. She was the youngest child of Samira and Ridha Jabeur. She grew up with her brothers, Hatem and Marwen, and sister Yasmine in the coastal regions of Sousse.
Ons was introduced to tennis by her mother when she was only three and afterward, she was given formal training. She was trained in a sports school in Tunis and has also traveled to Belgium and France for training.
Jabeur plays under her country’s Tunisian flag. She was the first Arab junior to win the Grand Slam.
In 2019, she was awarded the Arab Woman of the Year in the sports category. She is the brand ambassador of the prestigious airline, Qatar Airways since 2020.
Ons Jabeur Partner Explored: Is She Married?
The 27-year-old player Jabeur has been married to her Russian-Tunisian partner, Karim Kamoun.
They have been together since November 2015. Karim was a former fencer from Russia. He is also the personal fitness trainer of Ons.
He is the proud husband of the player who accompanies her in many of the tournaments to support her. He is assisting Jabeur to learn Russian.
The couple looks inseparable and they take their social media to express their love for each other.