Victoria Mboko

Victoria Mboko

Mboko at the 2025 Washington Open
Full name	Victoria Vanessa Mboko
Country (sports)	Canada
Residence	Burlington, Ontario, Canada
Born	(2006-08-26) 26 August 2006 (age 19) Charlotte, North Carolina, US
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Plays	Right (two-handed backhand)
Coach	Nathalie Tauziat & Noëlle van Lottum (Nov. 2024–present)
Prize money	US$ 1,256,948
Singles
Career record	122–48
Career titles	1
Highest ranking	No. 23 (25 August 2025)
Current ranking	No. 23 (25 August 2025)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open	3R (2025)
Wimbledon	2R (2025)
US Open	1R (2025)
Doubles
Career record	17–16
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 540 (3 March 2025)
Current ranking	No. 554 (4 August 2025)
Last updated on: 25 August 2025.

Victoria Vanessa Mboko (born 26 August 2006) is a Canadian professional tennis player. She has a career-high WTA singles ranking of world No. 23, achieved on 25 August 2025 and a doubles ranking of No. 540, achieved on 3 March 2025. Mboko has won one WTA Tour singles title, a WTA 1000 level event, at the 2025 Canadian Open. ^[1] She is currently the No. 1 singles player from Canada.

Early life and background

Mboko was born in Charlotte, North Carolina, US, on August 26, 2006. ^{[2] [3]} Her parents, Cyprien Mboko and Godee Kitadi, had moved from the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the United States due to political turmoil. The family subsequently settled in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, when she was two months old. ^[4]

She is the youngest of four siblings, all of whom play tennis; her sister Gracia and brother Kevin played at the college level. ^[4] Inspired by her older siblings, Victoria began playing tennis around the age of three or four. ^[4]

Career

2022-2023: Early years

Mboko made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2022 Canadian Open in the doubles draw, partnering Kayla Cross. She made her first singles appearance as a wildcard at the 2022 Championnats de Granby, losing to Rebecca Marino. ^[5] Her first professional singles title came at the W25 tournament in Saskatoon in 2022, a title she successfully defended in 2023. ^[4] Her progress in earlier years had been affected by injuries. ^[4]

Mboko reached the finals of two junior Grand Slam tournaments in 2022, losing in both doubles competitions at the Australian Open ^[6] and at Wimbledon. ^[7]

2025: Canadian Open title, top 25

Victoria Mboko playing in the first round of the 2025 Washington Open

In January and February, Mboko won 22 successive matches without dropping a set to claim four ITF Circuit singles titles at tournaments in Le Lamentin, Martinique; Petit-Bourg, Guadeloupe; Rome, United States; and Manchester, United Kingdom. ^{[8] [9] [4]} Her 20 consecutive ITF-level main-draw match wins during this period set a new record for Canadian women since the ITF began keeping such records in 1994. ^[4] She won a fifth ITF title of the year in March at the W75 tournament in Porto, Portugal, defeating Harriet Dart in the final. ^[10] By early May 2025, her win-loss record for the season was 33–3. ^[4] This series of results contributed to her entering the WTA top 200 for the first time, reaching a career-high ranking of No. 156 on 31 March 2025. ^{[4] [10]}

She was given a wildcard entry into the Miami Open, her first WTA 1000 main draw. There, she recorded her first WTA Tour-level win by defeating Camila Osorio in the first round, ^{[11] [12]} before losing in the second round to 10th seed Paula Badosa in a third set tiebreak. ^{[13] [14]} Mboko then made her debut for the Canada Billie Jean King Cup team against Romania in the qualifying round of the BJK Cup held in Tokyo, recording a win over Miriam Bulgaru in the opening singles match. ^[15]

She qualified for the Italian Open ^[16] and defeated wildcard entrant Arianna Zucchini in the first round. ^[17] In the second round, she lost to fourth seed Coco Gauff, in three sets. ^{[4] [18]} Mboko made her French Open debut, after winning all three qualifying matches in straight sets. ^{[19] [20]} There, she defeated Lulu Sun and Eva Lys, recording her first two major main-draw wins. ^[21] She made her debut at Wimbledon, as a lucky loser, but lost to Hailey Baptiste in the second round. ^[22]

At the Canadian Open, Mboko reached the quarterfinals by upsetting top seed and world No. 2, Coco Gauff, in straight sets. She followed that win by defeating Jéssica Bouzas Maneiro to reach the semifinals. ^[23] She became the youngest player to reach the semifinals in Canada since Belinda Bencic in 2015. ^{[24] [25]} After saving a match point, Mboko defeated ninth seed Elena Rybakina in three sets to reach her first WTA Tour final. ^[26] In the final, she defeated Naomi Osaka in three sets to lift her first career title, becoming the third Canadian to win the home-country tournament and the first to do it in Montréal. ^{[27] [28]} As a result, she reached the top 25 at No. 24 in the WTA singles rankings on 11 August 2025. ^{[29] [30]}

Playing style

Mboko plays right-handed with a two-handed backhand. ^[3] According to the WTA, her game is built around a strong serve and a counterpunching backhand, and she also utilizes drop shots regularly. ^[4] She has credited Tennis Canada and the support from fellow Canadian players for her development. ^[4]

Performance timeline

Key

W

F

SF

QF

#R

RR

Q#

DNQ

A

NH

(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Only WTA Tour (incl. Grand Slams) main-draw and Billie Jean King Cup results are considered in the career statistics.

Current through the 2025 US Open.

Tournament	2022	2023	2024	2025	SR	W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	A	A	0 / 0	0–0
French Open	A	A	A	3R	0 / 1	2–1
Wimbledon	A	A	A	2R	0 / 1	1–1
US Open	A	A	A	1R	0 / 1	0–1
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	3–3	0 / 3	3–3
National representation
BJK Cup	A	A	A	QR	0 / 0	2–0
WTA 1000 tournaments
Qatar Open	A	A	A	A	0 / 0	0–0
Dubai Open	A	A	A	A	0 / 0	0–0
Indian Wells Open	A	A	A	A	0 / 0	0–0
Miami Open	A	A	A	2R	0 / 1	1–1
Madrid Open	A	A	A	A	0 / 0	0–0
Italian Open	A	A	A	2R	0 / 1	1–1
Canadian Open	Q1	A	A	W	1 / 1	7–0
Cincinnati Open	A	A	A	A	0 / 0	0–0
China Open	NH	A	A		0 / 0	0–0
Wuhan Open	NH		A		0 / 0	0–0
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	9–2	1 / 3	9–2
Career statistics
Tournaments	1	0	0	7	8
Titles	0	0	0	1	1
Finals	0	0	0	1	1
Overall win–loss	0–1	0–0	0–0	15–6	15–7
Year-end ranking	499	323	350		68%

WTA 1000 tournaments

Singles: 1 (title)

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	2025	Canadian Open	Hard	Naomi Osaka	2–6, 6–4, 6–1

WTA Tour finals

Singles: 1 (title)

Legend Grand Slam (0–0) WTA 1000 (1–0) WTA 500 (0–0) WTA 250 (0–0)

Finals by surface Hard (1–0) Clay (0–0) Grass (0–0)

Finals by setting Outdoor (1–0) Indoor (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Aug 2025	Canadian Open, Canada	WTA 1000	Hard	Naomi Osaka	2–6, 6–4, 6–1

WTA Challenger finals

Singles: 1 (runner-up)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	May 2025	Emilia-Romagna Open, Italy	Clay	Mayar Sherif	4–6, 4–6

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 11 (8 titles, 3 runner-ups)

Legend W60/75 tournaments (3–0) W50 tournaments (0–1) W25/35 tournaments (5–2)

Finals by surface Hard (7–2) Clay (1–1) Grass (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Apr 2022	ITF Monastir, Tunisia	W25	Hard	Zhu Lin	1–6, 6–4, 4–6
Win	1–1	Jul 2022	Saskatoon Challenger, Canada	W25	Hard	Madison Sieg	6–2, 6–0
Win	2–1	Jul 2023	Saskatoon Challenger, Canada	W60	Hard	Emina Bektas	6–4, 6–4
Loss	2–2	May 2024	ITF Otocec, Slovenia	W50	Clay	Barbora Palicová	1–6, 6–2, 4–6
Win	3–2	Jul 2024	ITF Darmstadt, Germany	W35	Clay	Ángela Fita Boluda	6–4, 6–4
Loss	3–3	Sep 2024	ITF Berkeley, US	W35	Hard	Iva Jovic	3–6, 6–2, 3–6
Win	4–3	Jan 2025	ITF Le Lamentin, France (Martinique)	W35	Hard	Clervie Ngounoue	7–5, 6–3
Win	5–3	Jan 2025	ITF Petit-Bourg, France (Guadeloupe)	W35	Hard	Clervie Ngounoue	6–4, 6–0
Win	6–3	Jan 2025	Georgia's Rome Open, US	W75	Hard (i)	Eva Vedder	7–5, 6–3
Win	7–3	Feb 2025	ITF Manchester, UK	W35	Hard (i)	Manon Léonard	7–6(0), 6–2
Win	8–3	Mar 2025	Porto Indoor, Portugal	W75	Hard (i)	Harriet Dart	6–1, 6–1

Doubles: 2 (2 titles)

Legend W35 tournaments (2–0)

Finals by surface Hard (2–0) Clay (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Jan 2025	ITF Le Lamentin, France (Martinique)	W35	Hard	Cadence Brace	Olivia Lincer Clervie Ngounoue	6–2, 7–6(2)
Win	2–0	Jan 2025	ITF Petit-Bourg, France (Guadeloupe)	W35	Hard	Clervie Ngounoue	Jenna Dean Amanda Carolina Nava Elkin	6–3, 6–1

Junior Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups)

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	2022	Australian Open	Hard	Kayla Cross	Clervie Ngounoue Diana Shnaider	4–6, 3–6
Loss	2022	Wimbledon	Grass	Kayla Cross	Rose Marie Nijkamp Angella Okutoyi	6–3, 4–6, [9–11]

Wins over top-10 players

• Mboko has a 1–2 record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10. ^[31]

Season	2025	Total
Wins	1	1

#	Opponent	Rk	Event	Surface	Rd	Score	Rk
2025
1.	Coco Gauff	2	Canadian Open, Canada	Hard	4R	6–1, 6–4	85

WTA Tour career earnings

Year	Grand Slam titles [a]	WTA titles [a]	Total titles [a]	Earnings ($)	Money list rank
2025	0	1	1	1,195,240	26
Career	0	1	1	$1,256,948	477

Notes

1. Includes singles, doubles and mixed doubles titles.

References

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2. "Victoria Mboko : Une étoile Congolaise illumine Roland-Garros 2025" (in French). l'Aigle du Continent. 27 May 2025.
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21. "Canada's Victoria Mboko tops Lulu Sun in Grand Slam debut at French Open". Sportsnet. 25 May 2025. Retrieved 2025-05-25.
22. "Victoria Mboko left to rue first set collapse in Wimbledon defeat to Baptiste". 3 July 2025.
23. "Mboko mania in Montreal with 2017 vibes". National Bank Open. 3 August 2025.
24. "Victoria Mboko adds her name to history books by reaching Montreal semifinals". 5 August 2025.
25. "Rybakina. Mboko. Tauson. Osaka. Who has the strongest case to win Montreal?". 6 August 2025.
26. "Victoria Mboko saves match point, stuns Elena Rybakina to reach Montreal final". wtatennis.com. August 7, 2025.
27. "Oh, Canada! Mboko's magical run continues into Montreal final". 7 August 2025.
28. "A star is born: Canadian teen Mboko outlasts Osaka to win National Bank Open title". CBC.ca. August 7, 2025.
29. "Mboko completes dream week with win over Osaka in Montreal". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 2025-08-08.
30. "Victoria Mboko: The Canadian tennis talent who can't stop winning arrives at her home event". The New York Times . 8 August 2025.
31. "Victoria Mboko WTA Match Results, Splits, and Analysis". Tennis Abstract.

External links

• Victoria Mboko at the Women's Tennis Association
• Victoria Mboko at the International Tennis Federation
• Victoria Mboko at the Billie Jean King Cup
• Victoria Mboko at Wimbledon
• Victoria Mboko at ESPN.com