Top 100 Arabs 2024

78. Ons Jabeur

Tennis Player

Origin: Tunisia

Residence: Tunisia

Sector: Sport

2023 Rank: 83

Ons Jabeur became the first Arab and African woman to make it to a tennis major singles final when she reached her maiden Grand Slam final at Wimbledon in 2022. She then became the first female tennis player to reach the Wimbledon finals for two consecutive years, as she played at Centre Court in 2022 and 2023, after Serena Williams achieved this feat in 2018-19.

Jabeur is the current Tunisian number one, and the highest-ranked African and Arab tennis player in WTA and ATP rankings history. She has won five singles titles on the WTA Tour, as well as eleven singles titles and one doubles title on the ITF Circuit. She is known as the “Minister of Happiness” in her home country, Tunisia.

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