Victoria Mboko
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| Full name | Victoria Vanessa Mboko |
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| Country (sports) |  Canada |
| Residence | Burlington, Ontario |
| Born | 26 August 2006 Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.[1] |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $54,311 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 60–32 |
| Career titles | 3 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 287 (10 June 2024) |
| Current ranking | No. 356 (23 September 2024) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open Junior | 2R (2022) |
| French Open Junior | 3R (2022) |
| Wimbledon Junior | SF (2022) |
| US Open Junior | SF (2022) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 8–12 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 591 (31 July 2022) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open Junior | F (2022) |
| French Open Junior | 1R (2022) |
| Wimbledon Junior | F (2022) |
| US Open Junior | 1R (2022) |
| Last updated on: 30 September 2024. | |
Victoria Vanessa Mboko (born 26 August 2006) is an American-born Canadian tennis player.
Mboko has a career-high singles ranking by the WTA of 287, achieved on 10 June 2024, and a best doubles ranking of 591, achieved on 31 July 2023.[2]
Mboko made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2022 Canadian Open in the doubles draw, partnering Kayla Cross.[citation needed] She made her first singles appearance as a wildcard at the 2022 Championnats Banque Nationale de Granby, losing to Rebecca Marino.[3]
Mboko reached the finals of two Grand Slam junior tournaments in 2022, losing in both doubles competitions at the Australian Open[4] and at Wimbledon.[5]
ITF Circuit finals
[edit]Singles: 6 (3 titles, 3 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Apr 2022 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W25 | Hard |  Zhu Lin
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1–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Jul 2022 | Saskatoon Challenger, Canada | W25 | Hard |  Madison Sieg
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6–2, 6–0 |
| Win | 2–1 | Jul 2023 | Saskatoon Challenger, Canada | W60 | Hard | Emina Bektas
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6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2–2 | May 2024 | ITF Otocec, Slovenia | W50 | Clay |  Barbora Palicová
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1–6, 6–2, 4–6 |
| Win | 3–2 | Jul 2024 | ITF Darmstadt, Germany | W35 | Clay |  Ángela Fita Boluda
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6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 3–3 | Sep 2024 | ITF Berkeley, United States | W35 | Hard | Iva Jovic
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3–6, 6–2, 3–6 |
Junior Grand Slam tournament finals
[edit]Doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups)
[edit]| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 2022 | Australian Open | Hard | Kayla Cross
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Clervie Ngounoue  Diana Shnaider
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4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 2022 | Wimbledon | Grass | Kayla Cross
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 Rose Marie Nijkamp  Angella Okutoyi
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6–3, 4–6, [9–11] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Victoria Mboko". Tennis Canada.
- ^ "Victoria Mboko Women's Singles Overview". Retrieved 2023-12-28.
- ^ "Welcome to the tour: All of 2022's WTA debutantes". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
- ^ "London, Ont. teen finishes second in Junior Doubles at Australian Open". CTV News London. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
- ^ "Wimbledon 2022: History-maker Angella Okutoyi hoping her Wimbledon success inspires native Kenya". Eurosport. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
External links
[edit]- Victoria Mboko at the Women's Tennis Association
- Victoria Mboko at the International Tennis Federation
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