Victoria Mboko facts for kids
| Full name | Victoria Vanessa Mboko |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Canada |
| Residence | Burlington, Ontario, Canada |
| Born | 26 August 2006 Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $ 345,916 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 111–44 (71.61%) |
| Career titles | 8 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 86 (14 July 2025) |
| Current ranking | No. 86 (14 July 2025) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| French Open | 3R (2025) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2025) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 17–15 (53.13%) |
| Career titles | 2 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 540 (3 March 2025) |
| Current ranking | No. 564 (16 June 2025) |
Victoria Vanessa Mboko (born August 26, 2006) is a Canadian professional tennis player. She has achieved a high singles ranking of No. 91. This was set by the WTA on June 9, 2025. Her highest doubles ranking was No. 540, reached on March 3, 2025.
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Victoria Mboko's Early Life
Victoria Mboko was born in Charlotte, North Carolina, on August 26, 2006. Her parents, Cyprien Mboko and Godee Kitadi, moved from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. They came to Canada in 2006. Victoria moved to Toronto when she was very young.
She is the youngest of four children. All of her siblings play tennis. Her sister Gracia and brother Kevin played at the college level. Victoria started playing tennis around age three or four. Her older siblings inspired her to play.
Victoria Mboko's Tennis Career
Starting Her Professional Journey (2022-2023)
Victoria Mboko first played in a major WTA Tour event in 2022. This was at the Canadian Open in the doubles competition. She teamed up with Kayla Cross. She also played her first singles match as a wildcard at the 2022 Championnats Banque Nationale de Granby. She won her first professional singles title at an ITF W25 tournament in Saskatoon in 2022. She won this title again in 2023. Injuries had affected her progress in earlier years.
In 2022, Mboko reached the finals of two junior Grand Slam tournaments. She was a runner-up in doubles at the Australian Open. She also reached the doubles final at Wimbledon.
Breaking into the Top 100 (2025)
In early 2025, Victoria Mboko had an amazing winning streak. She won 22 matches in a row without losing a single set. This led her to win four ITF singles titles. These wins happened in Le Lamentin (Martinique), Petit-Bourg (Guadeloupe), Rome (USA), and Manchester (England). Her 20 straight main-draw match wins set a new record for Canadian women. This record has been kept by the ITF since 1994.
She won a fifth ITF title in March at the W75 tournament in Porto, Portugal. She beat Harriet Dart in the final. By early May 2025, her record for the season was 33 wins and only 3 losses. These great results helped her enter the WTA Top 200 for the first time. She reached a career-high ranking of No. 156 on March 31, 2025.
Mboko received a wildcard to play in the Miami Open. This was her first WTA 1000 main draw event. She won her first WTA Tour-level match there. She defeated Camila Osorio in the first round. She then lost in the second round to Paula Badosa in a close match.
Victoria Mboko also played for the Canada Billie Jean King Cup team. This was against Romania in the qualifying round of the Billie Jean King Cup in Tokyo. She won her opening singles match against Miriam Bulgaru.
She qualified for the Italian Open. She won her first-round match against wildcard player Arianna Zucchini. In the second round, she played against fourth seed Coco Gauff. Mboko won the first set, but Gauff came back to win the match.
Mboko made her Grand Slam main draw debut at the French Open. She won three qualifying matches in straight sets. She then earned her first main draw wins. She defeated Lulu Sun and Eva Lys to reach the third round. This was a big achievement for her first major tournament. As a result, Mboko became one of only three teenagers in the top 100. She reached world No. 91 on June 9, 2025. The other teenagers were Maya Joint and Mirra Andreeva.
Victoria Mboko's Playing Style
Victoria Mboko plays tennis right-handed. She uses a two-handed backhand. The WTA describes her game as strong. She has a powerful serve and a great counterpunching backhand. She also often uses drop shots. Mboko has said that Tennis Canada and support from other Canadian players helped her a lot.
Grand Slam Singles Results
Here's how Victoria Mboko has performed in Grand Slam singles tournaments:
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | A | P | Z# | PO | G | F-S | SF-B | NMS | NH |
| Tournament | 2025 | SR | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| French Open | 3R | 0 / 1 | 2–1 |
| Wimbledon | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 |
| US Open | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
| Win–loss | 0 / 2 | 3–2 |
WTA Challenger Finals
Victoria Mboko has played in one WTA Challenger singles final.
Singles: 1 (0 titles, 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
Victoria Mboko has had great success in ITF tournaments.
Singles: 11 (8 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 |
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, United States | W35 | Hard | Iva Jovic |
3–6, 6–2, 3–6 |
| Win | 4–3 | Jan 2025 | ITF Le Lamentin (Martinique), France | W35 | Hard | Clervie Ngounoue |
7–5, 6–3 |
| Win | 5–3 | Jan 2025 | ITF Petit-Bourg (Guadeloupe), France | W35 | Hard | Clervie Ngounoue |
6–4, 6–0 |
| Win | 6–3 | Jan 2025 | Georgia's Rome Tennis Open, United States | W75 | Hard (i) |  Eva Vedder |
7–5, 6–3 |
| Win | 7–3 | Feb 2025 | ITF Manchester, United Kingdom | W35 | Hard (i) |  Manon Léonard |
7–6(0), 6–2 |
| Win | 8-3 | Mar 2025 | Porto Women's Indoor ITF, Portugal | W75 | Hard (i) |  Harriet Dart |
6–1, 6–1 |
Doubles: 2 (2 titles)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Jan 2025 | ITF Le Lamentin (Martinique), France | W35 | Hard |  Cadence Brace |
 Olivia Lincer Clervie Ngounoue |
6–2, 7–6(2) |
| Win | 2–0 | Jan 2025 | ITF Petit-Bourg (Guadeloupe), France | W35 | Hard | Clervie Ngounoue |
Jenna Dean Amanda Carolina Nava Elkin |
6–3, 6–1 |
Junior Grand Slam Doubles Finals
Victoria Mboko reached two junior Grand Slam doubles 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] |
