Ons Jabeur has experienced a lot during her time on the WTA Tour, winning titles all around the world.
Now ranked 34th in the WTA rankings, the Tunisian star isn’t quite performing at the level she once was.
Jabeur reached her career-high of second in the world back in 2022, having won the biggest title of her career at the Madrid Open.
The 30-year-old went on to reach the Wimbledon final in both 2022, and 2023, coming up short on both occasions.
Two years on from her last Major final appearance, Jabeur no doubt still dreams of becoming the first Arab player to lift a Grand Slam title.
Looking ahead to the future, Jabeur has now picked the WTA star without a Slam that she thinks will pick one up before too long.
Ons Jabeur thinks 17-year-old Mirra Andreeva could win a Grand Slam in the future
Appearing on the Nothing Major podcast, former world number two, Jabeur, was asked which ‘Slam-less’ WTA star she thinks is most likely to win their first shortly.
“I see [Mirra] Andreeva, maybe not in 2025 or 2026 but in the future,” she said.
“I played her once and she kicked my *** in the Australian Open last year.
“But I was really surprised by her level, she has really solid strikes for someone her age.
“I can’t remember having that much power at her age.”
Jabeur lost to Andreeva 0-6, 2-6 in the second round of the Australian Open last year, as she was shocked by the Russian 16-year-old on Rod Laver Arena.
The Tunisian star didn’t fare too much better when she played Andreeva for a second time down under in 2025, when the pair faced off in Brisbane.
In fairness, their quarter-final clash was much more competitive than their encounter one year earlier, although the result remained the same as Andreeva advanced in straight sets, 6-4, 7-6.
To further rub salt in the wound, Andreeva also knocked Jabeur out of the doubles competition in Brisbane, as the Russian pair of Andreeva and Diana Shnaider took down Jabeur and her friend Badosa, in the quarter-finals.
The 17-year-old has enjoyed a strong start to 2025, suffering just two defeats, both of which came against the world number one.
Andreeva lost to Sabalenka in the fourth round of the Australian Open, having fallen to her in the Brisbane semis earlier in the month.
Tough defeats, but losses that can only make her stronger as she looks to become one of the youngest Major winners in WTA Tour history.
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Andreeva is set to turn 18 in April, ahead of the French Open, where she enjoyed her best-ever Grand Slam performance last year.
The Russian star shocked Sabalenka in three sets to advance to the last four at Roland Garros, before coming up short against Jasmine Paolini, 3-6, 1-6.
If she can go all the way this time around, she’ll become one of the youngest-ever women to win a Grand Slam title.
| Rank | Age | Name | Grand Slam |
| 1 | 16 years, 117 days | Martina Hingis | 1997 Australian Open |
| 2 | 16 years, 189 days | Monica Seles | 1990 French Open |
| 3 | 16 years, 270 days | Tracy Austin | 1979 US Open |
| 4 | 17 years, 75 days | Maria Sharapova | 2004 Wimbledon |
| 5 | 17 years, 174 days | Arantxa Sanchez Vicario | 1989 French Open |
| 6 | 17 years, 350 days | Serena Williams | 1999 US Open |
| 7 | 17 years, 357 days | Steffi Graf | 1987 French Open |
| 8* | 18 years, 40 days | Mirra Andreeva | 2025 French Open* |
| 9 | 18 years, 302 days | Emma Raducanu | 2021 US Open |
| 10 | 18 years, 329 days | Hana Mandlikova | 1980 Australian Open |
A title for Andreeva in Paris, London, or New York this year, would see her become the eighth-youngest first-time Major champion in women’s tennis history.
She would slot in just above Emma Raducanu, who shocked the world on her way to the 2021 US Open title.
The Brit debuted at Flushing Meadows in 2021 as a qualifier, and didn’t lose a set all tournament as she remarkably won her first Grand Slam.
Andreeva will try to take inspiration from Raducanu at the French Open, which begins on Sunday, May 25.
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