Who is Victoria Mboko, the 18-year-old who claimed naomi Osaka’s scalp earlier this month winning her first title at the Canadian Open?
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Before the Canadian Open, Victoria Mboko was so unknown she didn’t even have a photo on the WTA website. Now, she’s a champion—beating four-time Grand Slam winner Naomi Osaka in a thrilling 2-6, 6-4, 6-1 comeback to claim her first WTA title.
Historic Victory for Canada
Mboko joins an elite club:
- Third Canadian (after Faye Urban in 1969 and Bianca Andreescu in 2019) to win the tournament in the Open Era.
- Youngest Canadian woman ever to reach the final.
- First Canadian to defeat three Grand Slam champions (Osaka, Rybakina, Gauff) in one event.
Victoria Mboko: The Unlikely Road to Glory
- Ranked No. 333 at the start of 2024, now soaring to No. 34—a 299-spot leap.
- Wild card entry who had never won a WTA match before this tournament.
- Saved a match point against Wimbledon champ Elena Rybakina in the semis, fighting through a wrist injury to win 1-6, 7-5, 7-6(4).
Victoria Mboko: Defying the Odds
- “No one could have prepared me for this,” Mboko said after her semifinal win.
- Converted 8 of 9 break points in the final against Osaka.
- Joins legends Monica Seles (1995) and Simona Halep (2015) as only the third wild card to reach the Canadian Open final.
What’s Next for Victoria Mboko?
With confidence sky-high, the teenager—who was ranked No. 350 just last year—now eyes the US Open as her star continues to rise.
“To even have been told I’d be in the final here would’ve made me think you were crazy. It just feels amazing.”
