Victoria Mboko stormed onto the scene in 2025 as an 18-year-old. In the last year she has gone from a virtual unknown to a star on the rise who is rocketing up the rankings.

Get to know the 19-year-old talent from Toronto.

She Has Congolese Roots

Mboko is the daughter of Cyprien Mboko (father) and Godee Kitadi (mother). Her parents fled the Democratic Republic of Congo for a better life in 1999 and initially went to Charlotte, North Carolina, where Mboko was born in 2006. Mboko has three older sisters.

She Grew Up Near Toronto

Mboko’s family moved to Burlington, Ontario, and she began training at the Canadian National Tennis Training Center. Mboko made her professional debut in 2021, just before her 15th birthday.

She Cites The Williams Sisters As A Big Inspiration

"I remember going there as a kid and watching all the great players playing," Mboko said. "We were watching a lot of Serena and Venus, and that's where I took a lot of inspiration, because Serena was literally the greatest of all time. I used to see how the pros are and I used to be in so much awe of them. And now I'm seeing them right beside me. It's crazy how life works, it's such a great feeling."

Mboko also lists 2019 Indian Wells and US Open champion Bianca Andreescu as a tennis hero.

She Won 20 Consecutive Matches To Start 2025

Mboko went on a tear on the ITF Tour to start the 2025 season, winning 20 consecutive main-draw matches, including four titles. That incredible effort earned her a wild card into the Miami Open, where she played her first tour-level match since 2022. She would play 39 more matches over the course of her breakout season.

She Played Her First Grand Slam Main Draw In Paris

Mboko qualified for the main draw at Roland Garros and powered into the third round. She became the youngest Canadian to win a main-draw match at the Parisian Slam.

She also qualified for Wimbledon and made the second round.

History In Canada!

None of that compares to what Mboko achieved last summer at her home tournament in Montreal. The Canadian defeated four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka in the final and rose to No. 24 in the world the following Monday. She defeated four former Grand Slam champions en route to the title (also Coco Gauff, Elena Rybakina and Sofia Kenin).

Mboko is the third Canadian woman to win the title in Canada.

She's coached by Natalie Tauziat

The former World No. 3 and 1998 Wimbledon runner-up began working with Mboko in 2024, just as she was beginning her transition to the pro tour. Noelle van Lottum, Tennis Canada’s Head of Women’s Tennis and a former Top 60 player, is also an integral part of the team.