Inès Ibbou
Algerian tennis player (born 1999)
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Inès Feriel Ibbou (Arabic: إيناس فريال إيبو; born 5 January 1999) is an Algerian tennis player. She is the youngest female tennis player to win a senior ITF tournament in tennis history (14 years and eight months).
| Full name | Inès Feriel Ibbou إيناس فريال إيبو |
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| Country (sports) | |
| Residence | Staouéli, Algiers |
| Born | 5 January 1999 El Biar, Algiers |
| Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $87,903 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 190–140 |
| Career titles | 3 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 464 (19 December 2022) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 129–108 |
| Career titles | 9 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 166 (19 May 2025) |
| Current ranking | No. 285 (17 November 2025) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | 5–5 |
| Last updated on: 17 November 2025. | |
She has career-high WTA rankings of 464 in singles, reached on 19 December 2022, and 202 in doubles, achieved on 11 November 2024. Ibbou has won three singles and nine doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.
Playing for Algeria Fed Cup team, Ibbou has an overall win–loss record of 5–5.
Career
Junior Grand Slam performance
Singles:
- Australian Open: –
- French Open: 2R (2015, 2016)
- Wimbledon: 1R (2015)
- US Open: 1R (2015)
Doubles:
- Australian Open: –
- French Open: QF (2016)
- Wimbledon: 1R (2015)
- US Open: 1R (2015)
Professional
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 9 (3 titles, 6 runner–ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Sep 2013 | ITF Tlemcen, Algeria | W10 | Clay | 6–1, 6–1 | |
| Loss | 1–1 | May 2016 | ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | W10 | Clay | 1–6, 4–6 | |
| Win | 2–1 | Sep 2017 | ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | W15 | Clay | 3–6, 7–6(4), 6–0 | |
| Loss | 2–2 | Nov 2017 | ITF Benicarlo, Spain | W15 | Clay | 1–6, 2–6 | |
| Loss | 2–3 | May 2019 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | W15 | Clay | 2–6, 4–6 | |
| Loss | 2–4 | Feb 2021 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard | 2–6, 2–6 | |
| Win | 3–4 | May 2022 | ITF Oran, Algeria | W15 | Clay | 6–4, 6–2 | |
| Loss | 3–5 | May 2022 | ITF Oran, Algeria | W15 | Clay | 6–7(4), ret. | |
| Loss | 3–6 | Jul 2024 | ITF Viserba, Italy | W15 | Clay | 5–7, 3–6 |
Doubles: 20 (9 titles, 11 runner–ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Nov 2013 | ITF Nules, Spain | W10 | Clay | 7–5, 6–4 | ||
| Loss | 1–1 | Apr 2016 | ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | W10 | Clay | 1–6, 0–6 | ||
| Loss | 1–2 | Apr 2016 | ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | W10 | Clay | 3–6, 4–6 | ||
| Loss | 1–3 | Apr 2016 | ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | W10 | Clay | 6–1, 3–6, [7–10] | ||
| Win | 2–3 | Sep 2017 | ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | W15 | Clay | 6–1, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 3–3 | Jan 2021 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard | 6–3, 6–1 | ||
| Win | 4–3 | Jan 2021 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard | 6–3, 6–0 | ||
| Loss | 4–4 | Feb 2022 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard | 4–6, 5–7 | ||
| Win | 5–4 | May 2022 | ITF Oran, Algeria | W15 | Clay | w/o | ||
| Win | 6–4 | Sep 2022 | Montreux Ladies Open, Switzerland | W60 | Clay | 2–6, 6–3, [16–14] | ||
| Loss | 6–5 | Aug 2023 | Verbier Open, Switzerland | W25 | Clay | 6–1, 3–6, [7–10] | ||
| Win | 7–5 | May 2024 | ITF Kuršumlijska Banja, Serbia | W15 | Clay | 7–6(8), 6–7(6), [10–5] | ||
| Loss | 7–6 | Jun 2024 | ITF Kuršumlijska Banja, Serbia | W35 | Clay | 4–6, 4–6 | ||
| Loss | 7–7 | Jul 2024 | ITF Viserba, Italy | W15 | Clay | 0–6, 6–2, [5–10] | ||
| Loss | 7–8 | Aug 2024 | ITF Verbier, Switzerland | W35 | Clay | 6–2, 3–6, [7–10] | ||
| Win | 8–8 | Aug 2024 | ITF Collonge-Bellerive, Switzerland | W35 | Clay | 7–6(0), 6–0 | ||
| Loss | 8–9 | Oct 2024 | Women's TEC Cup, Spain | W100 | Hard | 5–7, 6–7(5) | ||
| Win | 9–9 | Oct 2024 | ITF Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, France | W50 | Hard (i) | 4–6, 7–6(3), [10–7] | ||
| Loss | 9–10 | Apr 2025 | Chiasso Open, Switzerland | W75 | Clay | 2–6, 3–6 | ||
| Loss | 9–11 | Sep 2025 | ITF Bucharest, Romania | W75 | Clay | 1–6, 1–6 |
ITF Junior Circuit finals
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Singles (4–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Grade | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Feb 2013 | ITF Tlemcen, Algeria | G5 | Clay | 6–0, 6–1 | |
| Win | 2–0 | Apr 2015 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | G2 | Clay | 6–4, 6–3 | |
| Win | 3–0 | May 2015 | ITF Tlemcen, Algeria | G3 | Clay | 6–1, 6–0 | |
| Win | 4–0 | May 2015 | ITF Prato, Italy | G2 | Clay | 6–3, 4–6, 6–3 |
Doubles (3–3)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Grade | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Feb 2013 | ITF Tunis, Tunisia | G5 | Hard | 6–1, 6–2 | ||
| Win | 2–0 | Feb 2013 | ITF Tlemcen, Algeria | G5 | Clay | 6–1, 3–6, [10–1] | ||
| Loss | 2–1 | Mar 2015 | ITF Vinaròs, Spain | G2 | Clay | 0–1 ret. | ||
| Win | 3–1 | May 2015 | ITF Prato, Italy | G2 | Clay | 6–4, 6–3 | ||
| Loss | 3–2 | May 2015 | ITF Santa Croce, Italy | G1 | Clay | 2–6, 3–6 | ||
| Loss | 3–3 | Feb 2016 | ITF El Menzah, Tunisia | G2 | Hard | w/o |
National representation
Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup
Ibbou made her Fed Cup debut for Algeria in 2015, while the team was competing in the Europe/Africa Zone Group III, when she was 16 years and 99 days old.
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Singles (2–2)
| Edition | Stage | Date | Location | Against | Surface | Opponent | W/L | Score |
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| 2015 | Z3 RR | Apr 2015 | Ulcinj (MNE) | Clay | Melanie Stokke | W | 6–3, 5–7, 6–3 | |
| Caroline Wozniacki | L | 2–6, 1–6 | ||||||
| Z3 PO | Kristina Samardžić | W | 6–0, 6–1 | |||||
| 2022 | Z3 PO | Jun 2022 | Ulcinj (MNE) | Clay | Aya El Aouni | L | 5–4 ret. |
Doubles (3–3)
| Edition | Stage | Date | Location | Against | Surface | Partner | Opponents | W/L | Score |
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| 2015 | Z3 RR | Apr 2015 | Ulcinj (MNE) | Clay | Amira Benaïssa | Caroline Rohde-Moe Melanie Stokke |
L | 1–6, 4–6 | |
| Emilie Francati Mai Grage |
L | 0–6, 0–6 | |||||||
| Z3 PO | Nikoleta Bulatović Kristina Samardžić |
W | 6–4, 6–2 | ||||||
| 2020–21 | Z3 RR | Jun 2021 | Vilnius (LTU) | Hard (i) | Inès Bekrar | Tadiwanashe Mauchi Tanyaradzwa Midzi |
W | 6–2, 6–0 | |
| Lynda Benkaddour | Elaine Genovese Helene Pellicano |
L | 6–7(5–7) ret. | ||||||
| 2022 | Z3 RR | Jun 2022 | Ulcinj (MNE) | Clay | Amira Benaïssa | Maria Constantinou Victoria Savvides |
W | 6–2, 6–2 |
External links
- Inès Ibbou at the Women's Tennis Association
- Inès Ibbou at the International Tennis Federation
- Inès Ibbou at the Billie Jean King Cup (archived)