Tennis Player Ons Jabeur Announces She’s Pregnant and Expecting First Baby with Husband Karim Kamoun: ‘Our Tiniest Teammate’

Months after announcing that she would take a hiatus from the sport, Tunisian tennis player Ons Jabeur is now sharing that she’s pregnant with her first child. 

The Wimbledon finalist wrote that her return to the court would have to “wait a little longer” because she’s expecting a baby boy, according to a Nov. 10 post to her Instagram account.

“Took a little break to reset and recharge,” Jabeur wrote. “Turns out, we’ve been planning the cutest comeback ever.” 

“Soon… we’ll be welcoming our tiniest teammate,” she added. 

This is Jabeur’s first child with husband Karim Kamoun, a fitness trainer and former professional fencer. The couple have been married since 2015, when they announced their wedding in a post to Jabeur’s X account. 

In the sweet video announcing their new addition to the family, Beyoncé and Ed Sheeran’s “Perfect” plays in the background as Jabeur and Kamoun embrace. Kamoun’s holding a tiny tennis racket while Kamoun holds a tiny onesie. 

The tennis world responded to Jabeur’s announcement with excitement for the couple, including a “congratulations” from the official Wimbledon account and three heart-eyes emojis from Czech tennis star Karolína Muchová. 

“OMG!!!! I’m so happy for you guys 🥹,” wrote Greek tennis pro Maria Sakkari. 

Prior to her hiatus from the sport, Jabeur saw significant tennis success and took some tough losses. In 2022, she became the #2 ranked women’s tennis player in the world according to the Women’s Tennis Association. That same year, she advanced to the Wimbledon final, which she lost to Elena Rybakina. She also played in the US Open final in 2022, losing to Iga Świątek. She returned to the Wimbledon final in 2023, and lost to Marketa Vondrousova. 

In 2023, Jabeur won the WTA Finals, hosted in Mexico, and announced that she would donate a portion of her winnings to benefit people in Palestine. “I can’t be happy with this win,” she said at the time. “It is not a political message, it is humanity. I want peace in this world. That’s it.”

In 2024, Jabeur sustained a shoulder injury that forced her to withdraw from the U.S. Open. She vowed to return to the court in 2025, and made her comeback at this year’s Australian Open. After being knocked out of Wimbledon in the third round, she made the decision in July to take a hiatus from professional tennis, according to the BBC. 

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“For the past two years I’ve been pushing myself so hard, fighting through injuries and facing many other challenges,” Jabeur said at the time. “But deep down, I haven’t felt happy on court for some time now.”