Inès Ibbou
| Full name | Inès Feriel Ibbou إيناس فريال إيبو |
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| Country (sports) | Algeria |
| Residence | Staouéli, Algiers |
| Born | 5 January 1999 El Biar, Algiers |
| Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $76,529 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 189–137 |
| Career titles | 3 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 464 (19 December 2022) |
| Current ranking | No. 754 (11 November 2024) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 114–80 |
| Career titles | 9 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 202 (11 November 2024) |
| Current ranking | No. 202 (11 November 2024) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | 5–5 |
| Last updated on: 11 November 2024. | |
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 y/o and 8 months).
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 | Amandine Cazeaux | 6–1, 6–1 |
| Loss | 1–1 | May 2016 | ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | W10 | Clay | Sandra Zaniewska | 1–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 2–1 | Sep 2017 | ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | W15 | Clay | Varvara Gracheva | 3–6, 7–6(4), 6–0 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Nov 2017 | ITF Benicarlo, Spain | W15 | Clay | Vivien Juhaszová | 1–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 2–3 | May 2019 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | W15 | Clay | Eléonora Molinaro | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2–4 | Feb 2021 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard | Linda Fruhvirtová | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 3–4 | May 2022 | ITF Oran, Algeria | W15 | Clay | Lexie Stevens | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 3–5 | May 2022 | ITF Oran, Algeria | W15 | Clay | Lexie Stevens | 6–7(4), ret. |
| Loss | 3–6 | Jul 2024 | ITF Viserba, Italy | W15 | Clay | Samira di Stefano | 5–7, 3–6 |
Doubles: 19 (9 titles, 10 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 | Noelia Bouzó Zanotti | María Cañero Pérez María José Luque Moreno |
7–5, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Apr 2016 | ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | W10 | Clay | Kélia Le Bihan | Alice Bacquié Irina Bara |
1–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Apr 2016 | ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | W10 | Clay | Petra Januskova | Manon Arcangioli Angelica Moratelli |
3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Apr 2016 | ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | W10 | Clay | Petra Januskova | Madeleine Kobelt Nora Niedmers |
6–1, 3–6, [7–10] |
| Win | 2–3 | Sep 2017 | ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | W15 | Clay | Isabella Tcherkes Zade | Victoria Bosio María Fernanda Herazo |
6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 3–3 | Jan 2021 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard | Anna Sisková | Fiona Ganz Elena Gemović |
6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 4–3 | Jan 2021 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard | Darya Astakhova | Manon Arcangioli Salma Djoubri |
6–3, 6–0 |
| Loss | 4–4 | Feb 2022 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard | Kristina Dmitruk | Miyu Kato Kisa Yoshioka |
4–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 5–4 | May 2022 | ITF Oran, Algeria | W15 | Clay | Amira Benaïssa | Luisa Meyer auf der Heide Lexie Stevens |
w/o |
| Win | 6–4 | Sep 2022 | Montreux Ladies Open, Switzerland | W60 | Clay | Naïma Karamoko | Jenny Dürst Weronika Falkowska |
2–6, 6–3, [16–14] |
| Loss | 6–5 | Aug 2023 | Verbier Open, Switzerland | W25 | Clay | Naïma Karamoko | Deborah Chiesa Dalila Spiteri |
6–1, 3–6, [7–10] |
| Win | 7–5 | May 2024 | ITF Kuršumlijska Banja, Serbia | W15 | Clay | Karola Patricia Bejenaru | Elena Milovanović Andreea Prisăcariu |
7–6(8), 6–7(6), [10–5] |
| Loss | 7–6 | Jun 2024 | ITF Kuršumlijska Banja, Serbia | W35 | Clay | Elena Milovanović | Mana Kawamura Yuki Naito |
4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 7–7 | Jul 2024 | ITF Viserba, Italy | W15 | Clay | Francesca Pace | Anastasia Bertacchi Lilli Tagger |
0–6, 6–2, [5–10] |
| Loss | 7–8 | Aug 2024 | ITF Verbier, Switzerland | W35 | Clay | Naïma Karamoko | Haley Giavara Diāna Marcinkēviča |
6–2, 3–6, [7–10] |
| Win | 8–8 | Aug 2024 | ITF Collonge-Bellerive, Switzerland | W35 | Clay | Naïma Karamoko | Karolina Kozakova Valentina Ryser |
7–6(0), 6–0 |
| Loss | 8–9 | Oct 2024 | Women's TEC Cup, Spain | W100 | Hard | Naïma Karamoko | Yvonne Cavallé Reimers Eva Vedder |
5–7, 6–7(5) |
| Win | 9–9 | Oct 2024 | ITF Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, France | W50 | Hard (i) | Naïma Karamoko | Tiphanie Lemaître Ekaterina Ovcharenko |
4–6, 7–6(3), [10–7] |
| Loss | 9–10 | Apr 2025 | Chiasso Open, Switzerland | W75 | Clay | Bibiane Schoofs | Alicia Barnett Elixane Lechemia |
2–6, 3–6 |
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 | Farah Baklouti | 6–0, 6–1 |
| Win | 2–0 | Apr 2015 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | G2 | Clay | Sandra Samir | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 3–0 | May 2015 | ITF Tlemcen, Algeria | G3 | Clay | Zani Barnard | 6–1, 6–0 |
| Win | 4–0 | May 2015 | ITF Prato, Italy | G2 | Clay | Anastasia Potapova | 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 | Ghita Nassik | Tereza Melichárková Ana Román Domínguez |
6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 2–0 | Feb 2013 | ITF Tlemcen, Algeria | G5 | Clay | Ghita Nassik | Federica Joe Gardella India Sanders |
6–1, 3–6, [10–1] |
| Loss | 2–1 | Mar 2015 | ITF Vinaròs, Spain | G2 | Clay | Lucrezia Stefanini | Cristina Bucșa Rebeka Masarova |
0–1 ret. |
| Win | 3–1 | May 2015 | ITF Prato, Italy | G2 | Clay | Lucie Wargnier | Ingrid di Carlo Rosanna Maffei |
6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 3–2 | May 2015 | ITF Santa Croce, Italy | G1 | Clay | Lucie Wargnier | Anna Blinkova Olesya Pervushina |
2–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 3–3 | Feb 2016 | ITF El Menzah, Tunisia | G2 | Hard | Chiraz Bechri | Oumaima Aziz Diae El Jardi |
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) | Norway | Clay | Melanie Stokke | W | 6–3, 5–7, 6–3 |
| Denmark | Caroline Wozniacki | L | 2–6, 1–6 | |||||
| Z3 PO | Montenegro | Kristina Samardžić | W | 6–0, 6–1 | ||||
| 2022 | Z3 PO | Jun 2022 | Ulcinj (MNE) | Morocco | 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) | Norway | Clay | Amira Benaïssa | Caroline Rohde-Moe Melanie Stokke |
L | 1–6, 4–6 |
| Denmark | Emilie Francati Mai Grage |
L | 0–6, 0–6 | ||||||
| Z3 PO | Montenegro | Nikoleta Bulatović Kristina Samardžić |
W | 6–4, 6–2 | |||||
| 2020–21 | Z3 RR | Jun 2021 | Vilnius (LTU) | Zimbabwe | Hard (i) | Inès Bekrar | Tadiwanashe Mauchi Tanyaradzwa Midzi |
W | 6–2, 6–0 |
| Malta | Lynda Benkaddour | Elaine Genovese Helene Pellicano |
L | 6–7(5–7) ret. | |||||
| 2022 | Z3 RR | Jun 2022 | Ulcinj (MNE) | Cyprus | 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)