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18 -year -old player won four Grand Slam champion to be crowned

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was specially expected, Mboko created a shocking journey when he defeated four Grand Slam championships, including Sofia Kenin, Coco Gauff, Elena Rybakina and Osaka. In particular, Gauff and Rybakina are the number one and three seeds respectively. This is the first time a teenage player has done this since Serena Williams in 1999.

Starting in 2025 with 333 world position, Mboko will rise to 34 WTA after the championship, an increase of 51 steps compared to before the tournament. She also became the third host player in the Canadian tournament in the opening era, after Faye Urban (1969) and Bianca AndreScu (2019).

in the final, Mboko took advantage of eight of nine break-point, winning after three sets of struggle with a total of 13 game breaks in 25 games. This is also the sixth time in history, the WTA 1000 final brings together two players outside the top 40 world. This championship also helps Mboko become the third special player in the history of the WTA 1000 championship, after Maria Sharapova (Cincinnati 2011) and Bianca Andrescu (Indian Wells 2019).

Mboko whose parents are CHDC Congo. She launched Grand Slam in Roland Garros this year, with two wins against Lulu Sun and Eva Lys, before losing the Gold Medal of Olympic Gold 2024 Zheng Qinwen in the third round.

in 2025, Mboko won 51 in 59 matches at all levels in just over seven months. She won 22 consecutive matches in the first season, mainly in Challenger, and won 4 ITF titles. Canada expand is the first WTA Tour title of 18 -year -old tennis player.

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