Yasmine Kabbaj
 Kabbaj at the 2023 African Games | |
| Full name | Yasmine Kabbaj |
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| Country (sports) |  Morocco |
| Born | 15 January 2004 Fez, Morocco |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| College | Florida International University, San Diego State University |
| Prize money | $53,120 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 106–59 |
| Career titles | 4 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 331 (4 May 2026) |
| Current ranking | No. 334 (18 May 2026) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 9–18 |
| Highest ranking | No. 831 (15 July 2024) |
| Current ranking | No. 881 (5 January 2026) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | 9–3 |
| Last updated on: 20 May 2026. | |
Yasmine Kabbaj (Arabic: ياسمين قباج; born 15 January 2004) is a Moroccan tennis player.[1] She has a career high WTA singles ranking of world No. 331, achieved on 4 May 2026.
Kabbaj played for the Florida International University and the San Diego State University tennis teams.[2][3][4]
Career
Kabbaj won her first senior title on the ITF Circuit at the W15 Casablanca in July 2022.[5]
She made her WTA Tour main-draw singles debut as a wildcard entrant at the 2024 Morocco Open, losing in the first round to Elisabetta Cocciaretto.[6]
Ranked No. 334 at her home tournament, the 2026 Morocco Open, Kabbaj reached the quarterfinals as a wildcard with wins over Berfu Cengiz[7] and Tatjana Maria becoming only the second Moroccan to reach that stage at the WTA Tour-level in the Open Era after Nadia Lalami in Fez, Morocco in 2011.[8][9]
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 5 (4 titles, 1 runner-up)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Jul 2022 | ITF Casablanca, Morocco | W15 | Clay |  Chantal Sauvant |
6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 2–0 | Jul 2023 | ITF Casablanca, Morocco | W15 | Clay |  Sofia Rocchetti |
6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 3–0 | Oct 2024 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | W15 | Clay |  Klaudija Bubelytė |
6–3, 7–6(6) |
| Loss | 3–1 | Jul 2025 | ITF Casablanca, Morocco | W15 | Clay |  Anastasia Zolotareva |
6–7(1), 1–6 |
| Win | 4–1 | Jul 2025 | ITF Mohammedia, Morocco | W35 | Clay | Carolina Kuhl |
6–3, 6–3 |
Doubles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner–ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2025 | ITF Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy | W35 | Clay |  Mathilde Lollia |
Katharina Hobgarski  Lisa Zaar |
3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Jan 2026 | ITF Cayenne (French Guiana), France | W15 | Hard | Pauline Payet |
Astrid Cirotte Alizé Lim |
3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | Jan 2026 | ITF Petit-Bourg (Guadeloupe), France | W35 | Hard | Mathilde Lollia |
Audrey Moutama Nehanda Thomias |
6–2, 6–1 |
| Win | 2–2 | Feb 2026 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | W35 | Clay |  Nadiia Kolb |
Katharina Hobgarski  Nina Vargová |
6–2, 6–1 |
National representation
BJK Cup
| Legend |
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| Finals |
| Finals Qualifying Round |
| Finals Play-offs (0–0) |
| Zone Group (9–3) |
Kabbaj made her debut for Morocco Billie Jean King Cup team in 2022, while the team was competing in the Europe/Africa Zone Group III.
Singles (8–2)
| Edition | Stage | Date | Location | Against | Surface | Opponent | W/L | Score |
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| 2022 | Z3 RR | Jun 2022 | Ulcinj (MNE) |  Mauritius |
Clay | Shannon Wong Hon Chan | W | 6–0, 6–0 |
 Moldova |
Daniela Ciobanu | W | 6–3, 6–3 | |||||
 Armenia |
Gabriella Akopyan | W | 6–1, 6–0 | |||||
| Z3 PO |  Algeria |
Inès Bekrar | W | 6–1, 6–3 | ||||
 Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Nefisa Berberović | L | 1–6, 5–7 | |||||
| 2023 | Z3 RR | Jun 2023 | Nairobi (KEN) |  Uganda |
Clay | Winnie Birungi | W | 6–1, 6–0 |
 Namibia |
Joanivia Bezuidenhout | W | 6–0, 6–0 | |||||
 Nigeria |
Oyinlomo Quadre | W | 7–5, 7–6(10–8) | |||||
 Botswana |
Chelsea Chakanyuka | W | 6–3, 6–0 | |||||
| Z3 PO |  Tunisia |
Chiraz Bechri | L | 4–6, 4–6 |
Doubles (1–1)
| Edition | Stage | Date | Location | Against | Surface | Partner | Opponents | W/L | Score |
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| 2022 | Z3 RR | Jun 2022 | Ulcinj (MNE) | Moldova |
Clay | Rania Azziz | Daniel Ciobanu Arina Gamretkaia |
W | 6–3, 7–5 |
| 2023 | Z3 RR | Jun 2023 | Nairobi (KEN) |  Kenya |
Clay | Aya El Aouni | Angella Okutoyi Cynthia Wanjala |
L | 4–6, 5–7 |
References
- ↑ "Yasmine Kabbaj". www.itftennis.com.
- ↑ "Yasmine Kabbaj FIU Sports". fiusports.com.
- ↑ "Yasmine Kabbaj San Diego Aztecs". goaztecs.com.
- ↑ "Yasmine Kabbaj Named Mountain West Player of the Week". goaztecs.com.
- ↑ "W15 Casablanca | Morocco Tennis Tour | 2022". ITF Tennis. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- ↑ "Photos: Laura Samson and all of 2024's WTA main-draw debuts". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ↑ "Nahimana, Kabbaj make history for Burundi, Morocco in Rabat". WTATennis. 19 May 2026.
- ↑ "Kabbaj defeats Cengiz in Rabat; first Moroccan to win WTA match since 2011". WTATennis. 19 May 2026.
- ↑ "Kabbaj tops Maria in Rabat; second Moroccan WTA quarterfinalist in the Open Era". WTATennis. 20 May 2026.
External links
- Yasmine Kabbaj at the Women's Tennis Association
- Yasmine Kabbaj at World Tennis
- Yasmine Kabbaj at the Billie Jean King Cup (archived)
Women's Tennis Association: Top female singles tennis players of the Confederation of African Tennis countries | |
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