Victoria Mboko and Janice Tjen are among a group of players who have been selected as the \u201cseason\u2019s most promising and breakthrough talents\u201d in the International Tennis Federation\u2019s \u201cClass of 2025\u201d.<\/p>\n
Lilli Tagger, Arnaud Bailly and Luka Mikrut are the other players who have been honoured for their performances on the ITF World Tennis Tour, while in the case of Mboko and Tjen, they also starred at the top level with the pair rising on the WTA Tour.<\/p>\n
Mboko<\/a> started her year on the ITF circuit as she was ranked No 333, but she cracked the top 200 in March on the back off winning five ITF titles and was handed a wildcard entry into the Miami Open.<\/p>\n The teen claimed her first WTA Tour-level win at the WTA 1000 event and not long after made her Grand Slam debut as she came through qualifying at Roland Garros, reaching the third round to break into the top 100 of the rankings.<\/p>\n But that was only the start of things to come as she made the tennis world sit up and take note of her talent at the Canadian Open as she defeated Grand Slam winners Coco Gauff Sofia Kenin and Elena Rybakina en route to her maiden top-level final.<\/p>\n There she met former world No 1 Naomi Osaka and came from a set down to become the second wildcard in the Open Era to win the tournament<\/a>, after Monica Seles in 1995.<\/p>\n That resulted in a jump from No 85 to No 24, but she was not done as she won a second title in October, the Hong Kong Open<\/a>, to climb into the top 20.<\/p>\n WTA Features<\/p>\n 2025 WTA Tour Awards \u2013 ft. Aryna Sabalenka, Madison Keys, Victoria Mboko, Alex Eala<\/a><\/p>\n The 6 women to win their first WTA Tour titles in 2025: ft Victoria Mboko & Lois Boisson <\/a><\/p>\n Mboko ultimately finished the year at No 18 and was a well-deserved recipient of the ITF award.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m very happy to be recognised as part of the Class of 2025 by the ITF,\u201d she told the official ITF website. \u201cIt really means a lot to me and I\u2019m really grateful to have been a part of this award.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s been such a great year. Starting the year off playing many tournaments, especially in Europe and the Caribbean, I gained a lot of momentum and confidence which has helped me throughout the year when playing more WTA tournaments.<\/p>\n \u201cStarting off there let me have a lot of matchplay, and playing such difficult players prepared me physically and mentally for the WTA Tour.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m really grateful for everything that I went through this year. It has helped me become a better player overall.\u201d<\/p>\n The Tjen Success Story<\/p>\n