Who is Karim Kamoun? All about tennis star Ons Jabeur’s husband as couple reportedly expecting first child

Before the world saw him cheering from the players’ box, Karim Kamoun had already lived the highs and grinds of competitive sport. The former fencer from Tunisia, now best known as Ons Jabeur’s husband, once carried his country’s flag at fencing tournaments long before he began charting his wife’s training routines. According to The Sun, Karim Kamoun was born to a Russian-Tunisian family and built a reputation as a talented athlete long before becoming part of Jabeur’s team.

After earning a master’s degree in sports science, Karim Kamoun stepped away from his fencing career in 2017 to take on a new role, serving as Jabeur’s physical trainer. His work focused on strengthening her cardio fitness, endurance, and flexibility, qualities that became key to her speed and movement on court. The couple have been married since 2015, after two years of dating. In recent headlines, Jabeur announced that she was expecting her first child with Karim Kamoun, marking a new milestone in their personal and professional lives.

Ons Jabeur confirmed she and husband Karim Kamoun were expecting their first child:

Months after announcing a break from professional tennis, Tunisian star Ons Jabeur revealed that she was expecting her first child. The Wimbledon finalist shared the news through an Instagram post on November 10. She wrote that her return to the court would have to “wait a little longer” because she was pregnant with a baby boy.

“Took a little break to reset and recharge, turns out, we’ve been planning the cutest comeback ever. Soon… we’ll be welcoming our tiniest teammate,” Jabeur wrote.

This marks the first child for Jabeur and her husband, Karim Kamoun. In the video accompanying the announcement, Beyoncé and Ed Sheeran’s “Perfect” played in the background as the couple embraced. Jabeur held a tiny onesie, while Kamoun held a miniature tennis racket.

According to People, Jabeur had enjoyed a remarkable run before taking her hiatus. She became the world’s No. 2 ranked women’s player in 2022. That same year, she reached the finals of both Wimbledon and the U.S. Open, falling to Elena Rybakina and Iga Świątek respectively. She returned to the Wimbledon final in 2023 but was defeated by Markéta Vondroušová.

A shoulder injury in 2024 forced her to withdraw from the U.S. Open. Although she had promised fans a return in 2025, she made her comeback earlier at the 2024 Australian Open. After being eliminated in the third round at Wimbledon, Jabeur announced in July that she would step away from tennis for a while.

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

Inside Ons Jabeur and Karim Kamoun’s on-court partnership:

Ons Jabeur made history at the 2020 Australian Open, becoming the first Arab woman ever to reach a Grand Slam quarterfinal. Standing firmly in her corner through it all was her husband, Karim Kamoun. Jabeur later brought Kamoun onto her team full-time, with the former fencer leaving his coaching job in Qatar to serve as her fitness trainer. The transition wasn’t seamless at first.

Explaining their early challenges, Jabeur told GQ,

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“At the beginning it was tough, and he knows that. Because we’re not used to working with each other, and for him to ask me to go to run, it was kind of like an order and I didn’t like it at the beginning. And if he was throwing the medicine ball wrong or something, I would make a scandal for something very small. Then after that we got used to it. I think we’re doing a great job. We talked a lot for sure, we fought a lot but after that, I think we got good results,” she explained.

With Kamoun by her side, Jabeur began to embrace the opportunities that came with life on the WTA Tour. She started exploring new cities and visiting landmarks that she once might have skipped in favor of rest at the hotel.

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