Salma Djoubri

Salma Djoubri (born 20 December 2002) is a French tennis player. Djoubri has a career high WTA singles ranking of 412, achieved on 21 March 2022. She also has a career high WTA doubles ranking of 885, achieved on 18 March 2019. Djoubri has won three singles tournaments on the ITF circuit.[1]

Career

She made her start playing tennis as a member of the Saint-Aubin Tennis Club.[2] Coached her father, Karim Djoubri, she was playing professional tennis at the age of 14 years-old.[3]

She won two titles in Monastir, Tunisia in 2021.[4] Match Djoubri made her Grand Slam main-draw debut at the 2021 French Open doubles event, after she was awarded a wildcard partnering with Océane Dodin.[5]

Competing for Lynn University in Florida, United States, Djoubri was ranked by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) as NCAA Division II’s No. 1 player throughout the 2023-24 athletic year. Djoubri won the 2023 ITA Cup Women’s Singles Super Bowl and National Championship after defeating Nadja Meier. She was the sole DII player to be selected for the ITA DI Fall National Championships in San Diego that year. During the spring season, Djoubri posted a 17-1 singles record and a perfect 17-0 against DII opponents, all in singles matches.[6] She was one of the Division II Women’s tennis student-athletes who earned ITA All-American honours for the 2023-24 college tennis season.[7]

She continued to feature for the Lynn University tennis team in the spring of 2025.[8]

Personal life

She is from Caudebec-lès-Elbeuf, Normandy, France. She began her freshman year at Lynn University in the United States in 2022.[9]

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 3 (3 titles)

Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (2–0)
Clay (1–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Sep 2019 ITF Haren, Netherlands 15,000 Clay Germany Sina Herrmann 6–1, 6–0
Win 2–0 Jan 2021 ITF Monastir, Tunisia 15,000 Hard India Zeel Desai 6–4, 3–6, 6–2
Win 3–0 Apr 2021 ITF Monastir, Tunisia 15,000 Hard Belgium Magali Kempen 6–3, 6–4

Doubles: 1 (runner–up)

Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–0)
Result Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss Jan 2021 ITF Monastir, Tunisia 15,000 Hard France Manon Arcangioli Russia Darya Astakhova
Algeria Inès Ibbou 		3–6, 0–6

References

  1. ^ "Tennis : un départ canon pour la Caudebécaise Salma Djoubri". www.paris-normandie.fr (in French). 13 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Salma Djoubri in the semi-final of the Bressuire Open". actu.fr. 25 April 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
  3. ^ "Salma Djoubri, watch out, precocious talent!". Ouest-France. 3 November 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
  4. ^ "Salma Djoubri doubles the bet in Monastir". jeusetmatch. April 11, 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
  5. ^ "RG2021 DOUBLES AND JUNIORS WILD CARDS REVEALED". www.rolandgarros.com.
  6. ^ "2024 Division II Women's Tennis ITA National Awards". wearecollegetennis. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
  7. ^ "2024 ITA Division II Women's Tennis All-Americans". wearecollegetennis. June 5, 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
  8. ^ "Women's Tennis falls to No. 3 Barry". bvmsports. 27 March 2025. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
  9. ^ "2024-25 Women's Tennis Roster". lynnfightingknights. Retrieved 20 April 2025.