Quick Profile: Victoria Mboko

• Name: Victoria Vanessa Mboko (goes by “Vicky”)

• Date of Birth: August 26, 2006

• Birthplace: Charlotte, North Carolina (USA)

• Residence: Burlington, Ontario, Canada

• Height: 1.78 m (5′10″)

• Playing Style: Right-handed with a two-handed backhand, known for her aggressive forehand and powerful serve

Career Highlights & Achievements

• ITF Success

  • Since 2022, Mboko has claimed eight ITF singles titles and two doubles titles, with notable wins in Saskatoon (2022 & 2023), Darmstadt (2024), and early 2025 events in Martinique, Guadeloupe, Georgia (USA), Manchester (UK), and Porto (Portugal)

• Record-Breaking ITF Run

  • In early 2025, she amassed an extraordinary 22-match unbeaten streak (43 straight sets won), including 20 consecutive main-draw victories—a new Canadian women’s record

• Grand Slam Debut & Historic Wins

  • Made her Grand Slam main-draw debut at the 2025 French Open, winning her first-round match and becoming the youngest Canadian ever to win in a Slam

  • Also reached the second round at Wimbledon 2025

• WTA Success & Canadian Open Triumph

  • Broke into the WTA top 200 and then advanced rapidly to world No. 85 by July 2025

  • At the 2025 Canadian Open (a WTA 1000 event), Mboko, as a wildcard ranked 85, shocked the world by defeating Coco Gauff in the Round of 16, then beat Rybakina in the semis, and ultimately defeated Naomi Osaka in the final to claim her first WTA Tour title 

  • She became just the second wildcard to win the tournament (after Monica Seles in 1995) and only the third Canadian woman ever to do so

Summary Table

Canada’s women’s swim team performance at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore (July 11–August 3, 2025):

🏊‍♀️ Team Highlights

Summer McIntosh

• Gold in Women’s 400 m freestyle with a time of 3:56.26, leading from start to finish 

  • This marked her first world title in this event and her fifth career gold at the Championships, tying her with Kylie Masse and Penny Oleksiak for most by a Canadian .

• Fastest qualifier in women’s 200 m individual medley (IM) semifinals with a time of 2:07.39, earning a spot in the gold-medal final on July 28

• On July 28, won gold in the Women’s 200 m IM, clocking 2:06.69, nearly two seconds ahead of Alex Walsh (USA) and with Mary‑Sophie Harvey earning bronze in 2:09.15

Mary‑Sophie Harvey

• Made the 200 m IM final, placing 6th in the semifinals (2:10.19), then rose to bronze in the final (2:09.15) behind McIntosh and Walsh

🎯 Summary Table