Tunisia’s tennis scene shuffled the rankings deck this week.
The WTA and ATP updates published on Monday, 29 December 2025, brought modest movement for Tunisian players but a number of notable shifts that matter for national selection, sponsorship chatter, and the comeback timelines fans will be watching closely.
Where The Shifts Happened
The latest WTA and ATP rankings released on Monday, 29 December 2025, recorded slight changes for Tunisian players.
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Ons Jabeur, who has been sidelined from competition, saw a marked ranking change as she dropped 20 places and lost 108 points in the update, a setback that moved her to 95th in the WTA with 785 points after a season of fifteen events.
That fall feels sharp in headline terms, but it must be seen against her peak: Jabeur’s career-high reached 2nd in the world, a reminder that rankings ebb and flow with fitness and scheduling rather than rewriting a player’s legacy overnight.
In doubles, Ons shows up at 262nd with a stated career-best of 116th, which underlines her versatility across formats and gives room for confidence if and when she returns to more frequent play.
What The Numbers Really Mean For Jabeur
Dropping points while sidelined is a familiar part of the sport, where absence and timing can cost ranking positions faster than fans expect, so the key question for Jabeur will be event choice and timeline for return to limit further erosion.
With 15 tournaments played in 2025, the math of defending and gaining points will shape her schedule, and patience will likely be the wisest strategic call rather than a mad dash back into every draw she qualifies for.
A temporary dip to the mid top one hundred is not catastrophic for a former world number two; it is the kind of wobble that veteran stars have used as a reset button when managed carefully by team and coaches.
Men’s Side: Echargui Now The National No. 1
On the ATP list, Moez Echargui has emerged as Tunisia’s top-ranked man by climbing to a new career-high at 134th, an important national milestone that puts him closer to bigger draws and higher level qualifiers than before.
Behind him, Aziz Dougaz is recorded at 309 with his career-high listed as 185th, while Aziz Ouakaa occupies 656th in singles with a career-best of 603rd, a spread that shows varied trajectories among Tunisian men.
In the doubles ranks, Skander Mansouri sits at 306th with a career-high of 54th, and Aziz Ouakaa appears at 308th with a career-best of 227th, underscoring that pair play remains an avenue for Tunisian players to earn international success.
Echargui’s climb signals both individual momentum and the possibility of more Tunisian representation in higher level events, provided he can maintain form and convert ranking points into main draw access where the rewards accelerate fast.
For Dougaz and Ouakaa, the task ahead will be to convert experience into climbs on the leaderboard, a familiar storyline in countries building depth where one breakthrough can inspire broader progress and tournament wildcards.
From a national perspective, these ranking moves are useful markers: Jabeur’s setback is personal and recoverable, and the men’s shuffle gives Tunisian tennis fresh talking points as the new season draws closer and teams plan their calendars.
Fans and federation planners will watch upcoming entry lists and schedules because rankings at this level directly influence who gets into qualifiers and which events become realistic targets for gaining or defending points.
As Tunisian tennis looks ahead, the combination of a veteran returning from absence and a rising domestic leader among the men creates a narrative that is both familiar and promising for supporters who enjoy the drama as much as the statistics.
All the details above were reported by Tunisienumerique and reflect the official WTA and ATP lists for the week of 29 December 2025, providing a clear snapshot of where players stand before the new season shapes up.
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