Dubai: Tunisian tennis star Ons Jabeur has joined forces with Special Olympics UAE to create more opportunities for People of Determination to participate in tennis and develop their skills through specialised training programmes.
Earlier this week, Jabeur confirmed her return to professional Tennis after being sidelined since retiring from her first-round match at Wimbledon in June 2025 due to injuries and fatigue. She then gave birth to her first child in April this year.
While the Tunisian tennis star has been away from the sport for more than a year, she has been promoting the sport to help the newer generation.
Special Olympics UAE and the Ons Jabeur Tennis Academy signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at promoting inclusion in the sport, identifying emerging talent and expanding access to regular coaching opportunities.
The agreement was signed at the academy, located at the Higher Colleges of Technology’s Dubai Academic City campus, in the presence of Jabeur and H.E. Talal Al Hashemi, National Director of Special Olympics UAE, alongside representatives from both organisations.
The partnership will focus on four key areas, including promoting tennis participation among People of Determination, training coaches and staff to work with athletes with intellectual and developmental disabilities, introducing the Unified Sports concept and identifying sporting talent.
