LONDON – Vicky Mboko, Janice Tjen, Lilli Tagger, Arnaud Bailly and Luka Mikrut have been selected by a panel as the International Tennis Federation’s Class of 2025, a group considered the sport’s “promising and game-changing” talents.
The five players were revealed this week, based on their seasons on the ITF World Tennis Tour.
Mboko, a 19-year-old Canadian, won four consecutive ITF World Tennis Tour titles early this year before winning a WTA 1000 tournament in Montreal and reaching the third round at the French Open.
Tjen, 23, claimed five straight ITF World Tennis Tour titles, including a 27-match winning streak, and at the US Open became the first Indonesian player to play in a Grand Slam main draw since 2004, beating No. 24 seed Veronika Kudermetova. Tjen collected her first WTA Tour trophy in November.
Tagger, a 17-year-old Austrian, was the youngest finalist at WTA Tour level this season, making it as far as a wildcard entry in Jiujiang, China, in October.
Bailly, a 20-year-old from Belgium, won 60-19 and reached nine finals in 2025, raising his ranking from No. 802 to just outside the top 200.
Mikrut, a 21-year-old Croatian, collected four ITF World Tennis Tour titles in March and April, each without dropping a set.
Players selected for this award by the ITF in the past include Mirra Andreeva, Iva Jovic, Learner Tien and Jakub Mensik.
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