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Gabriela Dabrowski

Dabrowski at the 2019 French Open
Country (sports)	Canada
Residence	Ottawa, Ontario
Born	(1992-04-01) April 1, 1992 (age 33) Ottawa
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro	2011
Plays	Right (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$5,592,856
Singles
Career record	199–212 (48.42%)
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 164 (November 3, 2014)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	Q1 (2015)
French Open	Q2 (2014, 2015)
Wimbledon	Q1 (2015)
US Open	Q1 (2013, 2014, 2015)
Doubles
Career record	459–308 (59.84%)
Career titles	18
Highest ranking	No. 3 (July 15, 2024)
Current ranking	No. 3 (November 11, 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	SF (2024, 2025)
French Open	QF (2019)
Wimbledon	F (2019, 2024)
US Open	W (2023)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour Finals	W (2024)
Olympic Games	2R (2016, 2024)
Mixed doubles
Career titles	2
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open	W (2018)
French Open	W (2017)
Wimbledon	QF (2017, 2021, 2022)
US Open	QF (2016, 2017, 2019)
Team competitions
BJK Cup	W (2023), record 15–12
Medal record Women's tennis Representing  Canada Olympic Games Bronze 2024 Paris Mixed doubles Pan American Games Gold 2015 Toronto Doubles Silver 2015 Toronto Mixed doubles

Gabriela "Gaby" Dabrowski (born April 1, 1992) is a professional tennis player from Canada. She is known for her amazing skills in doubles tennis. She reached her highest doubles ranking of world No. 3 on July 15, 2024.

Gabriela has won three Grand Slam titles. These are the biggest tournaments in tennis. She won the 2023 US Open in women's doubles with her partner Erin Routliffe. She also won two mixed-doubles titles: the 2017 French Open with Rohan Bopanna, and the 2018 Australian Open with Mate Pavić. When she won the French Open in 2017, she became the first Canadian woman to win a major Grand Slam title.

About Gabriela's Early Life

Gabriela Dabrowski has Polish family roots. She can speak English, French, and Polish. She started playing tennis tournaments when she was eight years old. Her first big win was at a "Future Stars" event for kids under 10 when she was nine. As a teenager, she trained at Saddlebrook Academies in Florida.

Gabriela's Tennis Career Highlights

Starting Out: 2006–2012

In 2006, Gabriela was the first Canadian to win "Les Petits As." This is a very important tournament for young tennis players under 14. In 2009, she won the Junior Orange Bowl, beating a top-ranked player. She was also a runner-up in doubles at the 2010 Australian Open junior event. By the end of 2010, she was ranked fifth in junior tennis, so she decided to become a professional player.

First Big Finals: 2013–2014

In 2013, Gabriela reached her first WTA Tour doubles final in Brussels. She also made it to the semifinals of the 2013 Rogers Cup in Canada. In 2014, she won her first WTA doubles title at the Washington Open with her partner Shuko Aoyama. She also won her first professional singles title in November 2014.

Dabrowski in 2014

Winning Medals: 2015–2016

At the 2015 Australian Open, Gabriela reached the third round in doubles. In March 2015, she won her second WTA doubles title at the 2015 Monterrey Open. At the 2015 Pan American Games in July, she won a gold medal in women's doubles and a silver medal in mixed doubles.

In 2016, Gabriela played in her first Olympic Games in Rio. She reached the second round in women's doubles. She also won her third WTA Tour doubles title at the 2016 Mallorca Open.

Grand Slam Champion: 2017

In 2017, Gabriela started playing with a new partner, Xu Yifan. They won a big title at the 2017 Miami Open. At the 2017 French Open, Gabriela made history! She won the mixed-doubles title with Rohan Bopanna. This made her the first Canadian woman to win a senior Grand Slam title. She also reached the quarterfinals in doubles at the 2017 US Open.

More Major Wins: 2018

Gabriela continued her success in 2018. She won her second Grand Slam title at the 2018 Australian Open in mixed doubles with Mate Pavić. She also won a big doubles title in Doha, which helped her reach the top 10 in the world for doubles players. She was only the fourth Canadian woman to achieve this. At the 2018 French Open, she reached the mixed-doubles final again.

Wimbledon Finalist: 2019

In 2019, Gabriela and Xu Yifan reached the final of Wimbledon. This was her first Grand Slam final in women's doubles. They also reached the quarterfinals of the 2019 French Open and 2019 US Open.

Reaching World No. 5: 2020–2021

In 2020, Gabriela reached two more WTA 1000 finals with different partners. In 2021, she won her first WTA 1000 title with Luisa Stefani at the Canadian Open. This was a special win for her home country. After this, she reached a new career-high ranking of world No. 5 in doubles, becoming the highest-ranked Canadian woman in doubles ever.

New Partnerships and Titles: 2022

In 2022, Gabriela teamed up with Giuliana Olmos. They won their first WTA 1000 title together at the Madrid Open. She reached a new career-high doubles ranking of No. 4 in July 2022. Later that year, she reunited with Luisa Stefani and won the 2022 Chennai Open. She also won the 2022 Toray Pan Pacific Open with Giuliana Olmos.

US Open Champion and Billie Jean King Cup Winner: 2023

In August 2023, Gabriela partnered with Erin Routliffe. They had an amazing run at the US Open. They won the women's doubles title, which was Gabriela's first Grand Slam title in women's doubles. This win helped her return to the top 10 in the world rankings.

In November 2023, Gabriela was part of Team Canada at the Billie Jean King Cup finals. She won all her doubles matches, helping Canada win the competition for the very first time!

Wimbledon Final and WTA Finals Champion: 2024

In June 2024, Gabriela and Erin Routliffe won the 2024 Nottingham Open. They then reached their second final at Wimbledon, showing their strong partnership. In November 2024, Dabrowski and Routliffe won their first WTA Finals title, making Gabriela the first Canadian to win this prestigious year-end tournament.

Recent Success: 2025

In January 2025, Gabriela and Erin Routliffe reached the semifinals of the 2025 Australian Open. In April, they won the doubles title at the Stuttgart Open.

Playing for Teams

Gabriela has also played for teams in the World TeamTennis league. She played for the Philadelphia Freedoms and the Orange County Breakers.

Personal Life

On December 31, 2024, Gabriela shared that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer in April of that year. She had treatment, including two surgeries, and took a three-month break from tennis. She said that finding it early helped her, and she feels lucky to be a survivor.

Grand Slam Tournament Finals

Women's Doubles: 3 (1 Title, 2 Runner-ups)

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	2019	Wimbledon	Grass	Xu Yifan	Hsieh Su-wei Barbora Strýcová	2–6, 4–6
Win	2023	US Open	Hard	Erin Routliffe	Laura Siegemund Vera Zvonareva	7–6(11–9), 6–3
Loss	2024	Wimbledon	Grass	Erin Routliffe	Taylor Townsend Kateřina Siniaková	6–7(5–7), 6–7(1–7)

Mixed Doubles: 4 (2 Titles, 2 Runner-ups)

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	2017	French Open	Clay	Rohan Bopanna	Anna-Lena Grönefeld Robert Farah	2–6, 6–2, [12–10]
Win	2018	Australian Open	Hard	Mate Pavić	Tímea Babos Rohan Bopanna	2–6, 6–4, [11–9]
Loss	2018	French Open	Clay	Mate Pavić	Latisha Chan Ivan Dodig	1–6, 7–6(7–5), [8–10]
Loss	2019	French Open	Clay	Mate Pavić	Latisha Chan Ivan Dodig	1–6, 6–7(5–7)

Other Important Finals

WTA 1000 Tournaments

Doubles: 13 (4 Titles, 9 Runner-ups)

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	2017	Miami Open	Hard	Xu Yifan	Sania Mirza Barbora Strýcová	6–4, 6–3
Win	2018	Qatar Ladies Open	Hard	Jeļena Ostapenko	Andreja Klepač María José Martínez Sánchez	6–3, 6–3
Loss	2018	China Open	Hard	Xu Yifan	Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková Barbora Strýcová	6–4, 4–6, [8–10]
Loss	2019	Madrid Open	Clay	Xu Yifan	Hsieh Su-wei Barbora Strýcová	3–6, 1–6
Loss	2020	Qatar Ladies Open	Hard	Jeļena Ostapenko	Hsieh Su-wei Barbora Strýcová	2–6, 7–5, [2–10]
Loss	2021	Madrid Open	Clay	Demi Schuurs	Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková	4–6, 3–6
Win	2021	Canadian Open	Hard	Luisa Stefani	Darija Jurak Andrea Klepac	6–3, 6–4
Loss	2021	Cincinnati Open	Hard	Luisa Stefani	Samantha Stosur Zhang Shuai	5–7, 3–6
Win	2022	Madrid Open	Clay	Giuliana Olmos	Desirae Krawczyk Demi Schuurs	7–6(7–1), 5–7, [10–7]
Loss	2022	Italian Open	Clay	Giuliana Olmos	Veronika Kudermetova Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova	6–1, 4–6, [7–10]
Loss	2023	Guadalajara Open	Hard	Erin Routliffe	Storm Hunter Elise Mertens	6–3, 2–6, [4–10]
Loss	2024	Miami Open	Hard	Erin Routliffe	Sofia Kenin Bethanie Mattek-Sands	6–4, 6–7(5–7), [9–11]
Loss	2024	Canadian Open	Hard	Erin Routliffe	Caroline Dolehide Desirae Krawczyk	6–7(2–7), 6–3, [7–10]

Olympic Medal Matches

Mixed Doubles: 1 (Bronze Medal)

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Bronze	2024	Summer Olympics, Paris	Clay	Félix Auger-Aliassime	Demi Schuurs Wesley Koolhof	6–3, 7–6(7–2)

WTA Tour Finals

Doubles: 38 (18 Titles, 20 Runner-ups)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	May 2013	Brussels Open, Belgium	Premier	Clay	Shahar Pe'er	Anna-Lena Grönefeld Květa Peschke	0–6, 3–6
Loss	0–2	Oct 2013	Ladies Linz, Austria	International	Hard (i)	Alicja Rosolska	Karolína Plíšková Kristýna Plíšková	6–7(6–8), 4–6
Win	1–2	Aug 2014	Washington Open, United States	International	Hard	Shuko Aoyama	Hiroko Kuwata Kurumi Nara	6–1, 6–2
Win	2–2	Mar 2015	Monterrey Open, Mexico	International	Hard	Alicja Rosolska	Anastasia Rodionova Arina Rodionova	6–3, 2–6, [10–3]
Loss	2–3	Jun 2016	Nottingham Open, UK	International	Grass	Yang Zhaoxuan	Andrea Hlaváčková Peng Shuai	5–7, 6–3, [7–10]
Win	3–3	Jun 2016	Mallorca Open, Spain	International	Grass	María José Martínez Sánchez	Anna-Lena Friedsam Laura Siegemund	6–4, 6–2
Loss	3–4	Jan 2017	Hobart International, Australia	International	Hard	Yang Zhaoxuan	Raluca Olaru Olga Savchuk	6–0, 4–6, [5–10]
Win	4–4	Apr 2017	Miami Open, United States	Premier M	Hard	Xu Yifan	Sania Mirza Barbora Strýcová	6–4, 6–3
Win	5–4	Aug 2017	Connecticut Open, United States	Premier	Hard	Xu Yifan	Ashleigh Barty Casey Dellacqua	3–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Win	6–4	Jan 2018	Sydney International, Australia	Premier	Hard	Xu Yifan	Latisha Chan Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková	6–3, 6–1
Win	7–4	Feb 2018	Qatar Ladies Open, Qatar	Premier 5	Hard	Jeļena Ostapenko	Andreja Klepač María José Martínez Sánchez	6–3, 6–3
Win	8–4	Jun 2018	Eastbourne International, UK	Premier	Grass	Xu Yifan	Irina-Camelia Begu Mihaela Buzărnescu	6–3, 7–5
Loss	8–5	Oct 2018	China Open, China	Premier M	Hard	Xu Yifan	Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková Barbora Strýcová	6–4, 4–6, [8–10]
Loss	8–6	May 2019	Madrid Open, Spain	Premier M	Clay	Xu Yifan	Hsieh Su-wei Barbora Strýcová	3–6, 1–6
Win	9–6	May 2019	Nuremberg Cup, Germany	International	Clay	Xu Yifan	Sharon Fichman Nicole Melichar	4–6, 7–6(7–5), [10–5]
Loss	9–7	Jul 2019	Wimbledon, UK	Grand Slam	Grass	Xu Yifan	Hsieh Su-wei Barbora Strýcová	2–6, 4–6
Loss	9–8	Jan 2020	Adelaide International, Australia	Premier	Hard	Darija Jurak	Nicole Melichar Xu Yifan	6–2, 5–7, [5–10]
Loss	9–9	Feb 2020	Qatar Ladies Open, Qatar	Premier 5	Hard	Jeļena Ostapenko	Hsieh Su-wei Barbora Strýcová	2–6, 7–5, [2–10]
Loss	9–10	Oct 2020	Ostrava Open, Czech Republic	Premier	Hard (i)	Luisa Stefani	Elise Mertens Aryna Sabalenka	1–6, 3–6
Loss	9–11	May 2021	Madrid Open, Spain	WTA 1000	Clay	Demi Schuurs	Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková	4–6, 3–6
Loss	9–12	Aug 2021	Silicon Valley Classic, United States	WTA 500	Hard	Luisa Stefani	Darija Jurak Andreja Klepač	1–6, 5–7
Win	10–12	Aug 2021	Canadian Open, Canada	WTA 1000	Hard	Luisa Stefani	Darija Jurak Andreja Klepač	6–3, 6–4
Loss	10–13	Aug 2021	Cincinnati Open, US	WTA 1000	Hard	Luisa Stefani	Samantha Stosur Zhang Shuai	5–7, 3–6
Win	11–13	May 2022	Madrid Open, Spain	WTA 1000	Clay	Giuliana Olmos	Desirae Krawczyk Demi Schuurs	7–6(7–1), 5–7, [10–7]
Loss	11–14	May 2022	Italian Open, Italy	WTA 1000	Clay	Giuliana Olmos	Veronika Kudermetova Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova	6–1, 4–6, [7–10]
Win	12–14	Sep 2022	Chennai Open, India	WTA 250	Hard	Luisa Stefani	Anna Blinkova Natela Dzalamidze	6–1, 6–2
Win	13–14	Sep 2022	Pan Pacific Open, Japan	WTA 500	Hard	Giuliana Olmos	Nicole Melichar-Martinez Ellen Perez	6–4, 6–4
Loss	13–15	Oct 2022	San Diego Open, United States	WTA 500	Hard	Giuliana Olmos	Coco Gauff Jessica Pegula	6–1, 5–7, [4–10]
Win	14–15	Sep 2023	US Open, United States	Grand Slam	Hard	Erin Routliffe	Laura Siegemund Vera Zvonareva	7–6(11–9), 6–3
Loss	14–16	Sep 2023	Guadalajara Open, Mexico	WTA 1000	Hard	Erin Routliffe	Storm Hunter Elise Mertens	6–3, 2–6, [4–10]
Win	15–16	Oct 2023	Zhengzhou Open, China	WTA 500	Hard	Erin Routliffe	Shuko Aoyama Ena Shibahara	6–2, 6–4
Loss	15–17	Mar 2024	Miami Open, US	WTA 1000	Hard	Erin Routliffe	Sofia Kenin Bethanie Mattek-Sands	6–4, 6–7(5–7), [9–11]
Win	16–17	Jun 2024	Nottingham Open, UK	WTA 250	Grass	Erin Routliffe	Harriet Dart Diane Parry	5–7, 6–3, [11–9]
Loss	16–18	Jun 2024	Eastbourne International, UK	WTA 500	Grass	Erin Routliffe	Lyudmyla Kichenok Jeļena Ostapenko	7–5, 6–7(2–7), [8–10]
Loss	16–19	Jul 2024	Wimbledon Championships, UK	Grand Slam	Hard	Erin Routliffe	Kateřina Siniaková Taylor Townsend	6–7(5–7), 6–7(1–7)
Loss	16–20	Aug 2024	Canadian Open, Canada	WTA 1000	Hard	Erin Routliffe	Caroline Dolehide Desirae Krawczyk	6–7(2–7), 6–3, [7–10]
Win	17–20	Nov 2024	WTA Finals, Saudi Arabia	WTA Finals	Hard	Erin Routliffe	Katerina Siniakova Taylor Townsend	7-5, 6–3
Win	18–20	Apr 2025	Stuttgart Open, Germany	WTA 500	Clay (i)	Erin Routliffe	Ekaterina Alexandrova Zhang Shuai	6–3, 6–3

ITF Circuit Finals

Singles: 6 (2 Titles, 4 Runner-ups)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Nov 2011	Toronto Challenger, Canada	50,000	Hard (i)	Amra Sadiković	4–6, 2–6
Loss	0–2	Jul 2013	Waterloo Challenger, Canada	50,000	Clay	Julia Glushko	1–6, 3–6
Loss	0–3	Nov 2013	South Seas Island Pro Classic, United States	50,000	Hard	Mandy Minella	3–6, 3–6
Loss	0–4	Jan 2014	ITF Vero Beach, United States	25,000	Clay	Laura Siegemund	3–6, 6–7(10)
Win	1–4	Nov 2014	Toronto Challenger, Canada	50,000	Hard (i)	Maria Sanchez	6–4, 2–6, 7–6(7)
Win	2–4	Nov 2016	ITF Nashville, United States	25,000	Hard (i)	Jennifer Elie	7–6(6), 6–4

Doubles: 20 (12 Titles, 8 Runner-ups)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Nov 2007	Toronto Challenger, Canada	25,000	Hard (i)	Sharon Fichman	Maria Fernanda Alves Christina Wheeler	6–3, 6–0
Loss	1–1	Oct 2008	Challenger de Saguenay, Canada	50,000	Hard (i)	Sharon Fichman	Katalin Marosi Marina Tavares	6–2, 4–6, [4–10]
Loss	1–2	Jun 2010	ITF Bratislava, Slovakia	25,000	Clay	Chantal Škamlová	Katarína Kachlíková Lenka Tvarošková	4–6, 6–7(2)
Win	2–2	Nov 2010	Toronto Challenger, Canada	50,000	Hard (i)	Sharon Fichman	Brittany Augustine Alexandra Mueller	6–4, 6–0
Loss	2–3	Jan 2011	ITF Lutz, United States	25,000	Clay	Sharon Fichman	Ahsha Rolle Mashona Washington	4–6, 4–6
Loss	2–4	Oct 2011	Saguenay Challenger, Canada	50,000	Hard (i)	Marie-Ève Pelletier	Tímea Babos Jessica Pegula	4–6, 3–6
Win	3–4	Nov 2011	Toronto Challenger, Canada	50,000	Hard (i)	Marie-Ève Pelletier	Tímea Babos Jessica Pegula	7–5, 6–7(5), [10–4]
Win	4–4	May 2012	ITF Raleigh, United States	25,000	Clay	Marie-Ève Pelletier	Alexandra Mueller Asia Muhammad	6–4, 4–6, [10–5]
Loss	4–5	May 2012	ITF Landisville, U.S.	10,000	Hard	Alexandra Mueller	Macall Harkins Hsu Chieh-yu	3–6, 4–6
Loss	4–6	Jul 2012	Waterloo Challenger, Canada	50,000	Clay	Shuko Aoyama	Sharon Fichman Marie-Ève Pelletier	2–6, 5–7
Win	5–6	Oct 2012	Saguenay Challenger, Canada	50,000	Hard (i)	Alla Kudryavtseva	Sharon Fichman Marie-Ève Pelletier	6–2, 6–2
Win	6–6	Nov 2012	Toronto Challenger, Canada	50,000	Hard (i)	Alla Kudryavtseva	Eugenie Bouchard Jessica Pegula	6–2, 7–6(2)
Win	7–6	May 2013	Wiesbaden Open, Germany	25,000	Clay	Sharon Fichman	Dinah Pfizenmaier Anna Zaja	6–3, 6–3
Loss	7–7	Jun 2013	Nottingham Trophy, UK	75,000	Grass	Sharon Fichman	Maria Sanchez Nicola Slater	6–4, 3–6, [8–10]
Win	8–7	Jul 2013	Waterloo Challenger, Canada	50,000	Clay	Sharon Fichman	Misa Eguchi Eri Hozumi	7–6(6), 6–3
Win	9–7	Nov 2013	South Seas Island Pro Classic, United States	50,000	Hard	Allie Will	Julia Boserup Alexandra Mueller	6–1, 6–2
Win	10–7	Jul 2014	Reinert Open, Germany	50,000	Clay	Mariana Duque Mariño	Verónica Cepede Royg Stephanie Vogt	6–4, 6–2
Loss	10–8	Oct 2014	Toronto Challenger, Canada	50,000	Hard (i)	Tatjana Maria	Maria Sanchez Taylor Townsend	5–7, 6–4, [13–15]
Win	11–8	Nov 2014	ITF Captiva Island, U.S.	50,000	Hard	Anna Tatishvili	Asia Muhammad Maria Sanchez	6–3, 6–3
Win	12–8	Nov 2016	Toronto Challenger, Canada	50,000	Hard (i)	Michaëlla Krajicek	Ashley Weinhold Caitlin Whoriskey	6–4, 6–3

Junior Grand Slam Tournament Finals

Doubles: 1 (Runner-up)

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	2010	Australian Open	Hard	Tímea Babos	Jana Čepelová Chantal Škamlová	6–7(1–7), 2–6

Images for kids

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  Dabrowski at the 2019 French Open

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  Dabrowski in 2014

See also

In Spanish: Gabriela Dabrowski para niños