Gabriela Dabrowski

Gabriela "Gaby" Dabrowski (born April 1, 1992) is a Canadian professional tennis player. She reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 164 on November 3, 2014 and her highest doubles ranking of 37 on October 10, 2016. She is trained by her father Yurek.^[1]

Early life

She played in her first provincial tournament, when she was 8. Her first big victory was at the provincial 10 and under Future Stars at 9 years old. Gabriela was a finalist at the Ontario 14 and under Provincial Championships and finished in the top 8 at the 14 and under National Championships.

Tennis career

2006–12

At the beginning of 2006, she became the first Canadian to win Les Petits As, one of the most prestigious 14 and under tournaments in the world.^[2] In December 2006, Dabrowski reached the doubles final of the 16 and under Orange Bowl in Miami.^[2] Gabriela also won the Junior Orange Bowl in December 2009 where she defeated top-seeded Kristina Mladenovic. She was the first Canadian to capture the title since Tennis Hall of Famer Carling Bassett-Seguso did it as a 15-year-old in 1982.^[3] At the junior event of the Australian Open in January 2010, Dabrowski was a runner-up in doubles with partner Tímea Babos.^[4] In November 2011, she made it to her first professional singles final at the ITF $50,000 tournament in Toronto, but lost to qualifier Amra Sadiković. Dabrowski reached, in November 2012, the semifinals of the ITF $75,000 Challenger in Phoenix.^[5]

2013

Gabriela Dabrowski

At the end of May, Dabrowski reached the first WTA final of her career, with partner Shahar Pe'er, at the Premier tournament in Brussels. They were defeated by Anna-Lena Grönefeld and Květa Peschke in the final.^[6] At the beginning of July at the ITF $50,000 in Waterloo, Dabrowski made it to the second professional singles final of her career. She was defeated by Julia Glushko.^[7] At the Rogers Cup in August, Dabrowski reached the semifinals in doubles with compatriot Sharon Fichman after upsetting first seeds Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci the round before. They lost to Jelena Janković and Katarina Srebotnik.^[8] In October, Dabrowski (with partner Alicja Rosolska) reached her second WTA doubles final at the International tournament in Linz. They were eliminated by twin sisters Karolína and Kristýna Plíšková in the final.^[9] Dabrowski reached the third singles final of her career at the inaugural ITF 50K SSIR Women's Pro Classic in November, but lost to Mandy Minella.^[10]

2014

At her first tournament of the season, the ITF $25,000 in Vero Beach, Dabrowski reached the fourth singles final of her career but was defeated by Laura Siegemund.^[11] At the French Open in May, she made it to the second round of the doubles event with Alicja Rosolska.^[12] In July at the Swedish Open, Dabrowski qualified for her first WTA main draw and upset World No. 39 Camila Giorgi in the opening round, her first Top 50 win.^[13] She was eliminated in three sets by Mona Barthel in the next round.^[14] At the beginning of August at the Citi Open, Dabrowski won the first WTA doubles title of her career. She defeated, with partner Shuko Aoyama, Hiroko Kuwata and Kurumi Nara in straight sets in the final.^[15] In late August at the US Open, she reached the third round in doubles with Rosolska.^[16] In November, Dabrowski made it to the final of the ITF 50K Tevlin Women's Challenger where she won her first professional singles title over Maria Sanchez.^[17]

2015

At the Australian Open, Dabrowski and partner Alicja Rosolska reached the third round of the doubles event with an upset over second seeds Hsieh Su-wei and Sania Mirza.^[18] They were eliminated by Michaëlla Krajicek and Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová in three sets. In February at the Dubai Tennis Championships, Dabrowski qualified for her first WTA Premier main draw with a win over World No. 69 Julia Görges.^[19] She lost to Çağla Büyükakçay in three sets in the opening round.^[20] In March at the Monterrey Open, Dabrowski won her second WTA doubles title where she defeated, along partner Alicja Rosolska, the Rodionova sisters.^[21] In May, she reached the quarterfinals in doubles at the Premier 5 Internazionali BNL d'Italia.^[22] At her next tournament, the Internationaux de Strasbourg, she qualified for her third WTA main draw but lost to Elena Vesnina in the first round.^[23] At the Pan American Games in July, Dabrowski won a gold medal in doubles with Carol Zhao and a silver medal in mixed doubles with Philip Bester.^[24] In August at the Rogers Cup, she was awarded a wildcard for the singles main draw but was eliminated in the first round by World No. 26 Flavia Pennetta.^[25]

2016

In February, Dabrowski and María José Martínez Sánchez reached the semifinals of the WTA Premier 5 in Doha.^[26] In June, she reached the doubles final of the WTA International in Nottingham with Yang Zhaoxuan.^[27] The next week at the inaugural Mallorca Open, she won her third WTA doubles title, this time with partner María José Martínez Sánchez.^[28] At Wimbledon, Dabrowski continued her partnership with the Spaniard. In the opening round, she triumphed against fellow Canadian Eugenie Bouchard and her partner Sabine Lisicki in straight sets, to reach the second round for the first time. In the next round, against Anabel Medina Garrigues and Arantxa Parra Santonja, the duo failed to close out the match and squandered a 6–4, 5–2 lead. Dabrowski and her partner ended up losing in three sets.^[29] At the Olympics in August, she advanced to the second round with compatriot Bouchard.^[30] In October, Dabrowski and partner Martínez Sánchez reached the semifinals at the Premier Mandatory in Beijing.^[31] She won the second singles title of her career in November at the ITF 25K in Nashville, where she defeated Jennifer Elie in straight sets.^[32]

WTA career finals

Doubles: 6 (3 titles, 3 runners-up)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0)
Premier (0–1)
International (3–2)

Titles by surface
Hard (2–1)
Grass (1–1)
Clay (0–1)
Carpet (0–0)

Result	No.	Date	Category	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner–up	1.	May 25, 2013	Premier	Brussels Open, Belgium	Clay	Shahar Pe'er	Anna-Lena Grönefeld Květa Peschke	0–6, 3–6
Runner–up	2.	October 13, 2013	International	Linz Open, Austria	Hard (i)	Alicja Rosolska	Karolína Plíšková Kristýna Plíšková	6–7^(6–8), 4–6
Winner	1.	August 3, 2014	International	Washington Open, United States	Hard	Shuko Aoyama	Hiroko Kuwata Kurumi Nara	6–1, 6–2
Winner	2.	March 8, 2015	International	Monterrey Open, Mexico	Hard	Alicja Rosolska	Anastasia Rodionova Arina Rodionova	6–3, 2–6, [10–3]
Runner–up	3.	June 12, 2016	International	Nottingham Open, United Kingdom	Grass	Yang Zhaoxuan	Andrea Hlaváčková Peng Shuai	5–7, 6–3, [7–10]
Winner	3.	June 19, 2016	International	Mallorca Open, Spain	Grass	María José Martínez Sánchez	Anna-Lena Friedsam Laura Siegemund	6–4, 6–2

WTA Challenger and ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runners-up)

Legend
WTA Challenger 125s (0–0)
ITF $100,000 (0–0)
ITF $75,000 (0–0)
ITF $50,000 (1–3)
ITF $25,000 (1–1)
ITF $15,000 (0–0)
ITF $10,000 (0–0)

Result	No.	Date	Category	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner–up	1.	November 6, 2011	ITF $50,000	Toronto, Canada	Hard (i)	Amra Sadiković	4–6, 2–6
Runner–up	2.	July 7, 2013	ITF $50,000	Waterloo, Canada	Clay	Julia Glushko	1–6, 3–6
Runner–up	3.	November 10, 2013	ITF $50,000	Captiva Island, United States	Hard	Mandy Minella	3–6, 3–6
Runner–up	4.	January 12, 2014	ITF $25,000	Vero Beach, United States	Clay	Laura Siegemund	3–6, 6–7^(10–12)
Winner	1.	November 2, 2014	ITF $50,000	Toronto, Canada	Hard (i)	Maria Sanchez	6–4, 2–6, 7–6^(9–7)
Winner	2.	November 27, 2016	ITF $25,000	Nashville, United States	Hard (i)	Jennifer Elie	7–6^(8–6), 6–4

Doubles: 20 (12 titles, 8 runners-up)

Legend
WTA Challenger 125s (0–0)
ITF $100,000 (0–0)
ITF $75,000 (0–1)
ITF $50,000 (9–4)
ITF $25,000 (3–2)
ITF $15,000 (0–0)
ITF $10,000 (0–1)

Result	No.	Date	Category	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1.	November 11, 2007	ITF $25,000	Toronto, Canada	Hard (i)	Sharon Fichman	Maria Fernanda Alves Christina Wheeler	6–3, 6–0
Runner–up	1.	October 25, 2008	ITF $50,000	Saguenay, Canada	Hard (i)	Sharon Fichman	Katalin Marosi Marina Tavares	6–2, 4–6, [4–10]
Runner–up	2.	June 19, 2010	ITF $25,000	Bratislava, Slovakia	Clay	Chantal Škamlová	Katarína Kachlíková Lenka Tvarošková	4–6, 6–7^(2–7)
Winner	2.	November 6, 2010	ITF $50,000	Toronto, Canada	Hard (i)	Sharon Fichman	Brittany Augustine Alexandra Mueller	6–4, 6–0
Runner–up	3.	January 22, 2011	ITF $25,000	Lutz, United States	Clay	Sharon Fichman	Ahsha Rolle Mashona Washington	4–6, 4–6
Runner–up	4.	October 29, 2011	ITF $50,000	Saguenay, Canada	Hard (i)	Marie-Ève Pelletier	Tímea Babos Jessica Pegula	4–6, 3–6
Winner	3.	November 4, 2011	ITF $50,000	Toronto, Canada	Hard (i)	Marie-Ève Pelletier	Tímea Babos Jessica Pegula	7–5, 6–7^(5–7), [10–4]
Winner	4.	May 13, 2012	ITF $25,000	Raleigh, United States	Clay	Marie-Ève Pelletier	Alexandra Mueller Asia Muhammad	6–4, 4–6, [10–5]
Runner–up	5.	May 20, 2012	ITF $10,000	Landisville, United States	Hard	Alexandra Mueller	Macall Harkins Chieh-Yu Hsu	3–6, 4–6
Runner–up	6.	July 14, 2012	ITF $50,000	Waterloo, Canada	Clay	Shuko Aoyama	Sharon Fichman Marie-Ève Pelletier	2–6, 5–7
Winner	5.	October 27, 2012	ITF $50,000	Saguenay, Canada	Hard (i)	Alla Kudryavtseva	Sharon Fichman Marie-Ève Pelletier	6–2, 6–2
Winner	6.	November 2, 2012	ITF $50,000	Toronto, Canada	Hard (i)	Alla Kudryavtseva	Eugenie Bouchard Jessica Pegula	6–2, 7–6^(7–2)
Winner	7.	May 4, 2013	ITF $25,000	Wiesbaden, Germany	Clay	Sharon Fichman	Dinah Pfizenmaier Anna Zaja	6–3, 6–3
Runner–up	7.	June 7, 2013	ITF $75,000	Nottingham, United Kingdom	Grass	Sharon Fichman	Maria Sanchez Nicola Slater	6–4, 3–6, [8–10]
Winner	8.	July 6, 2013	ITF $50,000	Waterloo, Canada	Clay	Sharon Fichman	Misa Eguchi Eri Hozumi	7–6^(8–6), 6–3
Winner	9.	November 9, 2013	ITF $50,000	Captiva Island, United States	Hard	Allie Will	Julia Boserup Alexandra Mueller	6–1, 6–2
Winner	10.	July 5, 2014	ITF $50,000	Versmold, Germany	Clay	Mariana Duque	Verónica Cepede Royg Stephanie Vogt	6–4, 6–2
Runner–up	8.	October 31, 2014	ITF $50,000	Toronto, Canada	Hard (i)	Tatjana Maria	Maria Sanchez Taylor Townsend	5–7, 6–4, [13–15]
Winner	11.	November 9, 2014	ITF $50,000	Captiva Island, United States	Hard	Anna Tatishvili	Asia Muhammad Maria Sanchez	6–3, 6–3
Winner	12.	November 5, 2016	ITF $50,000	Toronto, Canada	Hard (i)	Michaëlla Krajicek	Ashley Weinhold Caitlin Whoriskey	6–4, 6–3

Junior Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

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

Doubles performance timeline

**Key**
W	F	SF	QF	R#	RR	Q#	A	P	Z#	PO	G	F-S	SF-B	NMS	NH

(W) Won tournament; reached (F) final, (SF) semifinal, (QF) quarterfinal; (R#) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; competed at a (RR) round-robin stage; reached a (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; played in a (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; won a (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; or (NH) tournament not held.

To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated either at the conclusion of a tournament, or when the player's participation in the tournament has ended.

This table is current through the 2016 Tevlin Women's Challenger.

Tournament	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	SR	W–L	Win %
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open	Absent									3R	1R	0 / 2	2–2	50%
French Open	Absent								2R	1R	2R	0 / 3	2–3	40%
Wimbledon	Absent							Q1	1R	1R	2R	0 / 3	1–3	25%
US Open	Absent								3R	1R	1R	0 / 3	2–3	40%
Win–Loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	3–3	2–4	2–4	0 / 11	7–11	39%
National Representation
Summer Olympics	Not Held		A	Not Held			A	Not Held			2R	0 / 1	1–1	50%
Fed Cup	Absent							WG2	PO	1R	WG2	0 / 1	4–4	50%
Win–Loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	3–0	0–2	1–1	1–2	0 / 2	5–5	50%
WTA Premier Mandatory Tournaments
Indian Wells	Absent									1R	1R	0 / 2	0–2	0%
Miami	Absent									2R	1R	0 / 2	1–2	33%
Madrid	Not Held			Absent					1R	1R	1R	0 / 3	0–3	0%
Beijing	Not Tier I			Absent						2R	SF	0 / 2	4–2	67%
Win–Loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–1	2–4	3–4	0 / 9	5–9	36%
WTA Premier 5 Tournaments
Doha / Dubai^[1]	Absent									1R	SF	0 / 2	3–2	60%
Rome	Absent								1R	QF	1R	0 / 3	2–3	40%
Canada	Absent		1R	Absent				SF	2R	1R	1R	0 / 5	4–5	44%
Cincinnati	Not Tier I			Absent					1R	A	1R	0 / 2	0–2	0%
Tokyo / Wuhan^[2]	Absent									QF	2R	0 / 2	3–2	60%
Win–Loss	0–0	0–0	0–1	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	3–1	1–3	4–4	4–5	0 / 14	12–14	46%
Career Statistics
Tournaments Played	2	3	11	8	7	19	18	23	25	27	29	172
Titles	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	3
Finals Reached	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	2	6
Overall Win–Loss	2–2	5–2	5–11	6–8	9–6	19–18	28–15	32–20	27–22	19–27	29–27	181–158
Win %	50%	71%	31%	43%	60%	51%	65%	62%	55%	41%	52%	53%
Year-End Ranking	–	1010	371	580	321	224	138	65	58	48	39	–

Notes

^¹ The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Ladies Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009–2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status. In 2016, Doha regained its Premier 5 status while Dubai was demoted to Premier status.
^² In 2014, the Pan Pacific Open was downgraded to a Premier event and replaced by the Wuhan Open.

Mixed doubles performance timeline

This table is current through the 2016 US Open.

Tournament	2015	2016	SR	W–L	Win %
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open	Absent		0 / 0	0–0	–
French Open	Absent		0 / 0	0–0	–
Wimbledon	1R	3R	0 / 2	2–2	50%
US Open	A	QF	0 / 1	2–1	67%
Win–Loss	0–1	4–2	0 / 3	4–3	57%

Record against top 100 players

Dabrowski's win-loss record (7–21, 25%) against players who were ranked world no. 100 or higher when played is as follows:^[33]
Players who have been ranked World No. 1 are in boldface.

*Statistics as of July 23, 2016

Notes

↑ Has a 1–2 overall record vs. Lučić-Baroni
↑ Has a 1–1 overall record vs. Minella
↑ Has a 1–2 overall record vs. Giorgi
↑ Has a 0–2 overall record vs. Vandeweghe
↑ Has a 1–2 overall record vs. Falconi
↑ Has a 1–2 overall record vs. Smitková

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6. Serena Williams (30 ) 6. Venus Williams (30 ) 8. Christina McHale (38 ) 9. Gabriela Dabrowski (39 ) 10. Asia Muhammad (45 )

Women's Tennis Association: Top Canadian female doubles tennis players as of 5 December 2016

1. Gabriela Dabrowski (39 ) 2. Charlotte Robillard-Millette (305 9) 3. Carol Zhao (312 2) 4. Bianca Andreescu (366 1) 5. Petra Januskova (459 3)

6. Sharon Fichman (485 1) 7. Erin Routliffe (564 1) 8. Françoise Abanda (590 1) 9. Isabelle Boulais (718 3) 10. Marie-Alexandre Leduc (769 2)

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