Canada’s Victoria Mboko advances to Qatar Open final, secures top 10 ranking

By Canadian Press on February 13, 2026.

DOHA — Canada’s Victoria Mboko will play for the title at the Qatar Open and is assured of a Top 10 ranking when the WTA standings update Monday.

The 19-year-old from Toronto advanced to the final Friday, defeating Latvia’s Jelena Ostapenko 6-3, 6-2 in their semifinal. Mboko, the tournament’s 10th seed, converted five of nine break-point chances against Ostapenko, who broke twice in four opportunities.

On Thursday, Mboko recorded six service breaks in her 7-5, 4-6, 6-4 upset of second-seeded Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan, the 2026 Australian Open champion. She reached the quarterfinals by defeating fifth seed Mirra Andreeva 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (5) on Wednesday.

Mboko finished Friday’s match with six aces and four double faults. Ostapenko, ranked No. 24 in the world, did not record an ace and double-faulted once.

The Canadian will face either Maria Sakkari of Greece or Czech Karolina Muchova, the 14th seed, in the final.

With the run, Mboko becomes the fourth Canadian woman to crack the WTA Top 10 in singles, joining Carling Bassett-Seguso, Eugenie Bouchard and Bianca Andreescu.

In doubles, Ottawa’s Gabriela Dabrowski and Brazil’s Luisa Stefani, the fifth seeds, fell 6-3, 6-4 in the semifinals to fourth seeds Anna Danilina of Kazakhstan and Aleksandra Krunic of Serbia.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 13, 2026.

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