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Gabriela "Gaby" Dabrowski (; Polish: Dąbrowska, pronounced [dɔmˈbrɔfska]; born April 1, 1992) is a Canadian professional tennis player. She reached her best singles ranking of world No. 164 by the WTA on November 3, 2014, and her highest doubles ranking of world No. 4 on July 11, 2022. A three-time Grand Slam champion, she won the 2023 US Open doubles title partnering Erin Routliffe, and also the 2017 French Open mixed-doubles title with Rohan Bopanna, becoming the first Canadian woman to win a senior Grand Slam title and the 2018 Australian Open with Mate Pavić. Early life Dabrowski is of Polish origin and speaks English, French, and Polish. Dabrowski 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. Dabrowski was a finalist at the Ontario 14-and-under Provincial Championships and finished in the top 8 at the 14-and-under National Championships. During her teens, she chose to start training at Saddlebrook Academies in Tampa. Tennis career 2006–12: Early years 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. In December 2006, Dabrowski reached the doubles final of the 16-and-under Orange Bowl in Miami. Dabrowski 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 Carling Bassett-Seguso did it as a 15-year-old in 1982. At the junior event of the Australian Open in January 2010, Dabrowski was a runner-up in doubles with partner Tímea Babos. She finished 2010 ranked fifth in the junior rankings, and so decided to transition to the professional level. In November 2011, she made it to her first professional singles final at the $50k Toronto Challenger, but lost to qualifier Amra Sadiković. Dabrowski reached, in November 2012, the semifinals of the $75k Challenger in Phoenix. 2013: First WTA Tour doubles final At the end of May, Dabrowski reached the first WTA career final with partner Shahar Pe'er, at the Premier tournament in Brussels. They were defeated by Anna-Lena Grönefeld and Květa Peschke. At the beginning of July at the $50k Waterloo Challenger, Dabrowski made it to the second professional singles final but was defeated by Julia Glushko. At the Rogers Cup in August, she reached the semifinals in doubles with compatriot Sharon Fichman upsetting first seeds Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci the round before. They lost to Jelena Janković and Katarina Srebotnik. In October, Dabrowski (with partner Alicja Rosolska) reached her second WTA doubles final at Linz. They were stunned by twin sisters Karolína and Kristýna Plíšková. Dabrowski reached the third singles final at the inaugural $50k SSIR Pro Classic in November, but lost to Mandy Minella. 2014: First WTA Tour doubles title and career-high ranking in singles At her first competition of the season, the $25k tournament in Vero Beach, Dabrowski reached the fourth singles final of her career but was defeated by Laura Siegemund. At the French Open, she made it to the second round of the doubles event with Alicja Rosolska. In July at the Swedish Open, Dabrowski qualified for her first WTA Tour main draw and upset world No. 39, Camila Giorgi, in the opening round, her first top-50 win. She was eliminated in three sets by Mona Barthel in the next round. At the Washington Open, Dabrowski won the first WTA doubles title of her career. With partner Shuko Aoyama she defeated Hiroko Kuwata and Kurumi Nara in straight sets in the final. At the US Open, she reached the third round in doubles with Rosolska. In November, Dabrowski made it to the final of the $50k Tevlin Challenger where she won her first professional singles title over Maria Sanchez. 2015: Pan American Games champion in doubles At the Australian Open, Dabrowski and partner Rosolska reached the third round of the doubles event with an upset over second seeds Hsieh Su-wei and Sania Mirza. They were eliminated by Michaëlla Krajicek and Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová in three sets. At the Dubai Championships, Dabrowski qualified for her first WTA Premier main draw with a win over world No. 69, Julia Görges. She lost to Çağla Büyükakçay in three sets in the opening round. In March, at the Monterrey Open, Dabrowski won her second WTA doubles title with partner Rosolska, against the Rodionova sisters. In May, she reached the quarterfinals in doubles at the Premier 5 Italian Open. At her next tournament, the Internationaux de Strasbourg, she qualified for her third tour main draw but lost to Elena Vesnina, in the first round. 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. 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. 2016: First Olympic experience In February, Dabrowski and María José Martínez Sánchez reached the semifinals of the WTA Premier 5 in Doha. In June, she reached the doubles final of the Nottingham Open with Yang Zhaoxuan. The next week at the inaugural Mallorca Open, she won her third WTA Tour doubles title, this time with partner Martínez Sánchez. 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, and ended up losing in three sets. At the Rio Olympics in August, she advanced to the second round with compatriot Bouchard. In October, Dabrowski and Martínez Sánchez reached the semifinals at the Premier Mandatory in Beijing. She won the second singles title of her career in November at the $25k in Nashville, where she defeated Jennifer Elie in straight sets. 2017: Partnership with Xu Yifan, First Major title in mixed doubles In January at the Hobart International, Dabrowski reached the final in doubles with Yang Zhaoxuan. In April, she won her first Premier Mandatory doubles title in Miami defeating, with new partner Xu Yifan, the third seeds Sania Mirza and Barbora Strýcová in the final. In May, she qualified for the tournament in Rabat, achieving this feat for the fourth time in her career and the first since 2015. She defeated Lina Qostal in her opener for her second WTA main-draw win but lost to Francesca Schiavone in the second round. At the French Open, Dabrowski reached the third round in doubles and won the title in mixed doubles with Rohan Bopanna, becoming the first Canadian woman to win a Grand Slam title. At the Premier event in New Haven, she captured her second doubles title of the season, also her second with partner Xu Yifan. .... Discover the Jo Dabrowski popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Jo Dabrowski books.