Gabriela Dabrowski (born April 1, 1992) is a Canadian professional tennis player. She reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 164 on November 3, 2014. 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]
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]
Dabrowski's win-loss record (6–14, 30%) against players who were ranked world no. 100 or higher when played is as follows:[19] Players who have been ranked World No. 1 are in boldface.