Canada’s 19-year-old WTA star Victoria Mboko broke inside the top 10 rankings for the first time in her career following her deep run in the 2026 Qatar Open in Doha. The Canadian reached the finals after defeating 2026 Australian Open champion Elena Rybakina in the quarterfinals and Jeļena Ostapenko in the semifinals. However, she came up short against Karolina Muchova in the finals of the Qatar Open.
Mboko was defeated in straight sets, 6-4, 7-5. Despite the final’s heartbreak, Mboko managed to elevate her rankings to No. 10. It has been a meteoric rise for Mboko, given she was ranked outside the Top 300 at the beginning of the 2025 season.
Mboko made an Instagram post on Wednesday, capturing her post-final celebrations, where she received the runners up trophy from tournament officials. She summed up her experience in Doha, writing:
“Thank you Doha💜 So grateful for all the support. Onwards and upwards📈”
Under the comments section, several top-rated tennis stars congratulated and shared love for Mboko on her latest accomplishment.
“💜💜💜💜,” Coco Gauff commented.
“👏,” Shelby Rogers commented.
“ur unreal 🫡😊,” Iva Jovic commented.
Bianca Andreescu dropped heart-eyed emojis on Mboko, breaking inside the top 10 rankings.
Victoria Mboko Withdraws From Dubai Tennis Championships After Doha Heartbreak
Victoria Mboko talked about her emotions after learning that she’s now a top 10 WTA star in the world. After her final in Doha, she told reporters:
“It’s kind of crazy. I never expected something to happen so fast for me. It’s nice to see that, to have that milestone, to see that number. So, I’m pretty happy with that. I have have been taking it day by day, tournament by tournament. Every tournament I enter, I want to do well. I don’t hold that much expectation of myself. It’s not like when I enter a tournament I’m going to say I’m going to win it, but you always want to try your best.”
After her Doha final heartbreak, Victoria Mboko has withdrawn her name from the Dubai Tennis Championships due to a right elbow injury. She joins other top stars like Iga Swiatek, Karolina Muchova, Maria Sakkari, Zheng Qinwen and Elisabetta Cocciaretto (thigh injury), who are also ruled out from the tournament.
It remains to be seen where the Canadian participates next.
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