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Victoria Mboko, 19, secured a WTA Top 10 debut by reaching the Qatar Open final after wins over top players including Australian Open champion Elena Rybakina.
- Yesterday, Victoria Mboko advanced to the Qatar Open final in Doha with a semifinal win over Jelena Ostapenko, on Feb. 13, 2026.
- Earlier in the week she beat Elena Rybakina 7-5, 4-6, 6-4 on Thursday, and defeated Mirra Andreeva 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 on Wednesday, in her Doha run.
- Mboko converted five of nine break-point chances against Ostapenko and finished Friday's match with six aces and four double faults.
- Mboko is assured of a Top 10 ranking when the WTA standings update Monday, after a rapid rise from a 2025 ranking of 7 following her Montreal and Hong Kong titles.
- The Canadian will face 14th-seeded Karolina Muchova in Saturday's final after Muchova's 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 comeback over Maria Sakkari in two hours and 13 minutes.
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Rising star Mboko sets up Qatar Open final against Muchova
Victoria Mboko advanced to the second WTA 1000 final of her career and secured her top-10 debut in next week's world rankings with a commanding 6-3, 6-2 victory over Jelena Ostapenko at the Qatar Open on Friday.
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The finalists of the WTA 1000 tennis tournament in Doha are the new star of world tennis, Canadian Victoria Mboko, and the ten-year-old Czech Karolina Muchova.
Maria Sakkari, although leading in the semi-final, lost 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 to the Czech Republic in the semi-final
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