If anything is going to give you confidence heading into a Grand Slam event, winning a title is it. Finishing as a runner-up is pretty good too.
That’s the case for Gabriela Dabrowski and Victoria Mboko, both of whom found themselves playing for a title on the Saturday ahead of Roland-Garros, with the former lifting the trophy. Now, they will hope to replicate that form in Paris.
Here’s what you need to know.
In Case You Missed It: Strasbourg Success
Saturday was a big day for the Canadians at the WTA 500 event in Strasbourg, with Gabriela Dabrowski and Victoria Mboko looking to become the first pair of Canadians to combine for a singles and doubles title at the same event in the 21st century.
Dabrowski got the job done in doubles, claiming the title with Luisa Stefani. The pair defeated Ulrikke Eikeri and Quinn Gleason 7-5, 6-4 in the final, the same scoreline by which they won their semifinal over Ekaterina Alexandrova and Anna Danilina.
The top-seeded pair had to survive match tiebreaks in their first two matches before cruising through the semis and final. It was the second title of the year for the Canadian-Brazilian tandem. The victory in the final was the 400th doubles match win of Dabrowski’s career.
However, Mboko was unable to complete the Canadian sweep, falling in the singles final to Emma Navarro in three sets.
It was an encouraging week for the Canadian teen, who arrived in Strasbourg having lost her opening match in both WTA 1000s on clay this spring. She broke the skid with a straight-set win over 2025 Roland-Garros semifinalist Lois Boisson in the first round then defeated her in-form compatriot Leylah Annie Fernandez in the quarter-finals. Mboko gritted past Jacqueline Cristian in three sets to reach the final where she came up short against Navarro in her first final on clay.
Fernandez scored wins over Leolia Jeanjean and Magdalena Frech before falling to Mboko in the last eight.
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Three Canadians were the top seeds at their respective events last week. Mboko and Dabrowski held the top spots in Strasbourg, while Félix Auger-Aliassime was No. 1 in Hamburg. However, after beating Vit Kopriva in the first round, he was upset in round two by lucky loser Aleksandar Kovacevic.
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What to Watch: Roland-Garros has begun
Play is already underway in Paris at the second Grand Slam event of 2026, Roland-Garros.
Five Canadians are competing in singles at the French Open, although Gabriel Diallo exited the tournament on Sunday. The back injury that struck the Montrealer in Madrid and forced him out of Rome continued to be a problem and he retired down a set and a break in the first round against James Duckworth on Sunday.
Leylah Annie Fernandez joins the fray on Monday, where she will have a tricky opening match against the big-serving Alycia Parks.
Men’s No. 4 seed Félix Auger-Aliassime, women’s No. 9 seed Victoria Mboko, and Denis Shapovalov will all play their first-round matches on Tuesday.
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A week after clashing in singles in Strasbourg, Mboko and Fernandez will find themselves on the opposite side of the net again, this time in doubles in Paris. Mboko and Alexandra Eala will face off with Fernandez and Diana Shnaider in the first round, with the winner potentially taking on sixth seeds Cristina Busca and Nicole Melichar-Martinez in round two.
Gabriela Dabrowski and Luisa Stefani are seeded fourth at Roland-Garros. They open against Isabelle Haverlag and Maia Lumsden. Their first potential seeded opponents are the same pair they just beat in the Strasbourg final, Ulrikke Eikeri and Quinn Gleason, in round three.
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All three Canadians in the women’s doubles are in the same quarter. There are no Canadian men competing in doubles.
Under the Radar: Arseneault Victorious in Spain
Gabriela Dabrowski was not the only Canadian woman to claim a doubles title last week. Ariana Arseneault picked up her second title of the year on the ITF Tour, winning the W35 event in Estepona, Spain.
She was the top seed in doubles alongside Alicia Dudeney of Great Britain and the pair cruised to the title. They opened their run with a double-bagel victory and never dropped a set in four matches. The pair dropped just nine games before the final, where they defeated Nahia Berecoachea and Zuzanna Pawlikowska 6-4, 7-5 to secure the title.
It is the 12th ITF doubles title of Arseneault’s career. She and Dudeney also won a W35 in Monastir, Tunisia, last year.
This week on the ITF Tour, there is a combined ITF 15-level event in Lakewood, California, with a large Canadian presence. Eight Canucks are competing, four on each side.
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The 2026 Canadian University Championships have been moved up in the calendar this year and are taking place this week at IGA Stadium. Dalhousie, Université Laval, the University of British Columbia, and the University of Toronto will be competing.
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