Canada’s Dabrowski and Brazil’s Stefani win doubles semifinal at Wuhan Open

Canada's Dabrowski and Brazil's Stefani win doubles semifinal at Wuhan Open | iNFOnews.ca
Gabriela Dabrowski of Canada and Brazil's Luisa Stefani celebrate after winning the women's doubles final against Katerina Siniakova of Czechia and China's Zhang Shuai at the China Open tennis tournament in Beijing on Oct. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

WUHAN — Canada’s Gabriela Dabrowski and Brazil’s Luisa Stefani defeated American Nicole Melichar-Martinez and Spain’s Cristina Bucsa 6-2, 6-1 in women’s doubles semifinal play Saturday at the Wuhan Open.

The top-seeded duo will play Australia’s Storm Hunter and Czechia’s Katerina Siniakova in Sunday’s final.

Hunter and Siniakova advanced with a 5-7, 7-5, 12-10 victory over the Italian pairing of Sara Errani and Jasmine Paolini.

Dabrowski, from Ottawa, and Stefani were victorious last weekend at the China Open in Beijing.

It was Dabrowski’s fifth title of the season and 25th crown of her WTA Tour career.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 17, 2026.

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