Mboko falls in Strasbourg final as Dabrowski claims doubles title

Canadians went 1-for-2 in Strasbourg Open finals on Saturday.

After Gabriela Dabrowski and Brazilian partner Luisa Stefani captured the doubles title, Victoria Mboko fell just short of making it a Canadian sweep.

Mboko dropped the women’s singles title 0-6, 7-5, 2-6 against American Emma Navarro.

The top-seeded Canadian was eyeing her third career WTA title and first since the Hong Kong Open in November. She also won the National Bank Open presented by Rogers last August.

Mboko out-aced Navarro 4-0 but won just 49 per cent of points on first serve and gave up a whopping 21 break-point opportunities, of which Navarro converted seven.

Strasbourg marked the final WTA Tour stop ahead of the French Open, which begins Sunday. Mboko, seeded ninth, opens her tournament on Monday against Czechia’s Nikola Bartunkova.

Meanwhile, the top-seeded duo of Dabrowski and Stefani cruised to a 7-5, 6-4 championship over American Quinn Gleason and Norway’s Ulrikke Eikeri.

Dabrowski and Stefani earned 66 per cent of points on first serve and went 5-for-7 on break-point chances to clinch the title.